Whale Rock | Climbing History

Year	Climb	Grade	Climber	Style	Date
1984	Just a Little Tease	E5	Dave Cuthbertson	Lead	Jun 1984
	First ascent.
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1986	Femme Fatale	E8	Dave Cuthbertson	Lead \| worked	27th Jul 1986
	First ascent.
	With side-runners. References [1] Mountain Issue 112, page 16 /library/11111/mountain-112
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2002	Hold Fast	E9	Dave MacLeod	Lead \| worked	16th Dec 2002
	First ascent.
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2013	Hold Fast, Hold True	E10	Julian Lines	Solo \| worked	Jun 2013
	First ascent.
	Prior to making the first ascent Jules took a very spicy fall, fortunately he walked away unscathed. It's a world class solo for sure. Grade wise I thought it to be around 8a/8a+ with the direct finish though do not do an awful lot of sport climbing, the top section is a grade easier than the lower section but obviously way higher and so puts at least half an E-grade on top of the lower E9 section. I'm really pleased to have finally done it, for me to climb it everything had to come together as I'm not as strong as Macleod or Birkett who can power their way out of trouble. References [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWK1fkBqB1Q [2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2013/06/julian_lines_climbs_hold_fast_hold_true_-_e910-68145 [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzDKXm4zXYM

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Climb	Grade	# Recorded Ascents	Ascents Recorded Between
Hold Fast, Hold True	E10	4	1st June 2013 – 29th March 2022
Hold Fast	E9	2	16th December 2002 – 1st January 2007
Femme Fatale	E8	6	27th July 1986 – 28th April 2024
Just a Little Tease	E5	1	1st June 1984 – 1st July 1984