Prolific first ascentionist with some of the UKs hardest problems to his name.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/beastmaker/
Features in Life on Hold.
29 recorded ascents.
| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date |
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| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date |
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| The Rail | 8B+ | ✓ | 10 Oct 2013 |
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| Star Power | 8B+ | ✓ | 01 Jan 2015 (approx) |
| Bombadil | 8B+ | ✓ | 01 Jan 2019 (approx) |
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https://www.scarpa.co.uk/blog/christianbury-part-3-article/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/beastmaker/48704602472/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/beastmaker/48704573032/in/photostream |
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| Serendipity | 8B+ | ✓ | |
| Bewilderness | 8B+ | ✓ | |
| L'Alchemiste | 8B+ | 01 Jan 2016 (approx) | |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/beastmaker/33977773295/in/dateposted/ |
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| A Bigger Belly | 8B | ✓ | 01 Jan 2008 (approx) |
| Dandelion Mind | 8B | ✓ | 01 Jan 2011 (approx) |
| Potty Mouth | 8B | ✓ | 01 Jan 2012 (approx) |
| End Sequence | 8B | ✓ | 01 Jun 2012 (approx) |
| Home | 8B | ✓ | 01 Oct 2012 (approx) |
| Dark Edges | 8B | ✓ | 01 Aug 2013 (approx) |
| Hobbie Noble | 8B | ✓ | 01 Jan 2014 (approx) |
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https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2014/07/hobbie_noble_highball_8b_first_ascent_for_varian-69031 |
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| Deep Space Jam | 8B | ✓ | 01 Mar 2016 (approx) |
| Panic on Funkotron | 8B | ✓ | 01 Mar 2016 (approx) |
| Master of Stone | 8B | ✓ | 01 Jan 2017 (approx) |
| Sideshow | 8B | ✓ | |
| Voyager | 8B | 26 Apr 2011 | |
| Second Coming | 8B | 01 Nov 2012 (approx) | |
| Isla de Encanta | 8B | 01 Oct 2013 (approx) | |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/beastmaker/10307407215/#secret328c77982f |
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| High Fidelity | 8B (Ground up) | 21 Nov 2017 (approx) | |
| Serenity | 8B | ||
| Cypher | 8B | ||
| Superbloc | 8A+ (Ground up) | 06 Dec 2008 | |
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Second ascent. https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2008/12/dan_varian_repeats_superbloc_e8font_8a-45495 |
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| Lanny Bassham | 8A+ | 27 Jun 2013 (approx) | |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/beastmaker/9148842045/#secret7ee522a272 |
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| County Ethics | 7C+ (Flash) | 02 Jan 2012 (approx) | |
| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date |
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| Moonrise Kingdom | E9 | ✓ | 01 May 2017 (approx) |
| The Dark Side | E9 (Ground up) | 19 Dec 2011 (approx) | |
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Highballed above a stack of pads. https://marksavagephotography.blogspot.com/2011/12/darth-varian-turns-to-dark-side.html |
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| Transcendence | E9 | 09 Mar 2019 | |
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https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2019/03/third_ascent_of_transcendence_e8_6c_by_dan_varian-71896 |
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