Smiling Buttress 8B+ | Climbing History

One of the last great problems on grit. Tried by Ben Moon , Steve McClure and Ned Feehally before Tyler Landman made the first ascent. Hard and scary!

Climber	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade
Ben Moon	Top Rope \| did not finish	Before 1st Jan 1999	8B
Ben did all the moves but wasn't able to link it on a top rope. References [1] Hard Grit (1998)
Tyler Landman	Boulder \| worked	3rd Nov 2013
First ascent.
References [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWsXBwA1KGo [2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2013/12/ty_landman_on_smiling_buttress-68545 [3] https://www.instagram.com/p/77JwJnqUF6/ [4] https://www.penninelines.com/emails/smilingbuttress
Alex Moore	Boulder \| worked	2nd Jan 2025	8B+
Second ascent.
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DEVr-IJK7rz/ [2] https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEdQDy1qpVj/ [2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2025/01/smiling_buttress_8b_receives_long-awaited_second_ascent-73878

Smiling Buttress | 8B+ Boulder problem at Curbar Edge

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