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1881 23rd June 2026 17:32:55 UTC Mono climb Walk On By notes_pretty
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<p>So far under the radar it's almost antipodean, Walk On By was likely one of the hardest problems in the world when it was first climbed in 1980. The climb is located at <a href="/crag/21/curbar-edge" rel="noopener noreferrer">Curbar Edge</a> in the heart of the Peak District and features old-school crimping on tiny edges up a vertical quarried wall. In an instructive example of British trad grading, it was given E3 6c.</p> <p>The climb was discovered and named by <a href="/climber/3228/steve-foster" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steve Foster</a>, who climbed it first with one point of aid: manteling a peg at the start. He was mercilessly ribbed for this behaviour, motivating first ascentionist <a href="/climber/736/rob-gawthorpe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rob Gawthorpe</a> to show him how to do it properly. Gawthorpe commented:</p> <blockquote> <p>Walk On By is suited to my climbing style – thin, very technical steep walls, but not crazily overhanging. I think Leeds Wall was a key – <a href="/climber/1011/al-manson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Al Manson</a> and I just used to test each other on brick-edge problems on the Leeds Wall – hence how I got good at using very small edges and rock-overs.</p> <p>It was obviously hard, but I didn't think it was really any harder than some of the other problems we'd been playing on in Yorkshire, particularly with Al Manson at <a href="/crag/540/caley-crags" rel="noopener noreferrer">Caley</a>, <a href="/crag/373/almscliff" rel="noopener noreferrer">Almscliff</a> and <a href="/crag/34554/hetchell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hetchell</a>. At that time I thought there were a couple of really hard projects at Caley that seemed much harder.</p> </blockquote> <p>It took two decades and the steely fingers of <a href="/climber/130/ben-moon" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ben Moon</a> to finally give the climb a second ascent.</p> <p>Walk On By: as the 1991 guidebook quipped 'Good advice!'</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] On Peak Rock, 2013</p>
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<p>So far under the radar it's almost antipodean, Walk On By was likely one of the hardest problems in the world when it was first climbed in 1980. The climb is located at <a href="/crag/21/curbar-edge" rel="noopener noreferrer">Curbar Edge</a> in the heart of the Peak District and features old-school crimping on tiny edges up a vertical quarried wall. In an instructive example of British grading, it was given E3 6c.</p> <p>The climb was discovered and named by <a href="/climber/3228/steve-foster" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steve Foster</a>, who climbed it first with one point of aid: manteling a peg at the start. He was mercilessly ribbed for this behaviour, motivating first ascentionist <a href="/climber/736/rob-gawthorpe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rob Gawthorpe</a> to show him how to do it properly. Gawthorpe commented:</p> <blockquote> <p>Walk On By is suited to my climbing style – thin, very technical steep walls, but not crazily overhanging. I think Leeds Wall was a key – <a href="/climber/1011/al-manson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Al Manson</a> and I just used to test each other on brick-edge problems on the Leeds Wall – hence how I got good at using very small edges and rock-overs.</p> <p>It was obviously hard, but I didn't think it was really any harder than some of the other problems we'd been playing on in Yorkshire, particularly with Al Manson at <a href="/crag/540/caley-crags" rel="noopener noreferrer">Caley</a>, <a href="/crag/373/almscliff" rel="noopener noreferrer">Almscliff</a> and <a href="/crag/34554/hetchell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hetchell</a>. At that time I thought there were a couple of really hard projects at Caley that seemed much harder.</p> </blockquote> <p>It took two decades and the steely fingers of <a href="/climber/130/ben-moon" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ben Moon</a> to finally give the climb a second ascent.</p> <p>Walk On By: as the 1991 guidebook quipped, 'Good advice!'</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] On Peak Rock, 2013</p>
1882 23rd June 2026 16:13:31 UTC Mono climb The Prophet featurable
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1883 23rd June 2026 16:13:12 UTC Mono climb The Prophet notes_pretty
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<p><a href="/climber/619/will-stanhope" rel="noopener noreferrer">Will Stanhope</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Picture this: You’re halfway up the right side of El Capitan. Below you is a string of maybe-hold-bodyweight pieces plugged into the scaly grey stone. The footholds are crispy and slowly spitting gravel away at the sides, so you’re gently rocking your weight back and forth on each foot to avoid one snapping off altogether. The most feasible line heads left, around a bulge, maybe. It looks hard. There’s no way to tell if it leads to decent gear, or to better holds. All around you the rock is sharp, fractured and overhanging. Alarm bells are going off. This doesn’t feel right.</p> <p>What would you do? Forge on, running on faith, trusting in your own abilities, or back off? Nobody would blame you at this point for throwing in the towel. They’d likely just call it good judgement. It is the smart thing to do. If you go, you’re deeply committed.</p> <p>This isn’t a fictional story. <a href="/climber/574/leo-houlding" rel="noopener noreferrer">Leo Houlding</a> actually went for it around the bulge, yanked the smallest of micro-wires into a bottoming seam, then promptly fell onto it, core-shotting one of his ropes. He eventually completed the pitch, dubbing it “The Screamer.” Having been there, I can’t imagine a bolder effort. Some would use the term “reckless”, and they might be right in that description. [1]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://gripped.com/news/the-prophet-el-capitan/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://gripped.com/news/the-prophet-el-capitan/</a></p>
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<p>Leo Houlding's swansong on El Cap. The route takes in over 1000ft of sustained hard climbing including the notorious 'Devil's Dyno' and the crux 'A1 Beauty' seam.</p> <p>Leo started trying the route ground-up in 2001. <a href="/climber/619/will-stanhope" rel="noopener noreferrer">Will Stanhope</a> describes the climbing:</p> <blockquote> <p>Picture this: You’re halfway up the right side of El Capitan. Below you is a string of maybe-hold-bodyweight pieces plugged into the scaly grey stone. The footholds are crispy and slowly spitting gravel away at the sides, so you’re gently rocking your weight back and forth on each foot to avoid one snapping off altogether. The most feasible line heads left, around a bulge, maybe. It looks hard. There’s no way to tell if it leads to decent gear, or to better holds. All around you the rock is sharp, fractured and overhanging. Alarm bells are going off. This doesn’t feel right.</p> <p>What would you do? Forge on, running on faith, trusting in your own abilities, or back off? Nobody would blame you at this point for throwing in the towel. They’d likely just call it good judgement. It is the smart thing to do. If you go, you’re deeply committed.</p> <p>This isn’t a fictional story. <a href="/climber/574/leo-houlding" rel="noopener noreferrer">Leo Houlding</a> actually went for it around the bulge, yanked the smallest of micro-wires into a bottoming seam, then promptly fell onto it, core-shotting one of his ropes. He eventually completed the pitch, dubbing it “The Screamer.” Having been there, I can’t imagine a bolder effort. Some would use the term “reckless”, and they might be right in that description. [1]</p> </blockquote> <p>The ground-up attempts ended with Leo's partner <a href="/climber/1488/jason-pickles" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jason Pickles</a> hospitalised.</p> <p>They eventually completed the route in 2010. Determined to climb it in a single push, the pair were marooned in a severe storm high on El Cap for five days before Leo pulled it out the bag to finish the job.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://gripped.com/news/the-prophet-el-capitan/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://gripped.com/news/the-prophet-el-capitan/</a></p>
1884 23rd June 2026 16:13:12 UTC Mono climb The Prophet notes
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[Will Stanhope](/climber/619/will-stanhope): > Picture this: You’re halfway up the right side of El Capitan. Below you is a string of maybe-hold-bodyweight pieces plugged into the scaly grey stone. The footholds are crispy and slowly spitting gravel away at the sides, so you’re gently rocking your weight back and forth on each foot to avoid one snapping off altogether. The most feasible line heads left, around a bulge, maybe. It looks hard. There’s no way to tell if it leads to decent gear, or to better holds. All around you the rock is sharp, fractured and overhanging. Alarm bells are going off. This doesn’t feel right. > What would you do? Forge on, running on faith, trusting in your own abilities, or back off? Nobody would blame you at this point for throwing in the towel. They’d likely just call it good judgement. It is the smart thing to do. If you go, you’re deeply committed. > This isn’t a fictional story. [Leo Houlding](/climber/574/leo-houlding) actually went for it around the bulge, yanked the smallest of micro-wires into a bottoming seam, then promptly fell onto it, core-shotting one of his ropes. He eventually completed the pitch, dubbing it “The Screamer.” Having been there, I can’t imagine a bolder effort. Some would use the term “reckless”, and they might be right in that description. [1] ### References [1] [https://gripped.com/news/the-prophet-el-capitan/](https://gripped.com/news/the-prophet-el-capitan/)
After
Leo Houlding's swansong on El Cap. The route takes in over 1000ft of sustained hard climbing including the notorious 'Devil's Dyno' and the crux 'A1 Beauty' seam. Leo started trying the route ground-up in 2001. [Will Stanhope](/climber/619/will-stanhope) describes the climbing: > Picture this: You’re halfway up the right side of El Capitan. Below you is a string of maybe-hold-bodyweight pieces plugged into the scaly grey stone. The footholds are crispy and slowly spitting gravel away at the sides, so you’re gently rocking your weight back and forth on each foot to avoid one snapping off altogether. The most feasible line heads left, around a bulge, maybe. It looks hard. There’s no way to tell if it leads to decent gear, or to better holds. All around you the rock is sharp, fractured and overhanging. Alarm bells are going off. This doesn’t feel right. > What would you do? Forge on, running on faith, trusting in your own abilities, or back off? Nobody would blame you at this point for throwing in the towel. They’d likely just call it good judgement. It is the smart thing to do. If you go, you’re deeply committed. > This isn’t a fictional story. [Leo Houlding](/climber/574/leo-houlding) actually went for it around the bulge, yanked the smallest of micro-wires into a bottoming seam, then promptly fell onto it, core-shotting one of his ropes. He eventually completed the pitch, dubbing it “The Screamer.” Having been there, I can’t imagine a bolder effort. Some would use the term “reckless”, and they might be right in that description. [1] The ground-up attempts ended with Leo's partner [Jason Pickles](/climber/1488/jason-pickles) hospitalised. They eventually completed the route in 2010. Determined to climb it in a single push, the pair were marooned in a severe storm high on El Cap for five days before Leo pulled it out the bag to finish the job. ### References [1] [https://gripped.com/news/the-prophet-el-capitan/](https://gripped.com/news/the-prophet-el-capitan/)
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-[Will Stanhope](/climber/619/will-stanhope):
+Leo Houlding's swansong on El Cap. The route takes in over 1000ft of sustained hard climbing including the notorious 'Devil's Dyno' and the crux 'A1 Beauty' seam.
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+Leo started trying the route ground-up in 2001. [Will Stanhope](/climber/619/will-stanhope) describes the climbing:

> Picture this: You’re halfway up the right side of El Capitan. Below you is a string of maybe-hold-bodyweight pieces plugged into the scaly grey stone. The footholds are crispy and slowly spitting gravel away at the sides, so you’re gently rocking your weight back and forth on each foot to avoid one snapping off altogether. The most feasible line heads left, around a bulge, maybe. It looks hard. There’s no way to tell if it leads to decent gear, or to better holds. All around you the rock is sharp, fractured and overhanging. Alarm bells are going off. This doesn’t feel right.

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> This isn’t a fictional story. [Leo Houlding](/climber/574/leo-houlding) actually went for it around the bulge, yanked the smallest of micro-wires into a bottoming seam, then promptly fell onto it, core-shotting one of his ropes. He eventually completed the pitch, dubbing it “The Screamer.” Having been there, I can’t imagine a bolder effort. Some would use the term “reckless”, and they might be right in that description. [1]

+The ground-up attempts ended with Leo's partner [Jason Pickles](/climber/1488/jason-pickles) hospitalised.
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+They eventually completed the route in 2010. Determined to climb it in a single push, the pair were marooned in a severe storm high on El Cap for five days before Leo pulled it out the bag to finish the job.
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### References

[1] [https://gripped.com/news/the-prophet-el-capitan/](https://gripped.com/news/the-prophet-el-capitan/)
1885 23rd June 2026 15:16:12 UTC Mono climb Kakusei notes_pretty
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<p>Probably one of the hardest slab problems in the world.</p> <p>The line was subject of some controversy in Japan c.2020 after repeats were claimed that drifted onto slightly easier ground to the left. It was later clarified by first ascensionist <a href="/climber/842/tokio-muroi" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tokio Muroi</a> that a sloper on <a href="/climb/5494/zutsu" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zutsu</a> was out. [1]</p> <p>It’s not known if all the repeats before the clarification followed the strict line. </p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://note.com/rockandcode/n/n5510ab78f582" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://note.com/rockandcode/n/n5510ab78f582</a></p>
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<p>One of the hardest slab problems in the world. The impeccably smooth Fukano Slab ("impossible slab") was one of the last great problems in <a href="/crag/12418/ogawayama" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ogawayama</a> bouldering, initially solved by <a href="/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano" rel="noopener noreferrer">Toshimichi Kusano</a>'s <a href="/climb/5494/zutsu" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zutsu</a> (8B), which starts centrally and traverses off left. </p> <p>After many seasons of effort, climbing ground up and without a pad, <a href="/climber/842/tokio-muroi" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tokio Muroi</a> filled the remaining lines on the slab <a href="/climb/2426/bansosha" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bansosha</a> (8B) and <a href="/climb/5495/fuminsho" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fuminsho</a> (8B), before turning his attention to completing the obvious straight-up finish to Zutsu. He eventually succeeded in the wintery depths of December 2007, creating Kakusei – an achievement that went largely unnoticed outside Japan.</p> <p>The problem came to wider attention in 2023 when other problems made claims to be the world's hardest slab and <a href="/climber/1526/yuki-miyashita" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yuki Miyashita</a>'s 2021 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAAc2BZtz1E" rel="noopener noreferrer">video</a> of his extraordinary efforts to repeat the climb was discovered.</p> <p>The line was subject of some controversy in Japan c.2020 after repeats were claimed where the climber drifted onto slightly easier ground to the left. It was later clarified by first ascensionist <a href="/climber/842/tokio-muroi" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tokio Muroi</a> that a sloper on <a href="/climb/5494/zutsu" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zutsu</a> was out. It’s not known if all the repeats before the clarification followed the strict line. [1]</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://note.com/rockandcode/n/n5510ab78f582" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://note.com/rockandcode/n/n5510ab78f582</a></p>
1886 23rd June 2026 15:16:12 UTC Mono climb Kakusei notes
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Probably one of the hardest slab problems in the world. The line was subject of some controversy in Japan c.2020 after repeats were claimed that drifted onto slightly easier ground to the left. It was later clarified by first ascensionist [Tokio Muroi](/climber/842/tokio-muroi) that a sloper on [Zutsu](/climb/5494/zutsu) was out. [1] It’s not known if all the repeats before the clarification followed the strict line. ### References [1] [https://note.com/rockandcode/n/n5510ab78f582](https://note.com/rockandcode/n/n5510ab78f582)
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One of the hardest slab problems in the world. The impeccably smooth Fukano Slab ("impossible slab") was one of the last great problems in [Ogawayama](/crag/12418/ogawayama) bouldering, initially solved by [Toshimichi Kusano](/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano)'s [Zutsu](/climb/5494/zutsu) (8B), which starts centrally and traverses off left. After many seasons of effort, climbing ground up and without a pad, [Tokio Muroi](/climber/842/tokio-muroi) filled the remaining lines on the slab [Bansosha](/climb/2426/bansosha) (8B) and [Fuminsho](/climb/5495/fuminsho) (8B), before turning his attention to completing the obvious straight-up finish to Zutsu. He eventually succeeded in the wintery depths of December 2007, creating Kakusei – an achievement that went largely unnoticed outside Japan. The problem came to wider attention in 2023 when other problems made claims to be the world's hardest slab and [Yuki Miyashita](/climber/1526/yuki-miyashita)'s 2021 [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAAc2BZtz1E) of his extraordinary efforts to repeat the climb was discovered. The line was subject of some controversy in Japan c.2020 after repeats were claimed where the climber drifted onto slightly easier ground to the left. It was later clarified by first ascensionist [Tokio Muroi](/climber/842/tokio-muroi) that a sloper on [Zutsu](/climb/5494/zutsu) was out. It’s not known if all the repeats before the clarification followed the strict line. [1] ### References [1] [https://note.com/rockandcode/n/n5510ab78f582](https://note.com/rockandcode/n/n5510ab78f582)
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-Probably one of the hardest slab problems in the world.
+One of the hardest slab problems in the world. The impeccably smooth Fukano Slab ("impossible slab") was one of the last great problems in [Ogawayama](/crag/12418/ogawayama) bouldering, initially solved by [Toshimichi Kusano](/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano)'s [Zutsu](/climb/5494/zutsu) (8B), which starts centrally and traverses off left.

-The line was subject of some controversy in Japan c.2020 after repeats were claimed that drifted onto slightly easier ground to the left. It was later clarified by first ascensionist [Tokio Muroi](/climber/842/tokio-muroi) that a sloper on [Zutsu](/climb/5494/zutsu) was out. [1]
+After many seasons of effort, climbing ground up and without a pad, [Tokio Muroi](/climber/842/tokio-muroi) filled the remaining lines on the slab [Bansosha](/climb/2426/bansosha) (8B) and [Fuminsho](/climb/5495/fuminsho) (8B), before turning his attention to completing the obvious straight-up finish to Zutsu. He eventually succeeded in the wintery depths of December 2007, creating Kakusei – an achievement that went largely unnoticed outside Japan.

-It’s not known if all the repeats before the clarification followed the strict line.
+The problem came to wider attention in 2023 when other problems made claims to be the world's hardest slab and [Yuki Miyashita](/climber/1526/yuki-miyashita)'s 2021 [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAAc2BZtz1E) of his extraordinary efforts to repeat the climb was discovered.
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+The line was subject of some controversy in Japan c.2020 after repeats were claimed where the climber drifted onto slightly easier ground to the left. It was later clarified by first ascensionist [Tokio Muroi](/climber/842/tokio-muroi) that a sloper on [Zutsu](/climb/5494/zutsu) was out. It’s not known if all the repeats before the clarification followed the strict line. [1]

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1887 23rd June 2026 15:16:12 UTC Mono climb Kakusei featurable
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1888 23rd June 2026 15:05:12 UTC Mono climb Zutsu notes_pretty
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<p>Slab left of <a href="/climb/2426/bansosha" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bansosha</a>, moving left to finish up that route. <a href="/climb/2425/kakusei" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kakusei</a> is the direct finish.</p> <p>8B in the guide, 8A+ on <a href="https://www.rocktopo.net/routes/6850" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rocktopo.net</a>, some people taking 8A, or even 7C+. Typical slab grades!</p>
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<p>Slab right of <a href="/climb/2426/bansosha" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bansosha</a>, moving left to finish up that route. <a href="/climb/2425/kakusei" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kakusei</a> is the direct finish.</p> <p>8B in the guide, 8A+ on <a href="https://www.rocktopo.net/routes/6850" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rocktopo.net</a>, some people taking 8A, or even 7C+. Typical slab grades!</p>
1889 23rd June 2026 15:05:12 UTC Mono climb Zutsu notes
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Slab left of [Bansosha](/climb/2426/bansosha), moving left to finish up that route. [Kakusei](/climb/2425/kakusei) is the direct finish. 8B in the guide, 8A+ on [Rocktopo.net](https://www.rocktopo.net/routes/6850), some people taking 8A, or even 7C+. Typical slab grades!
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Slab right of [Bansosha](/climb/2426/bansosha), moving left to finish up that route. [Kakusei](/climb/2425/kakusei) is the direct finish. 8B in the guide, 8A+ on [Rocktopo.net](https://www.rocktopo.net/routes/6850), some people taking 8A, or even 7C+. Typical slab grades!
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-Slab left of [Bansosha](/climb/2426/bansosha), moving left to finish up that route. [Kakusei](/climb/2425/kakusei) is the direct finish.
+Slab right of [Bansosha](/climb/2426/bansosha), moving left to finish up that route. [Kakusei](/climb/2425/kakusei) is the direct finish.

8B in the guide, 8A+ on [Rocktopo.net](https://www.rocktopo.net/routes/6850), some people taking 8A, or even 7C+. Typical slab grades!
1890 23rd June 2026 15:02:34 UTC Mono climb Mushi featurable
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1891 23rd June 2026 15:02:21 UTC Mono climb Mushi notes
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One of the most celebrated and oft-tried testpieces in Japan, Mushi is a rite of passage. An obvious line at Tokyo's popular [Mitake](/crag/18512/mitake) bouldering area, it was apparently tried by [Jerry Moffatt](/climber/131/jerry-moffatt) on a flying visit in 1984. It took the extended efforts of Japanese bouldering pioneer [Toshimichi Kusano](/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano) to unlock the problem's secrets, creating the second 3-Dan (7C+/8A) in Japan, after [Kani](/climb/5544/kani). [Toshimichi Kusano](/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano) recounts his process: > After 'Kani', I already knew what I wanted to try next. The line started on Ninja Gaeshi, then reached out toward a seductive lip hold that seemed to beckon climbers closer — this would become Mushi (“Bug”). It was a legendary line, said to have been spotted and attempted by the British superstar [Jerry Moffatt](/climber/131/jerry-moffatt) when he visited Japan in 1984. And yet no one had seriously tried it since. >It wasn’t hard to see why. The first left-hand vertical hold is slick and tiny — enough to make most people give up right there. Still, I kept going. After that hold, I’d try lunging across from a left-hand crimp in a kind of cross move. No good. It didn’t feel possible. >But I couldn’t stop thinking that maybe one day it would be. I started visiting Mitake more often. And really, at that point, that stunning and mysterious line felt like it belonged to me alone. There was no reason not to try. >Then winter — the season when holds stay dry — came to an end. As always, spring brought a mix of urgency and doubt. Around then, I went to Mitake with Takahashi, a tall friend. We were trying to work the upper section, and he pushed me from below so I could stick to the wall. There was this tiny dimple I’d always noticed from the ground — I finally touched it. “This could work.” >He pushed me up again, and this time I grabbed that dimple with my right hand and started the sequence. I launched my left hand for the lip — and stuck it. “It goes!” >I can’t even remember if I went back for one more session or not, but now that I’d found the move, I was so excited to try again. >It was a crisp, sunny day in May 1996. I felt good. I began my usual quiet warm-up. Every move on Mushi was big, but it wasn’t cold, so my body moved well. I matched my right hand to that little dimple. I still had strength. I popped to the lip. My hand stuck. From here, it was unknown territory. But the holds were clear, my body moved naturally — and I climbed it. I stood on top of the boulder. >In Japanese, when someone is obsessed with something, we call them a bug for it — like a “climbing bug.” I wanted climbers to become bugs for climbing, and of course, to move across the rock like insects, freely and playfully. That’s why I named the line Mushi. ### References [1] Mitake Bouldering Guide
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One of the most celebrated and oft-tried testpieces in Japan, Mushi is a rite of passage. An obvious line at Tokyo's popular [Mitake](/crag/18512/mitake) bouldering area, it was apparently tried by [Jerry Moffatt](/climber/131/jerry-moffatt) on a flying visit in 1984. It took the extended efforts of Japanese bouldering pioneer [Toshimichi Kusano](/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano) to unlock the problem's secrets, creating the second 3-Dan (7C+/8A) in Japan, after [Kani](/climb/5544/kani). [Toshimichi Kusano](/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano) recounts his process: > After 'Kani', I already knew what I wanted to try next. The line started on Ninja Gaeshi, then reached out toward a seductive lip hold that seemed to beckon climbers closer — this would become Mushi (“Bug”). It was a legendary line, said to have been spotted and attempted by the British superstar [Jerry Moffatt](/climber/131/jerry-moffatt) when he visited Japan in 1984. And yet no one had seriously tried it since. >It wasn’t hard to see why. The first left-hand vertical hold is slick and tiny — enough to make most people give up right there. Still, I kept going. After that hold, I’d try lunging across from a left-hand crimp in a kind of cross move. No good. It didn’t feel possible. >But I couldn’t stop thinking that maybe one day it would be. I started visiting Mitake more often. And really, at that point, that stunning and mysterious line felt like it belonged to me alone. There was no reason not to try. >Then winter — the season when holds stay dry — came to an end. As always, spring brought a mix of urgency and doubt. Around then, I went to Mitake with Takahashi, a tall friend. We were trying to work the upper section, and he pushed me from below so I could stick to the wall. There was this tiny dimple I’d always noticed from the ground — I finally touched it. “This could work.” >He pushed me up again, and this time I grabbed that dimple with my right hand and started the sequence. I launched my left hand for the lip — and stuck it. “It goes!” >I can’t even remember if I went back for one more session or not, but now that I’d found the move, I was so excited to try again. >It was a crisp, sunny day in May 1996. I felt good. I began my usual quiet warm-up. Every move on Mushi was big, but it wasn’t cold, so my body moved well. I matched my right hand to that little dimple. I still had strength. I popped to the lip. My hand stuck. From here, it was unknown territory. But the holds were clear, my body moved naturally — and I climbed it. I stood on top of the boulder. >In Japanese, when someone is obsessed with something, we call them a bug for it — like a “climbing bug.” I wanted climbers to become bugs for climbing, and of course, to move across the rock like insects, freely and playfully. That’s why I named the line Mushi. In 2001 [Dai Koyamada](/climber/680/dai-koyamada) went one further, traversing [Kani](/climb/5544/kani) (7C+) to finish up Mushi, creating the unrelenting power-endurance line [Kani Mushi](/climb/5546/kani-mushi) (8A+). ### References [1] Mitake Bouldering Guide
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>In Japanese, when someone is obsessed with something, we call them a bug for it — like a “climbing bug.” I wanted climbers to become bugs for climbing, and of course, to move across the rock like insects, freely and playfully. That’s why I named the line Mushi.

+In 2001 [Dai Koyamada](/climber/680/dai-koyamada) went one further, traversing [Kani](/climb/5544/kani) (7C+) to finish up Mushi, creating the unrelenting power-endurance line [Kani Mushi](/climb/5546/kani-mushi) (8A+).
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### References

[1] Mitake Bouldering Guide
1892 23rd June 2026 15:02:21 UTC Mono climb Mushi notes_pretty
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<p>One of the most celebrated and oft-tried testpieces in Japan, Mushi is a rite of passage. An obvious line at Tokyo's popular <a href="/crag/18512/mitake" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mitake</a> bouldering area, it was apparently tried by <a href="/climber/131/jerry-moffatt" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jerry Moffatt</a> on a flying visit in 1984. It took the extended efforts of Japanese bouldering pioneer <a href="/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano" rel="noopener noreferrer">Toshimichi Kusano</a> to unlock the problem's secrets, creating the second 3-Dan (7C+/8A) in Japan, after <a href="/climb/5544/kani" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kani</a>. </p> <p><a href="/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano" rel="noopener noreferrer">Toshimichi Kusano</a> recounts his process:</p> <blockquote> <p>After 'Kani', I already knew what I wanted to try next. The line started on Ninja Gaeshi, then reached out toward a seductive lip hold that seemed to beckon climbers closer — this would become Mushi (“Bug”). It was a legendary line, said to have been spotted and attempted by the British superstar <a href="/climber/131/jerry-moffatt" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jerry Moffatt</a> when he visited Japan in 1984. And yet no one had seriously tried it since.</p> <p>It wasn’t hard to see why. The first left-hand vertical hold is slick and tiny — enough to make most people give up right there. Still, I kept going. After that hold, I’d try lunging across from a left-hand crimp in a kind of cross move. No good. It didn’t feel possible.</p> <p>But I couldn’t stop thinking that maybe one day it would be. I started visiting Mitake more often. And really, at that point, that stunning and mysterious line felt like it belonged to me alone. There was no reason not to try.</p> <p>Then winter — the season when holds stay dry — came to an end. As always, spring brought a mix of urgency and doubt. Around then, I went to Mitake with Takahashi, a tall friend. We were trying to work the upper section, and he pushed me from below so I could stick to the wall. There was this tiny dimple I’d always noticed from the ground — I finally touched it. “This could work.”</p> <p>He pushed me up again, and this time I grabbed that dimple with my right hand and started the sequence. I launched my left hand for the lip — and stuck it. “It goes!”</p> <p>I can’t even remember if I went back for one more session or not, but now that I’d found the move, I was so excited to try again.</p> <p>It was a crisp, sunny day in May 1996. I felt good. I began my usual quiet warm-up. Every move on Mushi was big, but it wasn’t cold, so my body moved well. I matched my right hand to that little dimple. I still had strength. I popped to the lip. My hand stuck. From here, it was unknown territory. But the holds were clear, my body moved naturally — and I climbed it. I stood on top of the boulder.</p> <p>In Japanese, when someone is obsessed with something, we call them a bug for it — like a “climbing bug.” I wanted climbers to become bugs for climbing, and of course, to move across the rock like insects, freely and playfully. That’s why I named the line Mushi.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Mitake Bouldering Guide</p>
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<p>One of the most celebrated and oft-tried testpieces in Japan, Mushi is a rite of passage. An obvious line at Tokyo's popular <a href="/crag/18512/mitake" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mitake</a> bouldering area, it was apparently tried by <a href="/climber/131/jerry-moffatt" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jerry Moffatt</a> on a flying visit in 1984. It took the extended efforts of Japanese bouldering pioneer <a href="/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano" rel="noopener noreferrer">Toshimichi Kusano</a> to unlock the problem's secrets, creating the second 3-Dan (7C+/8A) in Japan, after <a href="/climb/5544/kani" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kani</a>. </p> <p><a href="/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano" rel="noopener noreferrer">Toshimichi Kusano</a> recounts his process:</p> <blockquote> <p>After 'Kani', I already knew what I wanted to try next. The line started on Ninja Gaeshi, then reached out toward a seductive lip hold that seemed to beckon climbers closer — this would become Mushi (“Bug”). It was a legendary line, said to have been spotted and attempted by the British superstar <a href="/climber/131/jerry-moffatt" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jerry Moffatt</a> when he visited Japan in 1984. And yet no one had seriously tried it since.</p> <p>It wasn’t hard to see why. The first left-hand vertical hold is slick and tiny — enough to make most people give up right there. Still, I kept going. After that hold, I’d try lunging across from a left-hand crimp in a kind of cross move. No good. It didn’t feel possible.</p> <p>But I couldn’t stop thinking that maybe one day it would be. I started visiting Mitake more often. And really, at that point, that stunning and mysterious line felt like it belonged to me alone. There was no reason not to try.</p> <p>Then winter — the season when holds stay dry — came to an end. As always, spring brought a mix of urgency and doubt. Around then, I went to Mitake with Takahashi, a tall friend. We were trying to work the upper section, and he pushed me from below so I could stick to the wall. There was this tiny dimple I’d always noticed from the ground — I finally touched it. “This could work.”</p> <p>He pushed me up again, and this time I grabbed that dimple with my right hand and started the sequence. I launched my left hand for the lip — and stuck it. “It goes!”</p> <p>I can’t even remember if I went back for one more session or not, but now that I’d found the move, I was so excited to try again.</p> <p>It was a crisp, sunny day in May 1996. I felt good. I began my usual quiet warm-up. Every move on Mushi was big, but it wasn’t cold, so my body moved well. I matched my right hand to that little dimple. I still had strength. I popped to the lip. My hand stuck. From here, it was unknown territory. But the holds were clear, my body moved naturally — and I climbed it. I stood on top of the boulder.</p> <p>In Japanese, when someone is obsessed with something, we call them a bug for it — like a “climbing bug.” I wanted climbers to become bugs for climbing, and of course, to move across the rock like insects, freely and playfully. That’s why I named the line Mushi.</p> </blockquote> <p>In 2001 <a href="/climber/680/dai-koyamada" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dai Koyamada</a> went one further, traversing <a href="/climb/5544/kani" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kani</a> (7C+) to finish up Mushi, creating the unrelenting power-endurance line <a href="/climb/5546/kani-mushi" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kani Mushi</a> (8A+). </p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Mitake Bouldering Guide</p>
1893 23rd June 2026 14:59:06 UTC Mono climb Mushi See Also
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1894 23rd June 2026 14:58:42 UTC Mono climb Mushi notes
Before
The second 3-Dan (7C+/8A) in Japan, after [Kani](/climb/5544/kani). First ascensionist [Toshimichi Kusano](/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano): > After 'Kani', I already knew what I wanted to try next. The line started on Ninja Gaeshi, then reached out toward a seductive lip hold that seemed to beckon climbers closer — this would become Mushi (“Bug”). It was a legendary line, said to have been spotted and attempted by the British superstar Jerry Moffatt when he visited Japan in 1984. And yet no one had seriously tried it since. >It wasn’t hard to see why. The first left-hand vertical hold is slick and tiny — enough to make most people give up right there. Still, I kept going. After that hold, I’d try lunging across from a left-hand crimp in a kind of cross move. No good. It didn’t feel possible. >But I couldn’t stop thinking that maybe one day it would be. I started visiting Mitake more often. And really, at that point, that stunning and mysterious line felt like it belonged to me alone. There was no reason not to try. >Then winter — the season when holds stay dry — came to an end. As always, spring brought a mix of urgency and doubt. Around then, I went to Mitake with Takahashi, a tall friend. We were trying to work the upper section, and he pushed me from below so I could stick to the wall. There was this tiny dimple I’d always noticed from the ground — I finally touched it. “This could work.” >He pushed me up again, and this time I grabbed that dimple with my right hand and started the sequence. I launched my left hand for the lip — and stuck it. “It goes!” >I can’t even remember if I went back for one more session or not, but now that I’d found the move, I was so excited to try again. >It was a crisp, sunny day in May 1996. I felt good. I began my usual quiet warm-up. Every move on Mushi was big, but it wasn’t cold, so my body moved well. I matched my right hand to that little dimple. I still had strength. I popped to the lip. My hand stuck. From here, it was unknown territory. But the holds were clear, my body moved naturally — and I climbed it. I stood on top of the boulder. >In Japanese, when someone is obsessed with something, we call them a bug for it — like a “climbing bug.” I wanted climbers to become bugs for climbing, and of course, to move across the rock like insects, freely and playfully. That’s why I named the line Mushi. ### References [1] Mitake Bouldering Guide
After
One of the most celebrated and oft-tried testpieces in Japan, Mushi is a rite of passage. An obvious line at Tokyo's popular [Mitake](/crag/18512/mitake) bouldering area, it was apparently tried by [Jerry Moffatt](/climber/131/jerry-moffatt) on a flying visit in 1984. It took the extended efforts of Japanese bouldering pioneer [Toshimichi Kusano](/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano) to unlock the problem's secrets, creating the second 3-Dan (7C+/8A) in Japan, after [Kani](/climb/5544/kani). [Toshimichi Kusano](/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano) recounts his process: > After 'Kani', I already knew what I wanted to try next. The line started on Ninja Gaeshi, then reached out toward a seductive lip hold that seemed to beckon climbers closer — this would become Mushi (“Bug”). It was a legendary line, said to have been spotted and attempted by the British superstar [Jerry Moffatt](/climber/131/jerry-moffatt) when he visited Japan in 1984. And yet no one had seriously tried it since. >It wasn’t hard to see why. The first left-hand vertical hold is slick and tiny — enough to make most people give up right there. Still, I kept going. After that hold, I’d try lunging across from a left-hand crimp in a kind of cross move. No good. It didn’t feel possible. >But I couldn’t stop thinking that maybe one day it would be. I started visiting Mitake more often. And really, at that point, that stunning and mysterious line felt like it belonged to me alone. There was no reason not to try. >Then winter — the season when holds stay dry — came to an end. As always, spring brought a mix of urgency and doubt. Around then, I went to Mitake with Takahashi, a tall friend. We were trying to work the upper section, and he pushed me from below so I could stick to the wall. There was this tiny dimple I’d always noticed from the ground — I finally touched it. “This could work.” >He pushed me up again, and this time I grabbed that dimple with my right hand and started the sequence. I launched my left hand for the lip — and stuck it. “It goes!” >I can’t even remember if I went back for one more session or not, but now that I’d found the move, I was so excited to try again. >It was a crisp, sunny day in May 1996. I felt good. I began my usual quiet warm-up. Every move on Mushi was big, but it wasn’t cold, so my body moved well. I matched my right hand to that little dimple. I still had strength. I popped to the lip. My hand stuck. From here, it was unknown territory. But the holds were clear, my body moved naturally — and I climbed it. I stood on top of the boulder. >In Japanese, when someone is obsessed with something, we call them a bug for it — like a “climbing bug.” I wanted climbers to become bugs for climbing, and of course, to move across the rock like insects, freely and playfully. That’s why I named the line Mushi. ### References [1] Mitake Bouldering Guide
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-The second 3-Dan (7C+/8A) in Japan, after [Kani](/climb/5544/kani).
+One of the most celebrated and oft-tried testpieces in Japan, Mushi is a rite of passage. An obvious line at Tokyo's popular [Mitake](/crag/18512/mitake) bouldering area, it was apparently tried by [Jerry Moffatt](/climber/131/jerry-moffatt) on a flying visit in 1984. It took the extended efforts of Japanese bouldering pioneer [Toshimichi Kusano](/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano) to unlock the problem's secrets, creating the second 3-Dan (7C+/8A) in Japan, after [Kani](/climb/5544/kani).

-First ascensionist [Toshimichi Kusano](/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano):
+[Toshimichi Kusano](/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano) recounts his process:

-> After 'Kani', I already knew what I wanted to try next. The line started on Ninja Gaeshi, then reached out toward a seductive lip hold that seemed to beckon climbers closer — this would become Mushi (“Bug”). It was a legendary line, said to have been spotted and attempted by the British superstar Jerry Moffatt when he visited Japan in 1984. And yet no one had seriously tried it since.
+> After 'Kani', I already knew what I wanted to try next. The line started on Ninja Gaeshi, then reached out toward a seductive lip hold that seemed to beckon climbers closer — this would become Mushi (“Bug”). It was a legendary line, said to have been spotted and attempted by the British superstar [Jerry Moffatt](/climber/131/jerry-moffatt) when he visited Japan in 1984. And yet no one had seriously tried it since.

>It wasn’t hard to see why. The first left-hand vertical hold is slick and tiny — enough to make most people give up right there. Still, I kept going. After that hold, I’d try lunging across from a left-hand crimp in a kind of cross move. No good. It didn’t feel possible.
1895 23rd June 2026 14:58:42 UTC Mono climb Mushi notes_pretty
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<p>The second 3-Dan (7C+/8A) in Japan, after <a href="/climb/5544/kani" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kani</a>. </p> <p>First ascensionist <a href="/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano" rel="noopener noreferrer">Toshimichi Kusano</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>After 'Kani', I already knew what I wanted to try next. The line started on Ninja Gaeshi, then reached out toward a seductive lip hold that seemed to beckon climbers closer — this would become Mushi (“Bug”). It was a legendary line, said to have been spotted and attempted by the British superstar Jerry Moffatt when he visited Japan in 1984. And yet no one had seriously tried it since.</p> <p>It wasn’t hard to see why. The first left-hand vertical hold is slick and tiny — enough to make most people give up right there. Still, I kept going. After that hold, I’d try lunging across from a left-hand crimp in a kind of cross move. No good. It didn’t feel possible.</p> <p>But I couldn’t stop thinking that maybe one day it would be. I started visiting Mitake more often. And really, at that point, that stunning and mysterious line felt like it belonged to me alone. There was no reason not to try.</p> <p>Then winter — the season when holds stay dry — came to an end. As always, spring brought a mix of urgency and doubt. Around then, I went to Mitake with Takahashi, a tall friend. We were trying to work the upper section, and he pushed me from below so I could stick to the wall. There was this tiny dimple I’d always noticed from the ground — I finally touched it. “This could work.”</p> <p>He pushed me up again, and this time I grabbed that dimple with my right hand and started the sequence. I launched my left hand for the lip — and stuck it. “It goes!”</p> <p>I can’t even remember if I went back for one more session or not, but now that I’d found the move, I was so excited to try again.</p> <p>It was a crisp, sunny day in May 1996. I felt good. I began my usual quiet warm-up. Every move on Mushi was big, but it wasn’t cold, so my body moved well. I matched my right hand to that little dimple. I still had strength. I popped to the lip. My hand stuck. From here, it was unknown territory. But the holds were clear, my body moved naturally — and I climbed it. I stood on top of the boulder.</p> <p>In Japanese, when someone is obsessed with something, we call them a bug for it — like a “climbing bug.” I wanted climbers to become bugs for climbing, and of course, to move across the rock like insects, freely and playfully. That’s why I named the line Mushi.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Mitake Bouldering Guide</p>
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<p>One of the most celebrated and oft-tried testpieces in Japan, Mushi is a rite of passage. An obvious line at Tokyo's popular <a href="/crag/18512/mitake" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mitake</a> bouldering area, it was apparently tried by <a href="/climber/131/jerry-moffatt" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jerry Moffatt</a> on a flying visit in 1984. It took the extended efforts of Japanese bouldering pioneer <a href="/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano" rel="noopener noreferrer">Toshimichi Kusano</a> to unlock the problem's secrets, creating the second 3-Dan (7C+/8A) in Japan, after <a href="/climb/5544/kani" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kani</a>. </p> <p><a href="/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano" rel="noopener noreferrer">Toshimichi Kusano</a> recounts his process:</p> <blockquote> <p>After 'Kani', I already knew what I wanted to try next. The line started on Ninja Gaeshi, then reached out toward a seductive lip hold that seemed to beckon climbers closer — this would become Mushi (“Bug”). It was a legendary line, said to have been spotted and attempted by the British superstar <a href="/climber/131/jerry-moffatt" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jerry Moffatt</a> when he visited Japan in 1984. And yet no one had seriously tried it since.</p> <p>It wasn’t hard to see why. The first left-hand vertical hold is slick and tiny — enough to make most people give up right there. Still, I kept going. After that hold, I’d try lunging across from a left-hand crimp in a kind of cross move. No good. It didn’t feel possible.</p> <p>But I couldn’t stop thinking that maybe one day it would be. I started visiting Mitake more often. And really, at that point, that stunning and mysterious line felt like it belonged to me alone. There was no reason not to try.</p> <p>Then winter — the season when holds stay dry — came to an end. As always, spring brought a mix of urgency and doubt. Around then, I went to Mitake with Takahashi, a tall friend. We were trying to work the upper section, and he pushed me from below so I could stick to the wall. There was this tiny dimple I’d always noticed from the ground — I finally touched it. “This could work.”</p> <p>He pushed me up again, and this time I grabbed that dimple with my right hand and started the sequence. I launched my left hand for the lip — and stuck it. “It goes!”</p> <p>I can’t even remember if I went back for one more session or not, but now that I’d found the move, I was so excited to try again.</p> <p>It was a crisp, sunny day in May 1996. I felt good. I began my usual quiet warm-up. Every move on Mushi was big, but it wasn’t cold, so my body moved well. I matched my right hand to that little dimple. I still had strength. I popped to the lip. My hand stuck. From here, it was unknown territory. But the holds were clear, my body moved naturally — and I climbed it. I stood on top of the boulder.</p> <p>In Japanese, when someone is obsessed with something, we call them a bug for it — like a “climbing bug.” I wanted climbers to become bugs for climbing, and of course, to move across the rock like insects, freely and playfully. That’s why I named the line Mushi.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Mitake Bouldering Guide</p>
1896 23rd June 2026 14:05:10 UTC Mono climb Walk On By notes
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So far under the radar it's almost antipodean, Walk On By was likely one of the hardest problems in the world when it was first climbed in 1980. The climb is located at [Curbar Edge](/crag/21/curbar-edge) in the heart of the Peak District and features old-school crimping on tiny edges up a vertical quarried wall. In an instructive example of British trad grading, it was given E3 6c. The climb was discovered and named by [Steve Foster](/climber/3228/steve-foster), who climbed it first with one point of aid: manteling a peg at the start. He was mercilessly ribbed for this behaviour, motivating first ascentionist [Rob Gawthorpe](/climber/736/rob-gawthorpe) to show him how to do it properly. Gawthorpe commented: >Walk On By is suited to my climbing style – thin, very technical steep walls, but not crazily overhanging. I think Leeds Wall was a key – [Al Manson](/climber/1011/al-manson) and I just used to test each other on brick-edge problems on the Leeds Wall – hence how I got good at using very small edges and rock-overs. >It was obviously hard, but I didn't think it was really any harder than some of the other problems we'd been playing on in Yorkshire, particularly with Al Manson at [Caley](/crag/540/caley-crags), [Almscliff](/crag/373/almscliff) and [Hetchell](/crag/34554/hetchell). At that time I thought there were a couple of really hard projects at Caley that seemed much harder. Walk On By: as the 1991 guidebook quipped 'Good advice!' ### References [1] On Peak Rock, 2013
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So far under the radar it's almost antipodean, Walk On By was likely one of the hardest problems in the world when it was first climbed in 1980. The climb is located at [Curbar Edge](/crag/21/curbar-edge) in the heart of the Peak District and features old-school crimping on tiny edges up a vertical quarried wall. In an instructive example of British trad grading, it was given E3 6c. The climb was discovered and named by [Steve Foster](/climber/3228/steve-foster), who climbed it first with one point of aid: manteling a peg at the start. He was mercilessly ribbed for this behaviour, motivating first ascentionist [Rob Gawthorpe](/climber/736/rob-gawthorpe) to show him how to do it properly. Gawthorpe commented: >Walk On By is suited to my climbing style – thin, very technical steep walls, but not crazily overhanging. I think Leeds Wall was a key – [Al Manson](/climber/1011/al-manson) and I just used to test each other on brick-edge problems on the Leeds Wall – hence how I got good at using very small edges and rock-overs. >It was obviously hard, but I didn't think it was really any harder than some of the other problems we'd been playing on in Yorkshire, particularly with Al Manson at [Caley](/crag/540/caley-crags), [Almscliff](/crag/373/almscliff) and [Hetchell](/crag/34554/hetchell). At that time I thought there were a couple of really hard projects at Caley that seemed much harder. It took two decades and the steely fingers of [Ben Moon](/climber/130/ben-moon) to finally give the climb a second ascent. Walk On By: as the 1991 guidebook quipped 'Good advice!' ### References [1] On Peak Rock, 2013
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>It was obviously hard, but I didn't think it was really any harder than some of the other problems we'd been playing on in Yorkshire, particularly with Al Manson at [Caley](/crag/540/caley-crags), [Almscliff](/crag/373/almscliff) and [Hetchell](/crag/34554/hetchell). At that time I thought there were a couple of really hard projects at Caley that seemed much harder.

+It took two decades and the steely fingers of [Ben Moon](/climber/130/ben-moon) to finally give the climb a second ascent.
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Walk On By: as the 1991 guidebook quipped 'Good advice!'

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1897 23rd June 2026 14:05:10 UTC Mono climb Walk On By notes_pretty
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<p>So far under the radar it's almost antipodean, Walk On By was likely one of the hardest problems in the world when it was first climbed in 1980. The climb is located at <a href="/crag/21/curbar-edge" rel="noopener noreferrer">Curbar Edge</a> in the heart of the Peak District and features old-school crimping on tiny edges up a vertical quarried wall. In an instructive example of British trad grading, it was given E3 6c.</p> <p>The climb was discovered and named by <a href="/climber/3228/steve-foster" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steve Foster</a>, who climbed it first with one point of aid: manteling a peg at the start. He was mercilessly ribbed for this behaviour, motivating first ascentionist <a href="/climber/736/rob-gawthorpe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rob Gawthorpe</a> to show him how to do it properly. Gawthorpe commented:</p> <blockquote> <p>Walk On By is suited to my climbing style – thin, very technical steep walls, but not crazily overhanging. I think Leeds Wall was a key – <a href="/climber/1011/al-manson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Al Manson</a> and I just used to test each other on brick-edge problems on the Leeds Wall – hence how I got good at using very small edges and rock-overs.</p> <p>It was obviously hard, but I didn't think it was really any harder than some of the other problems we'd been playing on in Yorkshire, particularly with Al Manson at <a href="/crag/540/caley-crags" rel="noopener noreferrer">Caley</a>, <a href="/crag/373/almscliff" rel="noopener noreferrer">Almscliff</a> and <a href="/crag/34554/hetchell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hetchell</a>. At that time I thought there were a couple of really hard projects at Caley that seemed much harder.</p> </blockquote> <p>Walk On By: as the 1991 guidebook quipped 'Good advice!'</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] On Peak Rock, 2013</p>
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<p>So far under the radar it's almost antipodean, Walk On By was likely one of the hardest problems in the world when it was first climbed in 1980. The climb is located at <a href="/crag/21/curbar-edge" rel="noopener noreferrer">Curbar Edge</a> in the heart of the Peak District and features old-school crimping on tiny edges up a vertical quarried wall. In an instructive example of British trad grading, it was given E3 6c.</p> <p>The climb was discovered and named by <a href="/climber/3228/steve-foster" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steve Foster</a>, who climbed it first with one point of aid: manteling a peg at the start. He was mercilessly ribbed for this behaviour, motivating first ascentionist <a href="/climber/736/rob-gawthorpe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rob Gawthorpe</a> to show him how to do it properly. Gawthorpe commented:</p> <blockquote> <p>Walk On By is suited to my climbing style – thin, very technical steep walls, but not crazily overhanging. I think Leeds Wall was a key – <a href="/climber/1011/al-manson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Al Manson</a> and I just used to test each other on brick-edge problems on the Leeds Wall – hence how I got good at using very small edges and rock-overs.</p> <p>It was obviously hard, but I didn't think it was really any harder than some of the other problems we'd been playing on in Yorkshire, particularly with Al Manson at <a href="/crag/540/caley-crags" rel="noopener noreferrer">Caley</a>, <a href="/crag/373/almscliff" rel="noopener noreferrer">Almscliff</a> and <a href="/crag/34554/hetchell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hetchell</a>. At that time I thought there were a couple of really hard projects at Caley that seemed much harder.</p> </blockquote> <p>It took two decades and the steely fingers of <a href="/climber/130/ben-moon" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ben Moon</a> to finally give the climb a second ascent.</p> <p>Walk On By: as the 1991 guidebook quipped 'Good advice!'</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] On Peak Rock, 2013</p>
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1899 23rd June 2026 14:02:53 UTC Mono climb Walk On By notes_pretty
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<p>So far under the radar it's almost antipodean, Walk On By was likely one of the hardest problems in the world when it was first climbed in 1980. The climb located in the heart of the Peak District at <a href="/crag/21/curbar-edge" rel="noopener noreferrer">Curbar Edge</a> and features ultimate old school crimping on tiny edges up a vertical quarried wall. </p> <p>It was discovered and named by <a href="/climber/3228/steve-foster" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steve Foster</a>, who climbed it first with one point of aid: manteling a peg at the start. He was mercilessly ribbed for this behaviour, motivating first ascentionist <a href="/climber/736/rob-gawthorpe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rob Gawthorpe</a> to show him how to do it properly. Gawthorpe commented:</p> <blockquote> <p>Walk On By is suited to my climbing style – thin, very technical steep walls, but not crazily overhanging. I think Leeds Wall was a key – <a href="/climber/1011/al-manson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Al Manson</a> and I just used to test each other on brick-edge problems on the Leeds Wall – hence how I got good at using very small edges and rock-overs.</p> <p>It was obviously hard, but I didn't think it was really any harder than some of the other problems we'd been playing on in Yorkshire, particularly with Al Manson at <a href="/crag/540/caley-crags" rel="noopener noreferrer">Caley</a>, <a href="/crag/373/almscliff" rel="noopener noreferrer">Almscliff</a> and <a href="/crag/34554/hetchell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hetchell</a>. At that time I thought there were a couple of really hard projects at Caley that seemed much harder.</p> </blockquote> <p>Walk On By: as the 1991 guidebook quipped 'Good advice!'</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] On Peak Rock, 2013</p>
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<p>So far under the radar it's almost antipodean, Walk On By was likely one of the hardest problems in the world when it was first climbed in 1980. The climb is located at <a href="/crag/21/curbar-edge" rel="noopener noreferrer">Curbar Edge</a> in the heart of the Peak District and features old-school crimping on tiny edges up a vertical quarried wall. In an instructive example of British trad grading, it was given E3 6c.</p> <p>The climb was discovered and named by <a href="/climber/3228/steve-foster" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steve Foster</a>, who climbed it first with one point of aid: manteling a peg at the start. He was mercilessly ribbed for this behaviour, motivating first ascentionist <a href="/climber/736/rob-gawthorpe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rob Gawthorpe</a> to show him how to do it properly. Gawthorpe commented:</p> <blockquote> <p>Walk On By is suited to my climbing style – thin, very technical steep walls, but not crazily overhanging. I think Leeds Wall was a key – <a href="/climber/1011/al-manson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Al Manson</a> and I just used to test each other on brick-edge problems on the Leeds Wall – hence how I got good at using very small edges and rock-overs.</p> <p>It was obviously hard, but I didn't think it was really any harder than some of the other problems we'd been playing on in Yorkshire, particularly with Al Manson at <a href="/crag/540/caley-crags" rel="noopener noreferrer">Caley</a>, <a href="/crag/373/almscliff" rel="noopener noreferrer">Almscliff</a> and <a href="/crag/34554/hetchell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hetchell</a>. At that time I thought there were a couple of really hard projects at Caley that seemed much harder.</p> </blockquote> <p>Walk On By: as the 1991 guidebook quipped 'Good advice!'</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] On Peak Rock, 2013</p>
1900 23rd June 2026 14:02:53 UTC Mono climb Walk On By notes
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So far under the radar it's almost antipodean, Walk On By was likely one of the hardest problems in the world when it was first climbed in 1980. The climb located in the heart of the Peak District at [Curbar Edge](/crag/21/curbar-edge) and features ultimate old school crimping on tiny edges up a vertical quarried wall. It was discovered and named by [Steve Foster](/climber/3228/steve-foster), who climbed it first with one point of aid: manteling a peg at the start. He was mercilessly ribbed for this behaviour, motivating first ascentionist [Rob Gawthorpe](/climber/736/rob-gawthorpe) to show him how to do it properly. Gawthorpe commented: >Walk On By is suited to my climbing style – thin, very technical steep walls, but not crazily overhanging. I think Leeds Wall was a key – [Al Manson](/climber/1011/al-manson) and I just used to test each other on brick-edge problems on the Leeds Wall – hence how I got good at using very small edges and rock-overs. >It was obviously hard, but I didn't think it was really any harder than some of the other problems we'd been playing on in Yorkshire, particularly with Al Manson at [Caley](/crag/540/caley-crags), [Almscliff](/crag/373/almscliff) and [Hetchell](/crag/34554/hetchell). At that time I thought there were a couple of really hard projects at Caley that seemed much harder. Walk On By: as the 1991 guidebook quipped 'Good advice!' ### References [1] On Peak Rock, 2013
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So far under the radar it's almost antipodean, Walk On By was likely one of the hardest problems in the world when it was first climbed in 1980. The climb is located at [Curbar Edge](/crag/21/curbar-edge) in the heart of the Peak District and features old-school crimping on tiny edges up a vertical quarried wall. In an instructive example of British trad grading, it was given E3 6c. The climb was discovered and named by [Steve Foster](/climber/3228/steve-foster), who climbed it first with one point of aid: manteling a peg at the start. He was mercilessly ribbed for this behaviour, motivating first ascentionist [Rob Gawthorpe](/climber/736/rob-gawthorpe) to show him how to do it properly. Gawthorpe commented: >Walk On By is suited to my climbing style – thin, very technical steep walls, but not crazily overhanging. I think Leeds Wall was a key – [Al Manson](/climber/1011/al-manson) and I just used to test each other on brick-edge problems on the Leeds Wall – hence how I got good at using very small edges and rock-overs. >It was obviously hard, but I didn't think it was really any harder than some of the other problems we'd been playing on in Yorkshire, particularly with Al Manson at [Caley](/crag/540/caley-crags), [Almscliff](/crag/373/almscliff) and [Hetchell](/crag/34554/hetchell). At that time I thought there were a couple of really hard projects at Caley that seemed much harder. Walk On By: as the 1991 guidebook quipped 'Good advice!' ### References [1] On Peak Rock, 2013
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-So far under the radar it's almost antipodean, Walk On By was likely one of the hardest problems in the world when it was first climbed in 1980. The climb located in the heart of the Peak District at [Curbar Edge](/crag/21/curbar-edge) and features ultimate old school crimping on tiny edges up a vertical quarried wall.
+So far under the radar it's almost antipodean, Walk On By was likely one of the hardest problems in the world when it was first climbed in 1980. The climb is located at [Curbar Edge](/crag/21/curbar-edge) in the heart of the Peak District and features old-school crimping on tiny edges up a vertical quarried wall. In an instructive example of British trad grading, it was given E3 6c.

-It was discovered and named by [Steve Foster](/climber/3228/steve-foster), who climbed it first with one point of aid: manteling a peg at the start. He was mercilessly ribbed for this behaviour, motivating first ascentionist [Rob Gawthorpe](/climber/736/rob-gawthorpe) to show him how to do it properly. Gawthorpe commented:
+The climb was discovered and named by [Steve Foster](/climber/3228/steve-foster), who climbed it first with one point of aid: manteling a peg at the start. He was mercilessly ribbed for this behaviour, motivating first ascentionist [Rob Gawthorpe](/climber/736/rob-gawthorpe) to show him how to do it properly. Gawthorpe commented:

>Walk On By is suited to my climbing style – thin, very technical steep walls, but not crazily overhanging. I think Leeds Wall was a key – [Al Manson](/climber/1011/al-manson) and I just used to test each other on brick-edge problems on the Leeds Wall – hence how I got good at using very small edges and rock-overs.

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