Bosigran | Climbing History

This timeline is missing some first ascents where the date of the ascent is unknown.

Year	Climb	Grade	Climber	Style	Date
1947	Suicide Wall	E1	Veronica Lee	Second \| worked	1947
	First ascent.
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955	Little Brown Jug	VS	Barrie Biven	Alternate Leads	1955
	First ascent.
	Little Brown Jug	VS	Peter Biven	Alternate Leads \| worked	1955
	First ascent.
	John Cleare: Doing his national service in Northumberland, he secured a 48 hour leave-pass and hitch-hiked 200 miles to his home at Leicester. Barrie [Biven] was waiting with his motor-bike and they rode 300 miles through the night into the W. By dawn and in a semi-trance they were already working upwards on a major virgin section of the Bosigran Face. The crux, at over 200ft, seemed impossible until Peter's questing hand slotted into a hidden hold. Little Brown Jug is a superb climb by any standard. [1] References [1] Obituary in the Alpine Journal 1977 by John Cleare. Alpine Journal 1977 265-273 In Memoriam
	Suicide Wall	E1	Barrie Biven	Alternate Leads	Aug 1955
	First ascent. With Trevor Peck and Peter Biven.
	Suicide Wall	E1	Trevor Peck	Alternate Leads	Aug 1955
	First ascent. With Peter Biven and Barrie Biven.
	Suicide Wall	E1	Peter Biven	Alternate Leads	Aug 1955
	First ascent. With Trevor Peck and Barrie Biven.
1956
1957	Bow Wall	E2	Joe Brown	Lead	Jul 1957
	First ascent.
	Crux pitch (only?).
1958	Bow Wall	E2	Barrie Biven	Lead	May 1958
	First ascent.
	Finishing pitches.
	Bow Wall	E2	Trevor Peck	Lead	May 1958
	First ascent.
	Finishing pitches.

Climb	Grade	# Recorded Ascents	Ascents Recorded Between
The Ghost	E3	3	26th August 1956 – 1st January 1974
Raven Wall	E3	0
Kafoozalem	E3	0
Bow Wall	E2	4	1st July 1957 – 1st January 1979
Suicide Wall	E1	4	1st January 1947 – 1st September 1955
Thin Wall Special	E1	1
Little Brown Jug	VS	2	1st January 1955 – 1st January 1956
Anvil Chorus	VS	1
Bosigran Ridge	VD	0

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