19 recorded ascents.
Year | Climb | Grade | Ascent Date |
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2010 | The Moose | E8 (Lead worked) | 10th Apr 2010 |
First ascent.
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2012 | |||
2013 | Psykovsky's Sequins | E9 (Solo worked) | 1st Aug 2013 |
First ascent. | |||
2014 | Fly Agaric | E8 (Lead worked) | 13th Apr 2014 |
First ascent. | |||
2015 | Divine Moments of Truth | E9 (Lead worked) | 30th May 2015 |
First ascent. | |||
2016 | MYXOMOP | E9 (Lead worked) | 10th Apr 2016 |
First ascent. | |||
2017 | Boulby Wall | E8 (Lead worked) | 5th Mar 2017 |
First ascent. | |||
Nothing Lasts | E11 (Lead worked) | 9th Apr 2017 | |
First ascent. | |||
The Aghori | E9 (Lead worked) | 29th Aug 2017 | |
First ascent. | |||
The Magic Scoop | E8 (Solo worked) | 11th Nov 2017 | |
First ascent. | |||
2018 | Academia | E8 (Lead worked) | 15th Aug 2018 |
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2018/08/academia_e10_repeated_by_franco_cookson-71676 |
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Dolphin Wall | E8 (Lead worked) | 16th Sep 2018 | |
First ascent. | |||
2019 | |||
2020 | |||
2021 | The Holy Grail | E8 (Solo worked) | 2021 |
First ascent. | |||
Immortal | E11 (Lead worked) | 17th Apr 2021 | |
First ascent.
Featured in the Brit Rock film tour 2021 http://www.britrockfilmtour.com/.
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CX0zC6YNuAv/ [2] https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=420964812936944&set=a.229693922064035 [3] https://francocookson.wordpress.com/2021/12/23/the-immortal/ |
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2022 | The Prow | 8A (Boulder worked) | 4th Feb 2022 |
References |
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The Meltdown | 9a (Lead worked) | 5th Mar 2022 | |
Third ascent.
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Caxvc0ftguv/ [2] A clip from a previous attempt https://www.instagram.com/p/BwZTC64jYfY/ [3] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2022/03/the_meltdown_9a_by_franco_cookson-73004 |
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Hold Fast, Hold True | E10 (Lead worked) | 29th Mar 2022 | |
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/CbumMLUDlhC/ [2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2022/04/hold_fast_hold_true_e10_7a_by_franco_cookson-73029 |
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The Meltdown Direct | 9a+ (Lead worked) | Apr 2022 | |
First ascent. | |||
The Sandman | E10 (Lead worked) | 8th Apr 2022 | |
First ascent. | |||
2023 | The Dewin Stone | 9a+ (Lead worked) | 26th Oct 2023 |
First ascent.
Unusually, Franco used a knotted rope to protect the lower section of the route (before it joins The Meltdown) as he didn't want to place any bolts. References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy3dUaztBFm/ [2] Interview with Rob Greenwood, October 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkWSzo61Lwk [3] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,33764.msg684096.html#msg684096 |
Climb | Grade | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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The Meltdown Direct | 9a+ (Lead worked) | Apr 2022 | |
First ascent. | |||
The Dewin Stone | 9a+ (Lead worked) | 26th Oct 2023 | |
First ascent.
Unusually, Franco used a knotted rope to protect the lower section of the route (before it joins The Meltdown) as he didn't want to place any bolts. References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy3dUaztBFm/ [2] Interview with Rob Greenwood, October 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkWSzo61Lwk [3] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,33764.msg684096.html#msg684096 |
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The Meltdown | 9a (Lead worked) | 5th Mar 2022 | |
Third ascent.
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Caxvc0ftguv/ [2] A clip from a previous attempt https://www.instagram.com/p/BwZTC64jYfY/ [3] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2022/03/the_meltdown_9a_by_franco_cookson-73004 |
Climb | Grade | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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The Prow | 8A (Boulder worked) | 4th Feb 2022 | |
References |
Climb | Grade | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Nothing Lasts | E11 (Lead worked) | 9th Apr 2017 | |
First ascent. | |||
Immortal | E11 (Lead worked) | 17th Apr 2021 | |
First ascent.
Featured in the Brit Rock film tour 2021 http://www.britrockfilmtour.com/.
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CX0zC6YNuAv/ [2] https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=420964812936944&set=a.229693922064035 [3] https://francocookson.wordpress.com/2021/12/23/the-immortal/ |
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The Sandman | E10 (Lead worked) | 8th Apr 2022 | |
First ascent. | |||
Hold Fast, Hold True | E10 (Lead worked) | 29th Mar 2022 | |
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/CbumMLUDlhC/ [2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2022/04/hold_fast_hold_true_e10_7a_by_franco_cookson-73029 |
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Psykovsky's Sequins | E9 (Solo worked) | 1st Aug 2013 | E10 |
First ascent. | |||
Divine Moments of Truth | E9 (Lead worked) | 30th May 2015 | |
First ascent. | |||
MYXOMOP | E9 (Lead worked) | 10th Apr 2016 | |
First ascent. | |||
The Aghori | E9 (Lead worked) | 29th Aug 2017 | |
First ascent. | |||
The Moose | E8 (Lead worked) | 10th Apr 2010 | |
First ascent.
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Fly Agaric | E8 (Lead worked) | 13th Apr 2014 | |
First ascent. | |||
Boulby Wall | E8 (Lead worked) | 5th Mar 2017 | |
First ascent. | |||
The Magic Scoop | E8 (Solo worked) | 11th Nov 2017 | |
First ascent. | |||
Dolphin Wall | E8 (Lead worked) | 16th Sep 2018 | |
First ascent. | |||
The Holy Grail | E8 (Solo worked) | 2021 | |
First ascent. | |||
Academia | E8 (Lead worked) | 15th Aug 2018 | E8 |
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2018/08/academia_e10_repeated_by_franco_cookson-71676 |
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