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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156 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 ✓ William Inglis Clark
7 27th Jun 1902 Glover's Chimney D ✓ Jane 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 Transcendence E9 ✓ Malcolm Smith
15 1994 Sans Liberté E9 ✓ Stevie Haston
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 Widdop Wall E9 ✓ John Dunne
25 1998 The Zone E9 ✓ John Arran
26 Aug 1998 The Human Skewer E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
27 1999 Rewind E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
28 1999 Savage Horse E9 ✓ Leo Houlding
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 2003 Chicama E9 ✓ Tim Emmett
43 Oct 2003 The Dark Side E9 ✓ Andy Earl
44 26th Oct 2003 Appointment with Death E9 ✓ Sam Whittaker
45 29th Dec 2003 Lonely Heart E9 ✓ Ben Heason
46 9th Apr 2006 Rhapsody E11 ✓ Dave MacLeod
47 3rd Jun 2006 Return of the King E9 ✓ Dave Birkett
48 Aug 2006 Adrenaline Tide E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
49 4th Apr 2007 Spinal Crack E9 ✓ Jack Geldard
50 Jul 2007 Wall of Attrition E9 ✓ Mark Edwards
51 20th Jul 2007 Hasty Sin Oot Ert Hoonds? E9 ✓ Dave Birkett
52 24th Jul 2007 To Hell and Back E10 ✓ Dave MacLeod
53 Aug 2007 The Human Skewer Direct E10 ✓ Mark Edwards
54 14th Sep 2007 Quetzalcoatl E9 ✓ Neil Dickson
55 2008 The Groove E9 ✓ James Pearson
56 2008 French Duke E9 ✓ Jordan Buys
57 14th Mar 2008 Dynamics of Change E9 ✓ Pete Whittaker
58 15th Jun 2008 Fearless E9 ✓ Neil Gresham
59 28th Jul 2008 Echo Wall E11 ✓ Dave MacLeod
60 29th Sep 2008 The Walk of Life E9 ✓ James Pearson
61 10th Jan 2009 Gerty Berwick E9 ✓ Ryan Pasquill
62 Jul 2009 A Thousand Setting Suns E9 ✓ Nick Dixon
63 11th Jul 2009 Present Tense E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
64 26th Sep 2009 Dangermouse E9 ✓ Miles Gibson
65 6th Jun 2010 Muy Caliente! E9 ✓ Tim Emmett
66 28th Aug 2010 The Usual Suspects E9 ✓ Tim Emmett
67 28th Aug 2010 The Usual Suspects E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
68 22nd-27th October 2010 The Prophet E9 ✓ Leo Houlding
69 31st Oct 2010 Die by the Drop E10 ✓ Dave MacLeod
70 Nov 2010 Once Upon a Time in the Southwest E9 ✓ Dave Birkett
71 14th May 2011 The Rathlin Effect E9 ✓ Ricky Bell
72 21st Jun 2011 Longhope Route Direct E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
73 Nov 2011 Century Crack E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
74 Nov 2011 Century Crack E10 ✓ Tom Randall
75 2012 Something's Burning E9 ✓ Charlie Woodburn
76 4th Mar 2013 Baron Greenback E9 ✓ Pete Whittaker
77 Jun 2013 Hold Fast, Hold True E10 ✓ Julian Lines
78 1st Aug 2013 Psykovsky's Sequins E9 ✓ Franco Cookson
79 20th Sep 2013 Unknown Stones E9 ✓ Nathan Lee
80 Nov 2013 Parthian Shot E10 ✓ Ben Bransby
81 8th Dec 2013 Sleepy Hollow E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
82 2014 The Pura Pura E10 ✓ Tom Randall
83 8th Mar 2014 The Lizard King E9 ✓ Jacob Cook
84 16th Mar 2014 Pure Now E9 ✓ Tom Randall
85 31st Mar 2014 The Bigger Baron E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
86 15th Aug 2014 Dina Crac E9 ✓ Tom Randall
87 21st Sep 2014 Choronzon E10 ✓ Neil Mawson
88 2015 Bonanno Pisano E9 ✓ James Pearson
89 30th May 2015 Divine Moments of Truth E9 ✓ Franco Cookson
90 14th Jun 2015 Long Runs the Fox E9 ✓ Ricky Bell
91 Sep 2015 The Final Round E9 ✓ Tom Randall
92 6th Mar 2016 Exclamation Mark E9 ✓ Alexis Perry
93 Apr 2016 House of Talons E9 ✓ James McHaffie
94 8th Apr 2016 Perfect Vacuum E9 ✓ Tim Rankin
95 10th Apr 2016 MYXOMOP E9 ✓ Franco Cookson
96 May 2016 Dark Religion E9 ✓ James McHaffie
97 5th Aug 2016 Magrathea E9 ✓ Julian Lines
98 3rd-13th October 2016 The Millenium Arch E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
99 3rd-13th October 2016 The Millenium Arch E10 ✓ Tom Randall
100 Before 4th Oct 2016 Crown of Thorns E9 ✓ Tom Randall
101 Before 4th Oct 2016 Crown of Thorns E9 ✓ Pete Whittaker
102 2017 Le Voyage E10 ✓ James Pearson
103 2017 Power Ranger E10 ✓ James Pearson
104 9th Apr 2017 Nothing Lasts E11 ✓ Franco Cookson
105 May 2017 Moonrise Kingdom E9 ✓ James McHaffie
106 May 2017 Moonrise Kingdom E9 ✓ Dan Varian
107 29th Aug 2017 The Aghori E9 ✓ Franco Cookson
108 12th September-1st October 2017 The Cruzifix E9 ✓ Pete Whittaker
109 12th September-1st October 2017 The Cruzifix E9 ✓ Tom Randall
110 Before 25th Sep 2017 Lamb of God E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
111 Jun 2018 Blood Eagle E9 ✓ Adam Hocking
112 Apr 2019 Black Mamba E9 ✓ Pete Whittaker
113 Apr 2019 Black Mamba E9 ✓ Tom Randall
114 27th May 2019 GreatNess Wall E10 ✓ Steve McClure
115 14th Jun 2019 The Golden Road E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
116 Aug 2019 Crown Duel E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
117 21st Aug 2019 Lille Krone E9 ✓ Pete Whittaker
118 30th Sep 2019 Mind Riot E10 ✓ Dave MacLeod
119 Sep 2020 Final Score E10 ✓ Neil Gresham
120 17th Apr 2021 Immortal E11 ✓ Franco Cookson
121 28th May 2021 Hard Cheese E10 ✓ Craig Matheson
122 8th Jun 2021 Prisoners of the Sun E9 ✓ James Taylor
123 Sep 2021 Mnemosyne E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
124 4th Sep 2021 Lexicon E11 ✓ Neil Gresham
125 4th Sep 2021 The Inevitable End E9 ✓ Andy Marshall
126 5th Oct 2021 What We Do in the Shadows E10 ✓ Robbie Phillips
127 Nov 2021 The Great Rift E10 ✓ Tom Randall
128 Nov 2021 The Great Rift E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
129 6th Mar 2022 Commitment Issues E9 ✓ James Squire
130 8th Apr 2022 The Sandman E10 ✓ Franco Cookson
131 28th Apr 2022 Heart And Soul E9 ✓ Tom Pearce
132 1st Jun 2022 Crac Yr Meistri E9 ✓ James McHaffie
133 1st January-9th February 2023 Bon Voyage E12 ✓ James Pearson
134 17th Feb 2023 Coldfinger E10 ✓ Gordon Lennox
135 May 2023 Valinor E9 ✓ Robbie Phillips
136 5th May 2023 Out for Blood E9 ✓ Dave MacLeod
137 7th May 2023 Olwen E9 ✓ James Taylor
138 Jul 2023 Magical Thinking E10 ✓ Mat Wright
139 Jul 2023 Anapanasati E9 ✓ Matt Helliker
140 Aug 2023 Eigerdosis E10 ✓ Pete Whittaker
141 18th Aug 2023 Black Thistle E10 ✓ Mat Wright
142 23rd-28th September 2023 Crown Royale E11 ✓ Pete Whittaker
143 Jun 2024 Race E9 ✓ Matt Helliker
144 12th Jun 2024 Polar Front E9 ✓ Jim Pope
145 Jul 2024 Ty Pwmpty E9 ✓ James McHaffie
146 Sep 2024 Yma O Hyd E10 ✓ James McHaffie
147 13th Sep 2024 Patresence E9 ✓ Angus Kille
148 23rd Sep 2024 Autobahn E9 ✓ Tom Randall
149 21st Jan 2025 One Inch Punch E9 ✓ Mat Wright
150 Mar 2025 Neanderthal E9 ✓ Calum Muskett
151 2nd Apr 2025 Away With the Faeries E9 ✓ Robbie Phillips
152 May 2025 The Unseen Kingdom E9 ✓ Mike Adams
153 2nd Jul 2025 Llechan Lân E10 ✓ Osian Parry
154 28th Apr 2026 ...But Nothing Is Lost E12 ✓ Franco Cookson
155 15th Aug 2026 Hollow E10 ✓ Ian Cooper
156 18th Oct 2026 Lonesome Dove E9 ✓ Jim Pope