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