Mono

	Country	Contributions	Between	Climbers	Crags	Climbs	Ascents
1	United Kingdom	11179	22nd May 2025 – 30th October 2026	117	13	586	1084
2	France	3482	22nd May 2025 – 2nd November 2026	32	13	175	330
3	USA	1774	30th July 2025 – 20th September 2026	26	56	167	88
4	Japan	1478	19th July 2025 – 14th August 2026	14	25	107	73
5	Spain	319	31st July 2025 – 14th August 2026	3	9	35	13
6	Switzerland	229	31st July 2025 – 9th August 2026	2	5	21	15
7	New Zealand	216	19th August 2025 – 14th August 2026	1	1	17	13
8	Canada	170	10th September 2025 – 14th August 2026	1	9	25	3
9	Italy	166	12th August 2025 – 16th August 2026	2	7	19	7
10	Germany	151	8th November 2025 – 6th August 2026	4	6	10	5

	Date	Time	User	Type	Name	Attribute
2061	23rd June 2026	08:54:59 UTC	Mono	climber	James Pearson	notes_pretty
Before <p>Few climbers have experienced both the highs and lows of elite climbing as publicly as James Pearson.</p> <p>As a teenager growing up in the Peak District, UK, Pearson established his reputation as a 'keen youth' with fast – and often sketchy – repeats of the boldest grit routes of the day, such as <a href="/climb/606/equilibrium" rel="noopener noreferrer">Equilibrium</a> (E10) and a terrifying skyhook-only ascent of <a href="/climb/644/knockin'-on-heaven's-door" rel="noopener noreferrer">Knockin' on Heaven's Door</a>. </p> <p>He went on to establish hard grit routes of his own, most notably <a href="/climb/664/the-groove" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Groove</a> (E9) at <a href="/crag/11/cratcliffe-tor" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cratcliffe Tor</a>, a longstanding 'last great problem' with desperate climbing which has seen very few repeats. </p> <p>As well as climbing hard trad, Pearson is a devoted boulderer. In 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range <a href="/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ganymede Takeover</a>, <a href="/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Great Shark Hunt</a> and <a href="/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens" rel="noopener noreferrer">Schule des Lebens</a>. At the time each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world at the time, though these problems have subsequently been downgraded. In more recent years he has consolidated the 8C grade, with repeats of the world class <a href="/climb/1905/mystic-river" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mystic River</a> (8C) and <a href="/climb/106/the-finnish-line" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Finnish Line</a> (8C).</p> <p>In 2008 James famously courted controversy when he established <a href="/climb/581/the-walk-of-life" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Walk of Life</a> at <a href="/crag/674/dyers-lookout" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dyers Lookout</a> and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was far harder than any other trad route in the world at the time. However, the 50m slab pitch was in a style he was unfamiliar with; the route was swiftly down graded to E9 and James became the subject of online vitriol. As a consequence, he left the UK and moved to Innsbruck, where he began to work on widening his abilities.</p> <p>Around the same time he met his now-wife, competition star <a href="/climber/553/caroline-ciavaldini" rel="noopener noreferrer">Caroline Ciavaldini</a>, who mentored him in sport climbing and training. Moving to France and putting his newfound fitness to good use, Pearson repeated and established a slew of hard sport and trad routes around the world. </p> <p>In 2012 he climbed his first 9a, <a href="/climb/58/esclatamàsters" rel="noopener noreferrer">Esclatamàsters</a>. On a quick trip home in September 2014 he flashed <a href="/climb/602/something's-burning" rel="noopener noreferrer">Something's Burning</a> (E9) in Pembroke, a high water mark for trad style at the time. Later that month he repeated <a href="/climb/582/rhapsody" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rhapsody</a> (E11) – a route that 6 years earlier he had publicly dismissed as easy and eliminate, but had been unable to climb.</p> <p>He made the second ascent of trad super-route <a href="/climb/653/tribe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tribe</a> (E11) in 2020, repeated <a href="/climb/1439/lexicon" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lexicon</a> (E11) with frighteningly little preparation 2022, and made the long-awaited second ascent of the near-mythical <a href="/climb/554/echo-wall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Echo Wall</a> (E11) in 2024.</p> <p>Undoubtedly Pearson's swansong is his trad route <a href="/climb/2388/bon-voyage" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bon Voyage</a>, climbed in 2023: a fortuitous line of micro-pockets breaking out left from his earlier route <a href="/climb/840/le-voyage" rel="noopener noreferrer">Le Voyage</a> (E10). With 9a climbing in a spicy position, Pearson once again suggested E12 – and this time the grade stuck, heralding a new level in trad climbing.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HWeMGzZC_4" rel="noopener noreferrer">Interview with Tom Randall</a></p> <p>[2] Interview with PlanetMountain, 2008 <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html</a></p> After <p>Few climbers have experienced both the highs and lows of elite climbing as publicly as James Pearson.</p> <p>As a teenager growing up in the Peak District, UK, Pearson established his reputation as a 'keen youth' with fast – and often sketchy – repeats of the boldest grit routes of the day, such as <a href="/climb/606/equilibrium" rel="noopener noreferrer">Equilibrium</a> (E10) and a terrifying skyhook-only ascent of <a href="/climb/644/knockin'-on-heaven's-door" rel="noopener noreferrer">Knockin' on Heaven's Door</a>. </p> <p>He went on to establish hard grit routes of his own, most notably <a href="/climb/664/the-groove" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Groove</a> (E9) at <a href="/crag/11/cratcliffe-tor" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cratcliffe Tor</a>, a longstanding 'last great problem' with desperate climbing which has seen very few repeats. </p> <p>In 2008 James famously courted controversy when he established <a href="/climb/581/the-walk-of-life" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Walk of Life</a> at <a href="/crag/674/dyers-lookout" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dyers Lookout</a> and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was far harder than any other trad route in the world at the time. However, the 50m slab pitch was in a style he was unfamiliar with; the route was swiftly down graded to E9 and James became the subject of online vitriol. As a consequence, he left the UK and moved to Innsbruck, where he began to work on widening his abilities.</p> <p>Around the same time he met his now-wife, competition star <a href="/climber/553/caroline-ciavaldini" rel="noopener noreferrer">Caroline Ciavaldini</a>, who mentored him in sport climbing and training. Moving to France and putting his newfound fitness to good use, Pearson repeated and established a slew of hard sport and trad routes around the world. </p> <p>In 2012 he climbed his first 9a, <a href="/climb/58/esclatamàsters" rel="noopener noreferrer">Esclatamàsters</a>. On a quick trip home in September 2014 he flashed <a href="/climb/602/something's-burning" rel="noopener noreferrer">Something's Burning</a> (E9) in Pembroke, a high water mark for trad style at the time. Later that month he repeated <a href="/climb/582/rhapsody" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rhapsody</a> (E11) – a route that 6 years earlier he had publicly dismissed as easy and eliminate, but had been unable to climb.</p> <p>He made the second ascent of trad super-route <a href="/climb/653/tribe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tribe</a> (E11) in 2020, repeated <a href="/climb/1439/lexicon" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lexicon</a> (E11) with frighteningly little preparation 2022, and made the long-awaited second ascent of the near-mythical <a href="/climb/554/echo-wall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Echo Wall</a> (E11) in 2024.</p> <p>Undoubtedly Pearson's swansong is his trad route <a href="/climb/2388/bon-voyage" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bon Voyage</a>, climbed in 2023: a fortuitous line of micro-pockets breaking out left from his earlier route <a href="/climb/840/le-voyage" rel="noopener noreferrer">Le Voyage</a> (E10). With 9a climbing in a spicy position, Pearson once again suggested E12 – and this time the grade stuck, heralding a new level in trad climbing.</p> <p>As well as climbing hard trad, Pearson is a devoted boulderer. In 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range <a href="/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ganymede Takeover</a>, <a href="/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Great Shark Hunt</a> and <a href="/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens" rel="noopener noreferrer">Schule des Lebens</a>. At the time, each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world, though the problems have subsequently been downgraded. In more recent years he has consolidated the 8C grade, with repeats of the world class <a href="/climb/1905/mystic-river" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mystic River</a> (8C) and <a href="/climb/106/the-finnish-line" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Finnish Line</a> (8C).</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HWeMGzZC_4" rel="noopener noreferrer">Interview with Tom Randall</a></p> <p>[2] Interview with PlanetMountain, 2008 <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html</a></p>
2062	23rd June 2026	08:54:59 UTC	Mono	climber	James Pearson	notes
Before Few climbers have experienced both the highs and lows of elite climbing as publicly as James Pearson. As a teenager growing up in the Peak District, UK, Pearson established his reputation as a 'keen youth' with fast – and often sketchy – repeats of the boldest grit routes of the day, such as [Equilibrium](/climb/606/equilibrium) (E10) and a terrifying skyhook-only ascent of [Knockin' on Heaven's Door](/climb/644/knockin'-on-heaven's-door). He went on to establish hard grit routes of his own, most notably [The Groove](/climb/664/the-groove) (E9) at [Cratcliffe Tor](/crag/11/cratcliffe-tor), a longstanding 'last great problem' with desperate climbing which has seen very few repeats. As well as climbing hard trad, Pearson is a devoted boulderer. In 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range [Ganymede Takeover](/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover), [The Great Shark Hunt](/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt) and [Schule des Lebens](/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens). At the time each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world at the time, though these problems have subsequently been downgraded. In more recent years he has consolidated the 8C grade, with repeats of the world class [Mystic River](/climb/1905/mystic-river) (8C) and [The Finnish Line](/climb/106/the-finnish-line) (8C). In 2008 James famously courted controversy when he established [The Walk of Life](/climb/581/the-walk-of-life) at [Dyers Lookout](/crag/674/dyers-lookout) and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was far harder than any other trad route in the world at the time. However, the 50m slab pitch was in a style he was unfamiliar with; the route was swiftly down graded to E9 and James became the subject of online vitriol. As a consequence, he left the UK and moved to Innsbruck, where he began to work on widening his abilities. Around the same time he met his now-wife, competition star [Caroline Ciavaldini](/climber/553/caroline-ciavaldini), who mentored him in sport climbing and training. Moving to France and putting his newfound fitness to good use, Pearson repeated and established a slew of hard sport and trad routes around the world. In 2012 he climbed his first 9a, [Esclatamàsters](/climb/58/esclatamàsters). On a quick trip home in September 2014 he flashed [Something's Burning](/climb/602/something's-burning) (E9) in Pembroke, a high water mark for trad style at the time. Later that month he repeated [Rhapsody](/climb/582/rhapsody) (E11) – a route that 6 years earlier he had publicly dismissed as easy and eliminate, but had been unable to climb. He made the second ascent of trad super-route [Tribe](/climb/653/tribe) (E11) in 2020, repeated [Lexicon](/climb/1439/lexicon) (E11) with frighteningly little preparation 2022, and made the long-awaited second ascent of the near-mythical [Echo Wall](/climb/554/echo-wall) (E11) in 2024. Undoubtedly Pearson's swansong is his trad route [Bon Voyage](/climb/2388/bon-voyage), climbed in 2023: a fortuitous line of micro-pockets breaking out left from his earlier route [Le Voyage](/climb/840/le-voyage) (E10). With 9a climbing in a spicy position, Pearson once again suggested E12 – and this time the grade stuck, heralding a new level in trad climbing. ### References [1] [Interview with Tom Randall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HWeMGzZC_4) [2] Interview with PlanetMountain, 2008 [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html) After Few climbers have experienced both the highs and lows of elite climbing as publicly as James Pearson. As a teenager growing up in the Peak District, UK, Pearson established his reputation as a 'keen youth' with fast – and often sketchy – repeats of the boldest grit routes of the day, such as [Equilibrium](/climb/606/equilibrium) (E10) and a terrifying skyhook-only ascent of [Knockin' on Heaven's Door](/climb/644/knockin'-on-heaven's-door). He went on to establish hard grit routes of his own, most notably [The Groove](/climb/664/the-groove) (E9) at [Cratcliffe Tor](/crag/11/cratcliffe-tor), a longstanding 'last great problem' with desperate climbing which has seen very few repeats. In 2008 James famously courted controversy when he established [The Walk of Life](/climb/581/the-walk-of-life) at [Dyers Lookout](/crag/674/dyers-lookout) and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was far harder than any other trad route in the world at the time. However, the 50m slab pitch was in a style he was unfamiliar with; the route was swiftly down graded to E9 and James became the subject of online vitriol. As a consequence, he left the UK and moved to Innsbruck, where he began to work on widening his abilities. Around the same time he met his now-wife, competition star [Caroline Ciavaldini](/climber/553/caroline-ciavaldini), who mentored him in sport climbing and training. Moving to France and putting his newfound fitness to good use, Pearson repeated and established a slew of hard sport and trad routes around the world. In 2012 he climbed his first 9a, [Esclatamàsters](/climb/58/esclatamàsters). On a quick trip home in September 2014 he flashed [Something's Burning](/climb/602/something's-burning) (E9) in Pembroke, a high water mark for trad style at the time. Later that month he repeated [Rhapsody](/climb/582/rhapsody) (E11) – a route that 6 years earlier he had publicly dismissed as easy and eliminate, but had been unable to climb. He made the second ascent of trad super-route [Tribe](/climb/653/tribe) (E11) in 2020, repeated [Lexicon](/climb/1439/lexicon) (E11) with frighteningly little preparation 2022, and made the long-awaited second ascent of the near-mythical [Echo Wall](/climb/554/echo-wall) (E11) in 2024. Undoubtedly Pearson's swansong is his trad route [Bon Voyage](/climb/2388/bon-voyage), climbed in 2023: a fortuitous line of micro-pockets breaking out left from his earlier route [Le Voyage](/climb/840/le-voyage) (E10). With 9a climbing in a spicy position, Pearson once again suggested E12 – and this time the grade stuck, heralding a new level in trad climbing. As well as climbing hard trad, Pearson is a devoted boulderer. In 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range [Ganymede Takeover](/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover), [The Great Shark Hunt](/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt) and [Schule des Lebens](/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens). At the time, each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world, though the problems have subsequently been downgraded. In more recent years he has consolidated the 8C grade, with repeats of the world class [Mystic River](/climb/1905/mystic-river) (8C) and [The Finnish Line](/climb/106/the-finnish-line) (8C). ### References [1] [Interview with Tom Randall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HWeMGzZC_4) [2] Interview with PlanetMountain, 2008 [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ As a teenager growing up in the Peak District, UK, Pearson established his reputation as a 'keen youth' with fast – and often sketchy – repeats of the boldest grit routes of the day, such as [Equilibrium](/climb/606/equilibrium) (E10) and a terrifying skyhook-only ascent of [Knockin' on Heaven's Door](/climb/644/knockin'-on-heaven's-door). He went on to establish hard grit routes of his own, most notably [The Groove](/climb/664/the-groove) (E9) at [Cratcliffe Tor](/crag/11/cratcliffe-tor), a longstanding 'last great problem' with desperate climbing which has seen very few repeats. - -As well as climbing hard trad, Pearson is a devoted boulderer. In 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range [Ganymede Takeover](/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover), [The Great Shark Hunt](/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt) and [Schule des Lebens](/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens). At the time each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world at the time, though these problems have subsequently been downgraded. In more recent years he has consolidated the 8C grade, with repeats of the world class [Mystic River](/climb/1905/mystic-river) (8C) and [The Finnish Line](/climb/106/the-finnish-line) (8C). In 2008 James famously courted controversy when he established [The Walk of Life](/climb/581/the-walk-of-life) at [Dyers Lookout](/crag/674/dyers-lookout) and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was far harder than any other trad route in the world at the time. However, the 50m slab pitch was in a style he was unfamiliar with; the route was swiftly down graded to E9 and James became the subject of online vitriol. As a consequence, he left the UK and moved to Innsbruck, where he began to work on widening his abilities. @@ -16,6 +14,8 @@ Undoubtedly Pearson's swansong is his trad route [Bon Voyage](/climb/2388/bon-voyage), climbed in 2023: a fortuitous line of micro-pockets breaking out left from his earlier route [Le Voyage](/climb/840/le-voyage) (E10). With 9a climbing in a spicy position, Pearson once again suggested E12 – and this time the grade stuck, heralding a new level in trad climbing. +As well as climbing hard trad, Pearson is a devoted boulderer. In 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range [Ganymede Takeover](/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover), [The Great Shark Hunt](/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt) and [Schule des Lebens](/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens). At the time, each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world, though the problems have subsequently been downgraded. In more recent years he has consolidated the 8C grade, with repeats of the world class [Mystic River](/climb/1905/mystic-river) (8C) and [The Finnish Line](/climb/106/the-finnish-line) (8C). + ### References [1] [Interview with Tom Randall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HWeMGzZC_4)
2063	23rd June 2026	08:53:18 UTC	Mono	climber	James Pearson	notes_pretty
Before <p>James pearson is an all round climber from the peak district in the UK.</p> <p>Growing up, James established himself with fast repeats of many hard and scary gritstone routes such as <a href="/climb/606/equilibrium" rel="noopener noreferrer">Equilibrium</a>, at the time one of the hardest gritstone routes around, as well as putting up hard routes of his own such as <a href="/climb/704/the-promise" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Promise</a> at <a href="/crag/88/burbage-north" rel="noopener noreferrer">Burbage North</a>.</p> <p>As well as climbing hard trad James also repeated many hard boulder problems. Most notably in 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range <a href="/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ganymede Takeover</a>, <a href="/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Great Shark Hunt</a> and <a href="/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens" rel="noopener noreferrer">Schule des Lebens</a>. At the time each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world at the time though these problems have subsequently been downgraded.</p> <p>In 2008 James courted controversy when he established <a href="/climb/581/the-walk-of-life" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Walk of Life</a> at <a href="/crag/674/dyers-lookout" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dyers Lookout</a> and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was harder than any other route in the UK at the time. The route is now considered E9, and on reflection James has admitted the route was not in his style which is why it felt as hard as it did for him.</p> <p>After the controversy around The Walk of Life James moved to Europe and spent a lot of time becoming a more well rounded climber. Around the same time he met his now-wife <a href="/climber/553/caroline-ciavaldini" rel="noopener noreferrer">Caroline Ciavaldini</a>. Putting his training to good use James has now repeated and established a slew of hard sport and trad routes around the world. Notable ascents include many hard onsight and flashes in Pembroke in South Wales, a repeat of <a href="/climber/146/dave-macleod" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave MacLeod's</a> <a href="/climb/582/rhapsody" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rhapsody</a> at <a href="/crag/189/dumbarton-rock" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dumbarton Rock</a>, <a href="/climber/590/jacopo-larcher" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jacopo Larcher's</a> <a href="/climb/653/tribe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tribe</a> and the first ascent of <a href="/climb/840/le-voyage" rel="noopener noreferrer">Le Voyage</a>.</p> <p>In 2023 James once again suggested E12 for <a href="/climb/2388/bon-voyage" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bon Voyage</a>, it has held this grade after a handful of repeats.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HWeMGzZC_4" rel="noopener noreferrer">Interview with Tom Randall</a></p> <p>[2] Interview with PlanetMountain, 2008 <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html</a></p> After <p>Few climbers have experienced both the highs and lows of elite climbing as publicly as James Pearson.</p> <p>As a teenager growing up in the Peak District, UK, Pearson established his reputation as a 'keen youth' with fast – and often sketchy – repeats of the boldest grit routes of the day, such as <a href="/climb/606/equilibrium" rel="noopener noreferrer">Equilibrium</a> (E10) and a terrifying skyhook-only ascent of <a href="/climb/644/knockin'-on-heaven's-door" rel="noopener noreferrer">Knockin' on Heaven's Door</a>. </p> <p>He went on to establish hard grit routes of his own, most notably <a href="/climb/664/the-groove" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Groove</a> (E9) at <a href="/crag/11/cratcliffe-tor" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cratcliffe Tor</a>, a longstanding 'last great problem' with desperate climbing which has seen very few repeats. </p> <p>As well as climbing hard trad, Pearson is a devoted boulderer. In 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range <a href="/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ganymede Takeover</a>, <a href="/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Great Shark Hunt</a> and <a href="/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens" rel="noopener noreferrer">Schule des Lebens</a>. At the time each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world at the time, though these problems have subsequently been downgraded. In more recent years he has consolidated the 8C grade, with repeats of the world class <a href="/climb/1905/mystic-river" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mystic River</a> (8C) and <a href="/climb/106/the-finnish-line" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Finnish Line</a> (8C).</p> <p>In 2008 James famously courted controversy when he established <a href="/climb/581/the-walk-of-life" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Walk of Life</a> at <a href="/crag/674/dyers-lookout" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dyers Lookout</a> and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was far harder than any other trad route in the world at the time. However, the 50m slab pitch was in a style he was unfamiliar with; the route was swiftly down graded to E9 and James became the subject of online vitriol. As a consequence, he left the UK and moved to Innsbruck, where he began to work on widening his abilities.</p> <p>Around the same time he met his now-wife, competition star <a href="/climber/553/caroline-ciavaldini" rel="noopener noreferrer">Caroline Ciavaldini</a>, who mentored him in sport climbing and training. Moving to France and putting his newfound fitness to good use, Pearson repeated and established a slew of hard sport and trad routes around the world. </p> <p>In 2012 he climbed his first 9a, <a href="/climb/58/esclatamàsters" rel="noopener noreferrer">Esclatamàsters</a>. On a quick trip home in September 2014 he flashed <a href="/climb/602/something's-burning" rel="noopener noreferrer">Something's Burning</a> (E9) in Pembroke, a high water mark for trad style at the time. Later that month he repeated <a href="/climb/582/rhapsody" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rhapsody</a> (E11) – a route that 6 years earlier he had publicly dismissed as easy and eliminate, but had been unable to climb.</p> <p>He made the second ascent of trad super-route <a href="/climb/653/tribe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tribe</a> (E11) in 2020, repeated <a href="/climb/1439/lexicon" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lexicon</a> (E11) with frighteningly little preparation 2022, and made the long-awaited second ascent of the near-mythical <a href="/climb/554/echo-wall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Echo Wall</a> (E11) in 2024.</p> <p>Undoubtedly Pearson's swansong is his trad route <a href="/climb/2388/bon-voyage" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bon Voyage</a>, climbed in 2023: a fortuitous line of micro-pockets breaking out left from his earlier route <a href="/climb/840/le-voyage" rel="noopener noreferrer">Le Voyage</a> (E10). With 9a climbing in a spicy position, Pearson once again suggested E12 – and this time the grade stuck, heralding a new level in trad climbing.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HWeMGzZC_4" rel="noopener noreferrer">Interview with Tom Randall</a></p> <p>[2] Interview with PlanetMountain, 2008 <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html</a></p>
2064	23rd June 2026	08:53:18 UTC	Mono	climber	James Pearson	notes
Before James pearson is an all round climber from the peak district in the UK. Growing up, James established himself with fast repeats of many hard and scary gritstone routes such as [Equilibrium](/climb/606/equilibrium), at the time one of the hardest gritstone routes around, as well as putting up hard routes of his own such as [The Promise](/climb/704/the-promise) at [Burbage North](/crag/88/burbage-north). As well as climbing hard trad James also repeated many hard boulder problems. Most notably in 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range [Ganymede Takeover](/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover), [The Great Shark Hunt](/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt) and [Schule des Lebens](/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens). At the time each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world at the time though these problems have subsequently been downgraded. In 2008 James courted controversy when he established [The Walk of Life](/climb/581/the-walk-of-life) at [Dyers Lookout](/crag/674/dyers-lookout) and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was harder than any other route in the UK at the time. The route is now considered E9, and on reflection James has admitted the route was not in his style which is why it felt as hard as it did for him. After the controversy around The Walk of Life James moved to Europe and spent a lot of time becoming a more well rounded climber. Around the same time he met his now-wife [Caroline Ciavaldini](/climber/553/caroline-ciavaldini). Putting his training to good use James has now repeated and established a slew of hard sport and trad routes around the world. Notable ascents include many hard onsight and flashes in Pembroke in South Wales, a repeat of [Dave MacLeod's](/climber/146/dave-macleod) [Rhapsody](/climb/582/rhapsody) at [Dumbarton Rock](/crag/189/dumbarton-rock), [Jacopo Larcher's](/climber/590/jacopo-larcher) [Tribe](/climb/653/tribe) and the first ascent of [Le Voyage](/climb/840/le-voyage). In 2023 James once again suggested E12 for [Bon Voyage](/climb/2388/bon-voyage), it has held this grade after a handful of repeats. ### References [1] [Interview with Tom Randall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HWeMGzZC_4) [2] Interview with PlanetMountain, 2008 [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html) After Few climbers have experienced both the highs and lows of elite climbing as publicly as James Pearson. As a teenager growing up in the Peak District, UK, Pearson established his reputation as a 'keen youth' with fast – and often sketchy – repeats of the boldest grit routes of the day, such as [Equilibrium](/climb/606/equilibrium) (E10) and a terrifying skyhook-only ascent of [Knockin' on Heaven's Door](/climb/644/knockin'-on-heaven's-door). He went on to establish hard grit routes of his own, most notably [The Groove](/climb/664/the-groove) (E9) at [Cratcliffe Tor](/crag/11/cratcliffe-tor), a longstanding 'last great problem' with desperate climbing which has seen very few repeats. As well as climbing hard trad, Pearson is a devoted boulderer. In 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range [Ganymede Takeover](/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover), [The Great Shark Hunt](/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt) and [Schule des Lebens](/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens). At the time each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world at the time, though these problems have subsequently been downgraded. In more recent years he has consolidated the 8C grade, with repeats of the world class [Mystic River](/climb/1905/mystic-river) (8C) and [The Finnish Line](/climb/106/the-finnish-line) (8C). In 2008 James famously courted controversy when he established [The Walk of Life](/climb/581/the-walk-of-life) at [Dyers Lookout](/crag/674/dyers-lookout) and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was far harder than any other trad route in the world at the time. However, the 50m slab pitch was in a style he was unfamiliar with; the route was swiftly down graded to E9 and James became the subject of online vitriol. As a consequence, he left the UK and moved to Innsbruck, where he began to work on widening his abilities. Around the same time he met his now-wife, competition star [Caroline Ciavaldini](/climber/553/caroline-ciavaldini), who mentored him in sport climbing and training. Moving to France and putting his newfound fitness to good use, Pearson repeated and established a slew of hard sport and trad routes around the world. In 2012 he climbed his first 9a, [Esclatamàsters](/climb/58/esclatamàsters). On a quick trip home in September 2014 he flashed [Something's Burning](/climb/602/something's-burning) (E9) in Pembroke, a high water mark for trad style at the time. Later that month he repeated [Rhapsody](/climb/582/rhapsody) (E11) – a route that 6 years earlier he had publicly dismissed as easy and eliminate, but had been unable to climb. He made the second ascent of trad super-route [Tribe](/climb/653/tribe) (E11) in 2020, repeated [Lexicon](/climb/1439/lexicon) (E11) with frighteningly little preparation 2022, and made the long-awaited second ascent of the near-mythical [Echo Wall](/climb/554/echo-wall) (E11) in 2024. Undoubtedly Pearson's swansong is his trad route [Bon Voyage](/climb/2388/bon-voyage), climbed in 2023: a fortuitous line of micro-pockets breaking out left from his earlier route [Le Voyage](/climb/840/le-voyage) (E10). With 9a climbing in a spicy position, Pearson once again suggested E12 – and this time the grade stuck, heralding a new level in trad climbing. ### References [1] [Interview with Tom Randall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HWeMGzZC_4) [2] Interview with PlanetMountain, 2008 [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1,14 +1,20 @@ -James pearson is an all round climber from the peak district in the UK. +Few climbers have experienced both the highs and lows of elite climbing as publicly as James Pearson. -Growing up, James established himself with fast repeats of many hard and scary gritstone routes such as [Equilibrium](/climb/606/equilibrium), at the time one of the hardest gritstone routes around, as well as putting up hard routes of his own such as [The Promise](/climb/704/the-promise) at [Burbage North](/crag/88/burbage-north). +As a teenager growing up in the Peak District, UK, Pearson established his reputation as a 'keen youth' with fast – and often sketchy – repeats of the boldest grit routes of the day, such as [Equilibrium](/climb/606/equilibrium) (E10) and a terrifying skyhook-only ascent of [Knockin' on Heaven's Door](/climb/644/knockin'-on-heaven's-door). -As well as climbing hard trad James also repeated many hard boulder problems. Most notably in 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range [Ganymede Takeover](/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover), [The Great Shark Hunt](/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt) and [Schule des Lebens](/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens). At the time each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world at the time though these problems have subsequently been downgraded. +He went on to establish hard grit routes of his own, most notably [The Groove](/climb/664/the-groove) (E9) at [Cratcliffe Tor](/crag/11/cratcliffe-tor), a longstanding 'last great problem' with desperate climbing which has seen very few repeats. -In 2008 James courted controversy when he established [The Walk of Life](/climb/581/the-walk-of-life) at [Dyers Lookout](/crag/674/dyers-lookout) and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was harder than any other route in the UK at the time. The route is now considered E9, and on reflection James has admitted the route was not in his style which is why it felt as hard as it did for him. +As well as climbing hard trad, Pearson is a devoted boulderer. In 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range [Ganymede Takeover](/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover), [The Great Shark Hunt](/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt) and [Schule des Lebens](/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens). At the time each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world at the time, though these problems have subsequently been downgraded. In more recent years he has consolidated the 8C grade, with repeats of the world class [Mystic River](/climb/1905/mystic-river) (8C) and [The Finnish Line](/climb/106/the-finnish-line) (8C). -After the controversy around The Walk of Life James moved to Europe and spent a lot of time becoming a more well rounded climber. Around the same time he met his now-wife [Caroline Ciavaldini](/climber/553/caroline-ciavaldini). Putting his training to good use James has now repeated and established a slew of hard sport and trad routes around the world. Notable ascents include many hard onsight and flashes in Pembroke in South Wales, a repeat of [Dave MacLeod's](/climber/146/dave-macleod) [Rhapsody](/climb/582/rhapsody) at [Dumbarton Rock](/crag/189/dumbarton-rock), [Jacopo Larcher's](/climber/590/jacopo-larcher) [Tribe](/climb/653/tribe) and the first ascent of [Le Voyage](/climb/840/le-voyage). +In 2008 James famously courted controversy when he established [The Walk of Life](/climb/581/the-walk-of-life) at [Dyers Lookout](/crag/674/dyers-lookout) and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was far harder than any other trad route in the world at the time. However, the 50m slab pitch was in a style he was unfamiliar with; the route was swiftly down graded to E9 and James became the subject of online vitriol. As a consequence, he left the UK and moved to Innsbruck, where he began to work on widening his abilities. -In 2023 James once again suggested E12 for [Bon Voyage](/climb/2388/bon-voyage), it has held this grade after a handful of repeats. +Around the same time he met his now-wife, competition star [Caroline Ciavaldini](/climber/553/caroline-ciavaldini), who mentored him in sport climbing and training. Moving to France and putting his newfound fitness to good use, Pearson repeated and established a slew of hard sport and trad routes around the world. + +In 2012 he climbed his first 9a, [Esclatamàsters](/climb/58/esclatamàsters). On a quick trip home in September 2014 he flashed [Something's Burning](/climb/602/something's-burning) (E9) in Pembroke, a high water mark for trad style at the time. Later that month he repeated [Rhapsody](/climb/582/rhapsody) (E11) – a route that 6 years earlier he had publicly dismissed as easy and eliminate, but had been unable to climb. + +He made the second ascent of trad super-route [Tribe](/climb/653/tribe) (E11) in 2020, repeated [Lexicon](/climb/1439/lexicon) (E11) with frighteningly little preparation 2022, and made the long-awaited second ascent of the near-mythical [Echo Wall](/climb/554/echo-wall) (E11) in 2024. + +Undoubtedly Pearson's swansong is his trad route [Bon Voyage](/climb/2388/bon-voyage), climbed in 2023: a fortuitous line of micro-pockets breaking out left from his earlier route [Le Voyage](/climb/840/le-voyage) (E10). With 9a climbing in a spicy position, Pearson once again suggested E12 – and this time the grade stuck, heralding a new level in trad climbing. ### References
2065	23rd June 2026	08:33:24 UTC	Mono	ascent	Seb Grieve's ascent of Harder Faster	ascent_style_id
Before `1` After `5`
2066	23rd June 2026	02:48:41 UTC	Mono	climb	Snake Dike	notes_pretty
Before <p>One of THE classic routes in Yosemite. In 2026 the route was subject to much controversy when many bolts were added significantly changing the character of the route.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.yosemiteclimbing.org/campaigns/view-campaign/4WGnZYF4LpZvzz9jeYx5C_sNQ_V_LDbYMNOP77mCQJKdVfco0YOSu5j2FO7rF3MLUXGbpSAJPQyV1tGL5xBaSl128_AeUa3p" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.yosemiteclimbing.org/campaigns/view-campaign/4WGnZYF4LpZvzz9jeYx5C_sNQ_V_LDbYMNOP77mCQJKdVfco0YOSu5j2FO7rF3MLUXGbpSAJPQyV1tGL5xBaSl128_AeUa3p</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/community/john-long-responds-to-new-bolts-on-snake-dike/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/community/john-long-responds-to-new-bolts-on-snake-dike/</a></p> After <p>One of THE classic routes in Yosemite, winding up a continuous runnel feature all the way to the top of <a href="/crag/20726/half-dome" rel="noopener noreferrer">Half Dome</a>. The route was established ground-up and very sparsely bolted, with some full rope-length pitches having no gear at all. In 2026 the route was subject to much controversy when many bolts were added, significantly changing the character of the route.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.yosemiteclimbing.org/campaigns/view-campaign/4WGnZYF4LpZvzz9jeYx5C_sNQ_V_LDbYMNOP77mCQJKdVfco0YOSu5j2FO7rF3MLUXGbpSAJPQyV1tGL5xBaSl128_AeUa3p" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.yosemiteclimbing.org/campaigns/view-campaign/4WGnZYF4LpZvzz9jeYx5C_sNQ_V_LDbYMNOP77mCQJKdVfco0YOSu5j2FO7rF3MLUXGbpSAJPQyV1tGL5xBaSl128_AeUa3p</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/community/john-long-responds-to-new-bolts-on-snake-dike/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/community/john-long-responds-to-new-bolts-on-snake-dike/</a></p>
2067	23rd June 2026	02:48:41 UTC	Mono	climb	Snake Dike	notes
Before One of THE classic routes in Yosemite. In 2026 the route was subject to much controversy when many bolts were added significantly changing the character of the route. ### References [1] [https://www.yosemiteclimbing.org/campaigns/view-campaign/4WGnZYF4LpZvzz9jeYx5C_sNQ_V_LDbYMNOP77mCQJKdVfco0YOSu5j2FO7rF3MLUXGbpSAJPQyV1tGL5xBaSl128_AeUa3p](https://www.yosemiteclimbing.org/campaigns/view-campaign/4WGnZYF4LpZvzz9jeYx5C_sNQ_V_LDbYMNOP77mCQJKdVfco0YOSu5j2FO7rF3MLUXGbpSAJPQyV1tGL5xBaSl128_AeUa3p) [2] [https://www.climbing.com/community/john-long-responds-to-new-bolts-on-snake-dike/](https://www.climbing.com/community/john-long-responds-to-new-bolts-on-snake-dike/) After One of THE classic routes in Yosemite, winding up a continuous runnel feature all the way to the top of [Half Dome](/crag/20726/half-dome). The route was established ground-up and very sparsely bolted, with some full rope-length pitches having no gear at all. In 2026 the route was subject to much controversy when many bolts were added, significantly changing the character of the route. ### References [1] [https://www.yosemiteclimbing.org/campaigns/view-campaign/4WGnZYF4LpZvzz9jeYx5C_sNQ_V_LDbYMNOP77mCQJKdVfco0YOSu5j2FO7rF3MLUXGbpSAJPQyV1tGL5xBaSl128_AeUa3p](https://www.yosemiteclimbing.org/campaigns/view-campaign/4WGnZYF4LpZvzz9jeYx5C_sNQ_V_LDbYMNOP77mCQJKdVfco0YOSu5j2FO7rF3MLUXGbpSAJPQyV1tGL5xBaSl128_AeUa3p) [2] [https://www.climbing.com/community/john-long-responds-to-new-bolts-on-snake-dike/](https://www.climbing.com/community/john-long-responds-to-new-bolts-on-snake-dike/) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -One of THE classic routes in Yosemite. In 2026 the route was subject to much controversy when many bolts were added significantly changing the character of the route. +One of THE classic routes in Yosemite, winding up a continuous runnel feature all the way to the top of [Half Dome](/crag/20726/half-dome). The route was established ground-up and very sparsely bolted, with some full rope-length pitches having no gear at all. In 2026 the route was subject to much controversy when many bolts were added, significantly changing the character of the route. ### References
2068	23rd June 2026	02:41:08 UTC	Mono	climb	Partage	featurable
Before `false` After `true`
2069	23rd June 2026	02:41:08 UTC	Mono	climb	Partage	notes_pretty
Before <p>The 'Mona Lisa of bouldering', according to <a href="/climber/648/niccolò-ceria" rel="noopener noreferrer">Niccolò Ceria</a>, this stunning arête is one of the quintessential problems of Fontainebleau. </p> <p><a href="/climber/642/jacky-godoffe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jacky Godoffe</a> and <a href="/climber/605/marc-le-menestrel" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marc le Menestrel</a> vied for the first ascent:</p> <blockquote> <p>Who, Jacky or Marc, conquered the boulder first? In a spirit of brotherhood, both climbers blur the lines, each valuing the other’s effort. That day, they decided to share the first ascent, thus linking their names to the story of the boulder they would together call ‘Partage’. [1]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C09aKQQtBaT/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/p/C09aKQQtBaT/</a></p> After <p>The 'Mona Lisa of bouldering', according to <a href="/climber/648/niccolò-ceria" rel="noopener noreferrer">Niccolò Ceria</a>, this stunning arête is one of the quintessential problems of Fontainebleau. </p> <p><a href="/climber/642/jacky-godoffe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jacky Godoffe</a> and <a href="/climber/605/marc-le-menestrel" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marc le Menestrel</a> vied for the first ascent:</p> <blockquote> <p>Who, Jacky or Marc, conquered the boulder first? In a spirit of brotherhood, both climbers blur the lines, each valuing the other’s effort. That day, they decided to share the first ascent, thus linking their names to the story of the boulder they would together call ‘Partage’. [1]</p> </blockquote> <p>In 2009, a ‘finger jug’ snapped off, revealing a characteristic hole. This may have made it a little harder.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C09aKQQtBaT/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/p/C09aKQQtBaT/</a></p>
2070	23rd June 2026	02:41:08 UTC	Mono	climb	Partage	notes
Before The 'Mona Lisa of bouldering', according to [Niccolò Ceria](/climber/648/niccolò-ceria), this stunning arête is one of the quintessential problems of Fontainebleau. [Jacky Godoffe](/climber/642/jacky-godoffe) and [Marc le Menestrel](/climber/605/marc-le-menestrel) vied for the first ascent: >Who, Jacky or Marc, conquered the boulder first? In a spirit of brotherhood, both climbers blur the lines, each valuing the other’s effort. That day, they decided to share the first ascent, thus linking their names to the story of the boulder they would together call ‘Partage’. [1] ### References [1] [https://www.instagram.com/p/C09aKQQtBaT/](https://www.instagram.com/p/C09aKQQtBaT/) After The 'Mona Lisa of bouldering', according to [Niccolò Ceria](/climber/648/niccolò-ceria), this stunning arête is one of the quintessential problems of Fontainebleau. [Jacky Godoffe](/climber/642/jacky-godoffe) and [Marc le Menestrel](/climber/605/marc-le-menestrel) vied for the first ascent: >Who, Jacky or Marc, conquered the boulder first? In a spirit of brotherhood, both climbers blur the lines, each valuing the other’s effort. That day, they decided to share the first ascent, thus linking their names to the story of the boulder they would together call ‘Partage’. [1] In 2009, a ‘finger jug’ snapped off, revealing a characteristic hole. This may have made it a little harder. ### References [1] [https://www.instagram.com/p/C09aKQQtBaT/](https://www.instagram.com/p/C09aKQQtBaT/) Diff `--- before +++ after @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ >Who, Jacky or Marc, conquered the boulder first? In a spirit of brotherhood, both climbers blur the lines, each valuing the other’s effort. That day, they decided to share the first ascent, thus linking their names to the story of the boulder they would together call ‘Partage’. [1] +In 2009, a ‘finger jug’ snapped off, revealing a characteristic hole. This may have made it a little harder.`
2071	23rd June 2026	02:33:28 UTC	Mono	ascent	Tyler Landman's ascent of Partage	suggested_grade_id
Before `None` After `175`
2072	23rd June 2026	02:32:52 UTC	Mono	ascent	Tyler Landman's ascent of Partage	notes_pretty
Before `<p>Tyler's bionic strength snapped off a hold, a decent nubbin next to the hole.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://youtu.be/IaxHcntnnIo?t=1119" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/IaxHcntnnIo?t=1119</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html</a></p>` After <p>After dropping the flash, Tyler's bionic strength snapped off a hold, a decent nubbin next to the hole.</p> <blockquote> <p>First I blew my flash attempt way past the hard climbing. And now this! I had broken the finger jug clean off, the second to last hold. I tried to keep composure and got boosted up to the devilish move. I bumped to where the hold used to be, and luckily a slopey pocket remained. A hold you could not use before as the old edge was in the way. At least the line was still possible, that was the important thing. [2]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://youtu.be/IaxHcntnnIo?t=1119" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/IaxHcntnnIo?t=1119</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html</a></p>
2073	23rd June 2026	02:32:52 UTC	Mono	ascent	Tyler Landman's ascent of Partage	notes
Before `Tyler's bionic strength snapped off a hold, a decent nubbin next to the hole. ### References [1] [https://youtu.be/IaxHcntnnIo?t=1119](https://youtu.be/IaxHcntnnIo?t=1119) [2] [https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html](https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html)` After After dropping the flash, Tyler's bionic strength snapped off a hold, a decent nubbin next to the hole. > First I blew my flash attempt way past the hard climbing. And now this! I had broken the finger jug clean off, the second to last hold. I tried to keep composure and got boosted up to the devilish move. I bumped to where the hold used to be, and luckily a slopey pocket remained. A hold you could not use before as the old edge was in the way. At least the line was still possible, that was the important thing. [2] ### References [1] [https://youtu.be/IaxHcntnnIo?t=1119](https://youtu.be/IaxHcntnnIo?t=1119) [2] [https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html](https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html) [2] [https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html](https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1,7 +1,11 @@ -Tyler's bionic strength snapped off a hold, a decent nubbin next to the hole. +After dropping the flash, Tyler's bionic strength snapped off a hold, a decent nubbin next to the hole. + +> First I blew my flash attempt way past the hard climbing. And now this! I had broken the finger jug clean off, the second to last hold. I tried to keep composure and got boosted up to the devilish move. I bumped to where the hold used to be, and luckily a slopey pocket remained. A hold you could not use before as the old edge was in the way. At least the line was still possible, that was the important thing. [2] ### References [1] [https://youtu.be/IaxHcntnnIo?t=1119](https://youtu.be/IaxHcntnnIo?t=1119) +[2] [https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html](https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html) + [2] [https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html](https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html)
2074	23rd June 2026	02:27:01 UTC	Mono	climb	Big Golden	notes_pretty
Before `<p>A 1988 test piece, the line and method is quite strict, with many an aspirant taking the tick then finding they have actually done the easier variant <a href="https://bleau.info/rempart/21021.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fucking Golden</a>.</p>` After `<p>A 1988 test piece, the line and method is quite strict, with many an aspirant taking the tick, then finding they have actually done the easier variant <a href="https://bleau.info/rempart/21021.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fucking Golden</a>.</p>`
2075	23rd June 2026	02:27:01 UTC	Mono	climb	Big Golden	notes
Before `A 1988 test piece, the line and method is quite strict, with many an aspirant taking the tick then finding they have actually done the easier variant [Fucking Golden](https://bleau.info/rempart/21021.html).` After `A 1988 test piece, the line and method is quite strict, with many an aspirant taking the tick, then finding they have actually done the easier variant [Fucking Golden](https://bleau.info/rempart/21021.html).` Diff `--- before +++ after @@ -1 +1 @@ -A 1988 test piece, the line and method is quite strict, with many an aspirant taking the tick then finding they have actually done the easier variant [Fucking Golden](https://bleau.info/rempart/21021.html). +A 1988 test piece, the line and method is quite strict, with many an aspirant taking the tick, then finding they have actually done the easier variant [Fucking Golden](https://bleau.info/rempart/21021.html).`
2076	23rd June 2026	02:26:35 UTC	Mono	climb	Big Golden	notes_pretty
Before `None` After `<p>A 1988 test piece, the line and method is quite strict, with many an aspirant taking the tick then finding they have actually done the easier variant <a href="https://bleau.info/rempart/21021.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fucking Golden</a>.</p>`
2077	23rd June 2026	02:26:35 UTC	Mono	climb	Big Golden	notes
Before `None` After `A 1988 test piece, the line and method is quite strict, with many an aspirant taking the tick then finding they have actually done the easier variant [Fucking Golden](https://bleau.info/rempart/21021.html).` Diff `--- before +++ after @@ -1 +1 @@ - +A 1988 test piece, the line and method is quite strict, with many an aspirant taking the tick then finding they have actually done the easier variant [Fucking Golden](https://bleau.info/rempart/21021.html).`
2078	23rd June 2026	02:21:32 UTC	Mono	ascent	Jerry Moffatt's ascent of Big Golden	ascent_dt_end
Before `None` After `2000-01-01`
2079	23rd June 2026	02:21:32 UTC	Mono	ascent	Jerry Moffatt's ascent of Big Golden	ascent_dt_start
Before `None` After `1990-01-01`
2080	23rd June 2026	02:21:32 UTC	Mono	ascent	Jerry Moffatt's ascent of Big Golden	ascent_type_id
Before `None` After `2`

Before

<p>Few climbers have experienced both the highs and lows of elite climbing as publicly as James Pearson.</p>
<p>As a teenager growing up in the Peak District, UK, Pearson established his reputation as a 'keen youth' with fast – and often sketchy – repeats of the boldest grit routes of the day, such as <a href="/climb/606/equilibrium" rel="noopener noreferrer">Equilibrium</a> (E10) and a terrifying skyhook-only ascent of <a href="/climb/644/knockin'-on-heaven's-door" rel="noopener noreferrer">Knockin' on Heaven's Door</a>. </p>
<p>He went on to establish hard grit routes of his own, most notably <a href="/climb/664/the-groove" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Groove</a> (E9) at <a href="/crag/11/cratcliffe-tor" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cratcliffe Tor</a>, a longstanding 'last great problem' with desperate climbing which has seen very few repeats. </p>
<p>As well as climbing hard trad, Pearson is a devoted boulderer. In 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range <a href="/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ganymede Takeover</a>, <a href="/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Great Shark Hunt</a> and <a href="/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens" rel="noopener noreferrer">Schule des Lebens</a>. At the time each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world at the time, though these problems have subsequently been downgraded. In more recent years he has consolidated the 8C grade, with repeats of the world class <a href="/climb/1905/mystic-river" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mystic River</a> (8C) and <a href="/climb/106/the-finnish-line" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Finnish Line</a> (8C).</p>
<p>In 2008 James famously courted controversy when he established <a href="/climb/581/the-walk-of-life" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Walk of Life</a> at <a href="/crag/674/dyers-lookout" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dyers Lookout</a> and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was far harder than any other trad route in the world at the time. However, the 50m slab pitch was in a style he was unfamiliar with; the route was swiftly down graded to E9 and James became the subject of online vitriol. As a consequence, he left the UK and moved to Innsbruck, where he began to work on widening his abilities.</p>
<p>Around the same time he met his now-wife, competition star <a href="/climber/553/caroline-ciavaldini" rel="noopener noreferrer">Caroline Ciavaldini</a>, who mentored him in sport climbing and training. Moving to France and putting his newfound fitness to good use, Pearson repeated and established a slew of hard sport and trad routes around the world. </p>
<p>In 2012 he climbed his first 9a, <a href="/climb/58/esclatamàsters" rel="noopener noreferrer">Esclatamàsters</a>. On a quick trip home in September 2014 he flashed <a href="/climb/602/something's-burning" rel="noopener noreferrer">Something's Burning</a> (E9) in Pembroke, a high water mark for trad style at the time. Later that month he repeated <a href="/climb/582/rhapsody" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rhapsody</a> (E11)  – a route that 6 years earlier he had publicly dismissed as easy and eliminate, but had been unable to climb.</p>
<p>He made the second ascent of trad super-route <a href="/climb/653/tribe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tribe</a> (E11) in 2020, repeated <a href="/climb/1439/lexicon" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lexicon</a> (E11) with frighteningly little preparation 2022, and made the long-awaited second ascent of the near-mythical <a href="/climb/554/echo-wall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Echo Wall</a> (E11) in 2024.</p>
<p>Undoubtedly Pearson's swansong is his trad route <a href="/climb/2388/bon-voyage" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bon Voyage</a>, climbed in 2023: a fortuitous line of micro-pockets breaking out left from his earlier route <a href="/climb/840/le-voyage" rel="noopener noreferrer">Le Voyage</a> (E10). With 9a climbing in a spicy position, Pearson once again suggested E12 – and this time the grade stuck, heralding a new level in trad climbing.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HWeMGzZC_4" rel="noopener noreferrer">Interview with Tom Randall</a></p>
<p>[2] Interview with PlanetMountain, 2008 <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html</a></p>

After

<p>Few climbers have experienced both the highs and lows of elite climbing as publicly as James Pearson.</p>
<p>As a teenager growing up in the Peak District, UK, Pearson established his reputation as a 'keen youth' with fast – and often sketchy – repeats of the boldest grit routes of the day, such as <a href="/climb/606/equilibrium" rel="noopener noreferrer">Equilibrium</a> (E10) and a terrifying skyhook-only ascent of <a href="/climb/644/knockin'-on-heaven's-door" rel="noopener noreferrer">Knockin' on Heaven's Door</a>. </p>
<p>He went on to establish hard grit routes of his own, most notably <a href="/climb/664/the-groove" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Groove</a> (E9) at <a href="/crag/11/cratcliffe-tor" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cratcliffe Tor</a>, a longstanding 'last great problem' with desperate climbing which has seen very few repeats. </p>
<p>In 2008 James famously courted controversy when he established <a href="/climb/581/the-walk-of-life" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Walk of Life</a> at <a href="/crag/674/dyers-lookout" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dyers Lookout</a> and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was far harder than any other trad route in the world at the time. However, the 50m slab pitch was in a style he was unfamiliar with; the route was swiftly down graded to E9 and James became the subject of online vitriol. As a consequence, he left the UK and moved to Innsbruck, where he began to work on widening his abilities.</p>
<p>Around the same time he met his now-wife, competition star <a href="/climber/553/caroline-ciavaldini" rel="noopener noreferrer">Caroline Ciavaldini</a>, who mentored him in sport climbing and training. Moving to France and putting his newfound fitness to good use, Pearson repeated and established a slew of hard sport and trad routes around the world. </p>
<p>In 2012 he climbed his first 9a, <a href="/climb/58/esclatamàsters" rel="noopener noreferrer">Esclatamàsters</a>. On a quick trip home in September 2014 he flashed <a href="/climb/602/something's-burning" rel="noopener noreferrer">Something's Burning</a> (E9) in Pembroke, a high water mark for trad style at the time. Later that month he repeated <a href="/climb/582/rhapsody" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rhapsody</a> (E11)  – a route that 6 years earlier he had publicly dismissed as easy and eliminate, but had been unable to climb.</p>
<p>He made the second ascent of trad super-route <a href="/climb/653/tribe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tribe</a> (E11) in 2020, repeated <a href="/climb/1439/lexicon" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lexicon</a> (E11) with frighteningly little preparation 2022, and made the long-awaited second ascent of the near-mythical <a href="/climb/554/echo-wall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Echo Wall</a> (E11) in 2024.</p>
<p>Undoubtedly Pearson's swansong is his trad route <a href="/climb/2388/bon-voyage" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bon Voyage</a>, climbed in 2023: a fortuitous line of micro-pockets breaking out left from his earlier route <a href="/climb/840/le-voyage" rel="noopener noreferrer">Le Voyage</a> (E10). With 9a climbing in a spicy position, Pearson once again suggested E12 – and this time the grade stuck, heralding a new level in trad climbing.</p>
<p>As well as climbing hard trad, Pearson is a devoted boulderer. In 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range <a href="/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ganymede Takeover</a>, <a href="/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Great Shark Hunt</a> and <a href="/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens" rel="noopener noreferrer">Schule des Lebens</a>. At the time, each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world, though the problems have subsequently been downgraded. In more recent years he has consolidated the 8C grade, with repeats of the world class <a href="/climb/1905/mystic-river" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mystic River</a> (8C) and <a href="/climb/106/the-finnish-line" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Finnish Line</a> (8C).</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HWeMGzZC_4" rel="noopener noreferrer">Interview with Tom Randall</a></p>
<p>[2] Interview with PlanetMountain, 2008 <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html</a></p>

Before

Few climbers have experienced both the highs and lows of elite climbing as publicly as James Pearson.

As a teenager growing up in the Peak District, UK, Pearson established his reputation as a 'keen youth' with fast – and often sketchy – repeats of the boldest grit routes of the day, such as [Equilibrium](/climb/606/equilibrium) (E10) and a terrifying skyhook-only ascent of [Knockin' on Heaven's Door](/climb/644/knockin'-on-heaven's-door). 

He went on to establish hard grit routes of his own, most notably [The Groove](/climb/664/the-groove) (E9) at [Cratcliffe Tor](/crag/11/cratcliffe-tor), a longstanding 'last great problem' with desperate climbing which has seen very few repeats. 

As well as climbing hard trad, Pearson is a devoted boulderer. In 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range [Ganymede Takeover](/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover), [The Great Shark Hunt](/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt) and [Schule des Lebens](/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens). At the time each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world at the time, though these problems have subsequently been downgraded. In more recent years he has consolidated the 8C grade, with repeats of the world class [Mystic River](/climb/1905/mystic-river) (8C) and [The Finnish Line](/climb/106/the-finnish-line) (8C).

In 2008 James famously courted controversy when he established [The Walk of Life](/climb/581/the-walk-of-life) at [Dyers Lookout](/crag/674/dyers-lookout) and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was far harder than any other trad route in the world at the time. However, the 50m slab pitch was in a style he was unfamiliar with; the route was swiftly down graded to E9 and James became the subject of online vitriol. As a consequence, he left the UK and moved to Innsbruck, where he began to work on widening his abilities.

Around the same time he met his now-wife, competition star [Caroline Ciavaldini](/climber/553/caroline-ciavaldini), who mentored him in sport climbing and training. Moving to France and putting his newfound fitness to good use, Pearson repeated and established a slew of hard sport and trad routes around the world. 

In 2012 he climbed his first 9a, [Esclatamàsters](/climb/58/esclatamàsters). On a quick trip home in September 2014 he flashed [Something's Burning](/climb/602/something's-burning) (E9) in Pembroke, a high water mark for trad style at the time. Later that month he repeated [Rhapsody](/climb/582/rhapsody) (E11)  – a route that 6 years earlier he had publicly dismissed as easy and eliminate, but had been unable to climb.

He made the second ascent of trad super-route [Tribe](/climb/653/tribe) (E11) in 2020, repeated [Lexicon](/climb/1439/lexicon) (E11) with frighteningly little preparation 2022, and made the long-awaited second ascent of the near-mythical [Echo Wall](/climb/554/echo-wall) (E11) in 2024.

Undoubtedly Pearson's swansong is his trad route [Bon Voyage](/climb/2388/bon-voyage), climbed in 2023: a fortuitous line of micro-pockets breaking out left from his earlier route [Le Voyage](/climb/840/le-voyage) (E10). With 9a climbing in a spicy position, Pearson once again suggested E12 – and this time the grade stuck, heralding a new level in trad climbing.

### References

[1] [Interview with Tom Randall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HWeMGzZC_4)

[2] Interview with PlanetMountain, 2008 [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html)

After

Few climbers have experienced both the highs and lows of elite climbing as publicly as James Pearson.

As a teenager growing up in the Peak District, UK, Pearson established his reputation as a 'keen youth' with fast – and often sketchy – repeats of the boldest grit routes of the day, such as [Equilibrium](/climb/606/equilibrium) (E10) and a terrifying skyhook-only ascent of [Knockin' on Heaven's Door](/climb/644/knockin'-on-heaven's-door). 

He went on to establish hard grit routes of his own, most notably [The Groove](/climb/664/the-groove) (E9) at [Cratcliffe Tor](/crag/11/cratcliffe-tor), a longstanding 'last great problem' with desperate climbing which has seen very few repeats. 

In 2008 James famously courted controversy when he established [The Walk of Life](/climb/581/the-walk-of-life) at [Dyers Lookout](/crag/674/dyers-lookout) and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was far harder than any other trad route in the world at the time. However, the 50m slab pitch was in a style he was unfamiliar with; the route was swiftly down graded to E9 and James became the subject of online vitriol. As a consequence, he left the UK and moved to Innsbruck, where he began to work on widening his abilities.

Around the same time he met his now-wife, competition star [Caroline Ciavaldini](/climber/553/caroline-ciavaldini), who mentored him in sport climbing and training. Moving to France and putting his newfound fitness to good use, Pearson repeated and established a slew of hard sport and trad routes around the world. 

In 2012 he climbed his first 9a, [Esclatamàsters](/climb/58/esclatamàsters). On a quick trip home in September 2014 he flashed [Something's Burning](/climb/602/something's-burning) (E9) in Pembroke, a high water mark for trad style at the time. Later that month he repeated [Rhapsody](/climb/582/rhapsody) (E11)  – a route that 6 years earlier he had publicly dismissed as easy and eliminate, but had been unable to climb.

He made the second ascent of trad super-route [Tribe](/climb/653/tribe) (E11) in 2020, repeated [Lexicon](/climb/1439/lexicon) (E11) with frighteningly little preparation 2022, and made the long-awaited second ascent of the near-mythical [Echo Wall](/climb/554/echo-wall) (E11) in 2024.

Undoubtedly Pearson's swansong is his trad route [Bon Voyage](/climb/2388/bon-voyage), climbed in 2023: a fortuitous line of micro-pockets breaking out left from his earlier route [Le Voyage](/climb/840/le-voyage) (E10). With 9a climbing in a spicy position, Pearson once again suggested E12 – and this time the grade stuck, heralding a new level in trad climbing.

As well as climbing hard trad, Pearson is a devoted boulderer. In 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range [Ganymede Takeover](/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover), [The Great Shark Hunt](/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt) and [Schule des Lebens](/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens). At the time, each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world, though the problems have subsequently been downgraded. In more recent years he has consolidated the 8C grade, with repeats of the world class [Mystic River](/climb/1905/mystic-river) (8C) and [The Finnish Line](/climb/106/the-finnish-line) (8C).

### References

[1] [Interview with Tom Randall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HWeMGzZC_4)

[2] Interview with PlanetMountain, 2008 [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html)

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 As a teenager growing up in the Peak District, UK, Pearson established his reputation as a 'keen youth' with fast – and often sketchy – repeats of the boldest grit routes of the day, such as [Equilibrium](/climb/606/equilibrium) (E10) and a terrifying skyhook-only ascent of [Knockin' on Heaven's Door](/climb/644/knockin'-on-heaven's-door). 

 

 He went on to establish hard grit routes of his own, most notably [The Groove](/climb/664/the-groove) (E9) at [Cratcliffe Tor](/crag/11/cratcliffe-tor), a longstanding 'last great problem' with desperate climbing which has seen very few repeats. 

-

-As well as climbing hard trad, Pearson is a devoted boulderer. In 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range [Ganymede Takeover](/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover), [The Great Shark Hunt](/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt) and [Schule des Lebens](/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens). At the time each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world at the time, though these problems have subsequently been downgraded. In more recent years he has consolidated the 8C grade, with repeats of the world class [Mystic River](/climb/1905/mystic-river) (8C) and [The Finnish Line](/climb/106/the-finnish-line) (8C).

 

 In 2008 James famously courted controversy when he established [The Walk of Life](/climb/581/the-walk-of-life) at [Dyers Lookout](/crag/674/dyers-lookout) and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was far harder than any other trad route in the world at the time. However, the 50m slab pitch was in a style he was unfamiliar with; the route was swiftly down graded to E9 and James became the subject of online vitriol. As a consequence, he left the UK and moved to Innsbruck, where he began to work on widening his abilities.

 

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 Undoubtedly Pearson's swansong is his trad route [Bon Voyage](/climb/2388/bon-voyage), climbed in 2023: a fortuitous line of micro-pockets breaking out left from his earlier route [Le Voyage](/climb/840/le-voyage) (E10). With 9a climbing in a spicy position, Pearson once again suggested E12 – and this time the grade stuck, heralding a new level in trad climbing.

 

+As well as climbing hard trad, Pearson is a devoted boulderer. In 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range [Ganymede Takeover](/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover), [The Great Shark Hunt](/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt) and [Schule des Lebens](/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens). At the time, each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world, though the problems have subsequently been downgraded. In more recent years he has consolidated the 8C grade, with repeats of the world class [Mystic River](/climb/1905/mystic-river) (8C) and [The Finnish Line](/climb/106/the-finnish-line) (8C).

+

 ### References

 

 [1] [Interview with Tom Randall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HWeMGzZC_4)

Before

<p>James pearson is an all round climber from the peak district in the UK.</p>
<p>Growing up, James established himself with fast repeats of many hard and scary gritstone routes such as <a href="/climb/606/equilibrium" rel="noopener noreferrer">Equilibrium</a>, at the time one of the hardest gritstone routes around, as well as putting up hard routes of his own such as <a href="/climb/704/the-promise" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Promise</a> at <a href="/crag/88/burbage-north" rel="noopener noreferrer">Burbage North</a>.</p>
<p>As well as climbing hard trad James also repeated many hard boulder problems. Most notably in 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range <a href="/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ganymede Takeover</a>, <a href="/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Great Shark Hunt</a> and <a href="/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens" rel="noopener noreferrer">Schule des Lebens</a>. At the time each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world at the time though these problems have subsequently been downgraded.</p>
<p>In 2008 James courted controversy when he established <a href="/climb/581/the-walk-of-life" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Walk of Life</a> at <a href="/crag/674/dyers-lookout" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dyers Lookout</a> and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was harder than any other route in the UK at the time. The route is now considered E9, and on reflection James has admitted the route was not in his style which is why it felt as hard as it did for him.</p>
<p>After the controversy around The Walk of Life James moved to Europe and spent a lot of time becoming a more well rounded climber. Around the same time he met his now-wife <a href="/climber/553/caroline-ciavaldini" rel="noopener noreferrer">Caroline Ciavaldini</a>. Putting his training to good use James has now repeated and established a slew of hard sport and trad routes around the world. Notable ascents include many hard onsight and flashes in Pembroke in South Wales, a repeat of <a href="/climber/146/dave-macleod" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave MacLeod's</a> <a href="/climb/582/rhapsody" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rhapsody</a> at <a href="/crag/189/dumbarton-rock" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dumbarton Rock</a>, <a href="/climber/590/jacopo-larcher" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jacopo Larcher's</a> <a href="/climb/653/tribe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tribe</a> and the first ascent of <a href="/climb/840/le-voyage" rel="noopener noreferrer">Le Voyage</a>.</p>
<p>In 2023 James once again suggested E12 for <a href="/climb/2388/bon-voyage" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bon Voyage</a>, it has held this grade after a handful of repeats.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HWeMGzZC_4" rel="noopener noreferrer">Interview with Tom Randall</a></p>
<p>[2] Interview with PlanetMountain, 2008 <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html</a></p>

After

<p>Few climbers have experienced both the highs and lows of elite climbing as publicly as James Pearson.</p>
<p>As a teenager growing up in the Peak District, UK, Pearson established his reputation as a 'keen youth' with fast – and often sketchy – repeats of the boldest grit routes of the day, such as <a href="/climb/606/equilibrium" rel="noopener noreferrer">Equilibrium</a> (E10) and a terrifying skyhook-only ascent of <a href="/climb/644/knockin'-on-heaven's-door" rel="noopener noreferrer">Knockin' on Heaven's Door</a>. </p>
<p>He went on to establish hard grit routes of his own, most notably <a href="/climb/664/the-groove" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Groove</a> (E9) at <a href="/crag/11/cratcliffe-tor" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cratcliffe Tor</a>, a longstanding 'last great problem' with desperate climbing which has seen very few repeats. </p>
<p>As well as climbing hard trad, Pearson is a devoted boulderer. In 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range <a href="/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ganymede Takeover</a>, <a href="/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Great Shark Hunt</a> and <a href="/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens" rel="noopener noreferrer">Schule des Lebens</a>. At the time each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world at the time, though these problems have subsequently been downgraded. In more recent years he has consolidated the 8C grade, with repeats of the world class <a href="/climb/1905/mystic-river" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mystic River</a> (8C) and <a href="/climb/106/the-finnish-line" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Finnish Line</a> (8C).</p>
<p>In 2008 James famously courted controversy when he established <a href="/climb/581/the-walk-of-life" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Walk of Life</a> at <a href="/crag/674/dyers-lookout" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dyers Lookout</a> and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was far harder than any other trad route in the world at the time. However, the 50m slab pitch was in a style he was unfamiliar with; the route was swiftly down graded to E9 and James became the subject of online vitriol. As a consequence, he left the UK and moved to Innsbruck, where he began to work on widening his abilities.</p>
<p>Around the same time he met his now-wife, competition star <a href="/climber/553/caroline-ciavaldini" rel="noopener noreferrer">Caroline Ciavaldini</a>, who mentored him in sport climbing and training. Moving to France and putting his newfound fitness to good use, Pearson repeated and established a slew of hard sport and trad routes around the world. </p>
<p>In 2012 he climbed his first 9a, <a href="/climb/58/esclatamàsters" rel="noopener noreferrer">Esclatamàsters</a>. On a quick trip home in September 2014 he flashed <a href="/climb/602/something's-burning" rel="noopener noreferrer">Something's Burning</a> (E9) in Pembroke, a high water mark for trad style at the time. Later that month he repeated <a href="/climb/582/rhapsody" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rhapsody</a> (E11)  – a route that 6 years earlier he had publicly dismissed as easy and eliminate, but had been unable to climb.</p>
<p>He made the second ascent of trad super-route <a href="/climb/653/tribe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tribe</a> (E11) in 2020, repeated <a href="/climb/1439/lexicon" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lexicon</a> (E11) with frighteningly little preparation 2022, and made the long-awaited second ascent of the near-mythical <a href="/climb/554/echo-wall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Echo Wall</a> (E11) in 2024.</p>
<p>Undoubtedly Pearson's swansong is his trad route <a href="/climb/2388/bon-voyage" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bon Voyage</a>, climbed in 2023: a fortuitous line of micro-pockets breaking out left from his earlier route <a href="/climb/840/le-voyage" rel="noopener noreferrer">Le Voyage</a> (E10). With 9a climbing in a spicy position, Pearson once again suggested E12 – and this time the grade stuck, heralding a new level in trad climbing.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HWeMGzZC_4" rel="noopener noreferrer">Interview with Tom Randall</a></p>
<p>[2] Interview with PlanetMountain, 2008 <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html</a></p>

Before

James pearson is an all round climber from the peak district in the UK.

Growing up, James established himself with fast repeats of many hard and scary gritstone routes such as [Equilibrium](/climb/606/equilibrium), at the time one of the hardest gritstone routes around, as well as putting up hard routes of his own such as [The Promise](/climb/704/the-promise) at [Burbage North](/crag/88/burbage-north).

As well as climbing hard trad James also repeated many hard boulder problems. Most notably in 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range [Ganymede Takeover](/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover), [The Great Shark Hunt](/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt) and [Schule des Lebens](/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens). At the time each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world at the time though these problems have subsequently been downgraded.

In 2008 James courted controversy when he established [The Walk of Life](/climb/581/the-walk-of-life) at [Dyers Lookout](/crag/674/dyers-lookout) and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was harder than any other route in the UK at the time. The route is now considered E9, and on reflection James has admitted the route was not in his style which is why it felt as hard as it did for him.

After the controversy around The Walk of Life James moved to Europe and spent a lot of time becoming a more well rounded climber. Around the same time he met his now-wife [Caroline Ciavaldini](/climber/553/caroline-ciavaldini). Putting his training to good use James has now repeated and established a slew of hard sport and trad routes around the world. Notable ascents include many hard onsight and flashes in Pembroke in South Wales, a repeat of [Dave MacLeod's](/climber/146/dave-macleod) [Rhapsody](/climb/582/rhapsody) at [Dumbarton Rock](/crag/189/dumbarton-rock), [Jacopo Larcher's](/climber/590/jacopo-larcher) [Tribe](/climb/653/tribe) and the first ascent of [Le Voyage](/climb/840/le-voyage).

In 2023 James once again suggested E12 for [Bon Voyage](/climb/2388/bon-voyage), it has held this grade after a handful of repeats.

### References

[1] [Interview with Tom Randall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HWeMGzZC_4)

[2] Interview with PlanetMountain, 2008 [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html)

After

Few climbers have experienced both the highs and lows of elite climbing as publicly as James Pearson.

As a teenager growing up in the Peak District, UK, Pearson established his reputation as a 'keen youth' with fast – and often sketchy – repeats of the boldest grit routes of the day, such as [Equilibrium](/climb/606/equilibrium) (E10) and a terrifying skyhook-only ascent of [Knockin' on Heaven's Door](/climb/644/knockin'-on-heaven's-door). 

He went on to establish hard grit routes of his own, most notably [The Groove](/climb/664/the-groove) (E9) at [Cratcliffe Tor](/crag/11/cratcliffe-tor), a longstanding 'last great problem' with desperate climbing which has seen very few repeats. 

As well as climbing hard trad, Pearson is a devoted boulderer. In 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range [Ganymede Takeover](/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover), [The Great Shark Hunt](/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt) and [Schule des Lebens](/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens). At the time each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world at the time, though these problems have subsequently been downgraded. In more recent years he has consolidated the 8C grade, with repeats of the world class [Mystic River](/climb/1905/mystic-river) (8C) and [The Finnish Line](/climb/106/the-finnish-line) (8C).

In 2008 James famously courted controversy when he established [The Walk of Life](/climb/581/the-walk-of-life) at [Dyers Lookout](/crag/674/dyers-lookout) and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was far harder than any other trad route in the world at the time. However, the 50m slab pitch was in a style he was unfamiliar with; the route was swiftly down graded to E9 and James became the subject of online vitriol. As a consequence, he left the UK and moved to Innsbruck, where he began to work on widening his abilities.

Around the same time he met his now-wife, competition star [Caroline Ciavaldini](/climber/553/caroline-ciavaldini), who mentored him in sport climbing and training. Moving to France and putting his newfound fitness to good use, Pearson repeated and established a slew of hard sport and trad routes around the world. 

In 2012 he climbed his first 9a, [Esclatamàsters](/climb/58/esclatamàsters). On a quick trip home in September 2014 he flashed [Something's Burning](/climb/602/something's-burning) (E9) in Pembroke, a high water mark for trad style at the time. Later that month he repeated [Rhapsody](/climb/582/rhapsody) (E11)  – a route that 6 years earlier he had publicly dismissed as easy and eliminate, but had been unable to climb.

He made the second ascent of trad super-route [Tribe](/climb/653/tribe) (E11) in 2020, repeated [Lexicon](/climb/1439/lexicon) (E11) with frighteningly little preparation 2022, and made the long-awaited second ascent of the near-mythical [Echo Wall](/climb/554/echo-wall) (E11) in 2024.

Undoubtedly Pearson's swansong is his trad route [Bon Voyage](/climb/2388/bon-voyage), climbed in 2023: a fortuitous line of micro-pockets breaking out left from his earlier route [Le Voyage](/climb/840/le-voyage) (E10). With 9a climbing in a spicy position, Pearson once again suggested E12 – and this time the grade stuck, heralding a new level in trad climbing.

### References

[1] [Interview with Tom Randall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HWeMGzZC_4)

[2] Interview with PlanetMountain, 2008 [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-climbing-interview.html)

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-James pearson is an all round climber from the peak district in the UK.

+Few climbers have experienced both the highs and lows of elite climbing as publicly as James Pearson.

 

-Growing up, James established himself with fast repeats of many hard and scary gritstone routes such as [Equilibrium](/climb/606/equilibrium), at the time one of the hardest gritstone routes around, as well as putting up hard routes of his own such as [The Promise](/climb/704/the-promise) at [Burbage North](/crag/88/burbage-north).

+As a teenager growing up in the Peak District, UK, Pearson established his reputation as a 'keen youth' with fast – and often sketchy – repeats of the boldest grit routes of the day, such as [Equilibrium](/climb/606/equilibrium) (E10) and a terrifying skyhook-only ascent of [Knockin' on Heaven's Door](/climb/644/knockin'-on-heaven's-door). 

 

-As well as climbing hard trad James also repeated many hard boulder problems. Most notably in 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range [Ganymede Takeover](/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover), [The Great Shark Hunt](/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt) and [Schule des Lebens](/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens). At the time each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world at the time though these problems have subsequently been downgraded.

+He went on to establish hard grit routes of his own, most notably [The Groove](/climb/664/the-groove) (E9) at [Cratcliffe Tor](/crag/11/cratcliffe-tor), a longstanding 'last great problem' with desperate climbing which has seen very few repeats. 

 

-In 2008 James courted controversy when he established [The Walk of Life](/climb/581/the-walk-of-life) at [Dyers Lookout](/crag/674/dyers-lookout) and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was harder than any other route in the UK at the time. The route is now considered E9, and on reflection James has admitted the route was not in his style which is why it felt as hard as it did for him.

+As well as climbing hard trad, Pearson is a devoted boulderer. In 2007 he flashed three problems in the 8A+/B range [Ganymede Takeover](/climb/1665/ganymede-takeover), [The Great Shark Hunt](/climb/1666/the-great-shark-hunt) and [Schule des Lebens](/climb/1667/schule-des-lebens). At the time each of these was considered 8B which would make these ascents some of the hardest flashes in the world at the time, though these problems have subsequently been downgraded. In more recent years he has consolidated the 8C grade, with repeats of the world class [Mystic River](/climb/1905/mystic-river) (8C) and [The Finnish Line](/climb/106/the-finnish-line) (8C).

 

-After the controversy around The Walk of Life James moved to Europe and spent a lot of time becoming a more well rounded climber. Around the same time he met his now-wife [Caroline Ciavaldini](/climber/553/caroline-ciavaldini). Putting his training to good use James has now repeated and established a slew of hard sport and trad routes around the world. Notable ascents include many hard onsight and flashes in Pembroke in South Wales, a repeat of [Dave MacLeod's](/climber/146/dave-macleod) [Rhapsody](/climb/582/rhapsody) at [Dumbarton Rock](/crag/189/dumbarton-rock), [Jacopo Larcher's](/climber/590/jacopo-larcher) [Tribe](/climb/653/tribe) and the first ascent of [Le Voyage](/climb/840/le-voyage).

+In 2008 James famously courted controversy when he established [The Walk of Life](/climb/581/the-walk-of-life) at [Dyers Lookout](/crag/674/dyers-lookout) and gave it the unprecedented grade of E12, suggesting it was far harder than any other trad route in the world at the time. However, the 50m slab pitch was in a style he was unfamiliar with; the route was swiftly down graded to E9 and James became the subject of online vitriol. As a consequence, he left the UK and moved to Innsbruck, where he began to work on widening his abilities.

 

-In 2023 James once again suggested E12 for [Bon Voyage](/climb/2388/bon-voyage), it has held this grade after a handful of repeats.

+Around the same time he met his now-wife, competition star [Caroline Ciavaldini](/climber/553/caroline-ciavaldini), who mentored him in sport climbing and training. Moving to France and putting his newfound fitness to good use, Pearson repeated and established a slew of hard sport and trad routes around the world. 

+

+In 2012 he climbed his first 9a, [Esclatamàsters](/climb/58/esclatamàsters). On a quick trip home in September 2014 he flashed [Something's Burning](/climb/602/something's-burning) (E9) in Pembroke, a high water mark for trad style at the time. Later that month he repeated [Rhapsody](/climb/582/rhapsody) (E11)  – a route that 6 years earlier he had publicly dismissed as easy and eliminate, but had been unable to climb.

+

+He made the second ascent of trad super-route [Tribe](/climb/653/tribe) (E11) in 2020, repeated [Lexicon](/climb/1439/lexicon) (E11) with frighteningly little preparation 2022, and made the long-awaited second ascent of the near-mythical [Echo Wall](/climb/554/echo-wall) (E11) in 2024.

+

+Undoubtedly Pearson's swansong is his trad route [Bon Voyage](/climb/2388/bon-voyage), climbed in 2023: a fortuitous line of micro-pockets breaking out left from his earlier route [Le Voyage](/climb/840/le-voyage) (E10). With 9a climbing in a spicy position, Pearson once again suggested E12 – and this time the grade stuck, heralding a new level in trad climbing.

 

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<p>One of THE classic routes in Yosemite. In 2026 the route was subject to much controversy when many bolts were added significantly changing the character of the route.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.yosemiteclimbing.org/campaigns/view-campaign/4WGnZYF4LpZvzz9jeYx5C_sNQ_V_LDbYMNOP77mCQJKdVfco0YOSu5j2FO7rF3MLUXGbpSAJPQyV1tGL5xBaSl128_AeUa3p" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.yosemiteclimbing.org/campaigns/view-campaign/4WGnZYF4LpZvzz9jeYx5C_sNQ_V_LDbYMNOP77mCQJKdVfco0YOSu5j2FO7rF3MLUXGbpSAJPQyV1tGL5xBaSl128_AeUa3p</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/community/john-long-responds-to-new-bolts-on-snake-dike/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/community/john-long-responds-to-new-bolts-on-snake-dike/</a></p>

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<p>One of THE classic routes in Yosemite, winding up a continuous runnel feature all the way to the top of <a href="/crag/20726/half-dome" rel="noopener noreferrer">Half Dome</a>. The route was established ground-up and very sparsely bolted, with some full rope-length pitches having no gear at all. In 2026 the route was subject to much controversy when many bolts were added, significantly changing the character of the route.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.yosemiteclimbing.org/campaigns/view-campaign/4WGnZYF4LpZvzz9jeYx5C_sNQ_V_LDbYMNOP77mCQJKdVfco0YOSu5j2FO7rF3MLUXGbpSAJPQyV1tGL5xBaSl128_AeUa3p" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.yosemiteclimbing.org/campaigns/view-campaign/4WGnZYF4LpZvzz9jeYx5C_sNQ_V_LDbYMNOP77mCQJKdVfco0YOSu5j2FO7rF3MLUXGbpSAJPQyV1tGL5xBaSl128_AeUa3p</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/community/john-long-responds-to-new-bolts-on-snake-dike/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/community/john-long-responds-to-new-bolts-on-snake-dike/</a></p>

Before

One of THE classic routes in Yosemite. In 2026 the route was subject to much controversy when many bolts were added significantly changing the character of the route.

### References

[1] [https://www.yosemiteclimbing.org/campaigns/view-campaign/4WGnZYF4LpZvzz9jeYx5C_sNQ_V_LDbYMNOP77mCQJKdVfco0YOSu5j2FO7rF3MLUXGbpSAJPQyV1tGL5xBaSl128_AeUa3p](https://www.yosemiteclimbing.org/campaigns/view-campaign/4WGnZYF4LpZvzz9jeYx5C_sNQ_V_LDbYMNOP77mCQJKdVfco0YOSu5j2FO7rF3MLUXGbpSAJPQyV1tGL5xBaSl128_AeUa3p)

[2] [https://www.climbing.com/community/john-long-responds-to-new-bolts-on-snake-dike/](https://www.climbing.com/community/john-long-responds-to-new-bolts-on-snake-dike/)

After

One of THE classic routes in Yosemite, winding up a continuous runnel feature all the way to the top of [Half Dome](/crag/20726/half-dome). The route was established ground-up and very sparsely bolted, with some full rope-length pitches having no gear at all. In 2026 the route was subject to much controversy when many bolts were added, significantly changing the character of the route.

### References

[1] [https://www.yosemiteclimbing.org/campaigns/view-campaign/4WGnZYF4LpZvzz9jeYx5C_sNQ_V_LDbYMNOP77mCQJKdVfco0YOSu5j2FO7rF3MLUXGbpSAJPQyV1tGL5xBaSl128_AeUa3p](https://www.yosemiteclimbing.org/campaigns/view-campaign/4WGnZYF4LpZvzz9jeYx5C_sNQ_V_LDbYMNOP77mCQJKdVfco0YOSu5j2FO7rF3MLUXGbpSAJPQyV1tGL5xBaSl128_AeUa3p)

[2] [https://www.climbing.com/community/john-long-responds-to-new-bolts-on-snake-dike/](https://www.climbing.com/community/john-long-responds-to-new-bolts-on-snake-dike/)

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-One of THE classic routes in Yosemite. In 2026 the route was subject to much controversy when many bolts were added significantly changing the character of the route.

+One of THE classic routes in Yosemite, winding up a continuous runnel feature all the way to the top of [Half Dome](/crag/20726/half-dome). The route was established ground-up and very sparsely bolted, with some full rope-length pitches having no gear at all. In 2026 the route was subject to much controversy when many bolts were added, significantly changing the character of the route.

 

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<p>The 'Mona Lisa of bouldering', according to <a href="/climber/648/niccolò-ceria" rel="noopener noreferrer">Niccolò Ceria</a>, this stunning arête is one of the quintessential problems of Fontainebleau. </p>
<p><a href="/climber/642/jacky-godoffe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jacky Godoffe</a> and <a href="/climber/605/marc-le-menestrel" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marc le Menestrel</a> vied for the first ascent:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Who, Jacky or Marc, conquered the boulder first? In a spirit of brotherhood, both climbers blur the lines, each valuing the other’s effort. That day, they decided to share the first ascent, thus linking their names to the story of the boulder they would together call ‘Partage’. [1]</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C09aKQQtBaT/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/p/C09aKQQtBaT/</a></p>

After

<p>The 'Mona Lisa of bouldering', according to <a href="/climber/648/niccolò-ceria" rel="noopener noreferrer">Niccolò Ceria</a>, this stunning arête is one of the quintessential problems of Fontainebleau. </p>
<p><a href="/climber/642/jacky-godoffe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jacky Godoffe</a> and <a href="/climber/605/marc-le-menestrel" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marc le Menestrel</a> vied for the first ascent:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Who, Jacky or Marc, conquered the boulder first? In a spirit of brotherhood, both climbers blur the lines, each valuing the other’s effort. That day, they decided to share the first ascent, thus linking their names to the story of the boulder they would together call ‘Partage’. [1]</p>
</blockquote>
<p>In 2009, a ‘finger jug’ snapped off, revealing a characteristic hole. This may have made it a little harder.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C09aKQQtBaT/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/p/C09aKQQtBaT/</a></p>

Before

The 'Mona Lisa of bouldering', according to [Niccolò Ceria](/climber/648/niccolò-ceria), this stunning arête is one of the quintessential problems of Fontainebleau. 

[Jacky Godoffe](/climber/642/jacky-godoffe) and [Marc le Menestrel](/climber/605/marc-le-menestrel) vied for the first ascent:

>Who, Jacky or Marc, conquered the boulder first? In a spirit of brotherhood, both climbers blur the lines, each valuing the other’s effort. That day, they decided to share the first ascent, thus linking their names to the story of the boulder they would together call ‘Partage’. [1]





### References

[1] [https://www.instagram.com/p/C09aKQQtBaT/](https://www.instagram.com/p/C09aKQQtBaT/)

After

The 'Mona Lisa of bouldering', according to [Niccolò Ceria](/climber/648/niccolò-ceria), this stunning arête is one of the quintessential problems of Fontainebleau. 

[Jacky Godoffe](/climber/642/jacky-godoffe) and [Marc le Menestrel](/climber/605/marc-le-menestrel) vied for the first ascent:

>Who, Jacky or Marc, conquered the boulder first? In a spirit of brotherhood, both climbers blur the lines, each valuing the other’s effort. That day, they decided to share the first ascent, thus linking their names to the story of the boulder they would together call ‘Partage’. [1]

In 2009, a ‘finger jug’ snapped off, revealing a characteristic hole. This may have made it a little harder.




### References

[1] [https://www.instagram.com/p/C09aKQQtBaT/](https://www.instagram.com/p/C09aKQQtBaT/)

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 >Who, Jacky or Marc, conquered the boulder first? In a spirit of brotherhood, both climbers blur the lines, each valuing the other’s effort. That day, they decided to share the first ascent, thus linking their names to the story of the boulder they would together call ‘Partage’. [1]

 

+In 2009, a ‘finger jug’ snapped off, revealing a characteristic hole. This may have made it a little harder.

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Before

<p>Tyler's bionic strength snapped off a hold, a decent nubbin next to the hole.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://youtu.be/IaxHcntnnIo?t=1119" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/IaxHcntnnIo?t=1119</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html</a></p>

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<p>After dropping the flash, Tyler's bionic strength snapped off a hold, a decent nubbin next to the hole.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>First I blew my flash attempt way past the hard climbing. And now this! I had broken the finger jug clean off, the second to last hold. I tried to keep composure and got boosted up to the devilish move. I bumped to where the hold used to be, and luckily a slopey pocket remained. A hold you could not use before as the old edge was in the way. At least the line was still possible, that was the important thing. [2]</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://youtu.be/IaxHcntnnIo?t=1119" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/IaxHcntnnIo?t=1119</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html</a></p>

Before

Tyler's bionic strength snapped off a hold, a decent nubbin next to the hole.

### References

[1] [https://youtu.be/IaxHcntnnIo?t=1119](https://youtu.be/IaxHcntnnIo?t=1119)

[2] [https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html](https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html)

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After dropping the flash, Tyler's bionic strength snapped off a hold, a decent nubbin next to the hole.

> First I blew my flash attempt way past the hard climbing. And now this! I had broken the finger jug clean off, the second to last hold. I tried to keep composure and got boosted up to the devilish move. I bumped to where the hold used to be, and luckily a slopey pocket remained. A hold you could not use before as the old edge was in the way. At least the line was still possible, that was the important thing. [2]

### References

[1] [https://youtu.be/IaxHcntnnIo?t=1119](https://youtu.be/IaxHcntnnIo?t=1119)

[2] [https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html](https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html)

[2] [https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html](https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html)

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-Tyler's bionic strength snapped off a hold, a decent nubbin next to the hole.

+After dropping the flash, Tyler's bionic strength snapped off a hold, a decent nubbin next to the hole.

+

+> First I blew my flash attempt way past the hard climbing. And now this! I had broken the finger jug clean off, the second to last hold. I tried to keep composure and got boosted up to the devilish move. I bumped to where the hold used to be, and luckily a slopey pocket remained. A hold you could not use before as the old edge was in the way. At least the line was still possible, that was the important thing. [2]

 

 ### References

 

 [1] [https://youtu.be/IaxHcntnnIo?t=1119](https://youtu.be/IaxHcntnnIo?t=1119)

 

+[2] [https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html](https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html)

+

 [2] [https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html](https://web.archive.org/web/20090302234334/http://usa.moonclimbing.com/Partage-n-884.html)

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<p>A 1988 test piece, the line and method is quite strict, with many an aspirant taking the tick then finding they have actually done the easier variant <a href="https://bleau.info/rempart/21021.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fucking Golden</a>.</p>

After

<p>A 1988 test piece, the line and method is quite strict, with many an aspirant taking the tick, then finding they have actually done the easier variant <a href="https://bleau.info/rempart/21021.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fucking Golden</a>.</p>

Before

A 1988 test piece, the line and method is quite strict, with many an aspirant taking the tick then finding they have actually done the easier variant [Fucking Golden](https://bleau.info/rempart/21021.html).

After

A 1988 test piece, the line and method is quite strict, with many an aspirant taking the tick, then finding they have actually done the easier variant [Fucking Golden](https://bleau.info/rempart/21021.html).

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-A 1988 test piece, the line and method is quite strict, with many an aspirant taking the tick then finding they have actually done the easier variant [Fucking Golden](https://bleau.info/rempart/21021.html).
+A 1988 test piece, the line and method is quite strict, with many an aspirant taking the tick, then finding they have actually done the easier variant [Fucking Golden](https://bleau.info/rempart/21021.html).

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<p>A 1988 test piece, the line and method is quite strict, with many an aspirant taking the tick then finding they have actually done the easier variant <a href="https://bleau.info/rempart/21021.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fucking Golden</a>.</p>

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A 1988 test piece, the line and method is quite strict, with many an aspirant taking the tick then finding they have actually done the easier variant [Fucking Golden](https://bleau.info/rempart/21021.html).

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+A 1988 test piece, the line and method is quite strict, with many an aspirant taking the tick then finding they have actually done the easier variant [Fucking Golden](https://bleau.info/rempart/21021.html).

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