| Nationality: | GB |
| Hardest Sport (Worked): | 7c+ |
| 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.
20 recorded ascents.
| Year | Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date |
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| 1991 | Unrighteous Doctors | 7c+ (Lead) | ✓ | 1991 |
| 1992 | If 6 was 9 | E9 (Lead) | ✓ | 1992 |
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| 1999 | ||||
| 2000 | Talbot Horizon | E9 (Lead) | ✓ | 27th July 2000 |
| 2001 | ||||
| 2002 | Welcome to the Cruel World | E9 (Lead) | ✓ | 2002 |
| 2003 | Fear Of Failure | E8 (Lead Onsight) | 2003 | |
| 2004 | Breathless | E9 (Lead) | 2004 | |
| 2005 | Nowt Burra Flee'in Thing | E8 (Lead) | ✓ | May 2005 |
| Divided Years | E9 (Lead) | August 2005 | ||
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Second ascent? https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2005/08/birkett_repeats_divided_years-19542 |
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| 2006 | Return of the King | E9 (Lead) | ✓ | 2006 |
| 2007 | Skye Wall | E7 (Lead) | ✓ | 2007 |
| Hasty Sin Oot Ert Hoonds? | E9 (Lead) | ✓ | 20th July 2007 | |
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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 | |
| 2009 | ||||
| 2010 | The Walk of Life | E9 (Lead) | 2010 | |
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) | ✓ | November 2010 | |
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https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2010/11/birkett_strikes_again_in_the_southwest-58697 |
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| 2011 | ||||
| 2012 | ||||
| 2013 | Psykovsky's Sequins | E9 (Lead) | 8th August 2013 | |
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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) | 2014 | |
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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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| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Unrighteous Doctors | 7c+ (Lead) | ✓ | 1991 |
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