Hardest Sport Climbs in the United Kingdom

Verified reasonably complete

109 climbs

Climb Grade Crag First Ascent # Ascents
1 Rainman 9b Malham Cove Steve McClure (4th Jun 2017) 3
2 Mutation 9a+ Raven Tor Steve McClure (14th Oct 1998) 2
3 Overshadow 9a+ Malham Cove Steve McClure (23rd May 2007) 2
4 Brandenburg Gate 9a+ Raven Tor Will Bosi (7th Nov 2021) 1
5 The Meltdown Direct 9a+ Twll Mawr Franco Cookson (Apr 2022) 1
6 Free at Last 9a+ Dumbarton Rock Will Bosi (25th Jun 2022) 1
7 The Dewin Stone 9a+ Twll Mawr Franco Cookson (26th Oct 2023) 1
8 Hubble 9a Raven Tor Ben Moon (14th Jun 1990) 12
9 The Big Bang 9a Lower Pen Trwyn Neil Carson (6th Dec 1996) 4
10 Northern Lights 9a Kilnsey Steve McClure (18th Jul 2000) 6
11 Rainshadow 9a Malham Cove Steve McClure (18th Jun 2003) 15
12 Roofolution 9a Raven Tor Steve McClure (Jun 2006) 2
13 North Star 9a Kilnsey Steve McClure (15th May 2008) 2
14 Stevolution 9a Raven Tor Steve McClure (2009) 6
15 Hunger 9a The Anvil Malcolm Smith (7th Jul 2010) 5
16 The Meltdown 9a Twll Mawr James McHaffie (May 2012) 4
17 Fight the Feeling 9a Steall Hut Crag Dave MacLeod (Sep 2012) 1
18 Batman 9a Malham Cove Steve McClure (22nd May 2013) 4
19 Belly's Gonna Get Ya 9a Raven Tor Alex Barrows (17th Sep 2017) 1
20 Preposterous Tales 9a Kilnsey Alex Barrows (6th May 2021) 1
21 The Southern Hooligan 9a Raven Tor Will Bosi (May 2022) 1
22 The Last Nacho 9a Raven Tor Alex Barrows (20th Aug 2023) 1
23 The Wizard King 9a Forest Rock Orrin Coley (22nd Aug 2024) 1
24 Spots of Lime 9a Chee Dale Will Bosi (Aug 2025) 1
25 All Too Familiar 9a Parisella's Cave Alex Barrows (4th Aug 2025) 1
26 Liquid Ambar 8c+ Lower Pen Trwyn Jerry Moffatt (30th Mar 1990) 5
27 Sea of Tranquility 8c+ Lower Pen Trwyn Ben Moon (1993) 4
28 Progress 8c+ Kilnsey Jerry Moffatt (1995) 19
29 The Bastard 8c+ Water-Cum-Jolly John Welford (1995) 4
30 Evolution 8c+ Raven Tor Jerry Moffatt (13th May 1995) 14
31 Total Eclipse 8c+ Malham Cove John Dunne (11th Sep 1995) 1
32 Hooligan 8c+ Raven Tor Steve Dunning (23rd May 2002) 3
33 Brian 8c+ Anstey's Cove Ken Palmer (Aug 2003) 4
34 Kaaba 8c+ Raven Tor Steve McClure (2004) 16
35 Tonto 8c+ Giggleswick Steve Dunning (28th Jun 2006) 1
36 Metalcore 8c+ The Anvil Dave MacLeod (2nd May 2007) 3
37 Ring of Steall 8c+ Steall Hut Crag Dave MacLeod (1st Aug 2007) 1
38 Bat Shadow 8c+ Malham Cove Steve McClure (Aug 2009) 2
39 Blood Diamond 8c+ The Anvil Malcolm Smith (16th Jun 2010) 1
40 Megalopa 8c+ Lower Pen Trwyn Neil Dyer (Aug 2011) 5
41 Diamond Dogs 8c+ The Diamond Pete Robins (Oct 2012) 2
42 Dark Energy 8c+ Pigeon's Cave Pete Robins (Jul 2013) 3
43 The Pink Star 8c+ The Diamond Pete Robins (9th Aug 2014) 2
44 King of Thieves 8c+ Giggleswick Jordan Buys (15th Sep 2014) 5
45 The Wild West 8c+ Raven Tor Dawid Skoczylas (2016) 2
46 Sabotage 8c+ Malham Cove Neil Gresham (Oct 2016) 4
47 A Familiar Atrocity 8c+ Parisella's Cave Jack Palmieri (13th Feb 2019) 2
48 Fixation 8c+ Malham Cove Steve McClure (Sep 2020) 1
49 Persian Dawn 8c+ Raven Tor Buster Martin (25th Apr 2021) 5
50 Frankenstein 8c+ Red Wall Quarry Gordon Lennox (31st May 2022) 1

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