Nationality: | GB |
Hardest Boulder (Worked): | 8A |
Hardest Sport (Worked): | 8b |
Hardest Trad (Worked): | E10 |
Hardest Trad (Onsight): | E8 |
A prolific force in the Lake District in the UK, establishing many hard and bold trad lines throughout the 1990s and 2000s.
25 recorded ascents.
Year | Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date |
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1991 | Unrighteous Doctors | 7c+ | Lead | worked | 1991 |
First ascent.
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1992 | If 6 was 9 | E9 | Lead | worked | 1992 |
First ascent.
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Hellish | E8 | Lead | worked | 14th Jul 1992 | |
First ascent.
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1995 | ||||
1996 | ||||
1997 | ||||
1998 | ||||
1999 | ||||
2000 | Stefan Grossman SDS | 8A | Boulder | worked | 2000 |
First ascent.
Withe special permission from the farmer as the boulder was foot and mouth banned at the time. [1] References[1] On The Edge Issue 107, page 14. |
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Throw Another Sheep on the Fire | E7 | Lead | worked | 24th Mar 2000 | |
First ascent.
References[1] On The Edge Issue 108, page 11. |
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Talbot Horizon | E9 | Lead | worked | 27th Jul 2000 | |
First ascent.
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2001 | I Got Horribly Sober | 8b | Lead | worked | 2001 |
First ascent.
References[1] On The Edge issue 110, page 11 |
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2002 | Welcome to the Cruel World | E9 | Lead | worked | 2002 |
First ascent.
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2003 | Fear of Failure | E8 | Lead | onsight | 2003 |
2004 | Breathless | E9 | Lead | worked | 2004 |
Second ascent.
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2005 | Nowt Burra Flee'in Thing | E8 | Lead | worked | May 2005 |
First ascent.
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Divided Years | E9 | Lead | worked | Aug 2005 | |
Second ascent.
References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2005/08/birkett_repeats_divided_years-19542 |
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2006 | Return of the King | E9 | Lead | worked | 2006 |
First ascent.
References |
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Missing | E7 | Lead | worked | Before 1st Oct 2006 | |
References |
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2007 | Skye Wall | E7 | Lead | worked | 2007 |
First ascent.
References |
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Hasty Sin Oot Ert Hoonds? | E9 | Lead | worked | 20th Jul 2007 | |
First ascent.
References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2007/07/new_dave_birkett_e9_-_the_real_mccoy-38671 |
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2008 | My Piano | E8 | Lead | onsight | 22nd May 2008 |
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2010 | The Walk of Life | E9 | Lead | worked | 2010 |
Third ascent.
References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2010/05/birkett_repeats_the_walk_of_life_-_full_story-53538 |
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Once Upon a Time in the Southwest | E9 | Lead | worked | Nov 2010 | |
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2012 | ||||
2013 | Psykovsky's Sequins | E9 | Lead | worked | 8th Aug 2013 |
Dave suggested E8 after finding (and testing!) a filed down slider to protect the route. https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2013/08/birkett_repeats_cooksons_route_and_rescues_sheep-68270 |
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2014 | To Hell and Back | E10 | Lead | worked | 2014 |
Date is a bit of a guess based on this interview with Natalie Berry from UKC https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/dave_birkett_the_weekend_warrior-8532 |
Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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I Got Horribly Sober | 8b | Lead | worked | 2001 | |
First ascent.
References[1] On The Edge issue 110, page 11 |
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Unrighteous Doctors | 7c+ | Lead | worked | 1991 | |
First ascent.
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Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Stefan Grossman SDS | 8A | Boulder | worked | 2000 | |
First ascent.
Withe special permission from the farmer as the boulder was foot and mouth banned at the time. [1] References[1] On The Edge Issue 107, page 14. |
Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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To Hell and Back | E10 | Lead | worked | 2014 | |
Date is a bit of a guess based on this interview with Natalie Berry from UKC https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/dave_birkett_the_weekend_warrior-8532 |
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Die by the Drop | E10 | Lead | worked | ||
If 6 was 9 | E9 | Lead | worked | 1992 | |
First ascent.
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Talbot Horizon | E9 | Lead | worked | 27th Jul 2000 | |
First ascent.
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Welcome to the Cruel World | E9 | Lead | worked | 2002 | |
First ascent.
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Return of the King | E9 | Lead | worked | 2006 | E9 |
First ascent.
References |
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Hasty Sin Oot Ert Hoonds? | E9 | Lead | worked | 20th Jul 2007 | |
First ascent.
References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2007/07/new_dave_birkett_e9_-_the_real_mccoy-38671 |
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Once Upon a Time in the Southwest | E9 | Lead | worked | Nov 2010 | |
Breathless | E9 | Lead | worked | 2004 | |
Second ascent.
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Divided Years | E9 | Lead | worked | Aug 2005 | |
Second ascent.
References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2005/08/birkett_repeats_divided_years-19542 |
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The Walk of Life | E9 | Lead | worked | 2010 | E9 |
Third ascent.
References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2010/05/birkett_repeats_the_walk_of_life_-_full_story-53538 |
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Psykovsky's Sequins | E9 | Lead | worked | 8th Aug 2013 | E8 |
Dave suggested E8 after finding (and testing!) a filed down slider to protect the route. https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2013/08/birkett_repeats_cooksons_route_and_rescues_sheep-68270 |
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Hellish | E8 | Lead | worked | 14th Jul 1992 | |
First ascent.
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Nowt Burra Flee'in Thing | E8 | Lead | worked | May 2005 | |
First ascent.
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Caution | E8 | Lead | worked | ||
First ascent.
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Impact Day | E8 | Lead | worked | ||
First ascent.
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Fear of Failure | E8 | Lead | onsight | 2003 | |
My Piano | E8 | Lead | onsight | 22nd May 2008 | |
Throw Another Sheep on the Fire | E7 | Lead | worked | 24th Mar 2000 | |
First ascent.
References[1] On The Edge Issue 108, page 11. |
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Skye Wall | E7 | Lead | worked | 2007 | |
First ascent.
References |
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Peppered Boursin | E7 | Lead | worked | ||
First ascent.
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Missing | E7 | Lead | worked | Before 1st Oct 2006 | |
References |
Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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