Climbs

Climb Name Type Grade # Ascents Recorded Notes Exclude Reason
One Hundred Proof Sport route 9a 3
Orca Sport route 8c+ 3

A tricky route to grade. Originally Alex Huber suggested 8c+. A hold then broke and Adam Ondra found a new sequence for which he suggested 9a, and then a few months later Jakob Schubert found yet another sequence for which he thought 8b!

Panem et Circensis Sport route 8b 3

Originally given 8c but downgraded to 8b after several repeats.

Panic on Funkotron Boulder problem 8B 3
Paper Birds Low Boulder problem 8B 3
Partage (Assis) Boulder problem 8B 3
Passage to Freedom Sport route 8b 3

The first 11 pitches were established ground up by Leo Houlding, but when he reached El Cap Tower he couldn't find a way to continue. Almost 20 years later Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold worked out a line and took the route to the top of the crag, keeping Leo's original name.

In an unusual quirk, on pitch 4 Leo was unable to find a way past a short blank section of wall. To make the route possible he bolted an Alfa Romeo badge (which used to belong to a car owned by Tim Emmett when he worked as a sales rep. for DMM) to the wall which could be used as a hold to pass the section.

References

[1] https://www.climbing.com/people/first-ascent-passage-freedom-el-cap/

Pata Ledovce Boulder problem 8C 3
Pata Negra Sport route 8c 3
Peak Power Boulder problem 8B+ 3
Pendragon Boulder problem 8A 3
Perimeter Walk Trad climb E7 3
Pet Cemetry Sport route 8a+ 3
Pinch 2 Boulder problem 8A+ 3

'Classic' limestone eliminate bouldering.

Plantation Boulder problem 8B 3
Polaris Trad climb E5 3
Pornographie Sport route 9a 3
Premonition Sport route 8b+ 3
Propaganda Boulder problem 8A+ 3
Psycho! (Free) Trad climb E6 3

Free climbing the roof pitch increases the difficulty significantly.

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