Urgent Action 8a+ | Climbing History

Climber	Style	Ascent Date
Pete Gomersall	Lead \| worked	1989
Pete Gomersall	First ascent.
Simon Nadin	Lead \| onsight	30th Jun 1990
Simon Nadin	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
Dougie Hall	References [1] The Power of Climbing (1991) by David Jones, page 192
Ian Vickers	Lead \| flash	1997
Ian Vickers	References [1] On The Edge Issue 71, page 8
Jenny Woodward	Lead \| worked	2006
Jenny Woodward	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
Chris Savage	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
Molly Thompson-Smith	First British woman to flash 8a+ in the UK.
Thea Cameron	Lead \| worked	23rd Sep 2021
Thea Cameron	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CULRYnGoDaL/
Flo Tilley	Lead \| worked	12th Sep 2024

Urgent Action | 8a+ Sport route at Kilnsey