Nationality: | GB |
Date of birth: | 25th February 1987 |
Hardest Boulder (Worked): | 8B+ |
Hardest Sport (Worked): | 9a |
Hardest Sport (Onsight): | 8b+ |
Hardest Sport (Flash): | 8b+ |
Notable Partnerships | |
Ella Russell | |
Eddie Barbour |
Alex Barrows is a British sport climber and boulderer. He specialises in onsighting and longer, endurance style routes.
53 recorded ascents.
Year | Climb | Grade | Style | Date |
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2010 | Bricktop | 8b | Lead | worked | 5th Sep 2010 |
Third ascent. |
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2012 | Mecca Extension | 8c | Lead | worked | 6th Apr 2012 |
Director's Cut | 8A+ | Boulder | worked | 10th Nov 2012 | |
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2013 | Pilgrimage | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 5th Mar 2013 |
Second ascent.
In the process of working the problem Alex found a lot of knee bars that were not used on the first ascent and which make the problem easier. References[1] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg398399.html#msg398399 [2] https://chrislockyer.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/pilgrimage/ [3] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2013/03/alex_barrows_repeats_pilgrimage_8b+-67887 [4] https://alexbarrowsclimbing.blogspot.com/2013/03/pilgrimage-2nd-ascent.html |
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Kaa'bah | 8c+ | Lead | worked | 1st Jun 2013 | |
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2014 | Stamina Boys | 8c+ | Boulder | worked | 19th Apr 2014 |
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2015 | Era Vella | 9a | Lead | worked | 3rd Apr 2015 |
Progress | 8c+ | Lead | worked | 21st Jun 2015 | |
Freakshow | 8c | Lead | worked | 16th Aug 2015 | |
Second ascent.
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Epic Adventures | 8c | Lead | worked | 19th Aug 2015 | |
Second ascent?
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Keen Roof | 8A+ | Boulder | worked | 26th Sep 2015 | |
2016 | Groove Train | 8c | Lead | worked | 23rd Apr 2016 |
The Wheel of Life | 9a | Boulder | worked | 28th May 2016 | |
Mooiste Meisie | 8B | Boulder | worked | 5th Aug 2016 | |
Bad Girl's Club | 9a | Lead | worked | 19th Sep 2016 | |
2017 | Belly of the Beast | 8B | Boulder | worked | 5th Aug 2017 |
Belly's Gonna Get Ya | 9a | Lead | worked | 17th Sep 2017 | |
First ascent.
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Ixeia | 8b+ | Lead | onsight | 8th Oct 2017 | |
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2018 | Dreadnaught | 8c | Lead | worked | 12th Aug 2018 |
Second ascent.
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Mortal Immortal | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 6th Sep 2018 | |
Fat Lip | 8B | Boulder | worked | 10th Dec 2018 | |
2019 | Gravity | 8b+ | Lead | flash | 10th Jan 2019 |
Accelerator | 8b+ | Lead | worked | 26th May 2019 | |
2020 | 30 is the New 40 | 8c | Lead | worked | 25th May 2020 |
First ascent.
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2021 | Preposterous Tales | 9a | Lead | worked | 6th May 2021 |
First ascent.
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Ultimate Sacrifice | 8c+ | Lead | worked | 14th Oct 2021 | |
Le Souffle du Ragga | 8b+ | Lead | flash | 24th Oct 2021 | |
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2022 | Momento Payaso | 8b+ | Lead | onsight | 2nd Apr 2022 |
Malcolm In The Middle | 8c+ | Lead | worked | 6th Aug 2022 | |
First ascent.
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Queimada | 8b+ | Lead | onsight | 22nd Oct 2022 | |
Babylon Sistem | 8b | Lead | flash | 25th Oct 2022 | |
2023 | The Hatchlink Extension | 8B | Boulder | worked | 22nd Jan 2023 |
First ascent.
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La Fabela | 8c+ | Lead | worked | 21st Feb 2023 | |
La Fabela por la Enmienda | 9a | Lead | worked | 28th Feb 2023 | |
Belly Full of Nachos | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 25th Jul 2023 | |
The Last Nacho | 9a | Lead | worked | 20th Aug 2023 | |
First ascent.
References[1] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg681196.html#msg681196 [2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2023/09/alex_barrows_establishes_new_raven_tor_9a-73444 |
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Viernes 13 Buena Suerte | 8b | Lead | flash | 7th Oct 2023 | |
Le Blessé BG | 8b | Lead | flash | 10th Oct 2023 | |
Autoengaño | 9a | Lead | worked | 12th Oct 2023 | |
Sur La Route De Madison | 8b | Lead | onsight | 17th Oct 2023 | |
Trasnochando | 8b | Lead | onsight | 31st Oct 2023 | |
Rock Fucks | 8b+ | Lead | flash | 5th Nov 2023 | |
La Ruta del Sol | 8b | Lead | onsight | 7th Nov 2023 | |
La Travesia de los Gladiadores Total | 8b | Lead | flash | 7th Nov 2023 | |
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2024 | Travesía de la Enmienda | 8c+ | Lead | worked | 11th Feb 2024 |
Ingravid Extension Pa La Enmienda | 8c+ | Lead | worked | 21st Feb 2024 | |
Blomu R2 | 8b | Lead | flash | 27th Feb 2024 | |
Not a pure flash as Alex had onsighted Blomu R1 13 years previously. |
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The Pirate | 8c | Lead | worked | 4th Aug 2024 | |
Third ascent.
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Fleeting Youth | 8c+ | Boulder | worked | 17th Aug 2024 | |
First ascent.
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Ecstacy | 8b | Lead | flash | 31st Aug 2024 | |
Pretence of Youth | 9a | Boulder | worked | 20th Sep 2024 | |
First ascent. Harder than Mortal Immortal.
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Nunca Mais | 8b | Lead | onsight | 24th Sep 2024 | |
Los Robavias | 8b+ | Lead | onsight | 28th Sep 2024 |
Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Belly's Gonna Get Ya | 9a | Lead | worked | 17th Sep 2017 | |
First ascent.
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Preposterous Tales | 9a | Lead | worked | 6th May 2021 | 8c+/9a |
First ascent.
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The Last Nacho | 9a | Lead | worked | 20th Aug 2023 | 9a |
First ascent.
References[1] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg681196.html#msg681196 [2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2023/09/alex_barrows_establishes_new_raven_tor_9a-73444 |
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Era Vella | 9a | Lead | worked | 3rd Apr 2015 | |
Bad Girl's Club | 9a | Lead | worked | 19th Sep 2016 | |
La Fabela por la Enmienda | 9a | Lead | worked | 28th Feb 2023 | |
Autoengaño | 9a | Lead | worked | 12th Oct 2023 | 9a (soft) |
Malcolm In The Middle | 8c+ | Lead | worked | 6th Aug 2022 | |
First ascent.
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Kaa'bah | 8c+ | Lead | worked | 1st Jun 2013 | |
References |
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Progress | 8c+ | Lead | worked | 21st Jun 2015 | |
Ultimate Sacrifice | 8c+ | Lead | worked | 14th Oct 2021 | |
La Fabela | 8c+ | Lead | worked | 21st Feb 2023 | |
Travesía de la Enmienda | 8c+ | Lead | worked | 11th Feb 2024 | 8c+ (hard) |
Ingravid Extension Pa La Enmienda | 8c+ | Lead | worked | 21st Feb 2024 | 8c+ (hard) |
30 is the New 40 | 8c | Lead | worked | 25th May 2020 | |
First ascent.
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Mecca Extension | 8c | Lead | worked | 6th Apr 2012 | |
Freakshow | 8c | Lead | worked | 16th Aug 2015 | 8c (soft) |
Second ascent.
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Epic Adventures | 8c | Lead | worked | 19th Aug 2015 | |
Second ascent?
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Groove Train | 8c | Lead | worked | 23rd Apr 2016 | 8c (hard) |
Dreadnaught | 8c | Lead | worked | 12th Aug 2018 | |
Second ascent.
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The Pirate | 8c | Lead | worked | 4th Aug 2024 | 8b+ (hard) |
Third ascent.
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Ixeia | 8b+ | Lead | onsight | 8th Oct 2017 | |
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Gravity | 8b+ | Lead | flash | 10th Jan 2019 | |
Accelerator | 8b+ | Lead | worked | 26th May 2019 | |
Le Souffle du Ragga | 8b+ | Lead | flash | 24th Oct 2021 | |
References |
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Momento Payaso | 8b+ | Lead | onsight | 2nd Apr 2022 | |
Queimada | 8b+ | Lead | onsight | 22nd Oct 2022 | |
Rock Fucks | 8b+ | Lead | flash | 5th Nov 2023 | |
Los Robavias | 8b+ | Lead | onsight | 28th Sep 2024 | |
Bricktop | 8b | Lead | worked | 5th Sep 2010 | |
Third ascent. |
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Babylon Sistem | 8b | Lead | flash | 25th Oct 2022 | |
Viernes 13 Buena Suerte | 8b | Lead | flash | 7th Oct 2023 | |
Le Blessé BG | 8b | Lead | flash | 10th Oct 2023 | |
Sur La Route De Madison | 8b | Lead | onsight | 17th Oct 2023 | |
Trasnochando | 8b | Lead | onsight | 31st Oct 2023 | 8b (soft) |
La Ruta del Sol | 8b | Lead | onsight | 7th Nov 2023 | |
La Travesia de los Gladiadores Total | 8b | Lead | flash | 7th Nov 2023 | |
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Blomu R2 | 8b | Lead | flash | 27th Feb 2024 | |
Not a pure flash as Alex had onsighted Blomu R1 13 years previously. |
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Ecstacy | 8b | Lead | flash | 31st Aug 2024 | |
Nunca Mais | 8b | Lead | onsight | 24th Sep 2024 |
Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Pilgrimage | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 5th Mar 2013 | 8c+ |
Second ascent.
In the process of working the problem Alex found a lot of knee bars that were not used on the first ascent and which make the problem easier. References[1] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg398399.html#msg398399 [2] https://chrislockyer.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/pilgrimage/ [3] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2013/03/alex_barrows_repeats_pilgrimage_8b+-67887 [4] https://alexbarrowsclimbing.blogspot.com/2013/03/pilgrimage-2nd-ascent.html |
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Mortal Immortal | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 6th Sep 2018 | |
Belly Full of Nachos | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 25th Jul 2023 | 8B (hard) |
The Hatchlink Extension | 8B | Boulder | worked | 22nd Jan 2023 | |
First ascent.
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Mooiste Meisie | 8B | Boulder | worked | 5th Aug 2016 | |
Belly of the Beast | 8B | Boulder | worked | 5th Aug 2017 | 8B |
Fat Lip | 8B | Boulder | worked | 10th Dec 2018 | |
Director's Cut | 8A+ | Boulder | worked | 10th Nov 2012 | 8A+ |
References |
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Keen Roof | 8A+ | Boulder | worked | 26th Sep 2015 |
Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Pretence of Youth | 9a | Boulder | worked | 20th Sep 2024 | |
First ascent. Harder than Mortal Immortal.
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The Wheel of Life | 9a | Boulder | worked | 28th May 2016 | |
Fleeting Youth | 8c+ | Boulder | worked | 17th Aug 2024 | |
First ascent.
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Stamina Boys | 8c+ | Boulder | worked | 19th Apr 2014 | 8c+ |
References |