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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154 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 1890 Fat Man's Chimney D ✓ James W. Puttrell
4 1895-1905 The Great Chimney D ✓ James W. Puttrell
5 27th Jun 1902 Glover's Chimney D ✓ George Glover
6 27th Jun 1902 Glover's Chimney D ✓ Jane Inglis Clark
7 27th Jun 1902 Glover's Chimney D ✓ William Inglis Clark
8 10th Jun 1950 Corvus D ✓ Bentley Beetham
9 4th Oct 1986 Indian Face E9 ✓ Johnny Dawes
10 Jun 1989 Face Mecca E9 ✓ Nick Dixon
11 19th Sep 1989 Parthian Shot (Pre-2011 Break) E9 ✓ John Dunne
12 8th May 1991 Captain Invincible E9 ✓ Sean Myles
13 1992 If 6 was 9 E9 ✓ Dave Birkett
14 1994 Sans Liberté E9 ✓ Stevie Haston
15 1994 Transcendence E9 ✓ Malcolm Smith
16 1994 Question Mark E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
17 Sep 1994 Divided Years E9 ✓ John Dunne
18 May 1996 The Big Issue E9 ✓ John Dunne
19 23rd Jul 1996 Mission Impossible E9 ✓ Neil Carson
20 1997 Savage Earth E9 ✓ John Dunne
21 24th May 1997 Gribin Wall Climb E9 ✓ Nick Dixon
22 Aug 1997 Rare Lichen E9 ✓ Leo Houlding
23 25th Oct 1997 Meshuga E9 ✓ Seb Grieve
24 1998 The Zone E9 ✓ John Arran
25 1998 Widdop Wall E9 ✓ John Dunne
26 Aug 1998 The Human Skewer E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
27 1999 Savage Horse E9 ✓ Leo Houlding
28 1999 Rewind E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
29 Jun 1999 Trauma E9 ✓ Leo Houlding
30 24th Feb 2000 Equilibrium E10 ✓ Neil Bentley
31 26th Jun 2000 Breathless E9 ✓ John Dunne
32 27th Jul 2000 Talbot Horizon E9 ✓ Dave Birkett
33 Nov 2000 Harder Faster E9 ✓ Charlie Woodburn
34 2001 Doctor Dolittle E10 ✓ John Arran
35 31st Jan 2001 Blind Vision E9 ✓ Adrian Berry
36 9th Oct 2001 Achemine E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
37 24th Jan 2002 Oz Bound E9 ✓ Ben Heason
38 19th Apr 2002 Welcome to the Cruel World E9 ✓ Dave Birkett
39 Aug 2002 Mark of My Beast E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
40 16th Oct 2002 The Fugue E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
41 16th Dec 2002 Hold Fast E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
42 Oct 2003 The Dark Side E9 ✓ Andy Earl
43 26th Oct 2003 Appointment with Death E9 ✓ Sam Whittaker
44 29th Dec 2003 Lonely Heart E9 ✓ Ben Heason
45 9th Apr 2006 Rhapsody E11 ✓ Dave MacLeod
46 3rd Jun 2006 Return of the King E9 ✓ Dave Birkett
47 Aug 2006 Adrenaline Tide E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
48 4th Apr 2007 Spinal Crack E9 ✓ Jack Geldard
49 Jul 2007 Wall of Attrition E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
50 20th Jul 2007 Hasty Sin Oot Ert Hoonds? E9 ✓ Dave Birkett
51 24th Jul 2007 To Hell and Back E10 ✓ Dave MacLeod
52 Aug 2007 The Human Skewer Direct E10 ✓ Mark Edwards
53 14th Sep 2007 Quetzalcoatl E9 ✓ Neil Dickson
54 2008 French Duke E9 ✓ Jordan Buys
55 2008 The Groove E9 ✓ James Pearson
56 14th Mar 2008 Dynamics of Change E9 ✓ Pete Whittaker
57 15th Jun 2008 Fearless E9 ✓ Neil Gresham
58 28th Jul 2008 Echo Wall E11 ✓ Dave MacLeod
59 29th Sep 2008 The Walk of Life E9 ✓ James Pearson
60 10th Jan 2009 Gerty Berwick E9 ✓ Ryan Pasquill
61 Jul 2009 A Thousand Setting Suns E9 ✓ Nick Dixon
62 11th Jul 2009 Present Tense E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
63 26th Sep 2009 Dangermouse E9 ✓ Miles Gibson
64 6th Jun 2010 Muy Caliente! E9 ✓ Tim Emmett
65 28th Aug 2010 The Usual Suspects E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
66 28th Aug 2010 The Usual Suspects E9 ✓ Tim Emmett
67 22nd-27th October 2010 The Prophet E9 ✓ Leo Houlding
68 31st Oct 2010 Die by the Drop E10 ✓ Dave MacLeod
69 Nov 2010 Once Upon a Time in the Southwest E9 ✓ Dave Birkett
70 14th May 2011 The Rathlin Effect E9 ✓ Ricky Bell
71 21st Jun 2011 Longhope Route Direct E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
72 Nov 2011 Century Crack E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
73 Nov 2011 Century Crack E10 ✓ Tom Randall
74 2012 Something's Burning E9 ✓ Charlie Woodburn
75 4th Mar 2013 Baron Greenback E9 ✓ Pete Whittaker
76 Jun 2013 Hold Fast, Hold True E10 ✓ Julian Lines
77 1st Aug 2013 Psykovsky's Sequins E9 ✓ Franco Cookson
78 20th Sep 2013 Unknown Stones E9 ✓ Nathan Lee
79 Nov 2013 Parthian Shot E10 ✓ Ben Bransby
80 8th Dec 2013 Sleepy Hollow E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
81 2014 The Pura Pura E10 ✓ Tom Randall
82 8th Mar 2014 The Lizard King E9 ✓ Jacob Cook
83 16th Mar 2014 Pure Now E9 ✓ Tom Randall
84 31st Mar 2014 The Bigger Baron E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
85 15th Aug 2014 Dina Crac E9 ✓ Tom Randall
86 21st Sep 2014 Choronzon E10 ✓ Neil Mawson
87 2015 Bonanno Pisano E9 ✓ James Pearson
88 30th May 2015 Divine Moments of Truth E9 ✓ Franco Cookson
89 14th Jun 2015 Long Runs the Fox E9 ✓ Ricky Bell
90 Sep 2015 The Final Round E9 ✓ Tom Randall
91 6th Mar 2016 Exclamation Mark E9 ✓ Alexis Perry
92 Apr 2016 House of Talons E9 ✓ James McHaffie
93 8th Apr 2016 Perfect Vacuum E9 ✓ Tim Rankin
94 10th Apr 2016 MYXOMOP E9 ✓ Franco Cookson
95 May 2016 Dark Religion E9 ✓ James McHaffie
96 5th Aug 2016 Magrathea E9 ✓ Julian Lines
97 3rd-13th October 2016 The Millenium Arch E10 ✓ Tom Randall
98 3rd-13th October 2016 The Millenium Arch E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
99 Before 4th Oct 2016 Crown of Thorns E9 ✓ Pete Whittaker
100 Before 4th Oct 2016 Crown of Thorns E9 ✓ Tom Randall
101 2017 Power Ranger E10 ✓ James Pearson
102 2017 Le Voyage E10 ✓ James Pearson
103 9th Apr 2017 Nothing Lasts E11 ✓ Franco Cookson
104 May 2017 Moonrise Kingdom E9 ✓ James McHaffie
105 May 2017 Moonrise Kingdom E9 ✓ Dan Varian
106 29th Aug 2017 The Aghori E9 ✓ Franco Cookson
107 12th September-1st October 2017 The Cruzifix E9 ✓ Pete Whittaker
108 Before 25th Sep 2017 Lamb of God E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
109 Jun 2018 Blood Eagle E9 ✓ Adam Hocking
110 Apr 2019 Black Mamba E9 ✓ Tom Randall
111 Apr 2019 Black Mamba E9 ✓ Pete Whittaker
112 27th May 2019 GreatNess Wall E10 ✓ Steve McClure
113 14th Jun 2019 The Golden Road E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
114 Aug 2019 Crown Duel E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
115 21st Aug 2019 Lille Krone E9 ✓ Pete Whittaker
116 30th Sep 2019 Mind Riot E10 ✓ Dave MacLeod
117 Sep 2020 Final Score E10 ✓ Neil Gresham
118 17th Apr 2021 Immortal E11 ✓ Franco Cookson
119 28th May 2021 Hard Cheese E10 ✓ Craig Matheson
120 8th Jun 2021 Prisoners of the Sun E9 ✓ James Taylor
121 Sep 2021 Mnemosyne E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
122 4th Sep 2021 The Inevitable End E9 ✓ Andy Marshall
123 4th Sep 2021 Lexicon E11 ✓ Neil Gresham
124 5th Oct 2021 What We Do in the Shadows E10 ✓ Robbie Phillips
125 Nov 2021 The Great Rift E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
126 Nov 2021 The Great Rift E10 ✓ Tom Randall
127 6th Mar 2022 Commitment Issues E9 ✓ James Squire
128 8th Apr 2022 The Sandman E10 ✓ Franco Cookson
129 28th Apr 2022 Heart And Soul E9 ✓ Tom Pearce
130 1st Jun 2022 Crac Yr Meistri E9 ✓ James McHaffie
131 1st January-9th February 2023 Bon Voyage E12 ✓ James Pearson
132 17th Feb 2023 Coldfinger E10 ✓ Gordon Lennox
133 May 2023 Valinor E9 ✓ Robbie Phillips
134 5th May 2023 Out for Blood E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
135 7th May 2023 Olwen E9 ✓ James Taylor
136 Jul 2023 Magical Thinking E10 ✓ Mat Wright
137 Jul 2023 Anapanasati E9 ✓ Matt Helliker
138 Aug 2023 Eigerdosis E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
139 18th Aug 2023 Black Thistle E10 ✓ Mat Wright
140 23rd-28th September 2023 Crown Royale E11 ✓ Pete Whittaker
141 Jun 2024 Race E9 ✓ Matt Helliker
142 12th Jun 2024 Polar Front E9 ✓ Jim Pope
143 Jul 2024 Ty Pwmpty E9 ✓ James McHaffie
144 Sep 2024 Yma O Hyd E10 ✓ James McHaffie
145 13th Sep 2024 Patresence E9 ✓ Angus Kille
146 23rd Sep 2024 Autobahn E9 ✓ Tom Randall
147 21st Jan 2025 One Inch Punch E9 ✓ Mat Wright
148 Mar 2025 Neanderthal E9 ✓ Calum Muskett
149 2nd Apr 2025 Away With the Faeries E9 ✓ Robbie Phillips
150 May 2025 The Unseen Kingdom E9 ✓ Mike Adams
151 2nd Jul 2025 Llechan Lân E10 ✓ Osian Parry
152 28th Apr 2026 ...But Nothing Is Lost E12 ✓ Franco Cookson
153 15th Aug 2026 Hollow E10 ✓ Ian Cooper
154 Chicama E9 ✓ Tim Emmett