| Name | Type | # Changes | Last Updated | First Updated | |
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| 1 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpbCmJGkKHE | media | 108 | 14th July 2024 | 14th July 2024 |
| 2 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DF5XgLjMdJu/ | media | 74 | 21st February 2026 | 10th February 2025 |
| 3 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DSTP2Z8ANtI/ | media | 72 | 1st April 2026 | 16th December 2025 |
| 4 | Hard Rock | list | 67 | 19th August 2025 | 27th July 2024 |
| 5 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DGD2HHVM4yn/ | media | 65 | 21st February 2026 | 14th February 2025 |
| 6 | Remus Knowles | climber | 56 | 8th April 2026 | 30th March 2024 |
| 7 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DVi7bJmjNhO/ | media | 55 | 16th March 2026 | 6th March 2026 |
| 8 | Will Stanhope | climber | 51 | 6th May 2026 | 24th January 2021 |
| 9 | https://open.spotify.com/episode/0cHKL3jWvp8A4QcZ1LS0YM | media | 51 | 6th October 2024 | 10th April 2024 |
| 10 | https://www.instagram.com/p/BcX-gR8llwj/ | media | 48 | 23rd January 2026 | 24th January 2024 |
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| 81 | 18th June 2026 | 10:01:40 UTC | remus | ascent | Simon Boes's ascent of Deep Fake | notes | |
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After releasing a video of the ascent [3] the youtube channel [Some Climbing News](https://www.youtube.com/@someclimbingnews) analysed the footage [2] and found suggestions that the footage had been edited together, rather than being uncut footage of a complete ascent. When asked to provide uncut footage of the ascent Boes was unwilling or unable to do so.
### References
[1] [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWbqvT-jN7h/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DWbqvT-jN7h/)
[2] *Climbing News'* analysis of the ascent footage (June 2026) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ENT1FkcA_Y](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ENT1FkcA_Y)
[3] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_b6yGJsTWw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_b6yGJsTWw)
After
After releasing a video of the ascent [3] the youtube channel [Some Climbing News](https://www.youtube.com/@someclimbingnews) analysed the footage [2] and found suggestions that the footage had been edited together to look like a complete ascent, as opposed to being uncut footage of the complete ascent. When asked to provide uncut footage of the ascent Boes was unwilling or unable to do so.
### References
[1] [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWbqvT-jN7h/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DWbqvT-jN7h/)
[2] *Climbing News'* analysis of the ascent footage (June 2026) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ENT1FkcA_Y](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ENT1FkcA_Y)
[3] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_b6yGJsTWw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_b6yGJsTWw)
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| 86 | 18th June 2026 | 10:00:38 UTC | remus | ascent | Simon Boes's ascent of Deep Fake | notes | |
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Before
### References
[1] [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWbqvT-jN7h/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DWbqvT-jN7h/)
After
After releasing a video of the ascent [3] the youtube channel [Some Climbing News](https://www.youtube.com/@someclimbingnews) analysed the footage [2] and found suggestions that the footage had been edited together, rather than being uncut footage of a complete ascent. When asked to provide uncut footage of the ascent Boes was unwilling or unable to do so.
### References
[1] [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWbqvT-jN7h/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DWbqvT-jN7h/)
[2] *Climbing News'* analysis of the ascent footage (June 2026) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ENT1FkcA_Y](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ENT1FkcA_Y)
[3] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_b6yGJsTWw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_b6yGJsTWw)
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| 87 | 18th June 2026 | 10:00:38 UTC | remus | ascent | Simon Boes's ascent of Deep Fake | notes_pretty | |
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Before
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DWbqvT-jN7h/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/p/DWbqvT-jN7h/</a></p>
After
<p>After releasing a video of the ascent [3] the youtube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@someclimbingnews" rel="noopener noreferrer">Some Climbing News</a> analysed the footage [2] and found suggestions that the footage had been edited together, rather than being uncut footage of a complete ascent. When asked to provide uncut footage of the ascent Boes was unwilling or unable to do so.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DWbqvT-jN7h/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/p/DWbqvT-jN7h/</a></p>
<p>[2] <em>Climbing News'</em> analysis of the ascent footage (June 2026) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ENT1FkcA_Y" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ENT1FkcA_Y</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_b6yGJsTWw" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_b6yGJsTWw</a></p>
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| 88 | 18th June 2026 | 09:38:48 UTC | remus | ascent | Dave MacLeod's ascent of The Great Escape | notes | |
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Before
Dave believed his ascent to be the first ascent, later learning of [John Dunne](/climber/154/john-dunne) claim.
>The route would be three distinct pitches. Pitch two would almost certainly form the meat of the difficulties, but the top pitch might also be tricky, with a few options for where you could go. After abseiling to a big ledge at the top of the main pitch, I re-rigged the rope and continued down. As soon as I was over the lip, I was surprised to find that the whole line was not only obvious but very well chalked. I had enough experience to know that the route had seen attention from someone who really knew what they were doing. Each hold had been carefully cleaned, and every single foot smear had been marked with a tiny dab of chalk. I'd seen that done here and there on boulder problems before, but never for every foothold on a 45-metre mountain pitch like this. […]
>On the way back up the rope, I also tried the top pitch. Unlike the one below, it had no chalk, and some of the holds were covered in thick, tough lichen. I spent about four hours scrubbing the whole wall with a wire brush to make the moves possible for me. It was clear this pitch was only a grade or so easier than the one below.
>Back home in Glasgow, I made an assumption. Even if the main pitch had been done, whoever had done it had gone a different way for the top pitch since that was still dirty. Most likely, they would have taken the path of least resistance, escaping left after the big ledge. A month passed and I heard nothing in the climbing media or on the grapevine about the route having been done, so I resolved to get on the line I had cleaned. Regardless of whether the main pitch had been climbed or not, the headwall would add distinction and a lot of difficulty to the overall route. […]
>Given that tense first meeting with John [Dunne] at Kendal, I was dismayed to learn that the route on Arran was his. After some confusion, I heard John had indeed climbed the exact same line as me, including the final pitch. I doubted this could be correct, since it was so dirty and the main pitch so thoroughly cleaned. But John rang me and asked me to describe in detail where I went, and he told me that was what he had done. He said the top pitch had been dirty, but he had just climbed through it. […] John called the climb The Great Escape. Had the first ascent been mine, I would have called it Macrochiera, after the giant spider crab, since the wall resembled the shape of the crab, with the flake of the crux pitch forming the left pincer. The right pincer is a much harder line and remains unclimbed to this day.
### References
[1] Dave MacLeod, 'Moving the Needle', Rare Breed Productions, 2024
After
Dave believed his ascent to be the first ascent, later learning of [John Dunne's](/climber/154/john-dunne) claim.
>The route would be three distinct pitches. Pitch two would almost certainly form the meat of the difficulties, but the top pitch might also be tricky, with a few options for where you could go. After abseiling to a big ledge at the top of the main pitch, I re-rigged the rope and continued down. As soon as I was over the lip, I was surprised to find that the whole line was not only obvious but very well chalked. I had enough experience to know that the route had seen attention from someone who really knew what they were doing. Each hold had been carefully cleaned, and every single foot smear had been marked with a tiny dab of chalk. I'd seen that done here and there on boulder problems before, but never for every foothold on a 45-metre mountain pitch like this. […]
>On the way back up the rope, I also tried the top pitch. Unlike the one below, it had no chalk, and some of the holds were covered in thick, tough lichen. I spent about four hours scrubbing the whole wall with a wire brush to make the moves possible for me. It was clear this pitch was only a grade or so easier than the one below.
>Back home in Glasgow, I made an assumption. Even if the main pitch had been done, whoever had done it had gone a different way for the top pitch since that was still dirty. Most likely, they would have taken the path of least resistance, escaping left after the big ledge. A month passed and I heard nothing in the climbing media or on the grapevine about the route having been done, so I resolved to get on the line I had cleaned. Regardless of whether the main pitch had been climbed or not, the headwall would add distinction and a lot of difficulty to the overall route. […]
>Given that tense first meeting with John [Dunne] at Kendal, I was dismayed to learn that the route on Arran was his. After some confusion, I heard John had indeed climbed the exact same line as me, including the final pitch. I doubted this could be correct, since it was so dirty and the main pitch so thoroughly cleaned. But John rang me and asked me to describe in detail where I went, and he told me that was what he had done. He said the top pitch had been dirty, but he had just climbed through it. […] John called the climb The Great Escape. Had the first ascent been mine, I would have called it Macrochiera, after the giant spider crab, since the wall resembled the shape of the crab, with the flake of the crux pitch forming the left pincer. The right pincer is a much harder line and remains unclimbed to this day.
### References
[1] Dave MacLeod, 'Moving the Needle', Rare Breed Productions, 2024
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| 89 | 18th June 2026 | 09:38:48 UTC | remus | ascent | Dave MacLeod's ascent of The Great Escape | notes_pretty | |
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<p>Dave believed his ascent to be the first ascent, later learning of <a href="/climber/154/john-dunne" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Dunne</a> claim.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>The route would be three distinct pitches. Pitch two would almost certainly form the meat of the difficulties, but the top pitch might also be tricky, with a few options for where you could go. After abseiling to a big ledge at the top of the main pitch, I re-rigged the rope and continued down. As soon as I was over the lip, I was surprised to find that the whole line was not only obvious but very well chalked. I had enough experience to know that the route had seen attention from someone who really knew what they were doing. Each hold had been carefully cleaned, and every single foot smear had been marked with a tiny dab of chalk. I'd seen that done here and there on boulder problems before, but never for every foothold on a 45-metre mountain pitch like this. […]</p>
<p>On the way back up the rope, I also tried the top pitch. Unlike the one below, it had no chalk, and some of the holds were covered in thick, tough lichen. I spent about four hours scrubbing the whole wall with a wire brush to make the moves possible for me. It was clear this pitch was only a grade or so easier than the one below.</p>
<p>Back home in Glasgow, I made an assumption. Even if the main pitch had been done, whoever had done it had gone a different way for the top pitch since that was still dirty. Most likely, they would have taken the path of least resistance, escaping left after the big ledge. A month passed and I heard nothing in the climbing media or on the grapevine about the route having been done, so I resolved to get on the line I had cleaned. Regardless of whether the main pitch had been climbed or not, the headwall would add distinction and a lot of difficulty to the overall route. […]</p>
<p>Given that tense first meeting with John [Dunne] at Kendal, I was dismayed to learn that the route on Arran was his. After some confusion, I heard John had indeed climbed the exact same line as me, including the final pitch. I doubted this could be correct, since it was so dirty and the main pitch so thoroughly cleaned. But John rang me and asked me to describe in detail where I went, and he told me that was what he had done. He said the top pitch had been dirty, but he had just climbed through it. […] John called the climb The Great Escape. Had the first ascent been mine, I would have called it Macrochiera, after the giant spider crab, since the wall resembled the shape of the crab, with the flake of the crux pitch forming the left pincer. The right pincer is a much harder line and remains unclimbed to this day.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] Dave MacLeod, 'Moving the Needle', Rare Breed Productions, 2024</p>
After
<p>Dave believed his ascent to be the first ascent, later learning of <a href="/climber/154/john-dunne" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Dunne's</a> claim.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>The route would be three distinct pitches. Pitch two would almost certainly form the meat of the difficulties, but the top pitch might also be tricky, with a few options for where you could go. After abseiling to a big ledge at the top of the main pitch, I re-rigged the rope and continued down. As soon as I was over the lip, I was surprised to find that the whole line was not only obvious but very well chalked. I had enough experience to know that the route had seen attention from someone who really knew what they were doing. Each hold had been carefully cleaned, and every single foot smear had been marked with a tiny dab of chalk. I'd seen that done here and there on boulder problems before, but never for every foothold on a 45-metre mountain pitch like this. […]</p>
<p>On the way back up the rope, I also tried the top pitch. Unlike the one below, it had no chalk, and some of the holds were covered in thick, tough lichen. I spent about four hours scrubbing the whole wall with a wire brush to make the moves possible for me. It was clear this pitch was only a grade or so easier than the one below.</p>
<p>Back home in Glasgow, I made an assumption. Even if the main pitch had been done, whoever had done it had gone a different way for the top pitch since that was still dirty. Most likely, they would have taken the path of least resistance, escaping left after the big ledge. A month passed and I heard nothing in the climbing media or on the grapevine about the route having been done, so I resolved to get on the line I had cleaned. Regardless of whether the main pitch had been climbed or not, the headwall would add distinction and a lot of difficulty to the overall route. […]</p>
<p>Given that tense first meeting with John [Dunne] at Kendal, I was dismayed to learn that the route on Arran was his. After some confusion, I heard John had indeed climbed the exact same line as me, including the final pitch. I doubted this could be correct, since it was so dirty and the main pitch so thoroughly cleaned. But John rang me and asked me to describe in detail where I went, and he told me that was what he had done. He said the top pitch had been dirty, but he had just climbed through it. […] John called the climb The Great Escape. Had the first ascent been mine, I would have called it Macrochiera, after the giant spider crab, since the wall resembled the shape of the crab, with the flake of the crux pitch forming the left pincer. The right pincer is a much harder line and remains unclimbed to this day.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] Dave MacLeod, 'Moving the Needle', Rare Breed Productions, 2024</p>
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| 90 | 18th June 2026 | 09:32:15 UTC | remus | climber | Malcolm Smith | notes_pretty | |
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<p>An early adherent of training on a woody who put his strength to excellent use, putting up many of the hardest problems in the UK from the early '90s to early 2000s. He burst onto the scene with his quick second ascent of <a href="/climb/5/hubble" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hubble</a> aged just 18, one of the hardest routes in the world at the time. </p>
<p><a href="/climber/520/dave-cuthbertson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave "Cubby" Cuthbertson</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>He had the strength of character to turn his back on the tradition of climbing, the summit and the romance, and do his own thing. As he says, he's always got time for more training. [1]</p>
</blockquote>
<p>He went on to crack some the last great problems in the UK, such as <a href="/climb/117/monk-life" rel="noopener noreferrer">Monk Life</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/126/pilgrimage" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pilgrimage</a> (8B+). His traverses <a href="/climb/7275/lothlorian" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lothlorian</a> (8c+) and <a href="/climb/127/leviathan" rel="noopener noreferrer">Leviathan</a> (9a) remain unrepeated.</p>
<p>Alongside his hard bouldering, he repeated many of the hardest sport routes of the time including making the second ascent of <a href="/climb/67/evolution" rel="noopener noreferrer">Evolution</a> at <a href="/crag/146/raven-tor" rel="noopener noreferrer">Raven Tor</a>, the second ascent of <a href="/climb/65/progress" rel="noopener noreferrer">Progress</a> at <a href="/crag/608/kilnsey" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kilnsey</a> as well as early repeats of <a href="/climb/9/bat-route" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bat Route</a> and <a href="/climb/12/cry-freedom" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cry Freedom</a> at <a href="/crag/610/malham-cove" rel="noopener noreferrer">Malham Cove</a>. In 2010 he established Scotland's first 9a with his ascent of <a href="/climb/53/hunger" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hunger</a> at <a href="/crag/8442/the-anvil" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Anvil</a>.</p>
<p>As dedicated to training as to climbing outdoors, his testpieces on <a href="/crag/33810/school-room-50°-board" rel="noopener noreferrer">School Room 50° Board</a> remain benchmarks of raw power and went unrepeated for years.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="/climber/520/dave-cuthbertson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave Cuthbertson</a> interview with <a href="/climber/702/niall-grimes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Niall Grimes</a> on The Jam Crack Podcast Jan 2023. 1hr13mins. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cj6Zduv5LRmqwotmqg5Nd?" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cj6Zduv5LRmqwotmqg5Nd?</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://vimeo.com/6644468" rel="noopener noreferrer">Splinter</a>, a short portrait by <a href="/climber/986/ben-pritchard" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ben Pritchard</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FguueX9jM78" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stone Love</a></p>
<p>[4] Interview with Neil Mann, 2017 <a href="https://www.theprojectmagazine.com/features/2017/2/14/interview-malcolm-smith" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.theprojectmagazine.com/features/2017/2/14/interview-malcolm-smith</a></p>
After
<p>Malcolm Smith is a Scottish boulderer and sport climber who was primarily active between 1990 and 2010. As an early adherent of training, and specifically training boards, he put his strength to excellent use putting up many of the hardest boulder problems in the UK. He burst onto the scene with his quick second ascent of <a href="/climb/5/hubble" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hubble</a> in 1992 aged just 18, at the time one of the hardest routes in the world. </p>
<p><a href="/climber/520/dave-cuthbertson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave "Cubby" Cuthbertson</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>He had the strength of character to turn his back on the tradition of climbing, the summit and the romance, and do his own thing. As he says, he's always got time for more training. [1]</p>
</blockquote>
<p>He went on to climb some the last great problems in the UK such as <a href="/climb/117/monk-life" rel="noopener noreferrer">Monk Life</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/126/pilgrimage" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pilgrimage</a> (8B+). His traverses <a href="/climb/7275/lothlorian" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lothlorian</a> (8c+) and <a href="/climb/127/leviathan" rel="noopener noreferrer">Leviathan</a> (9a) remain unrepeated.</p>
<p>Alongside his hard bouldering, he repeated many of the hardest sport routes of the time including making the second ascent of <a href="/climb/67/evolution" rel="noopener noreferrer">Evolution</a> at <a href="/crag/146/raven-tor" rel="noopener noreferrer">Raven Tor</a>, the second ascent of <a href="/climb/65/progress" rel="noopener noreferrer">Progress</a> at <a href="/crag/608/kilnsey" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kilnsey</a> as well as early repeats of <a href="/climb/9/bat-route" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bat Route</a> and <a href="/climb/12/cry-freedom" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cry Freedom</a> at <a href="/crag/610/malham-cove" rel="noopener noreferrer">Malham Cove</a>. In 2010 he established Scotland's first 9a with his ascent of <a href="/climb/53/hunger" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hunger</a> at <a href="/crag/8442/the-anvil" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Anvil</a>.</p>
<p>As dedicated to training as to climbing outdoors, his testpieces on <a href="/crag/33810/school-room-50°-board" rel="noopener noreferrer">School Room 50° Board</a> remain benchmarks of raw power and went unrepeated for years.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="/climber/520/dave-cuthbertson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave Cuthbertson</a> interview with <a href="/climber/702/niall-grimes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Niall Grimes</a> on The Jam Crack Podcast Jan 2023. 1hr13mins. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cj6Zduv5LRmqwotmqg5Nd?" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cj6Zduv5LRmqwotmqg5Nd?</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://vimeo.com/6644468" rel="noopener noreferrer">Splinter</a>, a short portrait by <a href="/climber/986/ben-pritchard" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ben Pritchard</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FguueX9jM78" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stone Love</a></p>
<p>[4] Interview with Neil Mann, 2017 <a href="https://www.theprojectmagazine.com/features/2017/2/14/interview-malcolm-smith" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.theprojectmagazine.com/features/2017/2/14/interview-malcolm-smith</a></p>
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| 91 | 18th June 2026 | 09:32:15 UTC | remus | climber | Malcolm Smith | notes | |
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Before
An early adherent of training on a woody who put his strength to excellent use, putting up many of the hardest problems in the UK from the early '90s to early 2000s. He burst onto the scene with his quick second ascent of [Hubble](/climb/5/hubble) aged just 18, one of the hardest routes in the world at the time.
[Dave "Cubby" Cuthbertson](/climber/520/dave-cuthbertson):
> He had the strength of character to turn his back on the tradition of climbing, the summit and the romance, and do his own thing. As he says, he's always got time for more training. [1]
He went on to crack some the last great problems in the UK, such as [Monk Life](/climb/117/monk-life) (8B+) and [Pilgrimage](/climb/126/pilgrimage) (8B+). His traverses [Lothlorian](/climb/7275/lothlorian) (8c+) and [Leviathan](/climb/127/leviathan) (9a) remain unrepeated.
Alongside his hard bouldering, he repeated many of the hardest sport routes of the time including making the second ascent of [Evolution](/climb/67/evolution) at [Raven Tor](/crag/146/raven-tor), the second ascent of [Progress](/climb/65/progress) at [Kilnsey](/crag/608/kilnsey) as well as early repeats of [Bat Route](/climb/9/bat-route) and [Cry Freedom](/climb/12/cry-freedom) at [Malham Cove](/crag/610/malham-cove). In 2010 he established Scotland's first 9a with his ascent of [Hunger](/climb/53/hunger) at [The Anvil](/crag/8442/the-anvil).
As dedicated to training as to climbing outdoors, his testpieces on [School Room 50° Board](/crag/33810/school-room-50°-board) remain benchmarks of raw power and went unrepeated for years.
### References
[1] [Dave Cuthbertson](/climber/520/dave-cuthbertson) interview with [Niall Grimes](/climber/702/niall-grimes) on The Jam Crack Podcast Jan 2023. 1hr13mins. [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cj6Zduv5LRmqwotmqg5Nd?](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cj6Zduv5LRmqwotmqg5Nd?)
[2] [Splinter](https://vimeo.com/6644468), a short portrait by [Ben Pritchard](/climber/986/ben-pritchard)
[3] [Stone Love](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FguueX9jM78)
[4] Interview with Neil Mann, 2017 [https://www.theprojectmagazine.com/features/2017/2/14/interview-malcolm-smith](https://www.theprojectmagazine.com/features/2017/2/14/interview-malcolm-smith)
After
Malcolm Smith is a Scottish boulderer and sport climber who was primarily active between 1990 and 2010. As an early adherent of training, and specifically training boards, he put his strength to excellent use putting up many of the hardest boulder problems in the UK. He burst onto the scene with his quick second ascent of [Hubble](/climb/5/hubble) in 1992 aged just 18, at the time one of the hardest routes in the world.
[Dave "Cubby" Cuthbertson](/climber/520/dave-cuthbertson):
> He had the strength of character to turn his back on the tradition of climbing, the summit and the romance, and do his own thing. As he says, he's always got time for more training. [1]
He went on to climb some the last great problems in the UK such as [Monk Life](/climb/117/monk-life) (8B+) and [Pilgrimage](/climb/126/pilgrimage) (8B+). His traverses [Lothlorian](/climb/7275/lothlorian) (8c+) and [Leviathan](/climb/127/leviathan) (9a) remain unrepeated.
Alongside his hard bouldering, he repeated many of the hardest sport routes of the time including making the second ascent of [Evolution](/climb/67/evolution) at [Raven Tor](/crag/146/raven-tor), the second ascent of [Progress](/climb/65/progress) at [Kilnsey](/crag/608/kilnsey) as well as early repeats of [Bat Route](/climb/9/bat-route) and [Cry Freedom](/climb/12/cry-freedom) at [Malham Cove](/crag/610/malham-cove). In 2010 he established Scotland's first 9a with his ascent of [Hunger](/climb/53/hunger) at [The Anvil](/crag/8442/the-anvil).
As dedicated to training as to climbing outdoors, his testpieces on [School Room 50° Board](/crag/33810/school-room-50°-board) remain benchmarks of raw power and went unrepeated for years.
### References
[1] [Dave Cuthbertson](/climber/520/dave-cuthbertson) interview with [Niall Grimes](/climber/702/niall-grimes) on The Jam Crack Podcast Jan 2023. 1hr13mins. [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cj6Zduv5LRmqwotmqg5Nd?](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cj6Zduv5LRmqwotmqg5Nd?)
[2] [Splinter](https://vimeo.com/6644468), a short portrait by [Ben Pritchard](/climber/986/ben-pritchard)
[3] [Stone Love](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FguueX9jM78)
[4] Interview with Neil Mann, 2017 [https://www.theprojectmagazine.com/features/2017/2/14/interview-malcolm-smith](https://www.theprojectmagazine.com/features/2017/2/14/interview-malcolm-smith)
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<p>Originally climbed as an easier variation of <a href="/climb/814/salathé-wall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Salathé Wall</a>, avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, <em>Freerider</em> is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of <a href="/crag/8023/el-capitan" rel="noopener noreferrer">El Capitan</a>.</p>
<p>In 2017, <a href="/climber/622/alex-honnold" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Honnold</a> made history with an audacious free solo of the route after extensive preperation. His solo was filmed for the 2018 feature film <a href="/library/10/free-solo" rel="noopener noreferrer">Free Solo</a>.</p>
<p>In November 2024 <a href="/climber/787/barbara-zangerl" rel="noopener noreferrer">Barbara Zangerl</a> flashed the route, making her the first person to flash a free route on El Capitan.</p>
<p>The route's origins stem from <a href="/climber/1053/todd-skinner" rel="noopener noreferrer">Todd Skinner</a> and <a href="/climber/1186/paul-piana" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paul Piana's</a> ascent of the Salathé, where they considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing via parts of what was to become Freerider, but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The full line was conceived by <a href="/climber/523/alexander-huber" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Huber</a> whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the four-pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother <a href="/climber/1063/thomas-huber" rel="noopener noreferrer">Thomas</a> in 1998.</p>
<p>There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, <em>The Boulder Problem</em> at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or <em>The Teflon Corner</em> at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short and dynamic, while the teflon corner features extremely technical and insecure smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy, the other notable hard pitches are <em>The Monster Offwidth</em> and <em>The Enduro Corner</em>. </p>
<p><a href="/climber/2474/dan-mcmanus" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dan McManus</a> on <em>The Monster Offwidth</em>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Left side in! The first time I climbed this pitch I had been told that it was crucial to climb it with a specific side in the crack, but I couldn’t remember which side. I guessed right side, I was wrong, but I did miraculously manage to chicken-wing my way up by the skin of my teeth. In doing so I removed the skin on my tricep which oozed for the next few days and made further offwidths very painful. [1]</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800</a></p>
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<p>Originally climbed as an easier variation of <a href="/climb/814/salathé-wall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Salathé Wall</a>, avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, <em>Freerider</em> is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of <a href="/crag/8023/el-capitan" rel="noopener noreferrer">El Capitan</a>.</p>
<p>In 2017, <a href="/climber/622/alex-honnold" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Honnold</a> made history with an audacious free solo of the route after extensive preperation. His solo was filmed for the 2018 feature film <a href="/library/10/free-solo" rel="noopener noreferrer">Free Solo</a>.</p>
<p>In November 2024 <a href="/climber/787/barbara-zangerl" rel="noopener noreferrer">Barbara Zangerl</a> flashed the route, making her the first person to flash a free route on El Capitan. <a href="/climber/993/cédric-lachat" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cédric Lachat</a> and <a href="/climber/166/pete-whittaker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pete Whittaker</a> both made ascents which could be considered flashes by some definitions but both ascents came with caveats.</p>
<p>The route's origins stem from <a href="/climber/1053/todd-skinner" rel="noopener noreferrer">Todd Skinner</a> and <a href="/climber/1186/paul-piana" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paul Piana's</a> ascent of the Salathé, where they considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing via parts of what was to become Freerider, but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The full line was conceived by <a href="/climber/523/alexander-huber" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Huber</a> whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the four-pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother <a href="/climber/1063/thomas-huber" rel="noopener noreferrer">Thomas</a> in 1998.</p>
<p>There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, <em>The Boulder Problem</em> at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or <em>The Teflon Corner</em> at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short and dynamic, while the teflon corner features extremely technical and insecure smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy, the other notable hard pitches are <em>The Monster Offwidth</em> and <em>The Enduro Corner</em>. </p>
<p><a href="/climber/2474/dan-mcmanus" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dan McManus</a> on <em>The Monster Offwidth</em>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Left side in! The first time I climbed this pitch I had been told that it was crucial to climb it with a specific side in the crack, but I couldn’t remember which side. I guessed right side, I was wrong, but I did miraculously manage to chicken-wing my way up by the skin of my teeth. In doing so I removed the skin on my tricep which oozed for the next few days and made further offwidths very painful. [1]</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800</a></p>
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| 93 | 18th June 2026 | 08:49:09 UTC | remus | climb | Freerider | notes | |
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Originally climbed as an easier variation of [Salathé Wall](/climb/814/salathé-wall), avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, *Freerider* is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of [El Capitan](/crag/8023/el-capitan).
In 2017, [Alex Honnold](/climber/622/alex-honnold) made history with an audacious free solo of the route after extensive preperation. His solo was filmed for the 2018 feature film [Free Solo](/library/10/free-solo).
In November 2024 [Barbara Zangerl](/climber/787/barbara-zangerl) flashed the route, making her the first person to flash a free route on El Capitan.
The route's origins stem from [Todd Skinner](/climber/1053/todd-skinner) and [Paul Piana's](/climber/1186/paul-piana) ascent of the Salathé, where they considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing via parts of what was to become Freerider, but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The full line was conceived by [Alex Huber](/climber/523/alexander-huber) whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the four-pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother [Thomas](/climber/1063/thomas-huber) in 1998.
There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, *The Boulder Problem* at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or *The Teflon Corner* at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short and dynamic, while the teflon corner features extremely technical and insecure smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy, the other notable hard pitches are *The Monster Offwidth* and *The Enduro Corner*.
[Dan McManus](/climber/2474/dan-mcmanus) on *The Monster Offwidth*:
> Left side in! The first time I climbed this pitch I had been told that it was crucial to climb it with a specific side in the crack, but I couldn’t remember which side. I guessed right side, I was wrong, but I did miraculously manage to chicken-wing my way up by the skin of my teeth. In doing so I removed the skin on my tricep which oozed for the next few days and made further offwidths very painful. [1]
### References
[1] [https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html](https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html)
[2] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800)
After
Originally climbed as an easier variation of [Salathé Wall](/climb/814/salathé-wall), avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, *Freerider* is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of [El Capitan](/crag/8023/el-capitan).
In 2017, [Alex Honnold](/climber/622/alex-honnold) made history with an audacious free solo of the route after extensive preperation. His solo was filmed for the 2018 feature film [Free Solo](/library/10/free-solo).
In November 2024 [Barbara Zangerl](/climber/787/barbara-zangerl) flashed the route, making her the first person to flash a free route on El Capitan. [Cédric Lachat](/climber/993/cédric-lachat) and [Pete Whittaker](/climber/166/pete-whittaker) both made ascents which could be considered flashes by some definitions but both ascents came with caveats.
The route's origins stem from [Todd Skinner](/climber/1053/todd-skinner) and [Paul Piana's](/climber/1186/paul-piana) ascent of the Salathé, where they considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing via parts of what was to become Freerider, but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The full line was conceived by [Alex Huber](/climber/523/alexander-huber) whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the four-pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother [Thomas](/climber/1063/thomas-huber) in 1998.
There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, *The Boulder Problem* at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or *The Teflon Corner* at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short and dynamic, while the teflon corner features extremely technical and insecure smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy, the other notable hard pitches are *The Monster Offwidth* and *The Enduro Corner*.
[Dan McManus](/climber/2474/dan-mcmanus) on *The Monster Offwidth*:
> Left side in! The first time I climbed this pitch I had been told that it was crucial to climb it with a specific side in the crack, but I couldn’t remember which side. I guessed right side, I was wrong, but I did miraculously manage to chicken-wing my way up by the skin of my teeth. In doing so I removed the skin on my tricep which oozed for the next few days and made further offwidths very painful. [1]
### References
[1] [https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html](https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html)
[2] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800)
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| 94 | 18th June 2026 | 08:47:20 UTC | remus | climb | Freerider | notes | |
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Before
Originally climbed as an easier variation of [Salathé Wall](/climb/814/salathé-wall), avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, *Freerider* is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of [El Capitan](/crag/8023/el-capitan).
In 2017, [Alex Honnold](/climber/622/alex-honnold) made history with an audacious free solo of the route after extensive preperation. His solo was filmed for the 2018 feature film [Free Solo](/library/10/free-solo).
The route's origins stem from [Todd Skinner](/climber/1053/todd-skinner) and [Paul Piana's](/climber/1186/paul-piana) ascent of the Salathé, where they considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing via parts of what was to become Freerider, but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The full line was conceived by [Alex Huber](/climber/523/alexander-huber) whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the four-pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother [Thomas](/climber/1063/thomas-huber) in 1998.
There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, *The Boulder Problem* at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or *The Teflon Corner* at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short and dynamic, while the teflon corner features extremely technical and insecure smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy, the other notable hard pitches are *The Monster Offwidth* and *The Enduro Corner*.
[Dan McManus](/climber/2474/dan-mcmanus) on *The Monster Offwidth*:
> Left side in! The first time I climbed this pitch I had been told that it was crucial to climb it with a specific side in the crack, but I couldn’t remember which side. I guessed right side, I was wrong, but I did miraculously manage to chicken-wing my way up by the skin of my teeth. In doing so I removed the skin on my tricep which oozed for the next few days and made further offwidths very painful. [1]
### References
[1] [https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html](https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html)
[2] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800)
After
Originally climbed as an easier variation of [Salathé Wall](/climb/814/salathé-wall), avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, *Freerider* is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of [El Capitan](/crag/8023/el-capitan).
In 2017, [Alex Honnold](/climber/622/alex-honnold) made history with an audacious free solo of the route after extensive preperation. His solo was filmed for the 2018 feature film [Free Solo](/library/10/free-solo).
In November 2024 [Barbara Zangerl](/climber/787/barbara-zangerl) flashed the route, making her the first person to flash a free route on El Capitan.
The route's origins stem from [Todd Skinner](/climber/1053/todd-skinner) and [Paul Piana's](/climber/1186/paul-piana) ascent of the Salathé, where they considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing via parts of what was to become Freerider, but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The full line was conceived by [Alex Huber](/climber/523/alexander-huber) whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the four-pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother [Thomas](/climber/1063/thomas-huber) in 1998.
There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, *The Boulder Problem* at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or *The Teflon Corner* at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short and dynamic, while the teflon corner features extremely technical and insecure smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy, the other notable hard pitches are *The Monster Offwidth* and *The Enduro Corner*.
[Dan McManus](/climber/2474/dan-mcmanus) on *The Monster Offwidth*:
> Left side in! The first time I climbed this pitch I had been told that it was crucial to climb it with a specific side in the crack, but I couldn’t remember which side. I guessed right side, I was wrong, but I did miraculously manage to chicken-wing my way up by the skin of my teeth. In doing so I removed the skin on my tricep which oozed for the next few days and made further offwidths very painful. [1]
### References
[1] [https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html](https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html)
[2] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800)
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<p>Originally climbed as an easier variation of <a href="/climb/814/salathé-wall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Salathé Wall</a>, avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, <em>Freerider</em> is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of <a href="/crag/8023/el-capitan" rel="noopener noreferrer">El Capitan</a>.</p>
<p>In 2017, <a href="/climber/622/alex-honnold" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Honnold</a> made history with an audacious free solo of the route after extensive preperation. His solo was filmed for the 2018 feature film <a href="/library/10/free-solo" rel="noopener noreferrer">Free Solo</a>.</p>
<p>The route's origins stem from <a href="/climber/1053/todd-skinner" rel="noopener noreferrer">Todd Skinner</a> and <a href="/climber/1186/paul-piana" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paul Piana's</a> ascent of the Salathé, where they considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing via parts of what was to become Freerider, but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The full line was conceived by <a href="/climber/523/alexander-huber" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Huber</a> whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the four-pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother <a href="/climber/1063/thomas-huber" rel="noopener noreferrer">Thomas</a> in 1998.</p>
<p>There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, <em>The Boulder Problem</em> at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or <em>The Teflon Corner</em> at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short and dynamic, while the teflon corner features extremely technical and insecure smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy, the other notable hard pitches are <em>The Monster Offwidth</em> and <em>The Enduro Corner</em>. </p>
<p><a href="/climber/2474/dan-mcmanus" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dan McManus</a> on <em>The Monster Offwidth</em>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Left side in! The first time I climbed this pitch I had been told that it was crucial to climb it with a specific side in the crack, but I couldn’t remember which side. I guessed right side, I was wrong, but I did miraculously manage to chicken-wing my way up by the skin of my teeth. In doing so I removed the skin on my tricep which oozed for the next few days and made further offwidths very painful. [1]</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800</a></p>
After
<p>Originally climbed as an easier variation of <a href="/climb/814/salathé-wall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Salathé Wall</a>, avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, <em>Freerider</em> is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of <a href="/crag/8023/el-capitan" rel="noopener noreferrer">El Capitan</a>.</p>
<p>In 2017, <a href="/climber/622/alex-honnold" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Honnold</a> made history with an audacious free solo of the route after extensive preperation. His solo was filmed for the 2018 feature film <a href="/library/10/free-solo" rel="noopener noreferrer">Free Solo</a>.</p>
<p>In November 2024 <a href="/climber/787/barbara-zangerl" rel="noopener noreferrer">Barbara Zangerl</a> flashed the route, making her the first person to flash a free route on El Capitan.</p>
<p>The route's origins stem from <a href="/climber/1053/todd-skinner" rel="noopener noreferrer">Todd Skinner</a> and <a href="/climber/1186/paul-piana" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paul Piana's</a> ascent of the Salathé, where they considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing via parts of what was to become Freerider, but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The full line was conceived by <a href="/climber/523/alexander-huber" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Huber</a> whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the four-pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother <a href="/climber/1063/thomas-huber" rel="noopener noreferrer">Thomas</a> in 1998.</p>
<p>There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, <em>The Boulder Problem</em> at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or <em>The Teflon Corner</em> at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short and dynamic, while the teflon corner features extremely technical and insecure smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy, the other notable hard pitches are <em>The Monster Offwidth</em> and <em>The Enduro Corner</em>. </p>
<p><a href="/climber/2474/dan-mcmanus" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dan McManus</a> on <em>The Monster Offwidth</em>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Left side in! The first time I climbed this pitch I had been told that it was crucial to climb it with a specific side in the crack, but I couldn’t remember which side. I guessed right side, I was wrong, but I did miraculously manage to chicken-wing my way up by the skin of my teeth. In doing so I removed the skin on my tricep which oozed for the next few days and made further offwidths very painful. [1]</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800</a></p>
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| 96 | 18th June 2026 | 08:43:41 UTC | remus | climb | Freerider | notes_pretty | |
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Before
<p>Originally climbed as an easier variation of <a href="/climb/814/salathé-wall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Salathé Wall</a>, avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, <em>Freerider</em> is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of <a href="/crag/8023/el-capitan" rel="noopener noreferrer">El Capitan</a>.</p>
<p>In 2017, <a href="/climber/622/alex-honnold" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Honnold</a> made history with his audacious free solo of the route.</p>
<p>The routes origins stem from<a href="/climber/1053/todd-skinner" rel="noopener noreferrer">Todd Skinner</a> and <a href="/climber/1186/paul-piana" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paul Piana</a>'s ascent of the Salathé, where they considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing via parts of what was to become Freerider, but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The full line was conceived by <a href="/climber/523/alexander-huber" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Huber</a> whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the four-pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother <a href="/climber/1063/thomas-huber" rel="noopener noreferrer">Thomas</a> in 1998.</p>
<p>There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, <em>The Boulder Problem</em> at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or <em>The Teflon Corner</em> at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short and dynamic, while the teflon corner features extremely technical and insecure smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy, the other notable hard pitches are <em>The Monster Offwidth</em> and <em>The Enduro Corner</em>. </p>
<p><a href="/climber/2474/dan-mcmanus" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dan McManus</a> on <em>The Monster Offwidth</em>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Left side in! The first time I climbed this pitch I had been told that it was crucial to climb it with a specific side in the crack, but I couldn’t remember which side. I guessed right side, I was wrong, but I did miraculously manage to chicken-wing my way up by the skin of my teeth. In doing so I removed the skin on my tricep which oozed for the next few days and made further offwidths very painful. [1]</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800</a></p>
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<p>Originally climbed as an easier variation of <a href="/climb/814/salathé-wall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Salathé Wall</a>, avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, <em>Freerider</em> is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of <a href="/crag/8023/el-capitan" rel="noopener noreferrer">El Capitan</a>.</p>
<p>In 2017, <a href="/climber/622/alex-honnold" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Honnold</a> made history with an audacious free solo of the route after extensive preperation. His solo was filmed for the 2018 feature film <a href="/library/10/free-solo" rel="noopener noreferrer">Free Solo</a>.</p>
<p>The route's origins stem from <a href="/climber/1053/todd-skinner" rel="noopener noreferrer">Todd Skinner</a> and <a href="/climber/1186/paul-piana" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paul Piana's</a> ascent of the Salathé, where they considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing via parts of what was to become Freerider, but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The full line was conceived by <a href="/climber/523/alexander-huber" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Huber</a> whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the four-pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother <a href="/climber/1063/thomas-huber" rel="noopener noreferrer">Thomas</a> in 1998.</p>
<p>There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, <em>The Boulder Problem</em> at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or <em>The Teflon Corner</em> at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short and dynamic, while the teflon corner features extremely technical and insecure smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy, the other notable hard pitches are <em>The Monster Offwidth</em> and <em>The Enduro Corner</em>. </p>
<p><a href="/climber/2474/dan-mcmanus" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dan McManus</a> on <em>The Monster Offwidth</em>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Left side in! The first time I climbed this pitch I had been told that it was crucial to climb it with a specific side in the crack, but I couldn’t remember which side. I guessed right side, I was wrong, but I did miraculously manage to chicken-wing my way up by the skin of my teeth. In doing so I removed the skin on my tricep which oozed for the next few days and made further offwidths very painful. [1]</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800</a></p>
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| 97 | 18th June 2026 | 08:43:41 UTC | remus | climb | Freerider | notes | |
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Originally climbed as an easier variation of [Salathé Wall](/climb/814/salathé-wall), avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, *Freerider* is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of [El Capitan](/crag/8023/el-capitan).
In 2017, [Alex Honnold](/climber/622/alex-honnold) made history with his audacious free solo of the route.
The routes origins stem from[Todd Skinner](/climber/1053/todd-skinner) and [Paul Piana](/climber/1186/paul-piana)'s ascent of the Salathé, where they considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing via parts of what was to become Freerider, but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The full line was conceived by [Alex Huber](/climber/523/alexander-huber) whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the four-pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother [Thomas](/climber/1063/thomas-huber) in 1998.
There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, *The Boulder Problem* at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or *The Teflon Corner* at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short and dynamic, while the teflon corner features extremely technical and insecure smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy, the other notable hard pitches are *The Monster Offwidth* and *The Enduro Corner*.
[Dan McManus](/climber/2474/dan-mcmanus) on *The Monster Offwidth*:
> Left side in! The first time I climbed this pitch I had been told that it was crucial to climb it with a specific side in the crack, but I couldn’t remember which side. I guessed right side, I was wrong, but I did miraculously manage to chicken-wing my way up by the skin of my teeth. In doing so I removed the skin on my tricep which oozed for the next few days and made further offwidths very painful. [1]
### References
[1] [https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html](https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html)
[2] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800)
After
Originally climbed as an easier variation of [Salathé Wall](/climb/814/salathé-wall), avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, *Freerider* is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of [El Capitan](/crag/8023/el-capitan).
In 2017, [Alex Honnold](/climber/622/alex-honnold) made history with an audacious free solo of the route after extensive preperation. His solo was filmed for the 2018 feature film [Free Solo](/library/10/free-solo).
The route's origins stem from [Todd Skinner](/climber/1053/todd-skinner) and [Paul Piana's](/climber/1186/paul-piana) ascent of the Salathé, where they considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing via parts of what was to become Freerider, but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The full line was conceived by [Alex Huber](/climber/523/alexander-huber) whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the four-pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother [Thomas](/climber/1063/thomas-huber) in 1998.
There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, *The Boulder Problem* at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or *The Teflon Corner* at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short and dynamic, while the teflon corner features extremely technical and insecure smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy, the other notable hard pitches are *The Monster Offwidth* and *The Enduro Corner*.
[Dan McManus](/climber/2474/dan-mcmanus) on *The Monster Offwidth*:
> Left side in! The first time I climbed this pitch I had been told that it was crucial to climb it with a specific side in the crack, but I couldn’t remember which side. I guessed right side, I was wrong, but I did miraculously manage to chicken-wing my way up by the skin of my teeth. In doing so I removed the skin on my tricep which oozed for the next few days and made further offwidths very painful. [1]
### References
[1] [https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html](https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html)
[2] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800)
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