Dougie Hall

An ascent that was well ahead of it's time with climbing around the ~7c+ mark on trad gear.

Simon Lee:

I got shut down on the crux and in frustration made the mistake of saying I don’t care if someone else does it and left. As I understand Dougie turned up later and my comment was relayed to him (by Al Austen IIRC) and Dougie did it. I was told he went up the crack next to it to look across to inspect it but otherwise flashed it. [1]

References

[1] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,9392.msg682217.html#msg682217

Neil Foster:

I remember him turning up at Kilnsey one afternoon and going on one of the North Buttress routes. Chatting to him, he mentioned they'd been into Gordale in the morning. Oh, what did you do? says I, expecting he might have belayed a mate on a redpoint, with Kilnsey being the main objective of his day. Huecool says Doug. A mere 8b... And this was probably over 30 years ago! [1]

References

[1] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,9392.msg682219.html#msg682219

Pre-1991. [1]

[1] The Power of Climbing (1991) by David Jones, page 192

Pre-1991. [1]

[1] The Power of Climbing (1991) by David Jones, page 192

References

[1] The Power of Climbing (1991) by David Jones, page 192

References

[1] The Power of Climbing (1991) by David Jones, page 192

Pre-1991. [1]

[1] The Power of Climbing (1991) by David Jones, page 192