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23564 14th March 2026 17:25:34 UTC remus ascent Noah Wheeler's ascent of Vecchio Leone notes
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2 months after rupturing a pulley.
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2 months after rupturing a pulley. ### References [1] [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV3vgNKAIJ-/](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV3vgNKAIJ-/)
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23565 14th March 2026 17:25:34 UTC remus ascent Noah Wheeler's ascent of Vecchio Leone notes_pretty
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<p>2 months after rupturing a pulley.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV3vgNKAIJ-/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV3vgNKAIJ-/</a></p>
23566 14th March 2026 17:21:49 UTC remus climb Frank notes_pretty
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<p>Named after the Franklin bouldering pads that were starting to be used at the time of the FA, and were of much use to protect the shoddy landing.</p>
23567 14th March 2026 17:21:49 UTC remus climb Frank notes
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23568 14th March 2026 17:20:47 UTC remus climb Frank climb_name
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23569 14th March 2026 17:20:47 UTC remus climb Frank crag_id
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23570 14th March 2026 17:20:47 UTC remus climb Frank ukc_url
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23571 14th March 2026 17:20:47 UTC remus climb Frank climb_type
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23573 14th March 2026 17:19:58 UTC remus climb Cindy Crawford notes
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23574 14th March 2026 17:19:58 UTC remus climb Cindy Crawford notes_pretty
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<p>So named because the line is tall and beautiful.</p>
23575 14th March 2026 17:18:00 UTC remus climb Marrow Bone Jelly notes
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So anmed because the route is between ***P**sycho*, ***A**drenaline Rush* and ***L**ittle Cenotaph, and PAL was a dogfood at the time which contained marrowbone jelly. [1] ### References [1] [https://ukbouldering.com/threads/boulder-problem-names-climbing-history.34883/post-721689](https://ukbouldering.com/threads/boulder-problem-names-climbing-history.34883/post-721689)
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So anmed because the route is between **P**sycho, **A**drenaline Rush and **L**ittle Cenotaph, and PAL was a dogfood at the time which contained marrowbone jelly. [1] ### References [1] [https://ukbouldering.com/threads/boulder-problem-names-climbing-history.34883/post-721689](https://ukbouldering.com/threads/boulder-problem-names-climbing-history.34883/post-721689)
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23576 14th March 2026 17:18:00 UTC remus climb Marrow Bone Jelly notes_pretty
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<p>So anmed because the route is between <strong><em>P</em><em>sycho</em>, </strong><em>A</em><em>drenaline Rush</em> and <strong>*L</strong>ittle Cenotaph, and PAL was a dogfood at the time which contained marrowbone jelly. [1]</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://ukbouldering.com/threads/boulder-problem-names-climbing-history.34883/post-721689" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ukbouldering.com/threads/boulder-problem-names-climbing-history.34883/post-721689</a></p>
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<p>So anmed because the route is between <strong>P</strong>sycho, <strong>A</strong>drenaline Rush and <strong>L</strong>ittle Cenotaph, and PAL was a dogfood at the time which contained marrowbone jelly. [1]</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://ukbouldering.com/threads/boulder-problem-names-climbing-history.34883/post-721689" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ukbouldering.com/threads/boulder-problem-names-climbing-history.34883/post-721689</a></p>
23577 14th March 2026 17:17:28 UTC remus climb Marrow Bone Jelly notes
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So anmed because the route is between ***P**sycho*, ***A**drenaline Rush* and ***L**ittle Cenotaph, and PAL was a dogfood at the time which contained marrowbone jelly. [1] ### References [1] [https://ukbouldering.com/threads/boulder-problem-names-climbing-history.34883/post-721689](https://ukbouldering.com/threads/boulder-problem-names-climbing-history.34883/post-721689)
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23578 14th March 2026 17:17:28 UTC remus climb Marrow Bone Jelly notes_pretty
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<p>So anmed because the route is between <strong><em>P</em><em>sycho</em>, </strong><em>A</em><em>drenaline Rush</em> and <strong>*L</strong>ittle Cenotaph, and PAL was a dogfood at the time which contained marrowbone jelly. [1]</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://ukbouldering.com/threads/boulder-problem-names-climbing-history.34883/post-721689" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ukbouldering.com/threads/boulder-problem-names-climbing-history.34883/post-721689</a></p>
23579 13th March 2026 23:09:24 UTC remus climber John Allen notes_pretty
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<p>John was a prolific and gifted climber who established a host of hard, classic routes on his local gritstone crags in the Peak District.</p> <p>Lines that had been eyed up by many fell to this prodigious young talent. He climbed <a href="/climb/877" rel="noopener noreferrer">Old Friends</a> when he was just 14 and continued adding quality new first ascents from there, such as <a href="/climb/878" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hairless Heart</a>, <a href="/climb/870" rel="noopener noreferrer">White Wand</a>, <a href="/climb/879" rel="noopener noreferrer">Profit of Doom</a> and <a href="/climb/871" rel="noopener noreferrer">London Wall</a> which were climbed within a 2 week period at age 16.</p> <p>From around 1977 to 1980, John lived in New Zealand where he established dozens of future classics [2]. He moved to Tahoe, USA, for 18 months (1981-82), climbing with <a href="/climber/722/john-bachar" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Bachar</a>, <a href="climber/728/john-long" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Long</a> and <a href="/climber/732/tony-yaniro" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tony Yaniro</a>. With Simon Horrox, he climbed <a href="/climb/990/the-nose" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Nose</a> in a day with no jumaring. [1] – the first time this had been achieved.</p> <p>Shoulder surgery in early 1982 curtailed his output, but on return to the UK he began adding a plethora of high quality gritstone 'micro-routes' such as <a href="/climb/880" rel="noopener noreferrer">West Side Story</a> at <a href="/crag/1303" rel="noopener noreferrer">Burbage West</a>.</p> <p>Although his enthusiasm for climbing waned in the '90s, he returned to it in the 2010s, developing mid-grade sport routes in the limestone quarries of the Peak District.</p> <p>John sadly died in a climbing accident at <a href="/crag/33827/stoney-west" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stoney West</a> in 2020 [4]. He remains a revered and fondly remembered figure in British climbing.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Obituary on <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">UKClimbing.com</a> by <a href="/climber/793/graham-hoey" rel="noopener noreferrer">Graham Hoey</a>, 27th May 2020 <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/the_day_the_music_died_-_remembering_john_allen-12803" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/the_day_the_music_died_-_remembering_john_allen-12803</a></p> <p>[2] List of John Allen routes in New Zealand <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/ticklists/nz_john_allen_routes-2588?sort=g" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/ticklists/nz_john_allen_routes-2588?sort=g</a></p> <p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/1096/geoff-birtles" rel="noopener noreferrer">Geoff Birtles</a> for <em>Crags</em> magazine in December 1976, shortly before John emmigrated to New Zealand <a href="https://www.climber.co.uk/people/the-john-allen-interview-crags-8-1977/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climber.co.uk/people/the-john-allen-interview-crags-8-1977/</a></p> <p>[4] UKClimbing.com news report on the accident which killed John Allen (2020) <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/05/john_allen_tragically_killed_at_stoney_west-72315" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/05/john_allen_tragically_killed_at_stoney_west-72315</a></p>
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<p>John Allen was a prolific and gifted climber who established a host of hard, classic routes on his local gritstone crags in the Peak District.</p> <p>Lines that had been eyed up by many fell to this prodigious young talent. He climbed <a href="/climb/877" rel="noopener noreferrer">Old Friends</a> (E4) when he was just 14 and continued adding quality new first ascents from there, such as <a href="/climb/878" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hairless Heart</a>, <a href="/climb/870" rel="noopener noreferrer">White Wand</a> (E5), <a href="/climb/879" rel="noopener noreferrer">Profit of Doom</a> (E4) and <a href="/climb/871" rel="noopener noreferrer">London Wall</a> (E5) which were climbed within a 2 week period at age 16.</p> <p>From around 1977 to 1980, John lived in New Zealand where he established dozens of future classics [2]. He moved to Tahoe, USA, for 18 months (1981-82), climbing with <a href="/climber/722/john-bachar" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Bachar</a>, <a href="climber/728/john-long" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Long</a> and <a href="/climber/732/tony-yaniro" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tony Yaniro</a>. With Simon Horrox, he climbed <a href="/climb/990/the-nose" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Nose</a> in a day with no jumaring. [1] – the first time this had been achieved.</p> <p>Shoulder surgery in early 1982 curtailed his output, but on return to the UK he began adding a plethora of high quality gritstone 'micro-routes' such as <a href="/climb/880" rel="noopener noreferrer">West Side Story</a> at <a href="/crag/1303" rel="noopener noreferrer">Burbage West</a>.</p> <p>Although his enthusiasm for climbing waned in the '90s, he returned to it in the 2010s, developing mid-grade sport routes in the limestone quarries of the Peak District.</p> <p>John sadly died in a climbing accident at <a href="/crag/33827/stoney-west" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stoney West</a> in 2020 [4]. He remains a revered and fondly remembered figure in British climbing.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Obituary on <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">UKClimbing.com</a> by <a href="/climber/793/graham-hoey" rel="noopener noreferrer">Graham Hoey</a>, 27th May 2020 <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/the_day_the_music_died_-_remembering_john_allen-12803" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/the_day_the_music_died_-_remembering_john_allen-12803</a></p> <p>[2] List of John Allen routes in New Zealand <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/ticklists/nz_john_allen_routes-2588?sort=g" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/ticklists/nz_john_allen_routes-2588?sort=g</a></p> <p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/1096/geoff-birtles" rel="noopener noreferrer">Geoff Birtles</a> for <em>Crags</em> magazine in December 1976, shortly before John emmigrated to New Zealand <a href="https://www.climber.co.uk/people/the-john-allen-interview-crags-8-1977/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climber.co.uk/people/the-john-allen-interview-crags-8-1977/</a></p> <p>[4] UKClimbing.com news report on the accident which killed John Allen (2020) <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/05/john_allen_tragically_killed_at_stoney_west-72315" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/05/john_allen_tragically_killed_at_stoney_west-72315</a></p>
23580 13th March 2026 23:09:24 UTC remus climber John Allen notes
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John was a prolific and gifted climber who established a host of hard, classic routes on his local gritstone crags in the Peak District. Lines that had been eyed up by many fell to this prodigious young talent. He climbed [Old Friends](/climb/877) when he was just 14 and continued adding quality new first ascents from there, such as [Hairless Heart](/climb/878), [White Wand](/climb/870), [Profit of Doom](/climb/879) and [London Wall](/climb/871) which were climbed within a 2 week period at age 16. From around 1977 to 1980, John lived in New Zealand where he established dozens of future classics [2]. He moved to Tahoe, USA, for 18 months (1981-82), climbing with [John Bachar](/climber/722/john-bachar), [John Long](climber/728/john-long) and [Tony Yaniro](/climber/732/tony-yaniro). With Simon Horrox, he climbed [The Nose](/climb/990/the-nose) in a day with no jumaring. [1] – the first time this had been achieved. Shoulder surgery in early 1982 curtailed his output, but on return to the UK he began adding a plethora of high quality gritstone 'micro-routes' such as [West Side Story](/climb/880) at [Burbage West](/crag/1303). Although his enthusiasm for climbing waned in the '90s, he returned to it in the 2010s, developing mid-grade sport routes in the limestone quarries of the Peak District. John sadly died in a climbing accident at [Stoney West](/crag/33827/stoney-west) in 2020 [4]. He remains a revered and fondly remembered figure in British climbing. ### References [1] Obituary on [UKClimbing.com](https://www.ukclimbing.com/) by [Graham Hoey](/climber/793/graham-hoey), 27th May 2020 [https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/the_day_the_music_died_-_remembering_john_allen-12803](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/the_day_the_music_died_-_remembering_john_allen-12803) [2] List of John Allen routes in New Zealand [https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/ticklists/nz_john_allen_routes-2588?sort=g](https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/ticklists/nz_john_allen_routes-2588?sort=g) [3] Interview with [Geoff Birtles](/climber/1096/geoff-birtles) for *Crags* magazine in December 1976, shortly before John emmigrated to New Zealand [https://www.climber.co.uk/people/the-john-allen-interview-crags-8-1977/](https://www.climber.co.uk/people/the-john-allen-interview-crags-8-1977/) [4] UKClimbing.com news report on the accident which killed John Allen (2020) [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/05/john_allen_tragically_killed_at_stoney_west-72315](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/05/john_allen_tragically_killed_at_stoney_west-72315)
After
John Allen was a prolific and gifted climber who established a host of hard, classic routes on his local gritstone crags in the Peak District. Lines that had been eyed up by many fell to this prodigious young talent. He climbed [Old Friends](/climb/877) (E4) when he was just 14 and continued adding quality new first ascents from there, such as [Hairless Heart](/climb/878), [White Wand](/climb/870) (E5), [Profit of Doom](/climb/879) (E4) and [London Wall](/climb/871) (E5) which were climbed within a 2 week period at age 16. From around 1977 to 1980, John lived in New Zealand where he established dozens of future classics [2]. He moved to Tahoe, USA, for 18 months (1981-82), climbing with [John Bachar](/climber/722/john-bachar), [John Long](climber/728/john-long) and [Tony Yaniro](/climber/732/tony-yaniro). With Simon Horrox, he climbed [The Nose](/climb/990/the-nose) in a day with no jumaring. [1] – the first time this had been achieved. Shoulder surgery in early 1982 curtailed his output, but on return to the UK he began adding a plethora of high quality gritstone 'micro-routes' such as [West Side Story](/climb/880) at [Burbage West](/crag/1303). Although his enthusiasm for climbing waned in the '90s, he returned to it in the 2010s, developing mid-grade sport routes in the limestone quarries of the Peak District. John sadly died in a climbing accident at [Stoney West](/crag/33827/stoney-west) in 2020 [4]. He remains a revered and fondly remembered figure in British climbing. ### References [1] Obituary on [UKClimbing.com](https://www.ukclimbing.com/) by [Graham Hoey](/climber/793/graham-hoey), 27th May 2020 [https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/the_day_the_music_died_-_remembering_john_allen-12803](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/the_day_the_music_died_-_remembering_john_allen-12803) [2] List of John Allen routes in New Zealand [https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/ticklists/nz_john_allen_routes-2588?sort=g](https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/ticklists/nz_john_allen_routes-2588?sort=g) [3] Interview with [Geoff Birtles](/climber/1096/geoff-birtles) for *Crags* magazine in December 1976, shortly before John emmigrated to New Zealand [https://www.climber.co.uk/people/the-john-allen-interview-crags-8-1977/](https://www.climber.co.uk/people/the-john-allen-interview-crags-8-1977/) [4] UKClimbing.com news report on the accident which killed John Allen (2020) [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/05/john_allen_tragically_killed_at_stoney_west-72315](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/05/john_allen_tragically_killed_at_stoney_west-72315)
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-John was a prolific and gifted climber who established a host of hard, classic routes on his local gritstone crags in the Peak District.
+John Allen was a prolific and gifted climber who established a host of hard, classic routes on his local gritstone crags in the Peak District.

-Lines that had been eyed up by many fell to this prodigious young talent. He climbed [Old Friends](/climb/877) when he was just 14 and continued adding quality new first ascents from there, such as [Hairless Heart](/climb/878), [White Wand](/climb/870), [Profit of Doom](/climb/879) and [London Wall](/climb/871) which were climbed within a 2 week period at age 16.
+Lines that had been eyed up by many fell to this prodigious young talent. He climbed [Old Friends](/climb/877) (E4) when he was just 14 and continued adding quality new first ascents from there, such as [Hairless Heart](/climb/878), [White Wand](/climb/870) (E5), [Profit of Doom](/climb/879) (E4) and [London Wall](/climb/871) (E5) which were climbed within a 2 week period at age 16.

From around 1977 to 1980, John lived in New Zealand where he established dozens of future classics [2]. He moved to Tahoe, USA, for 18 months (1981-82), climbing with [John Bachar](/climber/722/john-bachar), [John Long](climber/728/john-long) and [Tony Yaniro](/climber/732/tony-yaniro). With Simon Horrox, he climbed [The Nose](/climb/990/the-nose) in a day with no jumaring. [1] – the first time this had been achieved.

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