Cobra Crack | E9/8b+ Trad climb at The Backside

Contributors: remus

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Sonnie Trotter
Added at 15:01 on 24 January 2021
Didier Berthod
Added at 14:10 on 01 October 2021
Didier Berthod
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Added at 07:07 on 06 July 2023
Nicolas Favresse
Added at 21:01 on 17 January 2021
Nicolas Favresse
Added at 07:11 on 13 November 2023
Mason Earle
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Added at 21:09 on 21 September 2022
Mason Earle
Added at 14:10 on 01 October 2021
Mason Earle
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Added at 14:10 on 01 October 2021
Ryan Sklenica
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Added at 06:06 on 08 June 2023
Nat Bailey
Added at 07:06 on 22 June 2023
Connor Herson
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Added at 16:08 on 09 August 2023
Adrian Vanoni
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Added at 15:09 on 25 September 2023

Ascents

20 recorded ascents, including 1 unsuccessful ascent.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Sonnie Trotter Lead (Worked) 23rd Jun 2006
First ascent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaP-_N3h4lY

Didier Berthod Lead (Did not finish) 2005

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhWvaQpJ7NM

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CuVOBYttLEV/

Nicolas Favresse Lead (Worked) 18th Jul 2008
Second ascent.

References

[1] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/nicolas-favresse-repeats-cobra-crack-squamish-canada.html

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOIr1An3Nvk?t=111

Ethan Pringle Lead (Worked) Aug 2008
Third ascent.

https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2008/08/pringle_succeeds_on_cobra_crack_3rd_ascent-45263

Matt Segal Lead (Worked) Sep 2008
Fourth ascent.
Will Stanhope Lead (Worked) Jul 2009
Yuji Hirayama Lead (Worked) Sep 2009
Alex Honnold Lead (Worked) 11th Aug 2011
Tom Randall Lead (Worked) Sep 2013
Pete Whittaker Lead (Worked) Sep 2013
Ben Harnden Lead (Worked) 1st Jun 2016
Logan Barber Lead (Worked) 23rd May 2017
Mason Earle Lead (Worked) 21st Jul 2017

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/BW1LwxjlpZv/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS0QJ-MXkOY

[3] https://www.instagram.com/p/CiyEFxLDD0n/

Said Belhaj Lead (Worked) Sep 2017

https://gripped.com/news/said-belhaj-gets-lucky-13th-cobra-crack-5-14/

Tristan Baills Lead (Worked) 2019
Ryan Sklenica Lead (Worked) 2021

https://www.instagram.com/p/CRzcdyMDBMq/

Stu Smith Lead (Worked) 2021
Nat Bailey Lead (Worked) 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6_OC47CgBI

Connor Herson Lead (Worked) 1st Jul 2023

https://www.instagram.com/p/CvunoqXxRSS/

Adrian Vanoni Lead (Worked) 22nd Sep 2023

https://www.instagram.com/p/CxiobpbLsD8/=