The Hardest Boulder Problems on Gritstone

A list of all boulder problems 8B or harder on gritstone, a coarse-grained sandstone primarily found in the Pennines in the UK.

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39 entries on the list.

Climb Grade First Ascent
1 Brad Pit SDS 8B+ Thomas Willenberg, 15th May 2000
2 Voyager SDS 8B+ Ben Moon, Nov 2006
3 Smiling Buttress 8B+ Tyler Landman, 3rd Nov 2013
4 Bone Machine into Hats for Weasels via Rubble Rouser 8B+ James Noble, 2021
5 Weeping Arete 8B+ Dan Varian, 8th Jun 2024
6 Kindred 8B+ Jim Pope, 15th Jul 2024
7 The Boss Sit 8B+ Nathan Phillips, 12th Mar 2025
8 Malc's Traverse 8B Steve McClure, 16th Jan 2000
9 The Ace 8B Jerry Moffatt, 2001
10 Second Coming 8B Steve Dunning, 2001
11 Super Furry Animal 8B Steve Dunning, Sep 2001
12 Cypher 8B Ben Moon, Mar 2002
13 Ullola 8B Steve Dunning, 2003
14 High Fidelity 8B Steve Dunning, Apr 2003
15 Close of Business 8B Steve McClure, 1st Sep 2003
16 Rhythm 8B Steve Dunning, 2004
17 Endless Nameless 8B John Gaskins, Oct 2005
18 Voyager 8B Ben Moon, 16th Nov 2005
19 The Real Keelhaul 8B Tom Peckitt, Feb 2007
20 Bulbhaul 8B Tom Peckitt, 2008
21 X-Calibre Direct SDS 8B Tom Peckitt, Oct 2008
22 Yes We Can 8B Mark Katz, 13th Mar 2011
23 Patina Turner 8B Tom Peckitt, 2013
24 Ill Behaviour 8B Ned Feehally, 8th Nov 2017
25 Chabang 8B Dan Turner, 15th Sep 2018
26 Dig King Punch 8B James Noble, 2020
27 Lifeline 8B Dawid Skoczylas, 2020
28 The Boss 8B Ned Feehally, 9th Mar 2020
29 N.Bison 8B Ned Feehally, 1st Feb 2021
30 The Waiting Room Low Start 8B Tom Newman, Mar 2021
31 Bloodhound 8B Jim Pope, 13th Apr 2021
32 Groove Aversion 8B Dave Barrans, 10th Feb 2022
33 Snatch Low 8B Will Bosi, 10th Mar 2022
34 Burnt Ends 8B Nathan Phillips, 27th Apr 2023
35 Another World SDS 8B Robin Müller, Jan 2025
36 Lupin 8B Jim Pope, 16th Jan 2025
37 Burial 8B Ned Feehally, Mar 2025
38 Cherry Falls Sit 8B Harry Constantine, 29th Mar 2025
39 Cloud Gate Low 8B Billy Ridal, 12th Apr 2025