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2 France 3482 22nd May 2025 – 2nd November 2026 32 13 0 175 330
3 USA 1774 30th July 2025 – 20th September 2026 26 56 0 167 88
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5 Spain 319 31st July 2025 – 14th August 2026 3 9 0 35 13
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7 New Zealand 216 19th August 2025 – 14th August 2026 1 1 0 17 13
8 Canada 170 10th September 2025 – 14th August 2026 1 9 0 25 3
9 Italy 166 12th August 2025 – 16th August 2026 2 7 0 19 7
10 Germany 151 8th November 2025 – 6th August 2026 4 6 0 10 5

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2441 16th June 2026 14:16:34 UTC Mono crag Foz De Zafrané longitude
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2442 16th June 2026 14:16:34 UTC Mono crag Foz De Zafrané latitude
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2443 16th June 2026 14:16:34 UTC Mono crag Foz De Zafrané crag_name
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2444 16th June 2026 14:14:01 UTC Mono climb Lazarus crag_location_breadcrumb_pretty
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<a href="/crags/location/Germany" class="text-muted">Germany</a> / <a href="/crags/location/Germany/Bayern" class="text-muted">Bayern</a> / <a href="/crags/location/Germany/Bayern/Oberfranken" class="text-muted">Oberfranken</a>
2445 16th June 2026 14:14:01 UTC Mono climb Lazarus crag_location_breadcrumb
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2446 16th June 2026 14:14:01 UTC Mono climb Lazarus crag_name
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2447 16th June 2026 14:14:01 UTC Mono climb Lazarus crag_id
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2448 16th June 2026 14:10:59 UTC Mono crag Schiefer Tod rock_type_id
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2449 16th June 2026 14:10:59 UTC Mono crag Schiefer Tod longitude
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2450 16th June 2026 14:10:59 UTC Mono crag Schiefer Tod latitude
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2451 16th June 2026 14:10:59 UTC Mono crag Schiefer Tod crag_name
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2452 16th June 2026 14:07:51 UTC Mono climb Kout Pikle crag_location_breadcrumb_pretty
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<a href="/crags/location/Czechia" class="text-muted">Czechia</a> / <a href="/crags/location/Czechia/South Moravian Region" class="text-muted">South Moravian Region</a> / <a href="/crags/location/Czechia/South Moravian Region/Blansko District" class="text-muted">Blansko District</a> / <a href="/crags/location/Czechia/South Moravian Region/Blansko District/Sloup v Moravském Krasu" class="text-muted">Sloup v Moravském Krasu</a>
2453 16th June 2026 14:07:51 UTC Mono climb Kout Pikle crag_location_breadcrumb
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Czechia / South Moravian Region / Blansko District / Sloup v Moravském Krasu
2454 16th June 2026 14:07:51 UTC Mono climb Kout Pikle crag_name
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2455 16th June 2026 14:07:51 UTC Mono climb Kout Pikle crag_id
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2456 16th June 2026 11:37:53 UTC Mono ascent Dave MacLeod's ascent of The Walk of Life ascent_dt_end
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2457 16th June 2026 11:37:53 UTC Mono ascent Dave MacLeod's ascent of The Walk of Life ascent_dt_start
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2458 16th June 2026 11:37:53 UTC Mono ascent Dave MacLeod's ascent of The Walk of Life notes_pretty
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<h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2009/01/dave_macleods_tendon_therapy_the_walk_of_life-45540">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2009/01/dave_macleods_tendon_therapy_the_walk_of_life-45540</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPUeQFtjYO0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPUeQFtjYO0</a></p>
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<h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2009/01/dave_macleods_tendon_therapy_the_walk_of_life-45540" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2009/01/dave_macleods_tendon_therapy_the_walk_of_life-45540</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPUeQFtjYO0" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPUeQFtjYO0</a></p>
2459 16th June 2026 11:35:10 UTC Mono climb The Walk of Life notes_pretty
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<p>A route with a complicated history. An indirect line called <a href="/climb/2925/dyer-straits" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dyer Straits</a> was originally climbed by <a href="/climber/221" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ian Vickers</a> that used a lot of pegs (although the pegs were not placed by Vickers) [2]. <a href="/climber/153" rel="noopener noreferrer">James Pearson</a> then removed the pegs and added a direct start suggesting the lofty grade of E12. The route was quickly repeated by <a href="/climber/146" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave Macleod</a> (who was injured at the time) who suggested a downgrade to E9.</p> <p>The harsh criticism which was levelled at James from the climbing community for over grading the route led to him moving to Innsbruck to get away from the UK climbing scene.</p> <p>James has subsequently discussed how, having grown up bouldering and leading short, bold routes on the gritstone, <em>The Walk of Life</em> was well outside his comfort zone and, lacking the skills to recognise his own weaknesses, then led him to suggest such a lofty grade. [1]</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2HAuDaq2kSHM6L7vdDu6uu?" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/episode/2HAuDaq2kSHM6L7vdDu6uu?</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-interview-after-the-walk-of-life.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-interview-after-the-walk-of-life.html</a></p>
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<p>A route with a complicated history. An indirect line called <a href="/climb/2925/dyer-straits" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dyer Straits</a> (E8) was originally climbed by <a href="/climber/221" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ian Vickers</a> that used a lot of pegs (although the pegs were not placed by him) [2]. <a href="/climber/153" rel="noopener noreferrer">James Pearson</a> then removed the pegs and added a direct start, suggesting the unprecedented grade of E12. The route was quickly repeated by <a href="/climber/146" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave MacLeod</a> (who was injured at the time) who suggested a downgrade to E9, commenting:</p> <blockquote> <p>For James to come to this blank canvas of a wall and have the courage to see past all the uncertainties and unknowns to make a route is a brilliant achievement. But although trad climbs truly deserving of E9 and above are still very few and far between in the world, there are some, and they’ve been around for a while. The Walk of Life stands among these routes, not above them. [1]</p> </blockquote> <p>The harsh criticism which was levelled at James from the climbing community for overgrading this route (and supposedly others), led to him moving to Innsbruck to get away from the UK climbing scene.</p> <p>James has since reflected that, having grown up bouldering and climbing short, bold gritstone routes, The Walk of Life lay far outside his comfort zone. Lacking the experience to recognise his own weaknesses on that style of climb, he was led to propose the lofty grade of E12.[2]</p> <p>In 2023 <a href="/climber/322/tom-randall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Randall</a> commented:</p> <blockquote> <p>My view, having climbed both WOL and <a href="/climb/562/once-upon-a-time-in-the-southwest" rel="noopener noreferrer">Once Upon</a> is that James’s effort was most definitely E10 and the E9 downgrade was one of those things that was not quite right [...]</p> <p>What I do think (and obvs it’s just my opinion) is that Once Upon has to be E8 if WOL E9 or we accept that maybe things got too compressed. I’d gladly lead one of the lines any day of the week, the other, deffo not 😅😅. My view after quite a bit of time on that wall is top end E8 for OUATITSW and bottom end E10 for WOL.</p> <p>But…… it gets more complicated 😅. The WOL has gained &amp; lost holds since James did it (easy to spot from the old video footage) and I’d say in current state it IS a solid E9. So I guess that’s the ever changing state of chossy sea cliffs? No ascent is quite the same? [4]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Walk%20of%20Life" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Walk%20of%20Life</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2HAuDaq2kSHM6L7vdDu6uu?" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/episode/2HAuDaq2kSHM6L7vdDu6uu?</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-interview-after-the-walk-of-life.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-interview-after-the-walk-of-life.html</a></p> <p>[4] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CiAmEhvs68L/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/p/CiAmEhvs68L/</a></p>
2460 16th June 2026 11:35:10 UTC Mono climb The Walk of Life notes
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A route with a complicated history. An indirect line called [Dyer Straits](/climb/2925/dyer-straits) was originally climbed by [Ian Vickers](/climber/221) that used a lot of pegs (although the pegs were not placed by Vickers) [2]. [James Pearson](/climber/153) then removed the pegs and added a direct start suggesting the lofty grade of E12. The route was quickly repeated by [Dave Macleod](/climber/146) (who was injured at the time) who suggested a downgrade to E9. The harsh criticism which was levelled at James from the climbing community for over grading the route led to him moving to Innsbruck to get away from the UK climbing scene. James has subsequently discussed how, having grown up bouldering and leading short, bold routes on the gritstone, *The Walk of Life* was well outside his comfort zone and, lacking the skills to recognise his own weaknesses, then led him to suggest such a lofty grade. [1] ### References [1] [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2HAuDaq2kSHM6L7vdDu6uu?](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2HAuDaq2kSHM6L7vdDu6uu?) [2] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-interview-after-the-walk-of-life.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-interview-after-the-walk-of-life.html)
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A route with a complicated history. An indirect line called [Dyer Straits](/climb/2925/dyer-straits) (E8) was originally climbed by [Ian Vickers](/climber/221) that used a lot of pegs (although the pegs were not placed by him) [2]. [James Pearson](/climber/153) then removed the pegs and added a direct start, suggesting the unprecedented grade of E12. The route was quickly repeated by [Dave MacLeod](/climber/146) (who was injured at the time) who suggested a downgrade to E9, commenting: >For James to come to this blank canvas of a wall and have the courage to see past all the uncertainties and unknowns to make a route is a brilliant achievement. But although trad climbs truly deserving of E9 and above are still very few and far between in the world, there are some, and they’ve been around for a while. The Walk of Life stands among these routes, not above them. [1] The harsh criticism which was levelled at James from the climbing community for overgrading this route (and supposedly others), led to him moving to Innsbruck to get away from the UK climbing scene. James has since reflected that, having grown up bouldering and climbing short, bold gritstone routes, The Walk of Life lay far outside his comfort zone. Lacking the experience to recognise his own weaknesses on that style of climb, he was led to propose the lofty grade of E12.[2] In 2023 [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall) commented: >My view, having climbed both WOL and [Once Upon](/climb/562/once-upon-a-time-in-the-southwest) is that James’s effort was most definitely E10 and the E9 downgrade was one of those things that was not quite right [...] >What I do think (and obvs it’s just my opinion) is that Once Upon has to be E8 if WOL E9 or we accept that maybe things got too compressed. I’d gladly lead one of the lines any day of the week, the other, deffo not 😅😅. My view after quite a bit of time on that wall is top end E8 for OUATITSW and bottom end E10 for WOL. >But…… it gets more complicated 😅. The WOL has gained & lost holds since James did it (easy to spot from the old video footage) and I’d say in current state it IS a solid E9. So I guess that’s the ever changing state of chossy sea cliffs? No ascent is quite the same? [4] ### References [1] [https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Walk%20of%20Life](https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Walk%20of%20Life) [2] [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2HAuDaq2kSHM6L7vdDu6uu?](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2HAuDaq2kSHM6L7vdDu6uu?) [3] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-interview-after-the-walk-of-life.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-interview-after-the-walk-of-life.html) [4] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CiAmEhvs68L/](https://www.instagram.com/p/CiAmEhvs68L/)
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-A route with a complicated history. An indirect line called [Dyer Straits](/climb/2925/dyer-straits) was originally climbed by [Ian Vickers](/climber/221) that used a lot of pegs (although the pegs were not placed by Vickers) [2]. [James Pearson](/climber/153) then removed the pegs and added a direct start suggesting the lofty grade of E12. The route was quickly repeated by [Dave Macleod](/climber/146) (who was injured at the time) who suggested a downgrade to E9.
+A route with a complicated history. An indirect line called [Dyer Straits](/climb/2925/dyer-straits) (E8) was originally climbed by [Ian Vickers](/climber/221) that used a lot of pegs (although the pegs were not placed by him) [2]. [James Pearson](/climber/153) then removed the pegs and added a direct start, suggesting the unprecedented grade of E12. The route was quickly repeated by [Dave MacLeod](/climber/146) (who was injured at the time) who suggested a downgrade to E9, commenting:

-The harsh criticism which was levelled at James from the climbing community for over grading the route led to him moving to Innsbruck to get away from the UK climbing scene.
+>For James to come to this blank canvas of a wall and have the courage to see past all the uncertainties and unknowns to make a route is a brilliant achievement. But although trad climbs truly deserving of E9 and above are still very few and far between in the world, there are some, and they’ve been around for a while. The Walk of Life stands among these routes, not above them. [1]

-James has subsequently discussed how, having grown up bouldering and leading short, bold routes on the gritstone, *The Walk of Life* was well outside his comfort zone and, lacking the skills to recognise his own weaknesses, then led him to suggest such a lofty grade. [1]
+The harsh criticism which was levelled at James from the climbing community for overgrading this route (and supposedly others), led to him moving to Innsbruck to get away from the UK climbing scene.
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+James has since reflected that, having grown up bouldering and climbing short, bold gritstone routes, The Walk of Life lay far outside his comfort zone. Lacking the experience to recognise his own weaknesses on that style of climb, he was led to propose the lofty grade of E12.[2]
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+In 2023 [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall) commented:
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+>My view, having climbed both WOL and [Once Upon](/climb/562/once-upon-a-time-in-the-southwest) is that James’s effort was most definitely E10 and the E9 downgrade was one of those things that was not quite right [...]
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+>What I do think (and obvs it’s just my opinion) is that Once Upon has to be E8 if WOL E9 or we accept that maybe things got too compressed. I’d gladly lead one of the lines any day of the week, the other, deffo not 😅😅. My view after quite a bit of time on that wall is top end E8 for OUATITSW and bottom end E10 for WOL.
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+>But…… it gets more complicated 😅. The WOL has gained & lost holds since James did it (easy to spot from the old video footage) and I’d say in current state it IS a solid E9. So I guess that’s the ever changing state of chossy sea cliffs? No ascent is quite the same? [4]

### References

-[1] [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2HAuDaq2kSHM6L7vdDu6uu?](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2HAuDaq2kSHM6L7vdDu6uu?)
+[1] [https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Walk%20of%20Life](https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Walk%20of%20Life)

-[2] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-interview-after-the-walk-of-life.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-interview-after-the-walk-of-life.html)
+[2] [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2HAuDaq2kSHM6L7vdDu6uu?](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2HAuDaq2kSHM6L7vdDu6uu?)
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+[3] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-interview-after-the-walk-of-life.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/james-pearson-interview-after-the-walk-of-life.html)
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+[4] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CiAmEhvs68L/](https://www.instagram.com/p/CiAmEhvs68L/)

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