Climbs

Climb Name Type Grade # Ascents Recorded Notes Exclude Reason
Statement of Youth Sport route 8a 8

One of the first 8as in the UK. The name is a play on the book Testament of Youth and the fact Ben Moon was a mere 18 years old when he made the first ascent.

First climbed in 1984, for some time the route was cited as the first 8a in the UK. The nearby routes Masterclass and Oyster climbed by Jerry Moffatt the year before were subsequently upgraded to 8a. However, these were all narrowly superseded by Dave Cuthbertson's trad route Requiem (E8), featuring 8a/+ climbing.

Steinbukken Boulder problem 8A+ 8
Stoking the Fire Sport route 9b 8
Stolen Sport route 8b 8

Currently (2023) the hardest first ascent by a woman in the UK after Karin Magog made the first ascent in 2006.

Syncro Sport route 8c+ 8
Taylor Made Boulder problem 7C 8
The Fly Sport route 9a 8

A very short route or a highball boulder with a bit of a funky landing. When climbed as a route both the bolts on the route are usually pre-clipped.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fly_(climb)

The Naked Edge Trad climb E4 8
The Power of Goodbye Boulder problem 8B 8
The Power of One Boulder problem 8B 8
The Rising Son Trad climb E8 8
The Troll Hammer Sport route 8c 8
The Watchtower (assis) Boulder problem 8B 8
The Young Boulder problem 7C+ 8

Dan Varian:

The Young is one of the most incredible pieces of sandstone i have seen in the flesh, a perfect tablet of stone situated in the forest with an incredible view, soft grassy landing (with even the slightest rock or root this route would become alot scarier). [1]

References

[1] http://beastmakerblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/young.html

Traffic Boulder problem 8C 8
Twenty Four Karats Sport route 8c+ 8
Ulysses' Bow Trad climb E6 8
Verden på lørdag Boulder problem 8B 8
Walk the Line Trad climb E8 8
Wallstreet Sport route 8c 8

Equipped by Ernst Hunsicker in 1987 and one of the first routes graded 8c when Wolfgang Güllich made the first ascent in the same year.

References

[1] https://fanatic-climbing.com/il-etait-une-voie-once-upon-a-line-wallstreet/

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