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