Originally climbed as a trad route at ~E7.
First ascentionist Mark Leach stated there was a pebble that he didn't want to stand on in case it broke, so he used a really hard sequence. Then he stood on it and did the route first time. Ben Moon used the pebble too. It's not clear if the pebble still exists.
Although originally a trad route, it's a contender for the first 8A in the UK, climbed a few months before Careless Torque.
9 successful ascents recorded.
| Climber | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade | |
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| Mark Leach | Lead | worked | Nov 1986 | E8 | |
| First ascent. 25 sessions. | ||||
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Entry in Stoney New Routes book:
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| Sean Myles | Lead | worked | 1990 | ||
| Second ascent. 5 sessions. | ||||
References[1] Mountain Issue 132 (1990), page 14 /library/11324/mountain-132 |
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| Ben Moon | Lead | worked | 1990 | ||
| Third ascent. Second go. | ||||
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One fall from the easy lower section. |
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| Ben Bransby | Lead | worked | 17th Jan 2012 | ||
| Fourth go. | ||||
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| Michele Caminati | Boulder | worked | Mar 2012 | ||
| Tom Newman | Boulder | worked | 26th Oct 2015 | ||
| Issac Buckley | Boulder | worked | 7th Mar 2023 | ||
| Alex Moore | Boulder | worked | 21st Nov 2024 | ||
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| Aidan Roberts | Boulder | ground up | |||
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