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1 United Kingdom 11146 22nd May 2025 – 12th September 2026 114 13 0 586 1083
2 France 3430 22nd May 2025 – 29th August 2026 32 13 0 172 326
3 USA 1770 30th July 2025 – 14th August 2026 26 56 0 167 88
4 Japan 1478 19th July 2025 – 14th August 2026 14 25 0 107 73
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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

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921 5th August 2026 13:46:22 UTC Mono ascent Dave MacLeod's ascent of Wild Country ascent_type_id
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922 5th August 2026 13:46:22 UTC Mono ascent Dave MacLeod's ascent of Wild Country notes
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923 5th August 2026 13:46:22 UTC Mono ascent Dave MacLeod's ascent of Wild Country ascent_dt_end
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924 5th August 2026 13:46:22 UTC Mono ascent Dave MacLeod's ascent of Wild Country notes_pretty
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<blockquote> <p>Onsight having been cleaned and chalked by Michael.</p> </blockquote>
925 5th August 2026 13:46:22 UTC Mono ascent Dave MacLeod's ascent of Wild Country climber_id
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926 4th August 2026 00:34:00 UTC Mono climber Neil Gresham notes
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Neil Gresham is a British climber who is notable for his hard trad. ascents, including early repeats of test pieces such as [Johnny Dawes'](/climber/561/johnny-dawes) [Indian Face](/climb/601/indian-face) E9 and [Neil Bentley's](/climber/564/neil-bentley) [Equilibrium](/climb/606/equilibrium) E10 as well as making his own contributions to hard trad in the uk with routes such as [Lexicon](/climb/1439/lexicon) E11 and [Final Score](/climb/614/final-score) E10. As well as his trad. climbing Neil was an early adopter of deep water soloing in the UK, establishing some of the harder DWS lines in the UK such as - [Cutlass](/climb/1276/cutlass) 8a - [Excalibur](/climb/1280/excalibur) 8a - [San Simian](/climb/742/san-simian) 8a - [Hydrotherapy](/climb/1999/hydrotherapy) 8a+ - [Olympiad](/climb/1256/olympiad) 8b ### References [1] Interview with [Dave MacLeod](/climber/146/dave-macleod) 2018, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2wgXc_blao](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2wgXc_blao) [2] Interview with [Niall Grimes](/climber/702/niall-grimes) part 1, 2024 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/4H9lcr8Fp4lR6lMMmJa8Yt?](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4H9lcr8Fp4lR6lMMmJa8Yt?) [3] Interview with [Niall Grimes](/climber/702/niall-grimes) part 2, 2024 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/5cac0uPMB1TYDaUF8XN06f?](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5cac0uPMB1TYDaUF8XN06f?) [4] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCwXDQiDfIM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCwXDQiDfIM)
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Neil Gresham is a British climber who is notable for his hard trad ascents and deep water solos, whilst being an influential coach and early training guru. Trad achievements include early repeats of testpieces such as [Johnny Dawes'](/climber/561/johnny-dawes) [Indian Face](/climb/601/indian-face) (E9) and [Neil Bentley's](/climber/564/neil-bentley) [Equilibrium](/climb/606/equilibrium) (E10), as well as making his own contributions [Final Score](/climb/614/final-score) (E10) and [Lexicon](/climb/1439/lexicon) (E11). Gresham was an early adopter of deep water soloing in the UK, making the first ascents, or first DWS ascents, of some of the hardest DWS lines in the UK, including: - [Cutlass](/climb/1276/cutlass) 8a - [Excalibur](/climb/1280/excalibur) 8a - [San Simian](/climb/742/san-simian) 8a - [Hydrotherapy](/climb/1999/hydrotherapy) 8a+ - [Olympiad](/climb/1256/olympiad) 8b Gresham was also an early training guru, writing a regular column in *On The Edge* magazine in the '90s, and being among the first to offer commercial coaching services. ### References [1] Interview with [Dave MacLeod](/climber/146/dave-macleod) 2018, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2wgXc_blao](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2wgXc_blao) [2] Interview with [Niall Grimes](/climber/702/niall-grimes) part 1, 2024 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/4H9lcr8Fp4lR6lMMmJa8Yt?](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4H9lcr8Fp4lR6lMMmJa8Yt?) [3] Interview with [Niall Grimes](/climber/702/niall-grimes) part 2, 2024 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/5cac0uPMB1TYDaUF8XN06f?](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5cac0uPMB1TYDaUF8XN06f?) [4] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCwXDQiDfIM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCwXDQiDfIM)
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-Neil Gresham is a British climber who is notable for his hard trad. ascents, including early repeats of test pieces such as [Johnny Dawes'](/climber/561/johnny-dawes) [Indian Face](/climb/601/indian-face) E9 and [Neil Bentley's](/climber/564/neil-bentley) [Equilibrium](/climb/606/equilibrium) E10 as well as making his own contributions to hard trad in the uk with routes such as [Lexicon](/climb/1439/lexicon) E11 and [Final Score](/climb/614/final-score) E10.
+Neil Gresham is a British climber who is notable for his hard trad ascents and deep water solos, whilst being an influential coach and early training guru.

-As well as his trad. climbing Neil was an early adopter of deep water soloing in the UK, establishing some of the harder DWS lines in the UK such as
+Trad achievements include early repeats of testpieces such as [Johnny Dawes'](/climber/561/johnny-dawes) [Indian Face](/climb/601/indian-face) (E9) and [Neil Bentley's](/climber/564/neil-bentley) [Equilibrium](/climb/606/equilibrium) (E10), as well as making his own contributions [Final Score](/climb/614/final-score) (E10) and [Lexicon](/climb/1439/lexicon) (E11).
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+Gresham was an early adopter of deep water soloing in the UK, making the first ascents, or first DWS ascents, of some of the hardest DWS lines in the UK, including:

- [Cutlass](/climb/1276/cutlass) 8a
- [Excalibur](/climb/1280/excalibur) 8a
- [San Simian](/climb/742/san-simian) 8a
- [Hydrotherapy](/climb/1999/hydrotherapy) 8a+
- [Olympiad](/climb/1256/olympiad) 8b
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+Gresham was also an early training guru, writing a regular column in *On The Edge* magazine in the '90s, and being among the first to offer commercial coaching services.

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927 4th August 2026 00:34:00 UTC Mono climber Neil Gresham notes_pretty
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<p>Neil Gresham is a British climber who is notable for his hard trad. ascents, including early repeats of test pieces such as <a href="/climber/561/johnny-dawes">Johnny Dawes'</a> <a href="/climb/601/indian-face">Indian Face</a> E9 and <a href="/climber/564/neil-bentley">Neil Bentley's</a> <a href="/climb/606/equilibrium">Equilibrium</a> E10 as well as making his own contributions to hard trad in the uk with routes such as <a href="/climb/1439/lexicon">Lexicon</a> E11 and <a href="/climb/614/final-score">Final Score</a> E10.</p> <p>As well as his trad. climbing Neil was an early adopter of deep water soloing in the UK, establishing some of the harder DWS lines in the UK such as</p> <ul> <li><a href="/climb/1276/cutlass">Cutlass</a> 8a</li> <li><a href="/climb/1280/excalibur">Excalibur</a> 8a</li> <li><a href="/climb/742/san-simian">San Simian</a> 8a</li> <li><a href="/climb/1999/hydrotherapy">Hydrotherapy</a> 8a+</li> <li><a href="/climb/1256/olympiad">Olympiad</a> 8b</li> </ul> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/146/dave-macleod">Dave MacLeod</a> 2018, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2wgXc_blao">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2wgXc_blao</a></p> <p>[2] Interview with <a href="/climber/702/niall-grimes">Niall Grimes</a> part 1, 2024 <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4H9lcr8Fp4lR6lMMmJa8Yt?">https://open.spotify.com/episode/4H9lcr8Fp4lR6lMMmJa8Yt?</a></p> <p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/702/niall-grimes">Niall Grimes</a> part 2, 2024 <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5cac0uPMB1TYDaUF8XN06f?">https://open.spotify.com/episode/5cac0uPMB1TYDaUF8XN06f?</a></p> <p>[4] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCwXDQiDfIM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCwXDQiDfIM</a></p>
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<p>Neil Gresham is a British climber who is notable for his hard trad ascents and deep water solos, whilst being an influential coach and early training guru. </p> <p>Trad achievements include early repeats of testpieces such as <a href="/climber/561/johnny-dawes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Johnny Dawes'</a> <a href="/climb/601/indian-face" rel="noopener noreferrer">Indian Face</a> (E9) and <a href="/climber/564/neil-bentley" rel="noopener noreferrer">Neil Bentley's</a> <a href="/climb/606/equilibrium" rel="noopener noreferrer">Equilibrium</a> (E10), as well as making his own contributions <a href="/climb/614/final-score" rel="noopener noreferrer">Final Score</a> (E10) and <a href="/climb/1439/lexicon" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lexicon</a> (E11).</p> <p>Gresham was an early adopter of deep water soloing in the UK, making the first ascents, or first DWS ascents, of some of the hardest DWS lines in the UK, including:</p> <ul> <li><a href="/climb/1276/cutlass" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cutlass</a> 8a</li> <li><a href="/climb/1280/excalibur" rel="noopener noreferrer">Excalibur</a> 8a</li> <li><a href="/climb/742/san-simian" rel="noopener noreferrer">San Simian</a> 8a</li> <li><a href="/climb/1999/hydrotherapy" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hydrotherapy</a> 8a+</li> <li><a href="/climb/1256/olympiad" rel="noopener noreferrer">Olympiad</a> 8b</li> </ul> <p>Gresham was also an early training guru, writing a regular column in <em>On The Edge</em> magazine in the '90s, and being among the first to offer commercial coaching services.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/146/dave-macleod" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave MacLeod</a> 2018, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2wgXc_blao" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2wgXc_blao</a></p> <p>[2] Interview with <a href="/climber/702/niall-grimes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Niall Grimes</a> part 1, 2024 <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4H9lcr8Fp4lR6lMMmJa8Yt?" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/episode/4H9lcr8Fp4lR6lMMmJa8Yt?</a></p> <p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/702/niall-grimes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Niall Grimes</a> part 2, 2024 <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5cac0uPMB1TYDaUF8XN06f?" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/episode/5cac0uPMB1TYDaUF8XN06f?</a></p> <p>[4] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCwXDQiDfIM" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCwXDQiDfIM</a></p>
928 3rd August 2026 15:52:22 UTC Mono climb Kaaba Other Name
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929 3rd August 2026 15:52:03 UTC Mono climb Kaaba notes_pretty
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<p><em>Climber</em>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="/climb/296/mecca---the-mid-life-crisis" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mecca</a> (8b+) Mecca and the three extensions – <a href="/climb/6/mecca-extension" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mecca Extension</a> (8c), <a href="/climb/92/hajj" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hajj</a> (8c) and Kaabah (F8c+) were all first done by <a href="/climber/129/steve-mcclure" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steve McClure</a> between 1998 and 2004. Mecca Extension is reckoned to be the more accommodating of the three and it’s been popular ever since it was first done. Hajj is said to be much harder and perhaps not surprisingly it hasn’t attracted the attention that its siblings have and has had few repeats. Steve’s ascent of Kaabah came during the 2004 Petzl Roc Trip on an especially sunny day in late summer. [...] The route starts up Mecca but swings out right where the original routes swings left to the half-height lower-off. Incidentally, this alternative was first bolted by <a href="/climber/712/simon-reed" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simon Reed</a> as an alternative and slightly harder finish to Mecca itself. From the shake-out roughly level with the Mecca lower-off, Kaabah kicks-in with a hard, crimpy sequence up the headwall to a junction with Mecca Extension in a shallow corner up which it finishes. Gaining and climbing the hanging corner on Mecca Extension is the crucial section on Kaabah where the difficulty of the climbing is further exacerbated by hard clips.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pete-whittaker-talks-about-his-repeat-of-kaabah/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pete-whittaker-talks-about-his-repeat-of-kaabah/</a></p>
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<p><em>Climber</em>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="/climb/296/mecca---the-mid-life-crisis" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mecca</a> (8b+) Mecca and the three extensions – <a href="/climb/6/mecca-extension" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mecca Extension</a> (8c), <a href="/climb/92/hajj" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hajj</a> (8c) and Kaabah (F8c+) were all first done by <a href="/climber/129/steve-mcclure" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steve McClure</a> between 1998 and 2004. Mecca Extension is reckoned to be the more accommodating of the three and it’s been popular ever since it was first done. Hajj is said to be much harder and perhaps not surprisingly it hasn’t attracted the attention that its siblings have and has had few repeats. Steve’s ascent of Kaabah came during the 2004 Petzl Roc Trip on an especially sunny day in late summer.</p> <p>[…]</p> <p>The route starts up Mecca but swings out right where the original routes swings left to the half-height lower-off. Incidentally, this alternative was first bolted by <a href="/climber/712/simon-reed" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simon Reed</a> as an alternative and slightly harder finish to Mecca itself. From the shake-out roughly level with the Mecca lower-off, Kaabah kicks-in with a hard, crimpy sequence up the headwall to a junction with Mecca Extension in a shallow corner up which it finishes. Gaining and climbing the hanging corner on Mecca Extension is the crucial section on Kaabah where the difficulty of the climbing is further exacerbated by hard clips.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pete-whittaker-talks-about-his-repeat-of-kaabah/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pete-whittaker-talks-about-his-repeat-of-kaabah/</a></p>
930 3rd August 2026 15:52:03 UTC Mono climb Kaaba notes
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*Climber*: >[Mecca](/climb/296/mecca---the-mid-life-crisis) (8b+) Mecca and the three extensions – [Mecca Extension](/climb/6/mecca-extension) (8c), [Hajj](/climb/92/hajj) (8c) and Kaabah (F8c+) were all first done by [Steve McClure](/climber/129/steve-mcclure) between 1998 and 2004. Mecca Extension is reckoned to be the more accommodating of the three and it’s been popular ever since it was first done. Hajj is said to be much harder and perhaps not surprisingly it hasn’t attracted the attention that its siblings have and has had few repeats. Steve’s ascent of Kaabah came during the 2004 Petzl Roc Trip on an especially sunny day in late summer. >[...] >The route starts up Mecca but swings out right where the original routes swings left to the half-height lower-off. Incidentally, this alternative was first bolted by [Simon Reed](/climber/712/simon-reed) as an alternative and slightly harder finish to Mecca itself. From the shake-out roughly level with the Mecca lower-off, Kaabah kicks-in with a hard, crimpy sequence up the headwall to a junction with Mecca Extension in a shallow corner up which it finishes. Gaining and climbing the hanging corner on Mecca Extension is the crucial section on Kaabah where the difficulty of the climbing is further exacerbated by hard clips. ### References [1] [https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pete-whittaker-talks-about-his-repeat-of-kaabah/](https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pete-whittaker-talks-about-his-repeat-of-kaabah/)
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*Climber*: >[Mecca](/climb/296/mecca---the-mid-life-crisis) (8b+) Mecca and the three extensions – [Mecca Extension](/climb/6/mecca-extension) (8c), [Hajj](/climb/92/hajj) (8c) and Kaabah (F8c+) were all first done by [Steve McClure](/climber/129/steve-mcclure) between 1998 and 2004. Mecca Extension is reckoned to be the more accommodating of the three and it’s been popular ever since it was first done. Hajj is said to be much harder and perhaps not surprisingly it hasn’t attracted the attention that its siblings have and has had few repeats. Steve’s ascent of Kaabah came during the 2004 Petzl Roc Trip on an especially sunny day in late summer. >[…] >The route starts up Mecca but swings out right where the original routes swings left to the half-height lower-off. Incidentally, this alternative was first bolted by [Simon Reed](/climber/712/simon-reed) as an alternative and slightly harder finish to Mecca itself. From the shake-out roughly level with the Mecca lower-off, Kaabah kicks-in with a hard, crimpy sequence up the headwall to a junction with Mecca Extension in a shallow corner up which it finishes. Gaining and climbing the hanging corner on Mecca Extension is the crucial section on Kaabah where the difficulty of the climbing is further exacerbated by hard clips. ### References [1] [https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pete-whittaker-talks-about-his-repeat-of-kaabah/](https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pete-whittaker-talks-about-his-repeat-of-kaabah/)
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>[Mecca](/climb/296/mecca---the-mid-life-crisis) (8b+) Mecca and the three extensions – [Mecca Extension](/climb/6/mecca-extension) (8c), [Hajj](/climb/92/hajj) (8c) and Kaabah (F8c+) were all first done by [Steve McClure](/climber/129/steve-mcclure) between 1998 and 2004. Mecca Extension is reckoned to be the more accommodating of the three and it’s been popular ever since it was first done. Hajj is said to be much harder and perhaps not surprisingly it hasn’t attracted the attention that its siblings have and has had few repeats. Steve’s ascent of Kaabah came during the 2004 Petzl Roc Trip on an especially sunny day in late summer.
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>The route starts up Mecca but swings out right where the original routes swings left to the half-height lower-off. Incidentally, this alternative was first bolted by [Simon Reed](/climber/712/simon-reed) as an alternative and slightly harder finish to Mecca itself. From the shake-out roughly level with the Mecca lower-off, Kaabah kicks-in with a hard, crimpy sequence up the headwall to a junction with Mecca Extension in a shallow corner up which it finishes. Gaining and climbing the hanging corner on Mecca Extension is the crucial section on Kaabah where the difficulty of the climbing is further exacerbated by hard clips.

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931 3rd August 2026 15:51:53 UTC Mono climb Kaaba notes_pretty
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<p><em>Climber</em>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="/climb/296/mecca---the-mid-life-crisis" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mecca</a> (8b+) Mecca and the three extensions – <a href="/climb/6/mecca-extension" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mecca Extension</a> (8c), <a href="/climb/92/hajj" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hajj</a> (8c) and Kaabah (F8c+) were all first done by <a href="/climber/129/steve-mcclure" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steve McClure</a> between 1998 and 2004. Mecca Extension is reckoned to be the more accommodating of the three and it’s been popular ever since it was first done. Hajj is said to be much harder and perhaps not surprisingly it hasn’t attracted the attention that its siblings have and has had few repeats. Steve’s ascent of Kaabah came during the 2004 Petzl Roc Trip on an especially sunny day in late summer. [...] The route starts up Mecca but swings out right where the original routes swings left to the half-height lower-off. Incidentally, this alternative was first bolted by <a href="/climber/712/simon-reed" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simon Reed</a> as an alternative and slightly harder finish to Mecca itself. From the shake-out roughly level with the Mecca lower-off, Kaabah kicks-in with a hard, crimpy sequence up the headwall to a junction with Mecca Extension in a shallow corner up which it finishes. Gaining and climbing the hanging corner on Mecca Extension is the crucial section on Kaabah where the difficulty of the climbing is further exacerbated by hard clips.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pete-whittaker-talks-about-his-repeat-of-kaabah/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pete-whittaker-talks-about-his-repeat-of-kaabah/</a></p>
932 3rd August 2026 15:51:53 UTC Mono climb Kaaba notes
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*Climber*: >[Mecca](/climb/296/mecca---the-mid-life-crisis) (8b+) Mecca and the three extensions – [Mecca Extension](/climb/6/mecca-extension) (8c), [Hajj](/climb/92/hajj) (8c) and Kaabah (F8c+) were all first done by [Steve McClure](/climber/129/steve-mcclure) between 1998 and 2004. Mecca Extension is reckoned to be the more accommodating of the three and it’s been popular ever since it was first done. Hajj is said to be much harder and perhaps not surprisingly it hasn’t attracted the attention that its siblings have and has had few repeats. Steve’s ascent of Kaabah came during the 2004 Petzl Roc Trip on an especially sunny day in late summer. >[...] >The route starts up Mecca but swings out right where the original routes swings left to the half-height lower-off. Incidentally, this alternative was first bolted by [Simon Reed](/climber/712/simon-reed) as an alternative and slightly harder finish to Mecca itself. From the shake-out roughly level with the Mecca lower-off, Kaabah kicks-in with a hard, crimpy sequence up the headwall to a junction with Mecca Extension in a shallow corner up which it finishes. Gaining and climbing the hanging corner on Mecca Extension is the crucial section on Kaabah where the difficulty of the climbing is further exacerbated by hard clips. ### References [1] [https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pete-whittaker-talks-about-his-repeat-of-kaabah/](https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pete-whittaker-talks-about-his-repeat-of-kaabah/)
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+>[Mecca](/climb/296/mecca---the-mid-life-crisis) (8b+) Mecca and the three extensions – [Mecca Extension](/climb/6/mecca-extension) (8c), [Hajj](/climb/92/hajj) (8c) and Kaabah (F8c+) were all first done by [Steve McClure](/climber/129/steve-mcclure) between 1998 and 2004. Mecca Extension is reckoned to be the more accommodating of the three and it’s been popular ever since it was first done. Hajj is said to be much harder and perhaps not surprisingly it hasn’t attracted the attention that its siblings have and has had few repeats. Steve’s ascent of Kaabah came during the 2004 Petzl Roc Trip on an especially sunny day in late summer.
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+>The route starts up Mecca but swings out right where the original routes swings left to the half-height lower-off. Incidentally, this alternative was first bolted by [Simon Reed](/climber/712/simon-reed) as an alternative and slightly harder finish to Mecca itself. From the shake-out roughly level with the Mecca lower-off, Kaabah kicks-in with a hard, crimpy sequence up the headwall to a junction with Mecca Extension in a shallow corner up which it finishes. Gaining and climbing the hanging corner on Mecca Extension is the crucial section on Kaabah where the difficulty of the climbing is further exacerbated by hard clips.
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+### References
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+[1] [https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pete-whittaker-talks-about-his-repeat-of-kaabah/](https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pete-whittaker-talks-about-his-repeat-of-kaabah/)
933 3rd August 2026 15:48:25 UTC Mono ascent Pete Whittaker's ascent of Kaaba notes_pretty
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<h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pete-whittaker-talks-about-his-repeat-of-kaabah/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pete-whittaker-talks-about-his-repeat-of-kaabah/</a></p>
934 3rd August 2026 15:48:25 UTC Mono ascent Pete Whittaker's ascent of Kaaba notes
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### References [1] [https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pete-whittaker-talks-about-his-repeat-of-kaabah/](https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pete-whittaker-talks-about-his-repeat-of-kaabah/)
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935 27th July 2026 20:32:52 UTC Mono media https://www.instagram.com/p/DbNFdYWMiWc/ url
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937 27th July 2026 20:32:52 UTC Mono climber Dick Cilley notes_pretty
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<p>Legendary west coast US boulderer, top-roper, and raconteur.</p> <blockquote> <p>Rock is ugly until it has chalk on it. [1]</p> <p>Let's just top-rope it [2]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=150092&amp;tn=0Dick" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=150092&amp;tn=0Dick</a></p> <p>[2] personal communication. </p>
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<p>Legendary west coast US boulderer, top-roper, and raconteur.</p> <blockquote> <p>Rock is ugly until it has chalk on it. [1]</p> <p>Let's just top-rope it [2]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=150092&amp;tn=0Dick" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=150092&amp;tn=0Dick</a></p> <p>[2] personal communication. </p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DbNFdYWMiWc/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/p/DbNFdYWMiWc/</a></p>
938 27th July 2026 20:32:52 UTC Mono climber Dick Cilley notes
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Legendary west coast US boulderer, top-roper, and raconteur. > Rock is ugly until it has chalk on it. [1] > Let's just top-rope it [2] ### References [1] [http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=150092&tn=0Dick](http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=150092&tn=0Dick) [2] personal communication.
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Legendary west coast US boulderer, top-roper, and raconteur. > Rock is ugly until it has chalk on it. [1] > Let's just top-rope it [2] ### References [1] [http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=150092&tn=0Dick](http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=150092&tn=0Dick) [2] personal communication. [3] [https://www.instagram.com/p/DbNFdYWMiWc/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DbNFdYWMiWc/)
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939 26th July 2026 07:19:55 UTC Mono ascent Jim Pope's ascent of Partage notes
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> For me [it] was maybe my best moment bouldering ever. It's not the hardest thing I've climbed but it's a boulder I've always wanted to do. In terms of how it looks it's the sort of climb that attracts me the most: quite high, really nice arete, not that many holds but just enough that you can climb it. > I saw [Ty[ler Lnadman]](/climber/249/tyler-landman) climbing it really fast in [Between the Trees](/library/23/between-the-trees), and when I saw that i was like "I wish I could climb this boulder". [1] ### References [1] [https://youtu.be/vC8Yci1lXOE?t=680](https://youtu.be/vC8Yci1lXOE?t=680) [2] [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBjL2s9t72x/](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBjL2s9t72x/)
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> For me [it] was maybe my best moment bouldering ever. It's not the hardest thing I've climbed but it's a boulder I've always wanted to do. In terms of how it looks it's the sort of climb that attracts me the most: quite high, really nice arete, not that many holds but just enough that you can climb it. > I saw [Ty](/climber/249/tyler-landman) climbing it really fast in [Between the Trees](/library/23/between-the-trees), and when I saw that i was like "I wish I could climb this boulder". [1] ### References [1] [https://youtu.be/vC8Yci1lXOE?t=680](https://youtu.be/vC8Yci1lXOE?t=680) [2] [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBjL2s9t72x/](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBjL2s9t72x/)
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> For me [it] was maybe my best moment bouldering ever. It's not the hardest thing I've climbed but it's a boulder I've always wanted to do. In terms of how it looks it's the sort of climb that attracts me the most: quite high, really nice arete, not that many holds but just enough that you can climb it.

-> I saw [Ty[ler Lnadman]](/climber/249/tyler-landman) climbing it really fast in [Between the Trees](/library/23/between-the-trees), and when I saw that i was like "I wish I could climb this boulder". [1]
+> I saw [Ty](/climber/249/tyler-landman) climbing it really fast in [Between the Trees](/library/23/between-the-trees), and when I saw that i was like "I wish I could climb this boulder". [1]

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940 26th July 2026 07:19:55 UTC Mono ascent Jim Pope's ascent of Partage notes_pretty
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<blockquote> <p>For me [it] was maybe my best moment bouldering ever. It's not the hardest thing I've climbed but it's a boulder I've always wanted to do. In terms of how it looks it's the sort of climb that attracts me the most: quite high, really nice arete, not that many holds but just enough that you can climb it.</p> <p>I saw <a href="/climber/249/tyler-landman" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ty[ler Lnadman]</a> climbing it really fast in <a href="/library/23/between-the-trees" rel="noopener noreferrer">Between the Trees</a>, and when I saw that i was like "I wish I could climb this boulder". [1]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://youtu.be/vC8Yci1lXOE?t=680" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/vC8Yci1lXOE?t=680</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBjL2s9t72x/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBjL2s9t72x/</a></p>
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<blockquote> <p>For me [it] was maybe my best moment bouldering ever. It's not the hardest thing I've climbed but it's a boulder I've always wanted to do. In terms of how it looks it's the sort of climb that attracts me the most: quite high, really nice arete, not that many holds but just enough that you can climb it.</p> <p>I saw <a href="/climber/249/tyler-landman" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ty</a> climbing it really fast in <a href="/library/23/between-the-trees" rel="noopener noreferrer">Between the Trees</a>, and when I saw that i was like "I wish I could climb this boulder". [1]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://youtu.be/vC8Yci1lXOE?t=680" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/vC8Yci1lXOE?t=680</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBjL2s9t72x/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBjL2s9t72x/</a></p>

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