Julian Lines

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Year	Climb	Grade	Style	Date
1992	Friends Will be Friends	E6	Lead \| worked	1992
	Friends Will be Friends	First ascent.
	Obsession Fatale	E8	Solo \| worked	22nd Jun 1992
	Obsession Fatale	First ascent. Jules fell off the route before making the first ascent but, miraculously, walked away unharmed.
1993
1994	Doug	E8	Solo \| worked	Between 13th Feb 1994 and 1st Jan 1998
1994	Doug	Third ascent.
1995	Firestone	E7	Solo	Aug 1995
1995	Firestone	First ascent.
1996
1997	Aphrodite	E7	Lead \| onsight	1997
1997	Aphrodite	Second ascent. With Paul Thorburn. References [1] On The Edge Issue 71, page 73
1998
1999
2000
2001	Shere Khan	7c	Deep Water Solo	Jun 2001
2001	Shere Khan	First dws ascent.
2002
2003	Icon of Lust	E8	Lead \| worked	Jun 2003
2003	Icon of Lust	First ascent. I hadn't a piece of gear below me for 100ft. worthy of holding a dead pheasant, so I switch off and rush at the final 6a slab in the drizzle without care. I heave onto the belay and sit on my throne, regal, my mind lost in a world of chaos and aspirations - the Icon of Lust set in stone forever. [1] References [1] SMCJ Number 197 - Vol 39 - 2006
2004	Flawless	E8	Lead \| worked	22nd Aug 2004
2004	Flawless	First ascent.
2005	The Shield	7b+	Deep Water Solo	30th May 2005
	The Shield	First ascent. With Mike Robertson.
	Diuru	E3	Solo \| onsight	Jul 2005
	Diuru	First ascent. It started raining during the first ascent, pushing Julian much closer to the edge than he would have liked. References [1] Stone Free [2] SMCJ Number 198 - Vol 39 - 2007
2006	Remontado	E6	Solo \| onsight	30th Jul 2006
2006	Remontado	First ascent. A wild effort, featuring hard committing climbing in an extremely remote location. References [1] SMCJ Number 198 - Vol 39 - 2007 [2] Stone Free [3] https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Ck8gL8NKMb2FKvXE2OGNP
2007	The Seventh Circle	E7	Alternate Leads	10th Aug 2007
2007	The Seventh Circle	First ascent. With Iain Small. References [1] SMCJ Number 199 – Vol 40- 2008
2008
2009
2010	Demerara	E6	Solo \| worked	24th Apr 2010
2010	Demerara	First ascent. References [1] SMCJ Number 202 – Vol 41 - 2011
2011	Jacala	7c+	Deep Water Solo	19th May 2011
2011	Jacala	First ascent. References [1] SMCJ Number 202 – Vol 41 - 2011
2012
2013	Hold Fast, Hold True	E10	Solo \| worked	Jun 2013
	Hold Fast, Hold True	First ascent. Prior to making the first ascent Jules took a very spicy fall, fortunately he walked away unscathed. It's a world class solo for sure. Grade wise I thought it to be around 8a/8a+ with the direct finish though do not do an awful lot of sport climbing, the top section is a grade easier than the lower section but obviously way higher and so puts at least half an E-grade on top of the lower E9 section. I'm really pleased to have finally done it, for me to climb it everything had to come together as I'm not as strong as Macleod or Birkett who can power their way out of trouble. References [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWK1fkBqB1Q [2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2013/06/julian_lines_climbs_hold_fast_hold_true_-_e910-68145
	Akela	8a	Deep Water Solo	4th Dec 2013
	Akela	First ascent. References [1] SMCJ Number 205 – Vol 43 - 2014
2014
2015	Vat Burner	E8	Solo \| worked	Before 1st Jan 2015
2015	Vat Burner	First ascent. References [1] Stone Free
2016	Magrathea	E9	Lead \| worked	5th Aug 2016
2016	Magrathea	First ascent. Belayed by Steve Perry. References [1] SMCJ Number 208 – Vol 45 - 2017

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date
Hold Fast, Hold True	E10	Solo \| worked	Jun 2013
Hold Fast, Hold True	First ascent. Prior to making the first ascent Jules took a very spicy fall, fortunately he walked away unscathed. It's a world class solo for sure. Grade wise I thought it to be around 8a/8a+ with the direct finish though do not do an awful lot of sport climbing, the top section is a grade easier than the lower section but obviously way higher and so puts at least half an E-grade on top of the lower E9 section. I'm really pleased to have finally done it, for me to climb it everything had to come together as I'm not as strong as Macleod or Birkett who can power their way out of trouble. References [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWK1fkBqB1Q [2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2013/06/julian_lines_climbs_hold_fast_hold_true_-_e910-68145
Magrathea	E9	Lead \| worked	5th Aug 2016
Magrathea	First ascent. Belayed by Steve Perry. References [1] SMCJ Number 208 – Vol 45 - 2017
Obsession Fatale	E8	Solo \| worked	22nd Jun 1992
Obsession Fatale	First ascent. Jules fell off the route before making the first ascent but, miraculously, walked away unharmed.
Icon of Lust	E8	Lead \| worked	Jun 2003
Icon of Lust	First ascent. I hadn't a piece of gear below me for 100ft. worthy of holding a dead pheasant, so I switch off and rush at the final 6a slab in the drizzle without care. I heave onto the belay and sit on my throne, regal, my mind lost in a world of chaos and aspirations - the Icon of Lust set in stone forever. [1] References [1] SMCJ Number 197 - Vol 39 - 2006
Flawless	E8	Lead \| worked	22nd Aug 2004
Flawless	First ascent.
Vat Burner	E8	Solo \| worked	Before 1st Jan 2015
Vat Burner	First ascent. References [1] Stone Free
Doug	E8	Solo \| worked	Between 13th Feb 1994 and 1st Jan 1998
Doug	Third ascent.
Firestone	E7	Solo	Aug 1995
Firestone	First ascent.
The Seventh Circle	E7	Alternate Leads	10th Aug 2007
The Seventh Circle	First ascent. With Iain Small. References [1] SMCJ Number 199 – Vol 40- 2008
Raccoon	E7	Lead \| worked
Raccoon	First ascent. References [1] https://open.spotify.com/episode/21db9kyVWBHwdBYzrTfMEK
Aphrodite	E7	Lead \| onsight	1997
Aphrodite	Second ascent. With Paul Thorburn. References [1] On The Edge Issue 71, page 73
Realm of the Senses	E7	Lead
Friends Will be Friends	E6	Lead \| worked	1992
Friends Will be Friends	First ascent.
Remontado	E6	Solo \| onsight	30th Jul 2006
Remontado	First ascent. A wild effort, featuring hard committing climbing in an extremely remote location. References [1] SMCJ Number 198 - Vol 39 - 2007 [2] Stone Free [3] https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Ck8gL8NKMb2FKvXE2OGNP
Demerara	E6	Solo \| worked	24th Apr 2010
Demerara	First ascent. References [1] SMCJ Number 202 – Vol 41 - 2011
Diuru	E3	Solo \| onsight	Jul 2005
Diuru	First ascent. It started raining during the first ascent, pushing Julian much closer to the edge than he would have liked. References [1] Stone Free [2] SMCJ Number 198 - Vol 39 - 2007

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date
Akela	8a	Deep Water Solo	4th Dec 2013
Akela	First ascent. References [1] SMCJ Number 205 – Vol 43 - 2014
Jacala	7c+	Deep Water Solo	19th May 2011
Jacala	First ascent. References [1] SMCJ Number 202 – Vol 41 - 2011
Shere Khan	7c	Deep Water Solo	Jun 2001
Shere Khan	First dws ascent.
The Shield	7b+	Deep Water Solo	30th May 2005
The Shield	First ascent. With Mike Robertson.

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Hardest Trad (Worked):	E10
Hardest Trad (Onsight):	E7

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Hardest Trad (Worked):	E10
Hardest Trad (Onsight):	E7

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