Timeline of Hard Trad Ascents by British People

A list of first ascents of trad routes that are E9 or harder by Brits, sorted by date.

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149 entries on the list.

# Ascent DateClimbGradeFirst AscentClimber
1 6th Aug 1802 Broad Stand D ✓ Samuel Taylor Coleridge
2 9th July 1826-9th July 2026 The Old West Route M ✓ John Atkinson
3 27th Jun 1902 Glover's Chimney D ✓ Jane Inglis Clark
4 27th Jun 1902 Glover's Chimney D ✓ William Inglis Clark
5 27th Jun 1902 Glover's Chimney D ✓ George Glover
6 10th Jun 1950 Corvus D ✓ Bentley Beetham
7 4th Oct 1986 Indian Face E9 ✓ Johnny Dawes
8 Jun 1989 Face Mecca E9 ✓ Nick Dixon
9 19th Sep 1989 Parthian Shot (Pre-2011 Break) E9 ✓ John Dunne
10 8th May 1991 Captain Invincible E9 ✓ Sean Myles
11 1992 If 6 was 9 E9 ✓ Dave Birkett
12 1994 Question Mark E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
13 1994 Transcendence E9 ✓ Malcolm Smith
14 1994 Sans Liberté E9 ✓ Stevie Haston
15 Sep 1994 Divided Years E9 ✓ John Dunne
16 May 1996 The Big Issue E9 ✓ John Dunne
17 1997 Savage Earth E9 ✓ John Dunne
18 24th May 1997 Gribin Wall Climb E9 ✓ Nick Dixon
19 23rd Jul 1997 Mission Impossible E9 ✓ Neil Carson
20 Aug 1997 Rare Lichen E9 ✓ Leo Houlding
21 25th Oct 1997 Meshuga E9 ✓ Seb Grieve
22 1998 The Zone E9 ✓ John Arran
23 1998 Widdop Wall E9 ✓ John Dunne
24 Aug 1998 The Human Skewer E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
25 1999 Savage Horse E9 ✓ Leo Houlding
26 1999 Rewind E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
27 Jun 1999 Trauma E9 ✓ Leo Houlding
28 24th Feb 2000 Equilibrium E10 ✓ Neil Bentley
29 26th Jun 2000 Breathless E9 ✓ John Dunne
30 27th Jul 2000 Talbot Horizon E9 ✓ Dave Birkett
31 Nov 2000 Harder Faster E9 ✓ Charlie Woodburn
32 2001 Doctor Dolittle E10 ✓ John Arran
33 31st Jan 2001 Blind Vision E9 ✓ Adrian Berry
34 9th Oct 2001 Achemine E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
35 24th Jan 2002 Oz Bound E9 ✓ Ben Heason
36 19th Apr 2002 Welcome to the Cruel World E9 ✓ Dave Birkett
37 Aug 2002 Mark of My Beast E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
38 16th Oct 2002 The Fugue E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
39 16th Dec 2002 Hold Fast E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
40 Oct 2003 The Dark Side E9 ✓ Andy Earl
41 26th Oct 2003 Appointment with Death E9 ✓ Sam Whittaker
42 29th Dec 2003 Lonely Heart E9 ✓ Ben Heason
43 9th Apr 2006 Rhapsody E11 ✓ Dave MacLeod
44 3rd Jun 2006 Return of the King E9 ✓ Dave Birkett
45 Aug 2006 Adrenaline Tide E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
46 4th Apr 2007 Spinal Crack E9 ✓ Jack Geldard
47 Jul 2007 Wall of Attrition E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
48 20th Jul 2007 Hasty Sin Oot Ert Hoonds? E9 ✓ Dave Birkett
49 24th Jul 2007 To Hell and Back E10 ✓ Dave MacLeod
50 Aug 2007 The Human Skewer Direct E10 ✓ Mark Edwards
51 14th Sep 2007 Quetzalcoatl E9 ✓ Neil Dickson
52 2008 French Duke E9 ✓ Jordan Buys
53 2008 The Groove E9 ✓ James Pearson
54 14th Mar 2008 Dynamics of Change E9 ✓ Pete Whittaker
55 15th Jun 2008 Fearless E9 ✓ Neil Gresham
56 28th Jul 2008 Echo Wall E11 ✓ Dave MacLeod
57 29th Sep 2008 The Walk of Life E9 ✓ James Pearson
58 10th Jan 2009 Gerty Berwick E9 ✓ Ryan Pasquill
59 Jul 2009 A Thousand Setting Suns E9 ✓ Nick Dixon
60 11th Jul 2009 Present Tense E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
61 26th Sep 2009 Dangermouse E9 ✓ Miles Gibson
62 6th Jun 2010 Muy Caliente! E9 ✓ Tim Emmett
63 28th Aug 2010 The Usual Suspects E9 ✓ Tim Emmett
64 28th Aug 2010 The Usual Suspects E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
65 22nd-27th October 2010 The Prophet E9 ✓ Leo Houlding
66 31st Oct 2010 Die by the Drop E10 ✓ Dave MacLeod
67 Nov 2010 Once Upon a Time in the Southwest E9 ✓ Dave Birkett
68 14th May 2011 The Rathlin Effect E9 ✓ Ricky Bell
69 21st Jun 2011 Longhope Route Direct E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
70 Nov 2011 Century Crack E10 ✓ Tom Randall
71 Nov 2011 Century Crack E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
72 2012 Something's Burning E9 ✓ Charlie Woodburn
73 4th Mar 2013 Baron Greenback E9 ✓ Pete Whittaker
74 Jun 2013 Hold Fast, Hold True E10 ✓ Julian Lines
75 1st Aug 2013 Psykovsky's Sequins E9 ✓ Franco Cookson
76 20th Sep 2013 Unknown Stones E9 ✓ Nathan Lee
77 Nov 2013 Parthian Shot E10 ✓ Ben Bransby
78 8th Dec 2013 Sleepy Hollow E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
79 2014 The Pura Pura E10 ✓ Tom Randall
80 8th Mar 2014 The Lizard King E9 ✓ Jacob Cook
81 16th Mar 2014 Pure Now E9 ✓ Tom Randall
82 31st Mar 2014 The Bigger Baron E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
83 15th Aug 2014 Dina Crac E9 ✓ Tom Randall
84 21st Sep 2014 Choronzon E10 ✓ Neil Mawson
85 2015 Bonanno Pisano E9 ✓ James Pearson
86 30th May 2015 Divine Moments of Truth E9 ✓ Franco Cookson
87 14th Jun 2015 Long Runs the Fox E9 ✓ Ricky Bell
88 Sep 2015 The Final Round E9 ✓ Tom Randall
89 6th Mar 2016 Exclamation Mark E9 ✓ Alexis Perry
90 Apr 2016 House of Talons E9 ✓ James McHaffie
91 8th Apr 2016 Perfect Vacuum E9 ✓ Tim Rankin
92 10th Apr 2016 MYXOMOP E9 ✓ Franco Cookson
93 May 2016 Dark Religion E9 ✓ James McHaffie
94 5th Aug 2016 Magrathea E9 ✓ Julian Lines
95 3rd-13th October 2016 The Millenium Arch E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
96 3rd-13th October 2016 The Millenium Arch E10 ✓ Tom Randall
97 Before 4th Oct 2016 Crown of Thorns E9 ✓ Tom Randall
98 Before 4th Oct 2016 Crown of Thorns E9 ✓ Pete Whittaker
99 2017 Le Voyage E10 ✓ James Pearson
100 2017 Power Ranger E10 ✓ James Pearson
101 9th Apr 2017 Nothing Lasts E11 ✓ Franco Cookson
102 May 2017 Moonrise Kingdom E9 ✓ Dan Varian
103 May 2017 Moonrise Kingdom E9 ✓ James McHaffie
104 29th Aug 2017 The Aghori E9 ✓ Franco Cookson
105 12th September-1st October 2017 The Cruzifix E9 ✓ Pete Whittaker
106 Before 25th Sep 2017 Lamb of God E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
107 Jun 2018 Blood Eagle E9 ✓ Adam Hocking
108 Apr 2019 Black Mamba E9 ✓ Tom Randall
109 Apr 2019 Black Mamba E9 ✓ Pete Whittaker
110 27th May 2019 GreatNess Wall E10 ✓ Steve McClure
111 14th Jun 2019 The Golden Road E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
112 Aug 2019 Crown Duel E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
113 Oct 2019 Mind Riot E10 ✓ Dave MacLeod
114 Sep 2020 Final Score E10 ✓ Neil Gresham
115 17th Apr 2021 Immortal E11 ✓ Franco Cookson
116 28th May 2021 Hard Cheese E10 ✓ Craig Matheson
117 8th Jun 2021 Prisoners of the Sun E9 ✓ James Taylor
118 Sep 2021 Mnemosyne E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
119 4th Sep 2021 Lexicon E11 ✓ Neil Gresham
120 4th Sep 2021 The Inevitable End E9 ✓ Andy Marshall
121 5th Oct 2021 What We Do in the Shadows E10 ✓ Robbie Phillips
122 Nov 2021 The Great Rift E10 ✓ Tom Randall
123 Nov 2021 The Great Rift E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
124 6th Mar 2022 Commitment Issues E9 ✓ James Squire
125 8th Apr 2022 The Sandman E10 ✓ Franco Cookson
126 28th Apr 2022 Heart And Soul E9 ✓ Tom Pearce
127 1st Jun 2022 Crac Yr Meistri E9 ✓ James McHaffie
128 1st January-9th February 2023 Bon Voyage E12 ✓ James Pearson
129 17th Feb 2023 Coldfinger E10 ✓ Gordon Lennox
130 May 2023 Valinor E9 ✓ Robbie Phillips
131 5th May 2023 Out for Blood E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
132 7th May 2023 Olwen E9 ✓ James Taylor
133 Jul 2023 Anapanasati E9 ✓ Matt Helliker
134 Jul 2023 Magical Thinking E10 ✓ Mat Wright
135 Aug 2023 Eigerdosis E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
136 18th Aug 2023 Black Thistle E10 ✓ Mat Wright
137 23rd-28th September 2023 Crown Royale E11 ✓ Pete Whittaker
138 Jun 2024 Race E9 ✓ Matt Helliker
139 12th Jun 2024 Polar Front E9 ✓ Jim Pope
140 Sep 2024 Yma O Hyd E10 ✓ James McHaffie
141 13th Sep 2024 Patresence E9 ✓ Angus Kille
142 23rd Sep 2024 Autobahn E10 ✓ Tom Randall
143 21st Jan 2025 One Inch Punch E9 ✓ Mat Wright
144 Mar 2025 Neanderthal E9 ✓ Calum Muskett
145 2nd Apr 2025 Away With the Faeries E9 ✓ Robbie Phillips
146 May 2025 The Unseen Kingdom E9 ✓ Mike Adams
147 2nd Jul 2025 Llechan Lân E10 ✓ Osian Parry
148 28th Apr 2026 ...But Nothing Is Lost E12 ✓ Franco Cookson
149 Chicama E9 ✓ Tim Emmett