Climbs

Climb Name Type Grade # Ascents Recorded Notes Exclude Reason
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
Permanent Midnight Low Boulder problem 8C+ 3
Pet Cemetry Sport route 8a+ 3
Pill Box Wall Boulder problem 8B (approx) 3

Probably unclimbed. Initially a grade of 8A+/B was suggested but no one has been able to repeat it despite many attempts from strong suitors. The discrepancy between the proposed difficulty and the actual difficulty, combined with Gaskin's history of unsubstantiated ascents suggest this one is unlikely to be possible at the proposed grade.

Piz Dal Nas Sport route 8b 3
Planet Garbage Sport route 9a 3
Plantation Boulder problem 8B 3
Poetry Pink Trad climb E5 3
Polaris Trad climb E5 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.

Punt'X Sport route 9a+ 3

Originally suggested at 9a it has since lost several holds and is now considered 9a+.

Pur et Dur Sport route 8b 3
Purgatory Trad climb E8 3

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