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1661 29th June 2026 20:23:39 UTC Mono climb The Dawn Wall featurable
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1667 29th June 2026 20:19:47 UTC Mono climb The Dawn Wall notes_pretty
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<p>Probably the hardest big wall in the world. Free climbs parts of Mescalito, New Dawn, and Adrift linked by independent climbing. Following coverage by John Branch in the New York Times the first ascent became an international news story. </p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html</a></p>
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<p>The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by <a href="/climber/551/tommy-caldwell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tommy Caldwell</a> and <a href="/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kevin Jorgeson</a>. Both climbers lead every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. </p> <p>The route free climbs parts of the aid routes <a href="/climb/6566/mescalito" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mescalito</a> (A3) , <a href="/climb/6567/new-dawn" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Dawn</a> (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. </p> <p>Nicholas Hobley:</p> <blockquote> <p>What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]</p> </blockquote> <p>The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film <em>The Dawn Wall</em>. [1]</p> <p>In 2016 Adam Ondra made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html</a></p> <p>[4] <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html</a></p>
1668 29th June 2026 20:19:47 UTC Mono climb The Dawn Wall notes
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Probably the hardest big wall in the world. Free climbs parts of Mescalito, New Dawn, and Adrift linked by independent climbing. Following coverage by John Branch in the New York Times the first ascent became an international news story. ### References [1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: [https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/](https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/) [2] [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html) [3] [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html)
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The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by [Tommy Caldwell](/climber/551/tommy-caldwell) and [Kevin Jorgeson](/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson). Both climbers lead every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. The route free climbs parts of the aid routes [Mescalito](/climb/6566/mescalito) (A3) , [New Dawn](/climb/6567/new-dawn) (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. Nicholas Hobley: > What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4] The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film *The Dawn Wall*. [1] In 2016 Adam Ondra made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days. ### References [1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: [https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/](https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/) [2] [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html) [3] [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html) [4] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html)
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-Probably the hardest big wall in the world. Free climbs parts of Mescalito, New Dawn, and Adrift linked by independent climbing. Following coverage by John Branch in the New York Times the first ascent became an international news story.
+The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by [Tommy Caldwell](/climber/551/tommy-caldwell) and [Kevin Jorgeson](/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson). Both climbers lead every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama.
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+The route free climbs parts of the aid routes [Mescalito](/climb/6566/mescalito) (A3) , [New Dawn](/climb/6567/new-dawn) (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing.
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+> What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]
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+The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film *The Dawn Wall*. [1]
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[2] [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html)

-[3] [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html)
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+[4] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html)
1669 29th June 2026 13:00:31 UTC Mono climb Sleepwalker featurable
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1670 29th June 2026 12:59:19 UTC Mono climb Sleepwalker notes_pretty
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<p><em>Sleepwalker</em> is a boulder problem in Red Rocks in the USA. <a href="/climber/602/nalle-hukkataival" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nalle Hukkataival</a> first cleaned and tried the line, and was then joined by <a href="/climber/668/jimmy-webb" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jimmy Webb</a> and <a href="/climber/516/daniel-woods" rel="noopener noreferrer">Daniel Woods</a> in trying it. Jimmy Webb made the first ascent, shortly followed by Daniel Woods. After a prolonged battle with skin and conditions Nalle was able to make the third ascent.</p> <p>It has become one of the most popular hard boulders in the world, in part due to relatively reliable conditions and ease of access, with 15 ascents at the time of writing.</p> <p><a href="/climber/3343/ravioli-biceps" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ravioli Biceps</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I was at Wet Dream and Dave Graham was there, and he was walking around trying some stuff and I'd walked by Sleepwalker hundreds of times. He walks by, he looks at it a bit, some chalk real quick… he looks at it and he's like "This is the next 8C in America."...It's great that it came to fruition in a big way. [1]</p> </blockquote> <p>Originally put up at 8C+, opinion is now moving closer to 8C. There is some speculation that holds, particularly the slot, may have improved over time due to erosion of the rock.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DNJG0LNOKZb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/p/DNJG0LNOKZb/</a></p>
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<p><em>Sleepwalker</em> is a boulder problem in Red Rocks in the USA. <a href="/climber/602/nalle-hukkataival" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nalle Hukkataival</a> first cleaned and tried the line, and was then joined by <a href="/climber/668/jimmy-webb" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jimmy Webb</a> and <a href="/climber/516/daniel-woods" rel="noopener noreferrer">Daniel Woods</a> in trying it. Jimmy Webb made the first ascent, shortly followed by Daniel Woods. After a prolonged battle with skin and conditions Nalle was able to make the third ascent.</p> <p>It has become one of the most popular hard boulders in the world, in part due to relatively reliable conditions, ease of access and celebrated status.</p> <p><a href="/climber/3343/ravioli-biceps" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ravioli Biceps</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I was at Wet Dream and Dave Graham was there, and he was walking around trying some stuff and I'd walked by Sleepwalker hundreds of times. He walks by, he looks at it a bit, some chalk real quick… he looks at it and he's like "This is the next 8C in America."...It's great that it came to fruition in a big way. [1]</p> </blockquote> <p>Originally put up at 8C+, opinion is now moving closer to 8C. There is some speculation that holds, particularly the slot, may have improved over time due to erosion of the rock.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DNJG0LNOKZb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/p/DNJG0LNOKZb/</a></p>
1671 29th June 2026 12:59:19 UTC Mono climb Sleepwalker notes
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*Sleepwalker* is a boulder problem in Red Rocks in the USA. [Nalle Hukkataival](/climber/602/nalle-hukkataival) first cleaned and tried the line, and was then joined by [Jimmy Webb](/climber/668/jimmy-webb) and [Daniel Woods](/climber/516/daniel-woods) in trying it. Jimmy Webb made the first ascent, shortly followed by Daniel Woods. After a prolonged battle with skin and conditions Nalle was able to make the third ascent. It has become one of the most popular hard boulders in the world, in part due to relatively reliable conditions and ease of access, with 15 ascents at the time of writing. [Ravioli Biceps](/climber/3343/ravioli-biceps): > I was at Wet Dream and Dave Graham was there, and he was walking around trying some stuff and I'd walked by Sleepwalker hundreds of times. He walks by, he looks at it a bit, some chalk real quick… he looks at it and he's like "This is the next 8C in America."...It's great that it came to fruition in a big way. [1] Originally put up at 8C+, opinion is now moving closer to 8C. There is some speculation that holds, particularly the slot, may have improved over time due to erosion of the rock. ### References [1] [https://www.instagram.com/p/DNJG0LNOKZb/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DNJG0LNOKZb/)
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*Sleepwalker* is a boulder problem in Red Rocks in the USA. [Nalle Hukkataival](/climber/602/nalle-hukkataival) first cleaned and tried the line, and was then joined by [Jimmy Webb](/climber/668/jimmy-webb) and [Daniel Woods](/climber/516/daniel-woods) in trying it. Jimmy Webb made the first ascent, shortly followed by Daniel Woods. After a prolonged battle with skin and conditions Nalle was able to make the third ascent. It has become one of the most popular hard boulders in the world, in part due to relatively reliable conditions, ease of access and celebrated status. [Ravioli Biceps](/climber/3343/ravioli-biceps): > I was at Wet Dream and Dave Graham was there, and he was walking around trying some stuff and I'd walked by Sleepwalker hundreds of times. He walks by, he looks at it a bit, some chalk real quick… he looks at it and he's like "This is the next 8C in America."...It's great that it came to fruition in a big way. [1] Originally put up at 8C+, opinion is now moving closer to 8C. There is some speculation that holds, particularly the slot, may have improved over time due to erosion of the rock. ### References [1] [https://www.instagram.com/p/DNJG0LNOKZb/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DNJG0LNOKZb/)
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*Sleepwalker* is a boulder problem in Red Rocks in the USA. [Nalle Hukkataival](/climber/602/nalle-hukkataival) first cleaned and tried the line, and was then joined by [Jimmy Webb](/climber/668/jimmy-webb) and [Daniel Woods](/climber/516/daniel-woods) in trying it. Jimmy Webb made the first ascent, shortly followed by Daniel Woods. After a prolonged battle with skin and conditions Nalle was able to make the third ascent.

-It has become one of the most popular hard boulders in the world, in part due to relatively reliable conditions and ease of access, with 15 ascents at the time of writing.
+It has become one of the most popular hard boulders in the world, in part due to relatively reliable conditions, ease of access and celebrated status.

[Ravioli Biceps](/climber/3343/ravioli-biceps):
1672 29th June 2026 12:58:32 UTC Mono climb Sleepwalker notes_pretty
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<p><em>Sleepwalker</em> is a boulder problem in Red Rocks in the USA. <a href="/climber/602/nalle-hukkataival" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nalle Hukkataival</a> first cleaned and tried the line, and was then joined by <a href="/climber/668/jimmy-webb" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jimmy Webb</a> and <a href="/climber/516/daniel-woods" rel="noopener noreferrer">Daniel Woods</a> in trying it. Jimmy Webb made the first ascent, shortly followed by Daniel Woods. After a prolonged battle with skin and conditions Nalle was able to make the third ascent.</p> <p>It has become one of the most popular hard boulders in the world, in part due to relatively reliable conditions and ease of access, with 15 ascents at the time of writing.</p> <p><a href="/climber/3343/ravioli-biceps" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ravioli Biceps</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I was at Wet Dream and Dave Graham was there, and he was walking around trying some stuff and I'd walked by Sleepwalker hundreds of times. He walks by, he looks at it a bit, some chalk real quick...e looks at it and he's like "This is the next 8C in America."...It's great that it came to fruition in a big way. [1]</p> </blockquote> <p>Originally put up at 8C+, opinion is now moving closer to 8C. There is some speculation that holds, particularly the slot, may have improved over time due to erosion of the rock.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DNJG0LNOKZb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/p/DNJG0LNOKZb/</a></p>
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<p><em>Sleepwalker</em> is a boulder problem in Red Rocks in the USA. <a href="/climber/602/nalle-hukkataival" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nalle Hukkataival</a> first cleaned and tried the line, and was then joined by <a href="/climber/668/jimmy-webb" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jimmy Webb</a> and <a href="/climber/516/daniel-woods" rel="noopener noreferrer">Daniel Woods</a> in trying it. Jimmy Webb made the first ascent, shortly followed by Daniel Woods. After a prolonged battle with skin and conditions Nalle was able to make the third ascent.</p> <p>It has become one of the most popular hard boulders in the world, in part due to relatively reliable conditions and ease of access, with 15 ascents at the time of writing.</p> <p><a href="/climber/3343/ravioli-biceps" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ravioli Biceps</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I was at Wet Dream and Dave Graham was there, and he was walking around trying some stuff and I'd walked by Sleepwalker hundreds of times. He walks by, he looks at it a bit, some chalk real quick… he looks at it and he's like "This is the next 8C in America."...It's great that it came to fruition in a big way. [1]</p> </blockquote> <p>Originally put up at 8C+, opinion is now moving closer to 8C. There is some speculation that holds, particularly the slot, may have improved over time due to erosion of the rock.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DNJG0LNOKZb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/p/DNJG0LNOKZb/</a></p>
1673 29th June 2026 12:58:32 UTC Mono climb Sleepwalker notes
Before
*Sleepwalker* is a boulder problem in Red Rocks in the USA. [Nalle Hukkataival](/climber/602/nalle-hukkataival) first cleaned and tried the line, and was then joined by [Jimmy Webb](/climber/668/jimmy-webb) and [Daniel Woods](/climber/516/daniel-woods) in trying it. Jimmy Webb made the first ascent, shortly followed by Daniel Woods. After a prolonged battle with skin and conditions Nalle was able to make the third ascent. It has become one of the most popular hard boulders in the world, in part due to relatively reliable conditions and ease of access, with 15 ascents at the time of writing. [Ravioli Biceps](/climber/3343/ravioli-biceps): > I was at Wet Dream and Dave Graham was there, and he was walking around trying some stuff and I'd walked by Sleepwalker hundreds of times. He walks by, he looks at it a bit, some chalk real quick...e looks at it and he's like "This is the next 8C in America."...It's great that it came to fruition in a big way. [1] Originally put up at 8C+, opinion is now moving closer to 8C. There is some speculation that holds, particularly the slot, may have improved over time due to erosion of the rock. ### References [1] [https://www.instagram.com/p/DNJG0LNOKZb/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DNJG0LNOKZb/)
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*Sleepwalker* is a boulder problem in Red Rocks in the USA. [Nalle Hukkataival](/climber/602/nalle-hukkataival) first cleaned and tried the line, and was then joined by [Jimmy Webb](/climber/668/jimmy-webb) and [Daniel Woods](/climber/516/daniel-woods) in trying it. Jimmy Webb made the first ascent, shortly followed by Daniel Woods. After a prolonged battle with skin and conditions Nalle was able to make the third ascent. It has become one of the most popular hard boulders in the world, in part due to relatively reliable conditions and ease of access, with 15 ascents at the time of writing. [Ravioli Biceps](/climber/3343/ravioli-biceps): > I was at Wet Dream and Dave Graham was there, and he was walking around trying some stuff and I'd walked by Sleepwalker hundreds of times. He walks by, he looks at it a bit, some chalk real quick… he looks at it and he's like "This is the next 8C in America."...It's great that it came to fruition in a big way. [1] Originally put up at 8C+, opinion is now moving closer to 8C. There is some speculation that holds, particularly the slot, may have improved over time due to erosion of the rock. ### References [1] [https://www.instagram.com/p/DNJG0LNOKZb/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DNJG0LNOKZb/)
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[Ravioli Biceps](/climber/3343/ravioli-biceps):

-> I was at Wet Dream and Dave Graham was there, and he was walking around trying some stuff and I'd walked by Sleepwalker hundreds of times. He walks by, he looks at it a bit, some chalk real quick...e looks at it and he's like "This is the next 8C in America."...It's great that it came to fruition in a big way. [1]
+> I was at Wet Dream and Dave Graham was there, and he was walking around trying some stuff and I'd walked by Sleepwalker hundreds of times. He walks by, he looks at it a bit, some chalk real quick… he looks at it and he's like "This is the next 8C in America."...It's great that it came to fruition in a big way. [1]

Originally put up at 8C+, opinion is now moving closer to 8C. There is some speculation that holds, particularly the slot, may have improved over time due to erosion of the rock.
1674 28th June 2026 22:23:21 UTC Mono ascent Tom Randall's ascent of Captain Invincible suggested_grade_id
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1675 28th June 2026 22:22:59 UTC Mono ascent Robin Barker's ascent of Captain Invincible suggested_grade_id
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1676 28th June 2026 22:22:59 UTC Mono ascent Robin Barker's ascent of Captain Invincible notes_pretty
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<h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg439184.html#msg439184">https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg439184.html#msg439184</a></p>
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<h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg439184.html#msg439184" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg439184.html#msg439184</a></p>
1677 28th June 2026 22:22:26 UTC Mono climb Captain Invincible featurable
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1678 28th June 2026 22:22:26 UTC Mono climb Captain Invincible notes_pretty
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<p>Despite being one of the most striking lines on grit and ‘the best 8b in the Peak’, according to second ascensionist <a href="/climber/216/robin-barker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Robin Barker</a> [2], Captain Invincible has seen very few ascents. Masquerading as an E8, it was likely the hardest trad route in the UK in 1991.</p> <p>The route takes an obvious line up the centre of The Cioch at <a href="/crag/89/burbage-south" rel="noopener noreferrer">Burbage South</a>, with a run out start worth E7 in its own right, into a desperate peg-protected crux section. </p> <p>Originally an aid route, persons unknown are reported to have climbed the line repeatedly with pegs with a view to enlarging the crack to the point it was free climbable. [1] <a href="/climber/1118/paul-mitchell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paul Mitchell</a> and <a href="/climber/546/john-allen" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Allen</a> then filled the scars with mortar to repair the damage before Allen had second thoughts and tried to remove the mortar in the hope of free climbing it, though he was unsuccessful.</p> <p>Once the mortar was out, the race was on. A number of leading climbers tried the route, but only <a href="/climber/603/sean-myles" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sean Myles</a> succeeded, working the route in 1990 and making the first ascent in 1991, grading it E8. </p> <p><a href="/climber/216/robin-barker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Robin Barker</a> was in for a repeat a couple of years later, confirming the grade and finding it comparable to <a href="/climb/650/transcendence" rel="noopener noreferrer">Transcendence</a> – another complete sandbag at E8, which is now rated E9. Burning off <a href="/climber/699/jean-minh-trin-thieu" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jean-Minh Trin-Thieu</a>, who had also been trying the route, provided some motivation. </p> <p>A decade passed, <em>Hard Grit</em> arrived and yet the repeats did not. By the noughties, <a href="/climb/598/parthian-shot-(pre-2011-break)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Parthian Shot (Pre-2011 Break)</a> (E9) had become a trade route, yet Captain Invincible – supposedly a grade easier – lived up to its name and proved impervious to ascents. </p> <p>It took until 2014 for a third ascent from crack master <a href="/climber/322/tom-randall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Randall</a>, who found the route ‘Hard E9 7a or 8b/+’. </p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <em>Mountain</em> Issue 141 (1991), page 10 <a href="https://climbing-history.org/library/11320/mountain-141" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://climbing-history.org/library/11320/mountain-141</a></p>
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<p>Despite being one of the most striking lines on grit and ‘the best 8b in the Peak’, according to second ascensionist <a href="/climber/216/robin-barker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Robin Barker</a> [2], Captain Invincible has seen very few ascents. Masquerading as an E8, it was likely the hardest trad route in the UK in 1991.</p> <p>The route takes an obvious line up the centre of The Cioch at <a href="/crag/89/burbage-south" rel="noopener noreferrer">Burbage South</a>, with a run out start worth E7 in its own right, into a desperate peg-protected crux section. </p> <p>Originally an aid route, persons unknown are reported to have climbed the line repeatedly with pegs with a view to enlarging the crack to the point it was free climbable. [1] <a href="/climber/1118/paul-mitchell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paul Mitchell</a> and <a href="/climber/546/john-allen" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Allen</a> then filled the scars with mortar to repair the damage before Allen had second thoughts and tried to remove the mortar in the hope of free climbing it, though he was unsuccessful.</p> <p>Once the mortar was out, the race was on. A number of leading climbers tried the route, but only <a href="/climber/603/sean-myles" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sean Myles</a> succeeded, working the route in 1990 and making the first ascent in 1991, grading it E8. </p> <p><a href="/climber/216/robin-barker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Robin Barker</a> was in for a repeat a couple of years later, confirming the grade and finding it comparable to <a href="/climb/650/transcendence" rel="noopener noreferrer">Transcendence</a> – another complete sandbag at E8, which is now rated E9. Burning off <a href="/climber/699/jean-minh-trin-thieu" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jean-Minh Trin-Thieu</a>, who had also been trying the route, provided some motivation. </p> <p>A decade passed, <em>Hard Grit</em> arrived and yet the repeats did not. By the noughties, <a href="/climb/598/parthian-shot-(pre-2011-break)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Parthian Shot (Pre-2011 Break)</a> (E9) had become a trade route, yet Captain Invincible – supposedly a grade easier – lived up to its name and proved impervious to ascents. </p> <p>It took until 2014 for a third ascent from crack master <a href="/climber/322/tom-randall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Randall</a>, who, after considerable effort, confirmed the route to be ‘hard E9 7a or 8b/+’. </p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <em>Mountain</em> Issue 141 (1991), page 10 <a href="https://climbing-history.org/library/11320/mountain-141" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://climbing-history.org/library/11320/mountain-141</a></p> <p>[2] <em>Peak Rock</em>, Vertebrate Publishing, 2013. </p>
1679 28th June 2026 22:22:26 UTC Mono climb Captain Invincible notes
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Despite being one of the most striking lines on grit and ‘the best 8b in the Peak’, according to second ascensionist [Robin Barker](/climber/216/robin-barker) [2], Captain Invincible has seen very few ascents. Masquerading as an E8, it was likely the hardest trad route in the UK in 1991. The route takes an obvious line up the centre of The Cioch at [Burbage South](/crag/89/burbage-south), with a run out start worth E7 in its own right, into a desperate peg-protected crux section. Originally an aid route, persons unknown are reported to have climbed the line repeatedly with pegs with a view to enlarging the crack to the point it was free climbable. [1] [Paul Mitchell](/climber/1118/paul-mitchell) and [John Allen](/climber/546/john-allen) then filled the scars with mortar to repair the damage before Allen had second thoughts and tried to remove the mortar in the hope of free climbing it, though he was unsuccessful. Once the mortar was out, the race was on. A number of leading climbers tried the route, but only [Sean Myles](/climber/603/sean-myles) succeeded, working the route in 1990 and making the first ascent in 1991, grading it E8. [Robin Barker](/climber/216/robin-barker) was in for a repeat a couple of years later, confirming the grade and finding it comparable to [Transcendence](/climb/650/transcendence) – another complete sandbag at E8, which is now rated E9. Burning off [Jean-Minh Trin-Thieu](/climber/699/jean-minh-trin-thieu), who had also been trying the route, provided some motivation. A decade passed, *Hard Grit* arrived and yet the repeats did not. By the noughties, [Parthian Shot (Pre-2011 Break)](/climb/598/parthian-shot-(pre-2011-break)) (E9) had become a trade route, yet Captain Invincible – supposedly a grade easier – lived up to its name and proved impervious to ascents. It took until 2014 for a third ascent from crack master [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall), who found the route ‘Hard E9 7a or 8b/+’. ### References [1] *Mountain* Issue 141 (1991), page 10 [https://climbing-history.org/library/11320/mountain-141](https://climbing-history.org/library/11320/mountain-141)
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Despite being one of the most striking lines on grit and ‘the best 8b in the Peak’, according to second ascensionist [Robin Barker](/climber/216/robin-barker) [2], Captain Invincible has seen very few ascents. Masquerading as an E8, it was likely the hardest trad route in the UK in 1991. The route takes an obvious line up the centre of The Cioch at [Burbage South](/crag/89/burbage-south), with a run out start worth E7 in its own right, into a desperate peg-protected crux section. Originally an aid route, persons unknown are reported to have climbed the line repeatedly with pegs with a view to enlarging the crack to the point it was free climbable. [1] [Paul Mitchell](/climber/1118/paul-mitchell) and [John Allen](/climber/546/john-allen) then filled the scars with mortar to repair the damage before Allen had second thoughts and tried to remove the mortar in the hope of free climbing it, though he was unsuccessful. Once the mortar was out, the race was on. A number of leading climbers tried the route, but only [Sean Myles](/climber/603/sean-myles) succeeded, working the route in 1990 and making the first ascent in 1991, grading it E8. [Robin Barker](/climber/216/robin-barker) was in for a repeat a couple of years later, confirming the grade and finding it comparable to [Transcendence](/climb/650/transcendence) – another complete sandbag at E8, which is now rated E9. Burning off [Jean-Minh Trin-Thieu](/climber/699/jean-minh-trin-thieu), who had also been trying the route, provided some motivation. A decade passed, *Hard Grit* arrived and yet the repeats did not. By the noughties, [Parthian Shot (Pre-2011 Break)](/climb/598/parthian-shot-(pre-2011-break)) (E9) had become a trade route, yet Captain Invincible – supposedly a grade easier – lived up to its name and proved impervious to ascents. It took until 2014 for a third ascent from crack master [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall), who, after considerable effort, confirmed the route to be ‘hard E9 7a or 8b/+’. ### References [1] *Mountain* Issue 141 (1991), page 10 [https://climbing-history.org/library/11320/mountain-141](https://climbing-history.org/library/11320/mountain-141) [2] *Peak Rock*, Vertebrate Publishing, 2013.
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A decade passed, *Hard Grit* arrived and yet the repeats did not. By the noughties, [Parthian Shot (Pre-2011 Break)](/climb/598/parthian-shot-(pre-2011-break)) (E9) had become a trade route, yet Captain Invincible – supposedly a grade easier – lived up to its name and proved impervious to ascents.

-It took until 2014 for a third ascent from crack master [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall), who found the route ‘Hard E9 7a or 8b/+’.
+It took until 2014 for a third ascent from crack master [Tom Randall](/climber/322/tom-randall), who, after considerable effort, confirmed the route to be ‘hard E9 7a or 8b/+’.

### References

-[1] *Mountain* Issue 141 (1991), page 10 [https://climbing-history.org/library/11320/mountain-141](https://climbing-history.org/library/11320/mountain-141)
+[1] *Mountain* Issue 141 (1991), page 10 [https://climbing-history.org/library/11320/mountain-141](https://climbing-history.org/library/11320/mountain-141)
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+[2] *Peak Rock*, Vertebrate Publishing, 2013.
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