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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128 entries on the list.

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