Solly Kemball-Dorey

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From:	United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Gender:	Male
Hardest Boulder (Worked):	8C+
Hardest Boulder (Flash):	8A+
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Mark Kemball (parent)

A newer name in the British climbing landscape, however his reputation speaks for itself with the third ascent of Isles of Wonder SDS and the first ascent of Poseidon's Wrath .

Sollys YouTube channel also boasts a wealth of esoteric climbing content. Although he has moved from the South West of England he remains one of the most prolific developers of that area.

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Quick Info

From:	United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Gender:	Male
Hardest Boulder (Worked):	8C+
Hardest Boulder (Flash):	8A+
Family
Mark Kemball (parent)

A newer name in the British climbing landscape, however his reputation speaks for itself with the third ascent of Isles of Wonder SDS and the first ascent of Poseidon's Wrath .

Sollys YouTube channel also boasts a wealth of esoteric climbing content. Although he has moved from the South West of England he remains one of the most prolific developers of that area.

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Features in Careless Talk E64: Solly Kemball-Dory - 8C FAs, tidal bouldering and FA ethics (2023) Podcast
Features in Careless Talk E123: Solly Kemball-Dorey - The evolutionary missing link in British climbing? (2024) Podcast

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58 recorded ascents.

This timeline is missing some ascents where the date of the ascent is unknown.

Year	Climb	Grade	Style	Date
2019	The Vault	8A+	Boulder \| worked	19th Sep 2019
2020	The Waterman	8B	Boulder \| worked	2020
	Merlin's Beard	8B	Boulder \| worked	2020
	Race Against Death First ascent.	8A	Boulder \| worked	15th Oct 2020
	Speed of Light First ascent.	8B+	Boulder \| worked	20th Oct 2020
2021	Combination First ascent.	8B	Boulder \| worked	2021
	Crown Worthay First ascent.	8B	Boulder \| worked	29th Jan 2021
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CKo8E7WjNHq/
	The Heist First ascent.	8B+	Boulder \| worked	21st Sep 2021
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CUGAojjjnQo/
	Interstellar	8A+	Boulder \| flash	27th Nov 2021
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CWytdAHI2FC/
2022	The Origin	8B+	Boulder \| worked	2nd Apr 2022
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb3GH6PtSRt/
	New Base Line	8B+	Boulder \| worked	24th Apr 2022
	Steppenwolf	8B	Boulder \| worked	27th Apr 2022
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc3WdGCso_G/
	One Summer in Paradise	8B	Boulder \| worked	27th Apr 2022
	Foxy Lady	8A	Boulder \| flash	27th Apr 2022
	Megalodon First ascent.	8B+	Boulder \| worked	14th Jun 2022
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce3qT9Nj0fc/
	Spaceship	8B+	Boulder \| worked	28th Jun 2022
	Bikini Bottom First ascent.	9a	Boulder \| worked	Jul 2022
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CghpkkSMx39/ [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amq6bshAZKw
	Paradise Found Second ascent.	8C	Boulder \| worked	1st Jul 2022
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CfeoO0HMP90/ [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1-9dFMirWE [3] https://www.8a.nu/news/paradise-found-8c-by-solomon-kemball
	A Reason to Live First ascent.	8B	Boulder \| worked	10th Aug 2022
	References [1] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7JoQH6Kx2-Y
	Mystic Stylez	8B+	Boulder \| worked	19th Sep 2022
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CispKNxjG1S/
	Practice of the Wild	8B+	Boulder \| worked	25th Sep 2022
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci7_Ka2j8cw/ [2] https://youtu.be/9wpYsGb9fqA?t=322
	Tigris SDS	8B+	Boulder \| worked	28th Sep 2022
	Húsafell	8B+	Boulder \| worked	18th Nov 2022
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/ClHV-cZjgX5/
	The Story of Two Worlds	8C	Boulder \| worked	14th Dec 2022
	References [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNksBu5ODVM
2023	Heeling Power	8B+	Boulder \| worked	14th Feb 2023
	References [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUd9pPv24as
	Tempest in a Teapot First ascent.	8B+	Boulder \| worked	21st Feb 2023
	References [1] https://youtu.be/EPgbhXAPQTo [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/Co8LstLs24u/ [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqDw7GZkHgU [4] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/solly_kemball_dorey_on_his_8b+_fa_tempest_in_a_teapot-15131
	Isles of Wonder	8B	Boulder \| worked	3rd Mar 2023
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CpVmHosDORA/ [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSkvPaNSQUY
	Golden Shadow	8B+	Boulder \| worked	23rd Jun 2023
	Derailed	8B	Boulder \| worked	23rd Jun 2023
	Villain Arc First ascent.	8B	Boulder \| worked	Aug 2023
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CwNKxFSt8-K/
	Poseidon's Wrath First ascent. Under 30 sessions.	8C	Boulder \| worked	28th Aug 2023
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CwlEFB4NKhs/ [2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2023/09/new_8c_for_solly_kemball_dorey-73445
	Apple Crumble First ascent.	8B	Boulder \| worked	12th Sep 2023
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CxLOFXEtleS/
	The Big Roof Second ascent.	8B	Boulder \| worked	29th Nov 2023
	Infamous	8B	Boulder \| worked	10th Dec 2023
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C0ryRZhtFn7/
2024	Darkness	8A+	Boulder \| flash	29th Feb 2024
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C38Ynh5tdNT/ [2] https://youtu.be/vU4xnHgkLhM?si=L4Do-UcyuqlxL9IO&t=446
	General Disarray	8B	Boulder \| worked	5th Mar 2024
	References [1] https://youtu.be/vU4xnHgkLhM?t=371
	Atrésie	8A	Boulder \| worked	9th Mar 2024
	Big 5 in a day References [1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/03/climbing_the_fontainebleau_big_five_in_a_day-73626
	Big Golden	7C+	Boulder \| worked	9th Mar 2024
	Big 5 in a day References [1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/03/climbing_the_fontainebleau_big_five_in_a_day-73626
	Big Boss	7C	Boulder \| worked	9th Mar 2024
	Big 5 in a day References [1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/03/climbing_the_fontainebleau_big_five_in_a_day-73626
	Fourmis Rouge	7C	Boulder \| worked	9th Mar 2024
	Big 5 in a day References [1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/03/climbing_the_fontainebleau_big_five_in_a_day-73626
	Tristesse	7C	Boulder \| worked	9th Mar 2024
	Big 5 in a day References [1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/03/climbing_the_fontainebleau_big_five_in_a_day-73626
	Isles of Wonder SDS	8C+	Boulder \| worked	24th May 2024
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C7hNUQcNctQ/ [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVUGrioWE8I
	A Reason to Die First ascent.	8B+	Boulder \| worked	20th Jun 2024
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C8_sKS6Numu/
	La Danse des Balrogs	8B	Boulder \| worked	Oct 2024
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DBy89NfNdjG/
	Tartarus Left First ascent.	8B+	Boulder \| worked	3rd Oct 2024
	References [1] https://youtu.be/ZRuKLLUToeQ?t=234
	Tartarus	8B+	Boulder \| worked	3rd Oct 2024
	References [1] https://youtu.be/ZRuKLLUToeQ?t=159
	Foundation's Edge 4 sessions.	8C	Boulder \| worked	3rd Nov 2024
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DB7Ac_ZthaB/ [2] https://www.8a.nu/news/solomon-kemball-ticks-foundations-edge-8c-pabre [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9is5DN8QXc [4] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/11/solly_kemball_dorey_on_his_ascent_of_foundations_edge_8c-73847
2025	Hell is Empty and All the Devils Are Here Second ascent. 4 sessions.	8B	Boulder \| worked	18th May 2025
	References [1] https://youtu.be/8bxnMe3zB1k? [2] https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKZ8VYXM4SE/
	Shakey Graves	8B	Boulder \| worked	26th Jun 2025
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DLeqIXMMhu0/
	The Trident First ascent. Harder than Isles of Wonder SDS.	8C+	Boulder \| worked	20th Aug 2025
	Hardest bit of rock I have climbed so far. At my favourite location. References [1] https://open.spotify.com/episode/2O9JsxlryPqon1GDMeLo3s? [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/DNseilo2H2t/?img_index=4 [3] https://youtu.be/qaXG9fSC_ww
	Milk It Indoor	8B	Boulder \| worked	Before 13th Dec 2025
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSMpCM-DIAW/
2026	High Fidelity	8B	Boulder \| worked	8th Jan 2026
	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTSUgiMjCZb/

	Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade
Isles of Wonder SDS	8C+	Boulder \| worked	24th May 2024	8C+
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C7hNUQcNctQ/ [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVUGrioWE8I
The Trident	8C+	Boulder \| worked	20th Aug 2025	8C+ (hard)
First ascent. Harder than Isles of Wonder SDS.
Hardest bit of rock I have climbed so far. At my favourite location. References [1] https://open.spotify.com/episode/2O9JsxlryPqon1GDMeLo3s? [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/DNseilo2H2t/?img_index=4 [3] https://youtu.be/qaXG9fSC_ww
Paradise Found	8C	Boulder \| worked	1st Jul 2022
Second ascent.
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CfeoO0HMP90/ [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1-9dFMirWE [3] https://www.8a.nu/news/paradise-found-8c-by-solomon-kemball
The Story of Two Worlds	8C	Boulder \| worked	14th Dec 2022
References [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNksBu5ODVM
Poseidon's Wrath	8C	Boulder \| worked	28th Aug 2023
First ascent. Under 30 sessions.
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CwlEFB4NKhs/ [2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2023/09/new_8c_for_solly_kemball_dorey-73445
Foundation's Edge	8C	Boulder \| worked	3rd Nov 2024	8C (soft)
4 sessions.
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DB7Ac_ZthaB/ [2] https://www.8a.nu/news/solomon-kemball-ticks-foundations-edge-8c-pabre [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9is5DN8QXc [4] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/11/solly_kemball_dorey_on_his_ascent_of_foundations_edge_8c-73847
Speed of Light	8B+	Boulder \| worked	20th Oct 2020
First ascent.
The Heist	8B+	Boulder \| worked	21st Sep 2021
First ascent.
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CUGAojjjnQo/
The Origin	8B+	Boulder \| worked	2nd Apr 2022
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb3GH6PtSRt/
New Base Line	8B+	Boulder \| worked	24th Apr 2022
Megalodon	8B+	Boulder \| worked	14th Jun 2022
First ascent.
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce3qT9Nj0fc/
Spaceship	8B+	Boulder \| worked	28th Jun 2022	8B+ (soft)
Mystic Stylez	8B+	Boulder \| worked	19th Sep 2022	8B+
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CispKNxjG1S/
Practice of the Wild	8B+	Boulder \| worked	25th Sep 2022	8B+
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci7_Ka2j8cw/ [2] https://youtu.be/9wpYsGb9fqA?t=322
Tigris SDS	8B+	Boulder \| worked	28th Sep 2022
Húsafell	8B+	Boulder \| worked	18th Nov 2022	8B+ (hard)
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/ClHV-cZjgX5/
Heeling Power	8B+	Boulder \| worked	14th Feb 2023	8A+ (hard)
References [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUd9pPv24as
Tempest in a Teapot	8B+	Boulder \| worked	21st Feb 2023	8B+
First ascent.
References [1] https://youtu.be/EPgbhXAPQTo [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/Co8LstLs24u/ [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqDw7GZkHgU [4] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/solly_kemball_dorey_on_his_8b+_fa_tempest_in_a_teapot-15131
Golden Shadow	8B+	Boulder \| worked	23rd Jun 2023
A Reason to Die	8B+	Boulder \| worked	20th Jun 2024
First ascent.
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C8_sKS6Numu/
Tartarus Left	8B+	Boulder \| worked	3rd Oct 2024
First ascent.
References [1] https://youtu.be/ZRuKLLUToeQ?t=234
Tartarus	8B+	Boulder \| worked	3rd Oct 2024	8B+ (soft)
References [1] https://youtu.be/ZRuKLLUToeQ?t=159
The Waterman	8B	Boulder \| worked	2020
Merlin's Beard	8B	Boulder \| worked	2020
Combination	8B	Boulder \| worked	2021
First ascent.
Crown Worthay	8B	Boulder \| worked	29th Jan 2021
First ascent.
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CKo8E7WjNHq/
Steppenwolf	8B	Boulder \| worked	27th Apr 2022
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc3WdGCso_G/
One Summer in Paradise	8B	Boulder \| worked	27th Apr 2022
A Reason to Live	8B	Boulder \| worked	10th Aug 2022
First ascent.
References [1] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7JoQH6Kx2-Y
Isles of Wonder	8B	Boulder \| worked	3rd Mar 2023
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CpVmHosDORA/ [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSkvPaNSQUY
Derailed	8B	Boulder \| worked	23rd Jun 2023	8B
Villain Arc	8B	Boulder \| worked	Aug 2023
First ascent.
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CwNKxFSt8-K/
Apple Crumble	8B	Boulder \| worked	12th Sep 2023
First ascent.
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CxLOFXEtleS/
The Big Roof	8B	Boulder \| worked	29th Nov 2023
Second ascent.
Infamous	8B	Boulder \| worked	10th Dec 2023
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C0ryRZhtFn7/
General Disarray	8B	Boulder \| worked	5th Mar 2024
References [1] https://youtu.be/vU4xnHgkLhM?t=371
La Danse des Balrogs	8B	Boulder \| worked	Oct 2024
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DBy89NfNdjG/
Hell is Empty and All the Devils Are Here	8B	Boulder \| worked	18th May 2025	8B+
Second ascent. 4 sessions.
References [1] https://youtu.be/8bxnMe3zB1k? [2] https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKZ8VYXM4SE/
Shakey Graves	8B	Boulder \| worked	26th Jun 2025	8B (soft)
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DLeqIXMMhu0/
Milk It Indoor	8B	Boulder \| worked	Before 13th Dec 2025
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSMpCM-DIAW/
High Fidelity	8B	Boulder \| worked	8th Jan 2026
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTSUgiMjCZb/
Pursuit of Slapiness	8B	Boulder \| worked
Týr	8B	Boulder \| worked
First ascent.
References [1] https://youtu.be/8mPdN0l7vPc?t=641
Momentary Bliss	8B	Boulder \| worked
Second ascent.
Ebbing the Flow	8B	Boulder \| did not finish
References [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4var_RsW9jA
Aneurin's Arete	8B	Boulder \| worked
First ascent.
The Vault	8A+	Boulder \| worked	19th Sep 2019	8B
Interstellar	8A+	Boulder \| flash	27th Nov 2021
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CWytdAHI2FC/
Darkness	8A+	Boulder \| flash	29th Feb 2024
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C38Ynh5tdNT/ [2] https://youtu.be/vU4xnHgkLhM?si=L4Do-UcyuqlxL9IO&t=446
Race Against Death	8A	Boulder \| worked	15th Oct 2020
First ascent.
Foxy Lady	8A	Boulder \| flash	27th Apr 2022
Atrésie	8A	Boulder \| worked	9th Mar 2024
Big 5 in a day References [1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/03/climbing_the_fontainebleau_big_five_in_a_day-73626
The Fisherman	8A	Boulder \| worked
First ascent.
References [1] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fdsQFPnN3UY
Big Golden	7C+	Boulder \| worked	9th Mar 2024
Big 5 in a day References [1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/03/climbing_the_fontainebleau_big_five_in_a_day-73626
Big Boss	7C	Boulder \| worked	9th Mar 2024
Big 5 in a day References [1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/03/climbing_the_fontainebleau_big_five_in_a_day-73626
Fourmis Rouge	7C	Boulder \| worked	9th Mar 2024
Big 5 in a day References [1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/03/climbing_the_fontainebleau_big_five_in_a_day-73626
Tristesse	7C	Boulder \| worked	9th Mar 2024
Big 5 in a day References [1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/03/climbing_the_fontainebleau_big_five_in_a_day-73626

	Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date
Bikini Bottom	9a	Boulder \| worked	Jul 2022
First ascent.
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CghpkkSMx39/ [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amq6bshAZKw
Milk It	8B	Boulder \| worked	Before 13th Dec 2025
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSMpCM-DIAW/

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