Pavey Ark | Climbing History

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

Year	Climb	Grade	Climber	Style	Date
1976	Eclipse	E4	Martin Berzins	Lead \| onsight	8th May 1976
	First ascent.
	By mistake!
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983	Sixpence	E6	Chris Hamper	Lead \| worked	9th Jul 1983
	First ascent.
	First free ascent. https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=115326416590911&set=a.115325153257704
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990	Angelheart	E7	Martin Berzins	Lead	1990
	First ascent.
	References [1] Mountain Issue 134 (1990), page 11 /library/11317/mountain-134
	Angelheart	E7	Neil Foster	Lead	1990
	First ascent.
	References [1] Mountain Issue 134 (1990), page 11 /library/11317/mountain-134
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999	Impact Day	E8	Dave Birkett	Lead \| worked	May 1999
	First ascent.
	References [1] On The Edge Issue 88, page 11
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
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2018
2019
2020
2021	Lexicon	E11	Neil Gresham	Lead \| worked	4th Sep 2021
	First ascent.
	References [1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2021/09/lexicon_e11_7a_-_first_ascent_on_pavey_ark_by_neil_gresham-72872 [2] https://www.climber.co.uk/news/neil-gresham-talks-about-the-first-ascent-of-lexicon-e11-7a/
2022
2023	Magical Thinking	E10	Mat Wright	Lead \| worked	Jul 2023
	First ascent.
	References [1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2023/07/mat_wright_establishes_new_e10_7a_at_pavey_ark-73393 [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGa2djI__bA

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Climb	Grade	# Recorded Ascents	Ascents Recorded Between
Lexicon	E11	6	4th September 2021 – 1st June 2025
Magical Thinking	E10	1	1st July 2023 – 1st August 2023
Impact Day	E8	9	1st January 1999 – 1st January 2023
Angelheart	E7	2	1st January 1990 – 1st January 1991
Sixpence	E6	1	9th July 1983
Fallen Angel	E4	0
Eclipse	E4	1	8th May 1976
Cruel Sister	E3	1
Astra	E2	1
Arcturus	E1	1