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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134 entries on the list.

Ascent Date Climb Grade First Ascent Climber
1 10th Jun 1950 Corvus D ✓ Bentley Beetham
2 Jul 1970 Longhope Route Direct E9 ✓ Oliver Hill
3 Jul 1970 Longhope Route Direct E9 ✓ Ed Drummond
4 4th Oct 1986 Indian Face E9 ✓ Johnny Dawes
5 2nd Mar 1988 Knockin' on Heaven's Door E9 ✓ Andy Pollitt
6 Jun 1989 Face Mecca E9 ✓ Nick Dixon
7 19th Sep 1989 Parthian Shot (Pre 2011 Break) E9 ✓ John Dunne
8 8th May 1991 Captain Invincible E9 ✓ Sean Myles
9 1992 If 6 was 9 E9 ✓ Dave Birkett
10 1994 Transcendence E9 ✓ Malcolm Smith
11 1994 Question Mark E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
12 Sep 1994 Divided Years E9 ✓ John Dunne
13 May 1996 The Big Issue E9 ✓ John Dunne
14 1997 Savage Earth E9 ✓ John Dunne
15 24th May 1997 Gribin Wall Climb E9 ✓ Nick Dixon
16 23rd Jul 1997 Mission Impossible E9 ✓ Neil Carson
17 Aug 1997 Rare Lichen E9 ✓ Leo Houlding
18 25th Oct 1997 Meshuga E9 ✓ Seb Grieve
19 1998 The Zone E9 ✓ John Arran
20 1998 Widdop Wall E9 ✓ John Dunne
21 Aug 1998 The Human Skewer E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
22 1999 Savage Horse E9 ✓ Leo Houlding
23 1999 Rewind E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
24 Jun 1999 Trauma E9 ✓ Leo Houlding
25 24th Feb 2000 Equilibrium E10 ✓ Neil Bentley
26 26th Jun 2000 Breathless E9 ✓ John Dunne
27 27th Jul 2000 Talbot Horizon E9 ✓ Dave Birkett
28 Nov 2000 Harder Faster E9 ✓ Charlie Woodburn
29 2001 Doctor Dolittle E10 ✓ John Arran
30 31st Jan 2001 Blind Vision E9 ✓ Adrian Berry
31 9th Oct 2001 Achemine E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
32 2002 Welcome to the Cruel World E9 ✓ Dave Birkett
33 24th Jan 2002 Oz Bound E9 ✓ Ben Heason
34 Aug 2002 Mark of My Beast E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
35 16th Oct 2002 The Fugue E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
36 16th Dec 2002 Hold Fast E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
37 15th Jun 2003 Lonely Heart E9 ✓ Ben Heason
38 Oct 2003 The Dark Side E9 ✓ Andy Earl
39 26th Oct 2003 Appointment with Death E9 ✓ Sam Whittaker
40 2006 Return of the King E9 ✓ Dave Birkett
41 9th Apr 2006 Rhapsody E11 ✓ Dave MacLeod
42 Aug 2006 Adrenaline Tide E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
43 4th Apr 2007 Spinal Crack E9 ✓ Jack Geldard
44 Jul 2007 Wall of Attrition E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
45 20th Jul 2007 Hasty Sin Oot Ert Hoonds? E9 ✓ Dave Birkett
46 24th Jul 2007 To Hell and Back E10 ✓ Dave MacLeod
47 Aug 2007 The Human Skewer Direct E10 ✓ Mark Edwards
48 Sep 2007 Quetzalcoatl E9 ✓ Neil Dickson
49 2008 The Groove E9 ✓ James Pearson
50 2008 French Duke E9 ✓ Jordan Buys
51 14th Mar 2008 Dynamics of Change E9 ✓ Pete Whittaker
52 15th Jun 2008 Fearless E9 ✓ Neil Gresham
53 28th Jul 2008 Echo Wall E10 ✓ Dave MacLeod
54 29th Sep 2008 The Walk of Life E9 ✓ James Pearson
55 10th Jan 2009 Gerty Berwick E9 ✓ Ryan Pasquill
56 Jul 2009 A Thousand Setting Suns E9 ✓ Nick Dixon
57 11th Jul 2009 Present Tense E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
58 26th Sep 2009 Dangermouse E9 ✓ Miles Gibson
59 6th Jun 2010 Muy Caliente! E9 ✓ Tim Emmett
60 28th Aug 2010 The Usual Suspects E9 ✓ Tim Emmett
61 28th Aug 2010 The Usual Suspects E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
62 Between 22nd Oct 2010 and 27th Oct 2010 The Prophet E9 ✓ Leo Houlding
63 31st Oct 2010 Die by the Drop E10 ✓ Dave MacLeod
64 Nov 2010 Once Upon a Time in the Southwest E9 ✓ Dave Birkett
65 14th May 2011 The Rathlin Effect E9 ✓ Ricky Bell
66 21st Jun 2011 Longhope Route Direct E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
67 Nov 2011 Century Crack E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
68 Nov 2011 Century Crack E10 ✓ Tom Randall
69 2012 Something's Burning E9 ✓ Charlie Woodburn
70 4th Mar 2013 Baron Greenback E9 ✓ Pete Whittaker
71 Jun 2013 Hold Fast, Hold True E10 ✓ Julian Lines
72 1st Aug 2013 Psykovsky's Sequins E9 ✓ Franco Cookson
73 20th Sep 2013 Unknown Stones E9 ✓ Nathan Lee
74 Nov 2013 Parthian Shot E10 ✓ Ben Bransby
75 8th Dec 2013 Sleepy Hollow E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
76 2014 The Pura Pura E10 ✓ Tom Randall
77 8th Mar 2014 The Lizard King E9 ✓ Jacob Cook
78 16th Mar 2014 Pure Now E9 ✓ Tom Randall
79 31st Mar 2014 The Bigger Baron E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
80 15th Aug 2014 Dina Crac E9 ✓ Tom Randall
81 21st Sep 2014 Choronzon E10 ✓ Neil Mawson
82 2015 Bonanno Pisano E9 ✓ James Pearson
83 30th May 2015 Divine Moments of Truth E9 ✓ Franco Cookson
84 14th Jun 2015 Long Runs the Fox E9 ✓ Ricky Bell
85 Sep 2015 The Final Round E9 ✓ Tom Randall
86 6th Mar 2016 Exclamation Mark E9 ✓ Alexis Perry
87 Apr 2016 House of Talons E9 ✓ James McHaffie
88 8th Apr 2016 Perfect Vacuum E9 ✓ Tim Rankin
89 10th Apr 2016 MYXOMOP E9 ✓ Franco Cookson
90 May 2016 Dark Religion E9 ✓ James McHaffie
91 5th Aug 2016 Magrathea E9 ✓ Julian Lines
92 2017 Power Ranger E11 ✓ James Pearson
93 2017 Le Voyage E10 ✓ James Pearson
94 9th Apr 2017 Nothing Lasts E11 ✓ Franco Cookson
95 May 2017 Moonrise Kingdom E9 ✓ Dan Varian
96 May 2017 Moonrise Kingdom E9 ✓ James McHaffie
97 29th Aug 2017 The Aghori E9 ✓ Franco Cookson
98 Jun 2018 Blood Eagle E9 ✓ Adam Hocking
99 Apr 2019 Black Mamba E9 ✓ Tom Randall
100 Apr 2019 Black Mamba E9 ✓ Pete Whittaker
101 27th May 2019 GreatNess Wall E10 ✓ Steve McClure
102 14th Jun 2019 The Golden Road E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
103 Aug 2019 Crown Duel E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
104 Oct 2019 Mind Riot E10 ✓ Dave MacLeod
105 Sep 2020 Final Score E10 ✓ Neil Gresham
106 17th Apr 2021 Immortal E11 ✓ Franco Cookson
107 28th May 2021 Hard Cheese E10 ✓ Craig Matheson
108 8th Jun 2021 Prisoners of the Sun E9 ✓ James Taylor
109 Sep 2021 Mnemosyne E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
110 4th Sep 2021 Lexicon E11 ✓ Neil Gresham
111 4th Sep 2021 The Inevitable End E9 ✓ Andy Marshall
112 5th Oct 2021 What we do in the Shadows E10 ✓ Robbie Phillips
113 Nov 2021 The Great Rift E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
114 Nov 2021 The Great Rift E10 ✓ Tom Randall
115 6th Mar 2022 Commitment Issues E9 ✓ James Squire
116 8th Apr 2022 The Sandman E10 ✓ Franco Cookson
117 28th Apr 2022 Heart And Soul E9 ✓ Tom Pearce
118 1st Jun 2022 Crac Yr Meistri E9 ✓ James McHaffie
119 Between 1st Jan 2023 and 9th Feb 2023 Bon Voyage E12 ✓ James Pearson
120 17th Feb 2023 Coldfinger E10 ✓ Gordon Lennox
121 May 2023 Valinor E9 ✓ Robbie Phillips
122 5th May 2023 Out for Blood E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
123 7th May 2023 Olwen E9 ✓ James Taylor
124 Jul 2023 Anapanasati E9 ✓ Matt Helliker
125 Jul 2023 Magical Thinking E10 ✓ Mathew Wright
126 Aug 2023 Eigerdosis E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
127 18th Aug 2023 Black Thistle E10 ✓ Mathew Wright
128 Between 23rd Sep 2023 and 28th Sep 2023 Crown Royale E11 ✓ Pete Whittaker
129 Jun 2024 Race E9 ✓ Matt Helliker
130 12th Jun 2024 Polar Front E9 ✓ Jim Pope
131 Sep 2024 Yma O Hyd E10 ✓ James McHaffie
132 Sep 2024 Patresence E9 ✓ Angus Kille
133 23rd Sep 2024 Autobahn E10 ✓ Tom Randall
134 Chicama E9 ✓ Tim Emmett