Scottish lone wolf who has performed at a very high level across many disciplines. Dave has established or repeated almost all the hard climbing in Scotland, from 8B+ boulder problems to grade XI winter routes.
[1] https://twitter.com/davemacleod09
[2] Features in Cutting Loose.
78 recorded ascents.
Year | Climb | Grade | Ascent Date |
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1997 | Craig's Wall | E7 (Lead worked) | 1997 |
First ascent.
Dave's first new route. |
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1998 | Doug | E8 (Solo did not finish) | 1998 |
Dave snapped a pebble and broke his ankle while going for a headpoint ascent.
References |
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Off the Rocks | E8 (Lead worked) | Jun 1998 | |
Second ascent? |
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1999 | |||
2000 | |||
2001 | Symbiosis | E8 (Lead did not finish) | 2001 |
Dave tried climbing the route onsight but was ultimately unsuccessful, reversing from his high point as he felt the gear wasn't good enough. |
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Deathwatch | E7 (Lead onsight) | 2001 | |
References[1] A record of ground-up and on-sight climbing on Peak, Yorkshire and Lancashire gritstone https://www.thebmc.co.uk/Download.aspx?id=139 |
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Impulse | E8 (Lead worked) | Aug 2001 | |
First ascent. | |||
Achemine | E9 (Lead worked) | 9th Oct 2001 | |
First ascent.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2001/10/scotland_gets_first_e9-1452 |
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2002 | The Fugue | E9 (Lead worked) | 16th Oct 2002 |
First ascent.
Scotland's second E9. |
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Hold Fast | E9 (Lead worked) | Dec 2002 | |
First ascent. | |||
2003 | |||
2004 | |||
2005 | Breathless | E9 (Lead worked) | 2005 |
Whirlwind | E8 (Lead worked) | 2005 | |
First ascent. | |||
Hurley Burley | 8b (Solo worked) | 2005 | |
Perfect Crime | 8B (Boulder worked) | Mar 2005 | |
First ascent. | |||
Pressure | 8B (Boulder worked) | Dec 2005 | |
First ascent.
[1] The Climber's Complete Guide to Dumbarton Rock, J. S. Watson and John Hutchinson, 2020 |
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2006 | Sanction | 8B (Boulder worked) | Feb 2006 |
First ascent. | |||
Rhapsody | E11 (Lead worked) | Apr 2006 | |
First ascent. | |||
Body Blow | 8b+ (Lead worked) | 22nd May 2006 | |
First ascent. | |||
Divided Years | E9 (Lead worked) | Jul 2006 | |
Third ascent. |
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Body Swerve | 8c (Lead worked) | 8th Oct 2006 | |
First ascent. | |||
2007 | Blind Vision | E9 (Lead worked) | 2007 |
Second ascent. | |||
If 6 was 9 | E9 (Lead worked) | 2007 | |
The long awaited second ascent. |
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Caution | E8 (Lead worked) | 2007 | |
Impact Day | E8 (Lead worked) | 2007 | |
The day after Dave's ascent of Caution. |
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Metalcore | 8c+ (Lead worked) | 2nd May 2007 | |
First ascent. | |||
Trauma | E9 (Lead worked) | Jun 2007 | |
Third ascent. | |||
To Hell and Back | E10 (Lead worked) | 24th Jul 2007 | |
First ascent. | |||
Ring of Steall | 8c+ (Lead worked) | 1st Aug 2007 | |
First ascent.
https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/2007/08/ring-of-steall-project-sent.html |
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A Muerte | 8c+ (Lead worked) | Nov 2007 | |
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2007/11/dave_macleod_-_a_muerte_f9a-41388 |
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2008 | Darwin Dixit | 8b+ (Solo worked) | 15th Mar 2008 |
Echo Wall | E10 (approx) (Lead worked) | Jul 2008 | |
First ascent.
On the grade:
[1] https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/2008/10/grade-of-echo-wall.html |
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Big Long Now | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | Aug 2008 | |
First ascent. | |||
2009 | The Walk of Life | E9 (Lead worked) | 2009 |
Second ascent.
References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2009/01/dave_macleods_tendon_therapy_the_walk_of_life-45540 |
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Kolus | E8 (Lead worked) | 20th Jun 2009 | |
First ascent.
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CmHQg5TIh23/ [2] http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=48026 [3] https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/2009/06/cubbys-arete-went-down.html |
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Present Tense | E9 (Lead worked) | Jul 2009 | |
First ascent.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CmG1QLxorSM/ http://davemacleod.blogspot.co.uk/2009/07/present-tense.html |
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2010 | L'espiadimonis | 8c (Lead worked) | 15th Mar 2010 |
At Eternity's Gate | 8B (Boulder worked) | May 2010 | |
First ascent. | |||
Indian Face | E9 (Lead worked) | Jun 2010 | |
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2010/06/dave_macleod_repeats_indian_face-56039 |
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The Usual Suspects | E9 (Lead worked) | 28th Aug 2010 | |
First ascent.
Dave led the meat of the route with Tim Emmett leading some of the easier pitches. |
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Muy Caliente! | E9 (Lead worked) | 26th Sep 2010 | |
Third ascent.
https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg278951.html#msg278951 |
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Die by the Drop | E10 (Lead worked) | Nov 2010 | |
First ascent.
[1] https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/2010/11/die-by-drop-e10-7a.html [2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/videos/categories/trad_climbing/dave_macleod_-die_by_the_drop-_e10-409 |
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2011 | Seven of Nine | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | Apr 2011 |
First ascent. | |||
Longhope Route Direct | E9 (Lead worked) | 21st Jun 2011 | |
First ascent.
First free ascent. https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/2011/06/longhope-direct.html |
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2012 | New Base Line | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | Apr 2012 |
Natural Method | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | May 2012 | |
First ascent. | |||
Mystic Stylez | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | May 2012 | |
Second ascent. |
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2013 | Bellavista | E10 (Alternate Leads worked) | Sep 2013 |
With Alan Cassidy, Dave took the crux pitch. https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2013/09/bellavista_for_macleod_and_cassidy-68365 |
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2014 | |||
2015 | 4th Wave | 8B (Boulder worked) | 2015 |
First ascent. | |||
One Summer in Paradise | 8B (Boulder worked) | Nov 2015 | |
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2015/11/two_magic_wood_8bs_in_one_night_for_dave_macleod-70072 |
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2016 | Gimme that Swing | 8B (Boulder worked) | 24th Mar 2016 |
First ascent. | |||
Practice of the Wild | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | May 2016 | |
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2016/05/dave_macleod_-_practice_of_the_wild_8c-70484 |
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Return of the King | E9 (Lead worked) | Jun 2016 | |
On the grade:
References[1] https://vimeo.com/173051918 [2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2016/06/dave_macleod_repeats_return_of_the_king_e9_6c-70548 [3] https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/2016/06/return-of-king.html?m=1 |
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2017 | Lithium | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | Mar 2017 |
First ascent.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2017/03/dave_macleod_completes_lithium_f8b+-71007 |
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2018 | Gut Buster | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | 1st Mar 2018 |
2019 | Hunger | 9a (Lead worked) | 2019 |
The Golden Road | E9 (Lead worked) | Jun 2019 | |
First ascent. | |||
Mind Riot | E10 (Lead worked) | Oct 2019 | |
First ascent. | |||
2020 | Nosferatu | E8 (Lead worked) | 2020 |
Second ascent. |
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2021 | Ultramarine | 8B (Boulder worked) | 2021 |
First ascent.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CxnP4TuIQzt/= https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2021/04/23_lockdown_round-up_-_ascents_from_around_the_world-72740 |
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Zero | 8B (Boulder worked) | 2021 | |
First ascent. | |||
Mnemosyne | E9 (Lead worked) | Sep 2021 | |
First ascent. | |||
What we do in the Shadows | E10 (Lead worked) | 5th Oct 2021 | |
Hyperborea | E7 (Lead worked) | 12th Nov 2021 | |
2022 | Messiah | E7 (Lead worked) | 2022 |
Below Zero | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | Between 30th Jan 2022 and 30th Jan 2023 | |
Second ascent. |
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Lexicon | E11 (Lead worked) | 27th Mar 2022 | |
Third ascent.
Dave suggested it was easier than his route Mind Riot which he gave E10. [3] References[1] https://www.davemacleod.com/blog/lexicon [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CbyDeR3KQlo/ [3] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2022/03/lexicon_e11_7a_repeated_by_dave_macleod-73022 |
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Mission Impossible | E9 (Lead worked) | 15th Sep 2022 | |
Big Chief | 8B (Boulder worked) | Nov 2022 | |
Belly of the Beast | 8B (Boulder worked) | Dec 2022 | |
Keen Roof | 8A+ (Boulder worked) | Dec 2022 | |
2023 | Highbrow | E8 (Lead worked) | 2023 |
First ascent. | |||
Symbiosis | E8 (Lead worked) | 2023 | |
Railrace | E6 (Lead worked) | Between 1st Jan 2023 and 1st Jun 2023 | |
First ascent. | |||
Out for Blood | E9 (Lead worked) | 5th May 2023 | |
First ascent.
References |
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Black Thistle | E10 (Lead worked) | Oct 2023 | |
Second ascent.
References |
Climb | Grade | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Hunger | 9a (Lead worked) | 2019 | |
Metalcore | 8c+ (Lead worked) | 2nd May 2007 | |
First ascent. | |||
Ring of Steall | 8c+ (Lead worked) | 1st Aug 2007 | |
First ascent.
https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/2007/08/ring-of-steall-project-sent.html |
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A Muerte | 8c+ (Lead worked) | Nov 2007 | |
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2007/11/dave_macleod_-_a_muerte_f9a-41388 |
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Body Swerve | 8c (Lead worked) | 8th Oct 2006 | |
First ascent. | |||
L'espiadimonis | 8c (Lead worked) | 15th Mar 2010 | |
Body Blow | 8b+ (Lead worked) | 22nd May 2006 | |
First ascent. | |||
Darwin Dixit | 8b+ (Solo worked) | 15th Mar 2008 | |
Hurley Burley | 8b (Solo worked) | 2005 | |
Climb | Grade | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Big Long Now | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | Aug 2008 | |
First ascent. | |||
Seven of Nine | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | Apr 2011 | |
First ascent. | |||
Natural Method | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | May 2012 | |
First ascent. | |||
Lithium | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | Mar 2017 | |
First ascent.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2017/03/dave_macleod_completes_lithium_f8b+-71007 |
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New Base Line | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | Apr 2012 | |
Mystic Stylez | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | May 2012 | |
Second ascent. |
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Practice of the Wild | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | May 2016 | |
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2016/05/dave_macleod_-_practice_of_the_wild_8c-70484 |
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Gut Buster | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | 1st Mar 2018 | |
Below Zero | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | Between 30th Jan 2022 and 30th Jan 2023 | |
Second ascent. |
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From Shallow Water to Riverbed | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | ||
Catalan Witness the Fitness | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | ||
Perfect Crime | 8B (Boulder worked) | Mar 2005 | |
First ascent. | |||
Pressure | 8B (Boulder worked) | Dec 2005 | |
First ascent.
[1] The Climber's Complete Guide to Dumbarton Rock, J. S. Watson and John Hutchinson, 2020 |
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Sanction | 8B (Boulder worked) | Feb 2006 | |
First ascent. | |||
At Eternity's Gate | 8B (Boulder worked) | May 2010 | |
First ascent. | |||
4th Wave | 8B (Boulder worked) | 2015 | |
First ascent. | |||
Gimme that Swing | 8B (Boulder worked) | 24th Mar 2016 | |
First ascent. | |||
Ultramarine | 8B (Boulder worked) | 2021 | |
First ascent.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CxnP4TuIQzt/= https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2021/04/23_lockdown_round-up_-_ascents_from_around_the_world-72740 |
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Zero | 8B (Boulder worked) | 2021 | |
First ascent. | |||
One Summer in Paradise | 8B (Boulder worked) | Nov 2015 | |
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2015/11/two_magic_wood_8bs_in_one_night_for_dave_macleod-70072 |
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Big Chief | 8B (Boulder worked) | Nov 2022 | |
Belly of the Beast | 8B (Boulder worked) | Dec 2022 | |
Keen Roof | 8A+ (Boulder worked) | Dec 2022 | |
Climb | Grade | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Rhapsody | E11 (Lead worked) | Apr 2006 | |
First ascent. | |||
Lexicon | E11 (Lead worked) | 27th Mar 2022 | |
Third ascent.
Dave suggested it was easier than his route Mind Riot which he gave E10. [3] References[1] https://www.davemacleod.com/blog/lexicon [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CbyDeR3KQlo/ [3] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2022/03/lexicon_e11_7a_repeated_by_dave_macleod-73022 |
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To Hell and Back | E10 (Lead worked) | 24th Jul 2007 | |
First ascent. | |||
Echo Wall | E10 (approx) (Lead worked) | Jul 2008 | |
First ascent.
On the grade:
[1] https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/2008/10/grade-of-echo-wall.html |
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Die by the Drop | E10 (Lead worked) | Nov 2010 | |
First ascent.
[1] https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/2010/11/die-by-drop-e10-7a.html [2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/videos/categories/trad_climbing/dave_macleod_-die_by_the_drop-_e10-409 |
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Mind Riot | E10 (Lead worked) | Oct 2019 | |
First ascent. | |||
Bellavista | E10 (Alternate Leads worked) | Sep 2013 | |
With Alan Cassidy, Dave took the crux pitch. https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2013/09/bellavista_for_macleod_and_cassidy-68365 |
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What we do in the Shadows | E10 (Lead worked) | 5th Oct 2021 | |
Black Thistle | E10 (Lead worked) | Oct 2023 | |
Second ascent.
References |
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Hold Fast, Hold True | E10 (Lead did not finish) | ||
Achemine | E9 (Lead worked) | 9th Oct 2001 | |
First ascent.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2001/10/scotland_gets_first_e9-1452 |
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The Fugue | E9 (Lead worked) | 16th Oct 2002 | |
First ascent.
Scotland's second E9. |
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Hold Fast | E9 (Lead worked) | Dec 2002 | |
First ascent. | |||
Present Tense | E9 (Lead worked) | Jul 2009 | E9 (hard) |
First ascent.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CmG1QLxorSM/ http://davemacleod.blogspot.co.uk/2009/07/present-tense.html |
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The Usual Suspects | E9 (Lead worked) | 28th Aug 2010 | |
First ascent.
Dave led the meat of the route with Tim Emmett leading some of the easier pitches. |
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Longhope Route Direct | E9 (Lead worked) | 21st Jun 2011 | |
First ascent.
First free ascent. https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/2011/06/longhope-direct.html |
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The Golden Road | E9 (Lead worked) | Jun 2019 | |
First ascent. | |||
Mnemosyne | E9 (Lead worked) | Sep 2021 | |
First ascent. | |||
Out for Blood | E9 (Lead worked) | 5th May 2023 | |
First ascent.
References |
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Breathless | E9 (Lead worked) | 2005 | E9 (soft) |
Divided Years | E9 (Lead worked) | Jul 2006 | |
Third ascent. |
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Blind Vision | E9 (Lead worked) | 2007 | |
Second ascent. | |||
If 6 was 9 | E9 (Lead worked) | 2007 | |
The long awaited second ascent. |
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Trauma | E9 (Lead worked) | Jun 2007 | |
Third ascent. | |||
The Walk of Life | E9 (Lead worked) | 2009 | E9 |
Second ascent.
References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2009/01/dave_macleods_tendon_therapy_the_walk_of_life-45540 |
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Indian Face | E9 (Lead worked) | Jun 2010 | |
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2010/06/dave_macleod_repeats_indian_face-56039 |
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Muy Caliente! | E9 (Lead worked) | 26th Sep 2010 | |
Third ascent.
https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg278951.html#msg278951 |
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Return of the King | E9 (Lead worked) | Jun 2016 | E8 |
On the grade:
References[1] https://vimeo.com/173051918 [2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2016/06/dave_macleod_repeats_return_of_the_king_e9_6c-70548 [3] https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/2016/06/return-of-king.html?m=1 |
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Mission Impossible | E9 (Lead worked) | 15th Sep 2022 | |
Impulse | E8 (Lead worked) | Aug 2001 | |
First ascent. | |||
Whirlwind | E8 (Lead worked) | 2005 | |
First ascent. | |||
Kolus | E8 (Lead worked) | 20th Jun 2009 | |
First ascent.
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CmHQg5TIh23/ [2] http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=48026 [3] https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/2009/06/cubbys-arete-went-down.html |
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Highbrow | E8 (Lead worked) | 2023 | |
First ascent. | |||
Misadventure | E8 (Lead worked) | ||
First ascent. | |||
Doug | E8 (Solo did not finish) | 1998 | |
Dave snapped a pebble and broke his ankle while going for a headpoint ascent.
References |
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Off the Rocks | E8 (Lead worked) | Jun 1998 | |
Second ascent? |
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Symbiosis | E8 (Lead did not finish) | 2001 | |
Dave tried climbing the route onsight but was ultimately unsuccessful, reversing from his high point as he felt the gear wasn't good enough. |
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Caution | E8 (Lead worked) | 2007 | |
Impact Day | E8 (Lead worked) | 2007 | |
The day after Dave's ascent of Caution. |
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Nosferatu | E8 (Lead worked) | 2020 | |
Second ascent. |
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Symbiosis | E8 (Lead worked) | 2023 | |
Craig's Wall | E7 (Lead worked) | 1997 | |
First ascent.
Dave's first new route. |
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Deathwatch | E7 (Lead onsight) | 2001 | |
References[1] A record of ground-up and on-sight climbing on Peak, Yorkshire and Lancashire gritstone https://www.thebmc.co.uk/Download.aspx?id=139 |
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Hyperborea | E7 (Lead worked) | 12th Nov 2021 | |
Messiah | E7 (Lead worked) | 2022 | |
Railrace | E6 (Lead worked) | Between 1st Jan 2023 and 1st Jun 2023 | |
First ascent. |
Climb | Grade | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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