Divided Years | E9/8a+ Trad climb at Buzzards Roost

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Dave MacLeod
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Dave MacLeod
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Ryan Pasquill
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James McHaffie
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James McHaffie
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Si Moore
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Si Moore
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Lucy Mitchell
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Ascents

13 recorded ascents.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
John Dunne Lead | worked Sep 1994 E10
First ascent.
Dave Birkett Lead | worked Aug 2005
Dave MacLeod Lead | worked Jul 2006 E8
Ricky Bell Lead | worked Jun 2008
Eddie Barbour Lead | worked 30th May 2009
Ryan Pasquill Lead | ground up Jun 2015
James McHaffie Lead | ground up Jun 2015

Without doubt it’s one of the best single pitch routes, sport or trad, that I’ve ever done. It’s physically around 8a+, safe and straight-forward to get the gear in. The rock is immaculate and the moves are great. The climbing was a lot better than I expected with a lot of cool and varied moves. A great route with a great name.

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2015/06/divided_years_e89_ground_up_-_mchaffie+pasquill-69801

[2] https://vimeo.com/187316913

Si Moore Lead | worked May 2017
John McCune Lead | worked May 2017
Nathan Lee Lead | worked 16th May 2018

The route I’ve most wanted to climb for a long, long time. 4 days, one day on a rope, and three from the ground. Hard, fell on the pecker a lot, felt pretty near my limit sportwise. Had basically given up the go before as well, I can still barely believe it!

Rory Cummins Lead | worked 28th Jun 2018
Lucy Mitchell Lead | worked 7th Jul 2019
Kevin Kilroy Lead | worked 2nd Jun 2023