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1 United Kingdom 11173 22nd May 2025 – 19th September 2026 116 13 0 586 1083
2 France 3430 22nd May 2025 – 29th August 2026 32 13 0 172 326
3 USA 1774 30th July 2025 – 20th September 2026 26 56 0 167 88
4 Japan 1478 19th July 2025 – 14th August 2026 14 25 0 107 73
5 Spain 319 31st July 2025 – 14th August 2026 3 9 0 35 13
6 Switzerland 229 31st July 2025 – 9th August 2026 2 5 0 21 15
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

Recent Contributions

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2941 10th May 2026 06:21:38 UTC Mono ascent Charlie Woodburn's ascent of Talbot Horizon ascent_dt_end
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2942 10th May 2026 06:21:38 UTC Mono ascent Charlie Woodburn's ascent of Talbot Horizon ascent_dt_start
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2943 10th May 2026 06:21:38 UTC Mono ascent Charlie Woodburn's ascent of Talbot Horizon ascent_style_id
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2944 10th May 2026 06:18:32 UTC Mono ascent Dave MacLeod's ascent of Return of the King notes_pretty
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<p>On the grade:</p> <blockquote> <p>I don't know if/when it was ever officially downgraded. But I think it is E8. Safe 8a. [4]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://vimeo.com/173051918">https://vimeo.com/173051918</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2016/06/dave_macleod_repeats_return_of_the_king_e9_6c-70548">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2016/06/dave_macleod_repeats_return_of_the_king_e9_6c-70548</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/2016/06/return-of-king.html?m=1">https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/2016/06/return-of-king.html?m=1</a></p> <p>[4] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C0G0tmaIrtL/">https://www.instagram.com/p/C0G0tmaIrtL/</a></p>
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<p>First ascent placing all gear on lead. On the grade:</p> <blockquote> <p>I don't know if/when it was ever officially downgraded. But I think it is E8. Safe 8a. [4]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://vimeo.com/173051918" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://vimeo.com/173051918</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2016/06/dave_macleod_repeats_return_of_the_king_e9_6c-70548" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2016/06/dave_macleod_repeats_return_of_the_king_e9_6c-70548</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/2016/06/return-of-king.html?m=1" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/2016/06/return-of-king.html?m=1</a></p> <p>[4] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C0G0tmaIrtL/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/p/C0G0tmaIrtL/</a></p>
2945 10th May 2026 06:18:32 UTC Mono ascent Dave MacLeod's ascent of Return of the King notes
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On the grade: > I don't know if/when it was ever officially downgraded. But I think it is E8. Safe 8a. [4] ### References [1] [https://vimeo.com/173051918](https://vimeo.com/173051918) [2] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2016/06/dave_macleod_repeats_return_of_the_king_e9_6c-70548](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2016/06/dave_macleod_repeats_return_of_the_king_e9_6c-70548) [3] [https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/2016/06/return-of-king.html?m=1](https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/2016/06/return-of-king.html?m=1) [4] [https://www.instagram.com/p/C0G0tmaIrtL/](https://www.instagram.com/p/C0G0tmaIrtL/)
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First ascent placing all gear on lead. On the grade: > I don't know if/when it was ever officially downgraded. But I think it is E8. Safe 8a. [4] ### References [1] [https://vimeo.com/173051918](https://vimeo.com/173051918) [2] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2016/06/dave_macleod_repeats_return_of_the_king_e9_6c-70548](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2016/06/dave_macleod_repeats_return_of_the_king_e9_6c-70548) [3] [https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/2016/06/return-of-king.html?m=1](https://davemacleod.blogspot.com/2016/06/return-of-king.html?m=1) [4] [https://www.instagram.com/p/C0G0tmaIrtL/](https://www.instagram.com/p/C0G0tmaIrtL/)
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2946 10th May 2026 06:17:55 UTC Mono ascent Adam Hocking's ascent of Return of the King Pre-Placed Gear
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2947 10th May 2026 06:17:39 UTC Mono ascent Dave Birkett's ascent of Return of the King Pre-Placed Gear
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2948 9th May 2026 13:11:47 UTC Mono ascent Dean Potter's ascent of Deep Blue Sea notes
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With a parachute so he could base jump off the route in case the solo didn't go to plan!
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With a parachute so he could base jump off the route in case the solo didn't go to plan! To gain enough height to make a parachute fall viable, Potter traversed in to the top pitches of the route, avoiding a lot of hard climbing lower down; he retreated before the top due to rain. Exact details of the pitches climbed are hard to find; pitches 6–9 have been suggested. ### References [1] [https://ukbouldering.com/threads/the-dark-wizard.34948/#post-723840](https://ukbouldering.com/threads/the-dark-wizard.34948/#post-723840)
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+To gain enough height to make a parachute fall viable, Potter traversed in to the top pitches of the route, avoiding a lot of hard climbing lower down; he retreated before the top due to rain. Exact details of the pitches climbed are hard to find; pitches 6–9 have been suggested.
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2949 9th May 2026 13:11:47 UTC Mono ascent Dean Potter's ascent of Deep Blue Sea notes_pretty
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<p>With a parachute so he could base jump off the route in case the solo didn't go to plan!</p>
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<p>With a parachute so he could base jump off the route in case the solo didn't go to plan!</p> <p>To gain enough height to make a parachute fall viable, Potter traversed in to the top pitches of the route, avoiding a lot of hard climbing lower down; he retreated before the top due to rain. Exact details of the pitches climbed are hard to find; pitches 6–9 have been suggested. </p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://ukbouldering.com/threads/the-dark-wizard.34948/#post-723840" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ukbouldering.com/threads/the-dark-wizard.34948/#post-723840</a></p>
2950 9th May 2026 11:59:22 UTC Mono climber Doug Shaw notes
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[James McHaffie](/climber/138/james-mchaffie): > Probably the most impressive soloist to have partook of the activity in Britain is someone few people will know of. He used to do laps on [Void](/climb/4929/void) (E4), onsight soloed Great Arete (a mountain crag E5 in the Carneddau) as well as many other much easier soloes, like [Positron](/climb/4119/positron) (E5). He was...the great Doug Shaw, or Doug the Thug to people who knew him. I laboured for him for a while and he is a top guy. What he did back then was comparable to what [Peter Croft](/climber/825/peter-croft) did in Yosemite, if I had to choose between going up [Astroman](/climb/1237/astroman) (E5) or Great Arete without a rope Astroman would win. >The achievements of these trad climbers often isn’t recognised like that of the well known sport climbers like [Ben Moon](/climber/130/ben-moon) who has been shown to be ahead of his time in terms of physical climbing ability. The likes of Pete Croft, [Dougie Hall](/climber/535/dougie-hall) and Doug Shaw could easily have done more ‘terrifying’ things if they used tactics employed nowadays. For instance, if Doug had been arsed to dick about on a rope on [Strawberries](/climb/687/strawberries) (E7) for an hour I’m confident he could have soloed it if he wished, as Croft could solo big E6/7s if he’d rehearsed them more, who knows he probably did.
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[James McHaffie](/climber/138/james-mchaffie): > Probably the most impressive soloist to have partook of the activity in Britain is someone few people will know of. He used to do laps on [Void](/climb/4929/void) (E4), onsight soloed Great Arete (a mountain crag E5 in the Carneddau) as well as many other much easier soloes, like [Positron](/climb/4119/positron) (E5). He was...the great Doug Shaw, or Doug the Thug to people who knew him. I laboured for him for a while and he is a top guy. What he did back then was comparable to what [Peter Croft](/climber/825/peter-croft) did in Yosemite, if I had to choose between going up [Astroman](/climb/1237/astroman) (E5) or Great Arete without a rope Astroman would win. >The achievements of these trad climbers often isn’t recognised like that of the well known sport climbers like [Ben Moon](/climber/130/ben-moon) who has been shown to be ahead of his time in terms of physical climbing ability. The likes of Pete Croft, [Dougie Hall](/climber/535/dougie-hall) and Doug Shaw could easily have done more ‘terrifying’ things if they used tactics employed nowadays. For instance, if Doug had been arsed to dick about on a rope on [Strawberries](/climb/687/strawberries) (E7) for an hour I’m confident he could have soloed it if he wished, as Croft could solo big E6/7s if he’d rehearsed them more, who knows he probably did. ### References [1] [https://www.jamesmchaffie.com/caffs-blog/previous/3](https://www.jamesmchaffie.com/caffs-blog/previous/3)
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[James McHaffie](/climber/138/james-mchaffie):
> Probably the most impressive soloist to have partook of the activity in Britain is someone few people will know of. He used to do laps on [Void](/climb/4929/void) (E4), onsight soloed Great Arete (a mountain crag E5 in the Carneddau) as well as many other much easier soloes, like [Positron](/climb/4119/positron) (E5). He was...the great Doug Shaw, or Doug the Thug to people who knew him. I laboured for him for a while and he is a top guy. What he did back then was comparable to what [Peter Croft](/climber/825/peter-croft) did in Yosemite, if I had to choose between going up [Astroman](/climb/1237/astroman) (E5) or Great Arete without a rope Astroman would win.

->The achievements of these trad climbers often isn’t recognised like that of the well known sport climbers like [Ben Moon](/climber/130/ben-moon) who has been shown to be ahead of his time in terms of physical climbing ability. The likes of Pete Croft, [Dougie Hall](/climber/535/dougie-hall) and Doug Shaw could easily have done more ‘terrifying’ things if they used tactics employed nowadays. For instance, if Doug had been arsed to dick about on a rope on [Strawberries](/climb/687/strawberries) (E7) for an hour I’m confident he could have soloed it if he wished, as Croft could solo big E6/7s if he’d rehearsed them more, who knows he probably did.
+>The achievements of these trad climbers often isn’t recognised like that of the well known sport climbers like [Ben Moon](/climber/130/ben-moon) who has been shown to be ahead of his time in terms of physical climbing ability. The likes of Pete Croft, [Dougie Hall](/climber/535/dougie-hall) and Doug Shaw could easily have done more ‘terrifying’ things if they used tactics employed nowadays. For instance, if Doug had been arsed to dick about on a rope on [Strawberries](/climb/687/strawberries) (E7) for an hour I’m confident he could have soloed it if he wished, as Croft could solo big E6/7s if he’d rehearsed them more, who knows he probably did.
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2951 9th May 2026 11:59:22 UTC Mono climber Doug Shaw notes_pretty
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<p><a href="/climber/138/james-mchaffie" rel="noopener noreferrer">James McHaffie</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Probably the most impressive soloist to have partook of the activity in Britain is someone few people will know of. He used to do laps on <a href="/climb/4929/void" rel="noopener noreferrer">Void</a> (E4), onsight soloed Great Arete (a mountain crag E5 in the Carneddau) as well as many other much easier soloes, like <a href="/climb/4119/positron" rel="noopener noreferrer">Positron</a> (E5). He was...the great Doug Shaw, or Doug the Thug to people who knew him. I laboured for him for a while and he is a top guy. What he did back then was comparable to what <a href="/climber/825/peter-croft" rel="noopener noreferrer">Peter Croft</a> did in Yosemite, if I had to choose between going up <a href="/climb/1237/astroman" rel="noopener noreferrer">Astroman</a> (E5) or Great Arete without a rope Astroman would win.</p> <p>The achievements of these trad climbers often isn’t recognised like that of the well known sport climbers like <a href="/climber/130/ben-moon" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ben Moon</a> who has been shown to be ahead of his time in terms of physical climbing ability. The likes of Pete Croft, <a href="/climber/535/dougie-hall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dougie Hall</a> and Doug Shaw could easily have done more ‘terrifying’ things if they used tactics employed nowadays. For instance, if Doug had been arsed to dick about on a rope on <a href="/climb/687/strawberries" rel="noopener noreferrer">Strawberries</a> (E7) for an hour I’m confident he could have soloed it if he wished, as Croft could solo big E6/7s if he’d rehearsed them more, who knows he probably did.</p> </blockquote>
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<p><a href="/climber/138/james-mchaffie" rel="noopener noreferrer">James McHaffie</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Probably the most impressive soloist to have partook of the activity in Britain is someone few people will know of. He used to do laps on <a href="/climb/4929/void" rel="noopener noreferrer">Void</a> (E4), onsight soloed Great Arete (a mountain crag E5 in the Carneddau) as well as many other much easier soloes, like <a href="/climb/4119/positron" rel="noopener noreferrer">Positron</a> (E5). He was...the great Doug Shaw, or Doug the Thug to people who knew him. I laboured for him for a while and he is a top guy. What he did back then was comparable to what <a href="/climber/825/peter-croft" rel="noopener noreferrer">Peter Croft</a> did in Yosemite, if I had to choose between going up <a href="/climb/1237/astroman" rel="noopener noreferrer">Astroman</a> (E5) or Great Arete without a rope Astroman would win.</p> <p>The achievements of these trad climbers often isn’t recognised like that of the well known sport climbers like <a href="/climber/130/ben-moon" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ben Moon</a> who has been shown to be ahead of his time in terms of physical climbing ability. The likes of Pete Croft, <a href="/climber/535/dougie-hall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dougie Hall</a> and Doug Shaw could easily have done more ‘terrifying’ things if they used tactics employed nowadays. For instance, if Doug had been arsed to dick about on a rope on <a href="/climb/687/strawberries" rel="noopener noreferrer">Strawberries</a> (E7) for an hour I’m confident he could have soloed it if he wished, as Croft could solo big E6/7s if he’d rehearsed them more, who knows he probably did.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.jamesmchaffie.com/caffs-blog/previous/3" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.jamesmchaffie.com/caffs-blog/previous/3</a></p>
2952 9th May 2026 11:58:33 UTC Mono climber Doug Shaw notes_pretty
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<p><a href="/climber/138/james-mchaffie" rel="noopener noreferrer">James McHaffie</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Probably the most impressive soloist to have partook of the activity in Britain is someone few people will know of. He used to do laps on <a href="/climb/4929/void" rel="noopener noreferrer">Void</a> (E4), onsight soloed Great Arete (a mountain crag E5 in the Carneddau) as well as many other much easier soloes, like <a href="/climb/4119/positron" rel="noopener noreferrer">Positron</a> (E5). He was...the great Doug Shaw, or Doug the Thug to people who knew him. I laboured for him for a while and he is a top guy. What he did back then was comparable to what <a href="/climber/825/peter-croft" rel="noopener noreferrer">Peter Croft</a> did in Yosemite, if I had to choose between going up <a href="/climb/1237/astroman" rel="noopener noreferrer">Astroman</a> (E5) or Great Arete without a rope Astroman would win.</p> <p>The achievements of these trad climbers often isn’t recognised like that of the well known sport climbers like <a href="/climber/130/ben-moon" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ben Moon</a> who has been shown to be ahead of his time in terms of physical climbing ability. The likes of Pete Croft, <a href="/climber/535/dougie-hall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dougie Hall</a> and Doug Shaw could easily have done more ‘terrifying’ things if they used tactics employed nowadays. For instance, if Doug had been arsed to dick about on a rope on <a href="/climb/687/strawberries" rel="noopener noreferrer">Strawberries</a> (E7) for an hour I’m confident he could have soloed it if he wished, as Croft could solo big E6/7s if he’d rehearsed them more, who knows he probably did.</p> </blockquote>
2953 9th May 2026 11:58:33 UTC Mono climber Doug Shaw notes
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[James McHaffie](/climber/138/james-mchaffie): > Probably the most impressive soloist to have partook of the activity in Britain is someone few people will know of. He used to do laps on [Void](/climb/4929/void) (E4), onsight soloed Great Arete (a mountain crag E5 in the Carneddau) as well as many other much easier soloes, like [Positron](/climb/4119/positron) (E5). He was...the great Doug Shaw, or Doug the Thug to people who knew him. I laboured for him for a while and he is a top guy. What he did back then was comparable to what [Peter Croft](/climber/825/peter-croft) did in Yosemite, if I had to choose between going up [Astroman](/climb/1237/astroman) (E5) or Great Arete without a rope Astroman would win. >The achievements of these trad climbers often isn’t recognised like that of the well known sport climbers like [Ben Moon](/climber/130/ben-moon) who has been shown to be ahead of his time in terms of physical climbing ability. The likes of Pete Croft, [Dougie Hall](/climber/535/dougie-hall) and Doug Shaw could easily have done more ‘terrifying’ things if they used tactics employed nowadays. For instance, if Doug had been arsed to dick about on a rope on [Strawberries](/climb/687/strawberries) (E7) for an hour I’m confident he could have soloed it if he wished, as Croft could solo big E6/7s if he’d rehearsed them more, who knows he probably did.
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2956 9th May 2026 11:23:06 UTC Mono ascent Moritz Welt's ascent of Unplugged climb_id
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