Urgent Action | 8a+ Sport route at Kilnsey

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Also known as Under the Thumb.
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Ascents

9 recorded ascents.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Pete Gomersall Lead | worked 1989
First ascent.
Simon Nadin Lead | onsight 30th Jun 1990

One of the first 8a+ onsights in the UK.

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/photos/dbpage.php?id=137438
Dougie Hall Lead | worked Before 1st Jan 1991

References

[1] The Power of Climbing (1991) by David Jones, page 192
Ian Vickers Lead | flash 1997

References

[1] On The Edge Issue 71, page 8
Jenny Woodward Lead | worked 2006

References

[1] https://climbing-history.org/file/a027d88a-fb76-af38-7ca7-d74df6d4fb87/role_models.pdf

[2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2009/07/jenny_woodward_gets_in_the_groove-48428
Chris Savage Lead | flash 4th Jun 2011

Not a true flash as Chris had climbed The Thumb, which shares a finish with Urgent Action, two weeks previously. [1]

References

[1] https://www.8a.nu/crags/sportclimbing/united-kingdom/kilnsey/sectors/the-north-buttress/routes/urgent-action/
Molly Thompson-Smith Lead | flash 11th Jun 2021

First British woman to flash 8a+ in the UK.
Thea Cameron Lead | worked 23rd Sep 2021

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CULRYnGoDaL/
Flo Tilley Lead | worked 12th Sep 2024