Climbing History | The Thimble 7a+

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Climber	Style	Ascent Date
John Gill	Solo \| ground up	1961
John Gill	First ascent. A truly remarkable ascent for it's time. It was worked from the ground up, without the benefit of climbing shoes or bouldering mats.
John Sherman	Lead \| worked
John Sherman	References [1] https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/943441849055324 [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CamuImWuc8i/
Royal Robbins	Lead \| did not finish
Royal Robbins	I considered my greatest failure to be my efforts on the thimble. I could see that even if I worked on it forever I would never achieve it.

The Thimble | 7a+ Sport route