Alan Rouse | Climbing History

Year	Climb	Grade	Style	Date
1969	The Boldest	E4	Solo \| worked	1969
1969	The Boldest	A bold ascent at a time when this was considered one of the harder routes in Wales. References [1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/the_stone_children_-_cutting_edge_climbing_in_the_1970s-13297
1970
1971	Positron	E5	Lead	Before 1st Jan 1971
	Positron	First ascent. With some points of aid. References [1] Mountain 15 (1971), page 10
	Wee Doris	E4	Lead	1971
	Wee Doris	First ascent. Some sources report this as the first free ascent but it is unclear whether Rouse managed to reduce the amount of aid used. However, in Rocksport Magazine April/May 1971, it was stated that Rouse and Alan (Richard) McHardy had both repeated Wee Doris, but had been unable to reduce the amount of aid used by Proctor. [1] References [1] Peak Limestone North, First Ascents Supplement /file/bc3fd0e4-a3ee-a736-1cbf-d68af9f0910e/peak_lime_north_first_ascents.pdf [2] Mountain issue 15, page 10
	Beatnik	E5	Solo \| worked	Mar 1971
	Beatnik	First ascent. References [1] Mountain 15 (1971), page 10
1972	Adjudicator Wall	E3	Lead	1972
1972	Adjudicator Wall	Third ascent? With Paul Braithwaite. References [1] Mountain Issue 21, page 12
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984	Reagent	E5	Lead \| worked	1984
	Reagent	First ascent.
	Tax Exile	E5	Lead	20th Apr 1984
	Tax Exile	First ascent.

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date
Positron	E5	Lead	Before 1st Jan 1971
Positron	First ascent. With some points of aid. References [1] Mountain 15 (1971), page 10
Beatnik	E5	Solo \| worked	Mar 1971
Beatnik	First ascent. References [1] Mountain 15 (1971), page 10
Reagent	E5	Lead \| worked	1984
Reagent	First ascent.
Tax Exile	E5	Lead	20th Apr 1984
Tax Exile	First ascent.
The Boldest	E4	Solo \| worked	1969
The Boldest	A bold ascent at a time when this was considered one of the harder routes in Wales. References [1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/the_stone_children_-_cutting_edge_climbing_in_the_1970s-13297
Wee Doris	E4	Lead	1971
Wee Doris	First ascent. Some sources report this as the first free ascent but it is unclear whether Rouse managed to reduce the amount of aid used. However, in Rocksport Magazine April/May 1971, it was stated that Rouse and Alan (Richard) McHardy had both repeated Wee Doris, but had been unable to reduce the amount of aid used by Proctor. [1] References [1] Peak Limestone North, First Ascents Supplement /file/bc3fd0e4-a3ee-a736-1cbf-d68af9f0910e/peak_lime_north_first_ascents.pdf [2] Mountain issue 15, page 10
Adjudicator Wall	E3	Lead	1972
Adjudicator Wall	Third ascent? With Paul Braithwaite. References [1] Mountain Issue 21, page 12

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

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