Climbers

Climber Name # Ascents Recorded Notes
Moritz Perwitzschky 6
Natalia Grossman 6
Natalie Berry 6

The first Scottish woman to climb 8b with her ascent of Satan X in 2012.

Nathan Williams 6

References

[1] Discussing Return of the Sleepwalker on the Lattice Training Podcast, March 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDPA289CuO8

Nick Harms 6
Nicolas Bass 6
Paula Voldner 6
Paul Higginson 6
Per Norgren 6
Philipp Geisenhoff 6
Ray Jardine 6

Ray Jardine is an American rock climber and pioneer of hard crack climbing. However, perhaps his most significant contribution to climbing was his invention of cams, ushering in a revolution in trad climbing, and making climbs that were previously unprotectable possible.

Ray put his new invention to excellent use, establishing routes such as The Phoenix in 1977, then one of the hardest trad routes in the world.

On a visit to the Peak District in 1977, he climbed the off-width roof crack Ray's Roof, grading it 5.11c (E4); today it is rated E7 and rarely repeated.

More controversially he was also involved in chipping on El Capitan, in particular in an early attempt to free climb The Nose he chipped holds on what is now known as The Jardine Traverse as well as purposefully using pegs to enlarge peg scars and make free climbing those pitches easier.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C0V_Im8tneX/

Rob Cook 6
Robin Smith 6

References

[1] Jimmy Cruickshank. High Endeavours: The Life and Legend of Robin Smith. United Kingdom: Canongate Books, 2006.

Rob Mirfin 6
Rory Cummings 6
Ross Fulkerson 6
Roxy Elgar 6
Rupert Davies 6
Ryosuke Hibino 6
Sam Doyle 6

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