The best British male sport climbers.
This list aims to list any male British sport climber who has climbed 8c or harder. It attempts to be definitive in terms of the people included but does not attempt to enumerate every relevant ascent.
| Climber |
Grade |
Climbs |
| Will Bosi |
9b |
La Capella, King Capella |
| Steve McClure |
9b |
Rainman |
| Josh Ibbertson |
9b |
Rainman |
| Tom Bolger |
9a+ |
Gancho Perfecto, Ciudad del Dios |
| Buster Martin |
9a+ |
First Ley |
| Ryan Pasquill |
9a |
Rainshadow, Jungle Speed, Bain de Sang, Stevolution, Speed Intégrale |
| Alex Barrows |
9a |
Era Vella, Belly's Gonna Get Ya, Preposterous Tales, Bad Girl's Club |
| Toby Roberts |
9a |
Stevolution, Hubble, Batman, Rainshadow |
| James Pearson |
9a |
Ça Chauffe, Escalatamàsters, Condé de Choc |
| Pete Dawson |
9a |
Rainshadow, Cabane au Canada, Hubble |
| Ben Moon |
9a |
Hubble, Rainshadow |
| Malcolm Smith |
9a |
Hunger, Hubble |
| Stevie Haston |
9a |
Hugh, Descente Lolita |
| James McHaffie |
9a |
Big Bang, The Meltdown |
| Will Smith |
9a |
Estado Crítico, Era Vella |
| Franco Cookson |
9a |
The Meltdown Extension, The Meltdown |
| John Dunne |
9a |
Total Eclipse |
| Neil Carson |
9a |
Big Bang |
| Steve Dunning |
9a |
Hubble |
| Jordan Buys |
9a |
Rainshadow |
| Stuart Littlefair |
9a |
Rainshadow |
| Micky Page |
9a |
The Illusionist |
| Dave MacLeod |
9a |
Hunger |
| Alex Waterhouse |
9a |
The Fly |
| Hamish McArthur |
9a |
Jungle Speed |
| Kieran Forrest |
9a |
Big Bang |
| Mathew Wright |
9a |
Hubble |
| Angus Kille |
9a |
Escalatamàsters |
| Luke Dawson |
9a |
Rainshadow |
| Felix Wilkins |
9a |
Stevolution |
| Pete Robins |
8c+ |
The Pink Star, Sea of Tranquility, Megalopa, Liquid Ambar, Dark Energy, Diamond Dogs |
| Ted Kingsnorth |
8c+ |
Just Do It, Sabotage, Kabaah is Futile, Progress, Kaa'bah |
| Jim Pope |
8c+ |
Eye of Odin, Mr. Hyde, Kaa'bah |
| Jerry Moffatt |
8c+ |
Liquid Ambar, Evolution |
| Paul Smitton |
8c+ |
Bah Bah Black SHeep, Kaa'bah |
| Stew Watson |
8c+ |
Mordor, One Night Stand |
| Chris Savage |
8c+ |
Espacio Oceano, Progress |
| Alan Cassidy |
8c+ |
Nordic Flower, Metalcore |
| Gaz Parry |
8c+ |
Blomu R3, Supersonico |
| Oli Grounsell |
8c+ |
Radar Ez, Megalopa |
| Ethan Walker |
8c+ |
Evolution, Kaa'bah |
| Jon Freeman |
8c+ |
Sabotage, Progress |
| John Welford |
8c+ |
The Bastard |
| Nic Sellars |
8c+ |
Evolution |
| Ken Palmer |
8c+ |
Brian |
| Neil Dyer |
8c+ |
Megalopa |
| Ben Davison |
8c+ |
Eye of Odin |
| Tim Palmer |
8c+ |
Progress |
| Ellis Butler-Barker |
8c+ |
Brian |
| Pete Whittaker |
8c+ |
Kaa'bah |
| Dawid Skoczylas |
8c+ |
The Wild West |
| Neil Gresham |
8c+ |
Sabotage |
| Haydn Jones |
8c+ |
Kaa'bah |
| James Noble |
8c+ |
Superman |
| Billy Ridal |
8c+ |
Mr. Hyde |
| Mike Hart |
8c+ |
Dark Energy |
| Wiz Fineron |
8c+ |
Mr. Hyde |
| Tim Emmett |
8c+ |
Superman |
| Tom Newberry |
8c+ |
Spicy Noodle |
| Neil Mawson |
8c |
True North, Raining Bats and Dogs, Sex After Climb, Espacío Tiempo, Mecca Extension, Bat Route, Cry Freedom |
| Mark Leach |
8c |
Maginot Line, Cry Freedom, Make it Funky, Bat Route |
| Matt Cooke |
8c |
Something for Nothing, Bat Route, Raining Bats and Dogs, Cry Freedom |
| Rupert Davies |
8c |
Devolution, Make it Funky, Seraphim |
| Bob Hickish |
8c |
Mecca Extension, Endeavour, True North |
| James Turnbull |
8c |
Raining Bats and Dogs, Epic Adventures, Bat Route |
| Chris Smith |
8c |
Mistic, True North, Battle Cat |
| Matt Broadhurst |
8c |
Troll Hammer, Nordic Plumber, Mecca Extension |
| Alex Norton |
8c |
Make it Funky, Hajj, Mistic |
| Tony Mitchell |
8c |
True North, Bat Route |
| Ian Vickers |
8c |
True North, Wonderwall |
| Richard Waterton |
8c |
Raining Bats and Dogs, True North |
| Matt Pickles |
8c |
Overjustified, True North |
| Dave McLoughlin |
8c |
Devolution into Waddage, Hajj |
| Ben Bransby |
8c |
Full Empire, The Beast |
| Adam Jeeworth |
8c |
Raining Bats and Dogs, Bat Route |
| Jerome Mowat |
8c |
Bat Route, Cry Freedom |
| Nathan Lee |
8c |
Mecca Extension, Fish Eye |
| Finn Hayward |
8c |
Fish Eye, Mind Control |
| Mark Edwards |
8c |
Nuts Are Not the Only Fruit |
| Mark Pretty |
8c |
Make it Funky |
| Drew Haigh |
8c |
Cry Freedom |
| Dave Redpath |
8c |
Devastation Generation |
| Robin Sutton |
8c |
True North |
| Paul Reeve |
8c |
Cry Freedom |
| Matt Donnelly |
8c |
Mecca Extension |
| Aidan Roberts |
8c |
Freakshow |
| Gordon Lennox |
8c |
Dracula True Finish |
| Ian Cooper |
8c |
The Death Star |
| Alexis Perry |
8c |
The Death Star |
| Chris Doyle |
8c |
The Holy Grail |
| Nic Duboust |
8c |
Bat Route |
| Ally Coull |
8c |
Magnum Opus |
| Eli Hardie Howes |
8c |
Florida |
| Al Wilson |
8c |
Cry Freedom |
| Ben Freeman |
8c |
Aladdin |
| Ed Mowbray |
8c |
Mecca Extension |
| Ollie Torr |
8c |
Mecca Extension |
| Ally Smith |
8c |
The Pirate |
| Sam Williams |
8c |
Bat Route |
| John Thornton |
8c |
Groovyfied |
| Jim Hulbert |
8c |
Bat Route |
| Cailean Harker |
8c |
The Death Star |
| James Ibbertson |
8c |
Bat Route |
| Oliver Hill |
8c |
Mecca Extension |
| Tom Frost |
8c |
Bat Route |
| Kevin Avery |
8c |
La Bénédiction |
| Charlie Woodburn |
8c |
Bat Route |
| Adam Harrison |
8c |
Bat Route |
| Adam Jeffs |
8c |
Cry Freedom |
| Mike Grey |
8c |
True North |
| Rob Napier |
8c |
Bat Route |
| Sam Whittaker |
8c |
Bat Route |
| Adrian Baxter |
8c |
Kalandraka |
| Will Kelsall |
8c |
Bat Route |
| Richard Heap |
8c |
Make it Funky |
| Robin Barker |
8c |
Make it Funky |
| Jon Clark |
8c |
Mecca Extension |
| Robbie Philips |
8c |
Especio Tempo |
| Char Williams |
8c |
Mecca Extension |
| Max Milne |
8c |
Dracula True Finish |
| Jacob Cook |
8c |
Revival |
| Eddie Barbour |
8c |
China Beach |
| Ian MacDonald |
8c |
T1 Full Equip |
| John Maskell |
8c |
Fish Eye |
| Ed Hamer |
8c |
Tiger Cat |