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1	United Kingdom	61429	14th November 2023 – 7th November 2026	1800	711	0	3142	5082
2	USA	25581	14th November 2023 – 6th November 2026	818	182	2	859	2421
3	France	12391	14th November 2023 – 4th November 2026	272	126	1	553	1042
4	Switzerland	9695	14th November 2023 – 2nd November 2026	79	43	1	311	1126
5	Spain	8822	15th November 2023 – 4th November 2026	92	76	0	459	927
6	Italy	4902	16th November 2023 – 6th November 2026	120	59	0	189	377
7	South Africa	3688	16th November 2023 – 5th November 2026	12	35	0	128	401
8	Canada	3363	16th November 2023 – 1st November 2026	67	21	3	110	283
9	Germany	3190	16th November 2023 – 27th October 2026	120	48	0	103	225
10	Austria	2659	16th November 2023 – 24th October 2026	76	26	0	105	226

	Date	Time	User	Type	Name	Attribute
82021	13th January 2026	10:19:24 UTC	remus	ascent	Ilias Hosain's ascent of Traffic	ascent_dt_start
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82022	13th January 2026	10:19:24 UTC	remus	ascent	Ilias Hosain's ascent of Traffic	ascent_type_id
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82023	13th January 2026	10:19:24 UTC	remus	ascent	Ilias Hosain's ascent of Traffic	ascent_style_id
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82024	13th January 2026	10:19:24 UTC	remus	ascent	Ilias Hosain's ascent of Traffic	climb_id
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82025	13th January 2026	10:19:24 UTC	remus	ascent	Ilias Hosain's ascent of Traffic	climber_id
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82026	13th January 2026	08:18:30 UTC	remus	ascent	Pat Littlejohn's ascent of Burning Gold	Partner
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82027	13th January 2026	08:18:22 UTC	remus	ascent	Pat Littlejohn's ascent of Burning Gold	notes_pretty
Before <blockquote> <p>In his 'imaginative' epistle in Mountain 131, <a href="/climber/1135/rowland-edwards" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rowland Edwards</a> states that a route of mine, Burning Gold, was the 'main inspiration' for his subsequent bolting and drilling activities on Cornish granite. This is a perverse and cowardly assertion and I object to being associated in any way with the rancorous mess the Edwards have created for themselves in Cornwall. </p> <p>Burning Gold was an on-sight, free ascent of an old aid route named <em>Scimitar</em>, which was referred to in <a href="/climber/2742/bob-moulton" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bob Moulton's</a> <a href="/library/7256/chair-ladder-and-the-south-coast" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chair Ladder guide</a> but with no first ascent details. We may never know who placed the bolts; not that it matters except to people desperate to find a scapegoat for their own follies. When <a href="/climber/1815/chris-king" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chris King</a> and I climbed the route in 1978 there was a frail, rusted bolt on the first pitch and two sounder ones at the belay. These were mentioned in the original description and in <a href="/climber/2520/pete-o'sullivan" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pete O'Sullivan's</a> 1984 guidebook. We had no hammer or pegs with us (let alone bolts) and therefore didn't add to or alter this fixed gear in any way. All the routes Chris and I did in Cornwall in that period - Burning Gold, Evil Eye, Cain, The Leer and Black Sapper- were climbed 'ground up' with a nut rack. </p> <p>The origin of the fourth bolt on Burning Gold is not some guilty secret between myself and past guidebook writers. The bizarre truth is that Rowland placed it himself, and told me so last Easter in the presence of <a href="/climber/2689/eddie-cooper" rel="noopener noreferrer">Eddie Cooper</a>. I accepted then that his motives for placing the bolt were 'public spirited' (the old one probably having rusted away) and never imagined that it would be used as a basis for insinuations against myself. [1]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <em>Mountain</em> Issue 132 (1990), page 46 <a href="/library/11324/mountain-132" rel="noopener noreferrer">/library/11324/mountain-132</a></p> After <blockquote> <p>In his 'imaginative' epistle in <a href="/library/11316/mountain-131" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mountain 131</a>, <a href="/climber/1135/rowland-edwards" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rowland Edwards</a> states that a route of mine, Burning Gold, was the 'main inspiration' for his subsequent bolting and drilling activities on Cornish granite. This is a perverse and cowardly assertion and I object to being associated in any way with the rancorous mess the Edwards have created for themselves in Cornwall. </p> <p>Burning Gold was an on-sight, free ascent of an old aid route named <em>Scimitar</em>, which was referred to in <a href="/climber/2742/bob-moulton" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bob Moulton's</a> <a href="/library/7256/chair-ladder-and-the-south-coast" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chair Ladder guide</a> but with no first ascent details. We may never know who placed the bolts; not that it matters except to people desperate to find a scapegoat for their own follies. When <a href="/climber/1815/chris-king" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chris King</a> and I climbed the route in 1978 there was a frail, rusted bolt on the first pitch and two sounder ones at the belay. These were mentioned in the original description and in <a href="/climber/2520/pete-o'sullivan" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pete O'Sullivan's</a> 1984 guidebook. We had no hammer or pegs with us (let alone bolts) and therefore didn't add to or alter this fixed gear in any way. All the routes Chris and I did in Cornwall in that period - Burning Gold, Evil Eye, Cain, The Leer and Black Sapper- were climbed 'ground up' with a nut rack. </p> <p>The origin of the fourth bolt on Burning Gold is not some guilty secret between myself and past guidebook writers. The bizarre truth is that Rowland placed it himself, and told me so last Easter in the presence of <a href="/climber/2689/eddie-cooper" rel="noopener noreferrer">Eddie Cooper</a>. I accepted then that his motives for placing the bolt were 'public spirited' (the old one probably having rusted away) and never imagined that it would be used as a basis for insinuations against myself. [1]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <em>Mountain</em> Issue 132 (1990), page 46 <a href="/library/11324/mountain-132" rel="noopener noreferrer">/library/11324/mountain-132</a></p>
82028	13th January 2026	08:18:22 UTC	remus	ascent	Pat Littlejohn's ascent of Burning Gold	notes
Before > In his 'imaginative' epistle in Mountain 131, [Rowland Edwards](/climber/1135/rowland-edwards) states that a route of mine, Burning Gold, was the 'main inspiration' for his subsequent bolting and drilling activities on Cornish granite. This is a perverse and cowardly assertion and I object to being associated in any way with the rancorous mess the Edwards have created for themselves in Cornwall. > Burning Gold was an on-sight, free ascent of an old aid route named Scimitar, which was referred to in [Bob Moulton's](/climber/2742/bob-moulton) [Chair Ladder guide](/library/7256/chair-ladder-and-the-south-coast) but with no first ascent details. We may never know who placed the bolts; not that it matters except to people desperate to find a scapegoat for their own follies. When [Chris King](/climber/1815/chris-king) and I climbed the route in 1978 there was a frail, rusted bolt on the first pitch and two sounder ones at the belay. These were mentioned in the original description and in [Pete O'Sullivan's](/climber/2520/pete-o'sullivan) 1984 guidebook. We had no hammer or pegs with us (let alone bolts) and therefore didn't add to or alter this fixed gear in any way. All the routes Chris and I did in Cornwall in that period - Burning Gold, Evil Eye, Cain, The Leer and Black Sapper- were climbed 'ground up' with a nut rack. > The origin of the fourth bolt on Burning Gold is not some guilty secret between myself and past guidebook writers. The bizarre truth is that Rowland placed it himself, and told me so last Easter in the presence of [Eddie Cooper](/climber/2689/eddie-cooper). I accepted then that his motives for placing the bolt were 'public spirited' (the old one probably having rusted away) and never imagined that it would be used as a basis for insinuations against myself. [1] ### References [1] Mountain Issue 132 (1990), page 46 [/library/11324/mountain-132](/library/11324/mountain-132) After > In his 'imaginative' epistle in [Mountain 131](/library/11316/mountain-131), [Rowland Edwards](/climber/1135/rowland-edwards) states that a route of mine, Burning Gold, was the 'main inspiration' for his subsequent bolting and drilling activities on Cornish granite. This is a perverse and cowardly assertion and I object to being associated in any way with the rancorous mess the Edwards have created for themselves in Cornwall. > Burning Gold was an on-sight, free ascent of an old aid route named Scimitar, which was referred to in [Bob Moulton's](/climber/2742/bob-moulton) [Chair Ladder guide](/library/7256/chair-ladder-and-the-south-coast) but with no first ascent details. We may never know who placed the bolts; not that it matters except to people desperate to find a scapegoat for their own follies. When [Chris King](/climber/1815/chris-king) and I climbed the route in 1978 there was a frail, rusted bolt on the first pitch and two sounder ones at the belay. These were mentioned in the original description and in [Pete O'Sullivan's](/climber/2520/pete-o'sullivan) 1984 guidebook. We had no hammer or pegs with us (let alone bolts) and therefore didn't add to or alter this fixed gear in any way. All the routes Chris and I did in Cornwall in that period - Burning Gold, Evil Eye, Cain, The Leer and Black Sapper- were climbed 'ground up' with a nut rack. > The origin of the fourth bolt on Burning Gold is not some guilty secret between myself and past guidebook writers. The bizarre truth is that Rowland placed it himself, and told me so last Easter in the presence of [Eddie Cooper](/climber/2689/eddie-cooper). I accepted then that his motives for placing the bolt were 'public spirited' (the old one probably having rusted away) and never imagined that it would be used as a basis for insinuations against myself. [1] ### References [1] Mountain Issue 132 (1990), page 46 [/library/11324/mountain-132](/library/11324/mountain-132) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -> In his 'imaginative' epistle in Mountain 131, [Rowland Edwards](/climber/1135/rowland-edwards) states that a route of mine, Burning Gold, was the 'main inspiration' for his subsequent bolting and drilling activities on Cornish granite. This is a perverse and cowardly assertion and I object to being associated in any way with the rancorous mess the Edwards have created for themselves in Cornwall. +> In his 'imaginative' epistle in [Mountain 131](/library/11316/mountain-131), [Rowland Edwards](/climber/1135/rowland-edwards) states that a route of mine, Burning Gold, was the 'main inspiration' for his subsequent bolting and drilling activities on Cornish granite. This is a perverse and cowardly assertion and I object to being associated in any way with the rancorous mess the Edwards have created for themselves in Cornwall. > Burning Gold was an on-sight, free ascent of an old aid route named Scimitar, which was referred to in [Bob Moulton's](/climber/2742/bob-moulton) [Chair Ladder guide](/library/7256/chair-ladder-and-the-south-coast) but with no first ascent details. We may never know who placed the bolts; not that it matters except to people desperate to find a scapegoat for their own follies. When [Chris King](/climber/1815/chris-king) and I climbed the route in 1978 there was a frail, rusted bolt on the first pitch and two sounder ones at the belay. These were mentioned in the original description and in [Pete O'Sullivan's](/climber/2520/pete-o'sullivan) 1984 guidebook. We had no hammer or pegs with us (let alone bolts) and therefore didn't add to or alter this fixed gear in any way. All the routes Chris and I did in Cornwall in that period - Burning Gold, Evil Eye, Cain, The Leer and Black Sapper- were climbed 'ground up' with a nut rack.
82029	13th January 2026	08:17:39 UTC	remus	ascent	Pat Littlejohn's ascent of Burning Gold	notes_pretty
Before `None` After <blockquote> <p>In his 'imaginative' epistle in Mountain 131, <a href="/climber/1135/rowland-edwards" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rowland Edwards</a> states that a route of mine, Burning Gold, was the 'main inspiration' for his subsequent bolting and drilling activities on Cornish granite. This is a perverse and cowardly assertion and I object to being associated in any way with the rancorous mess the Edwards have created for themselves in Cornwall. </p> <p>Burning Gold was an on-sight, free ascent of an old aid route named <em>Scimitar</em>, which was referred to in <a href="/climber/2742/bob-moulton" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bob Moulton's</a> <a href="/library/7256/chair-ladder-and-the-south-coast" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chair Ladder guide</a> but with no first ascent details. We may never know who placed the bolts; not that it matters except to people desperate to find a scapegoat for their own follies. When <a href="/climber/1815/chris-king" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chris King</a> and I climbed the route in 1978 there was a frail, rusted bolt on the first pitch and two sounder ones at the belay. These were mentioned in the original description and in <a href="/climber/2520/pete-o'sullivan" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pete O'Sullivan's</a> 1984 guidebook. We had no hammer or pegs with us (let alone bolts) and therefore didn't add to or alter this fixed gear in any way. All the routes Chris and I did in Cornwall in that period - Burning Gold, Evil Eye, Cain, The Leer and Black Sapper- were climbed 'ground up' with a nut rack. </p> <p>The origin of the fourth bolt on Burning Gold is not some guilty secret between myself and past guidebook writers. The bizarre truth is that Rowland placed it himself, and told me so last Easter in the presence of <a href="/climber/2689/eddie-cooper" rel="noopener noreferrer">Eddie Cooper</a>. I accepted then that his motives for placing the bolt were 'public spirited' (the old one probably having rusted away) and never imagined that it would be used as a basis for insinuations against myself. [1]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <em>Mountain</em> Issue 132 (1990), page 46 <a href="/library/11324/mountain-132" rel="noopener noreferrer">/library/11324/mountain-132</a></p>
82030	13th January 2026	08:17:39 UTC	remus	ascent	Pat Littlejohn's ascent of Burning Gold	notes
Before `None` After > In his 'imaginative' epistle in Mountain 131, [Rowland Edwards](/climber/1135/rowland-edwards) states that a route of mine, Burning Gold, was the 'main inspiration' for his subsequent bolting and drilling activities on Cornish granite. This is a perverse and cowardly assertion and I object to being associated in any way with the rancorous mess the Edwards have created for themselves in Cornwall. > Burning Gold was an on-sight, free ascent of an old aid route named Scimitar, which was referred to in [Bob Moulton's](/climber/2742/bob-moulton) [Chair Ladder guide](/library/7256/chair-ladder-and-the-south-coast) but with no first ascent details. We may never know who placed the bolts; not that it matters except to people desperate to find a scapegoat for their own follies. When [Chris King](/climber/1815/chris-king) and I climbed the route in 1978 there was a frail, rusted bolt on the first pitch and two sounder ones at the belay. These were mentioned in the original description and in [Pete O'Sullivan's](/climber/2520/pete-o'sullivan) 1984 guidebook. We had no hammer or pegs with us (let alone bolts) and therefore didn't add to or alter this fixed gear in any way. All the routes Chris and I did in Cornwall in that period - Burning Gold, Evil Eye, Cain, The Leer and Black Sapper- were climbed 'ground up' with a nut rack. > The origin of the fourth bolt on Burning Gold is not some guilty secret between myself and past guidebook writers. The bizarre truth is that Rowland placed it himself, and told me so last Easter in the presence of [Eddie Cooper](/climber/2689/eddie-cooper). I accepted then that his motives for placing the bolt were 'public spirited' (the old one probably having rusted away) and never imagined that it would be used as a basis for insinuations against myself. [1] ### References [1] Mountain Issue 132 (1990), page 46 [/library/11324/mountain-132](/library/11324/mountain-132) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1 +1,9 @@ - +> In his 'imaginative' epistle in Mountain 131, [Rowland Edwards](/climber/1135/rowland-edwards) states that a route of mine, Burning Gold, was the 'main inspiration' for his subsequent bolting and drilling activities on Cornish granite. This is a perverse and cowardly assertion and I object to being associated in any way with the rancorous mess the Edwards have created for themselves in Cornwall. + +> Burning Gold was an on-sight, free ascent of an old aid route named Scimitar, which was referred to in [Bob Moulton's](/climber/2742/bob-moulton) [Chair Ladder guide](/library/7256/chair-ladder-and-the-south-coast) but with no first ascent details. We may never know who placed the bolts; not that it matters except to people desperate to find a scapegoat for their own follies. When [Chris King](/climber/1815/chris-king) and I climbed the route in 1978 there was a frail, rusted bolt on the first pitch and two sounder ones at the belay. These were mentioned in the original description and in [Pete O'Sullivan's](/climber/2520/pete-o'sullivan) 1984 guidebook. We had no hammer or pegs with us (let alone bolts) and therefore didn't add to or alter this fixed gear in any way. All the routes Chris and I did in Cornwall in that period - Burning Gold, Evil Eye, Cain, The Leer and Black Sapper- were climbed 'ground up' with a nut rack. + +> The origin of the fourth bolt on Burning Gold is not some guilty secret between myself and past guidebook writers. The bizarre truth is that Rowland placed it himself, and told me so last Easter in the presence of [Eddie Cooper](/climber/2689/eddie-cooper). I accepted then that his motives for placing the bolt were 'public spirited' (the old one probably having rusted away) and never imagined that it would be used as a basis for insinuations against myself. [1] + +### References + +[1] Mountain Issue 132 (1990), page 46 [/library/11324/mountain-132](/library/11324/mountain-132)
82031	13th January 2026	08:11:26 UTC	remus	ascent	Pat Littlejohn's ascent of Burning Gold	Ascent #
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82032	13th January 2026	08:11:26 UTC	remus	ascent	Pat Littlejohn's ascent of Burning Gold	ascent_dt_end
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82033	13th January 2026	08:11:26 UTC	remus	ascent	Pat Littlejohn's ascent of Burning Gold	ascent_dt_start
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82034	13th January 2026	08:11:26 UTC	remus	ascent	Pat Littlejohn's ascent of Burning Gold	ascent_type_id
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82035	13th January 2026	08:11:26 UTC	remus	ascent	Pat Littlejohn's ascent of Burning Gold	ascent_style_id
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82038	13th January 2026	08:10:38 UTC	remus	climb	Burning Gold	Pitches
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82039	13th January 2026	08:10:34 UTC	remus	climb	Burning Gold	ukc_url
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82040	13th January 2026	08:10:34 UTC	remus	climb	Burning Gold	climb_type
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