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1 USA 1527 20th November 2025 – 5th November 2026 48 20 0 89 98
2 Australia 767 27th September 2025 – 29th June 2026 6 38 0 61 33
3 United Kingdom 625 19th November 2025 – 4th November 2026 34 14 0 24 49
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8 Pakistan 118 11th April 2026 – 26th April 2026 0 0 0 1 7
9 Spain 105 20th February 2026 – 16th May 2026 5 0 0 10 11
10 Germany 103 3rd February 2026 – 26th June 2026 7 0 0 7 10

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6341 25th January 2026 22:57:30 UTC ben_sandi ascent Elias Iagnemma's ascent of Ninja Skills SDS suggested_grade_id
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6342 25th January 2026 22:57:30 UTC ben_sandi ascent Elias Iagnemma's ascent of Ninja Skills SDS notes_pretty
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<h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYa1SKrNLhY/">https://www.instagram.com/p/CYa1SKrNLhY/</a></p>
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6343 25th January 2026 22:57:30 UTC ben_sandi ascent Elias Iagnemma's ascent of Ninja Skills SDS notes
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6344 25th January 2026 22:52:08 UTC ben_sandi climber Aidan Roberts notes_pretty
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<p>Aidan Roberts is a climber from the UK. He grew up in the Lake District and was mentored by the prolific developer <a href="/climber/255/dan-varian">Dan Varian</a>.</p> <p>He started out doing competitions but has more recently moved on to establishing and repeating some of the hardest boulder problems both in the UK and overseas. His problem <a href="/climb/101/superpowers">Superpowers</a> in the Lake District is widely considered the UK's first 8C+. As well as being the first Brit to climb 8C+, he was also the first to climb 9A with his repeat of <a href="/climber/671/shawn-raboutou">Shawn Raboutou's</a> <a href="/climb/1919/alphane">Alphane</a> in <a href="/crag/3879/chironico">Chironico</a>.</p> <p>2024 was a particularly good year for Aidan, with him establishing first ascents of his two hardest projects to date - <a href="/climb/2862/spots-of-time">Spots of Time</a> and <a href="/climb/2596/arrival-of-the-birds">Arrival of the Birds</a>, both at 9A/V17. Aidan described Arrival as extremely close to his limit while still being in his style. This has led many to speculate that it could sit at the very top end of the grade.</p> <p>In September 2024, Aidan made the spontaneous decision to set sail across the Atlantic Ocean. He spent multiple months travelling by sea to South America before continuing north by public transport all the way to California. As the winter of 2024/25 arrived, Aidan made his way to Yosemite, and barely left the valley for the entire winter.</p> <p>In Yosemite, he sent a handful of hard problems such as <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side">The Dark Side</a> and <a href="/climb/5475/rhythm-and-reason">Rhythm and Reason</a>. However, Aidan was most motivated by some potentially next-level projects, notably the <a href="https://climbing-history.org/climb/6440/six-degrees-project">Six Degrees Project</a>.</p> <p>Although he had only planned to visit the US for a year, he has since decided to settle in California and pursue his Yosemite projects. Outside of climbing, Aidan co-hosts the Careless Talk Climbing Podcast with <a href="/climber/272/sam-prior">Sam Prior</a>.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with BMC, 2015 (archive) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240915201832/https://services.thebmc.co.uk/aidan-roberts-interview">https://web.archive.org/web/20240915201832/https://services.thebmc.co.uk/aidan-roberts-interview</a></p> <p>[2] Interview with <a href="/climber/1098/simon-lee">Simon Lee</a> for UKBouldering.com, October 2016 <a href="https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,27531.msg535750.html#msg535750">https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,27531.msg535750.html#msg535750</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2025/06/aidan_roberts_on_a_winter_in_yosemite-73991">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2025/06/aidan_roberts_on_a_winter_in_yosemite-73991</a></p>
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<p>Aidan Roberts is a climber from the UK. He grew up in the Lake District and was mentored by the prolific developer <a href="/climber/255/dan-varian" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dan Varian</a>.</p> <p>He started out doing competitions but has more recently moved on to establishing and repeating some of the hardest boulder problems both in the UK and overseas. His problem <a href="/climb/101/superpowers" rel="noopener noreferrer">Superpowers</a> in the Lake District is widely considered the UK's first 8C+. As well as being the first Brit to climb 8C+, he was also the first to climb 9A with his repeat of <a href="/climber/671/shawn-raboutou" rel="noopener noreferrer">Shawn Raboutou's</a> <a href="/climb/1919/alphane" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alphane</a> in <a href="/crag/3879/chironico" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chironico</a>.</p> <p>2024 was a particularly good year for Aidan, with him establishing first ascents of his two hardest projects to date - <a href="/climb/2862/spots-of-time" rel="noopener noreferrer">Spots of Time</a> and <a href="/climb/2596/arrival-of-the-birds" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arrival of the Birds</a>, both at 9A/V17. Aidan described Arrival as extremely close to his limit while still being in his style. This has led many to speculate that it could sit at the very top end of the grade.</p> <p>In September 2024, Aidan made the spontaneous decision to set sail across the Atlantic Ocean. He spent multiple months travelling by sea to South America before continuing north by public transport all the way to California. As the winter of 2024/25 arrived, Aidan made his way to Yosemite, and barely left the valley for the entire winter.</p> <p>In Yosemite, he sent a handful of hard problems such as <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> and <a href="/climb/5475/rhythm-and-reason" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rhythm and Reason</a>. However, Aidan was most motivated by some potentially next-level projects, notably the <a href="https://climbing-history.org/climb/6440/six-degrees-project" rel="noopener noreferrer">Six Degrees Project</a>.</p> <p>Although he had only planned to visit the US for a year, he has since decided to settle in California and pursue his Yosemite projects. Outside of climbing, Aidan co-hosts the <a href="/library/collection/18/the-careless-talk-climbing-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">Careless Talk Climbing Podcast</a> with <a href="/climber/272/sam-prior" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam Prior</a>.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with BMC, 2015 (archive) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240915201832/https://services.thebmc.co.uk/aidan-roberts-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20240915201832/https://services.thebmc.co.uk/aidan-roberts-interview</a></p> <p>[2] Interview with <a href="/climber/1098/simon-lee" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simon Lee</a> for UKBouldering.com, October 2016 <a href="https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,27531.msg535750.html#msg535750" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,27531.msg535750.html#msg535750</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2025/06/aidan_roberts_on_a_winter_in_yosemite-73991" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2025/06/aidan_roberts_on_a_winter_in_yosemite-73991</a></p>
6345 25th January 2026 22:52:08 UTC ben_sandi climber Aidan Roberts notes
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Aidan Roberts is a climber from the UK. He grew up in the Lake District and was mentored by the prolific developer [Dan Varian](/climber/255/dan-varian). He started out doing competitions but has more recently moved on to establishing and repeating some of the hardest boulder problems both in the UK and overseas. His problem [Superpowers](/climb/101/superpowers) in the Lake District is widely considered the UK's first 8C+. As well as being the first Brit to climb 8C+, he was also the first to climb 9A with his repeat of [Shawn Raboutou's](/climber/671/shawn-raboutou) [Alphane](/climb/1919/alphane) in [Chironico](/crag/3879/chironico). 2024 was a particularly good year for Aidan, with him establishing first ascents of his two hardest projects to date - [Spots of Time](/climb/2862/spots-of-time) and [Arrival of the Birds](/climb/2596/arrival-of-the-birds), both at 9A/V17. Aidan described Arrival as extremely close to his limit while still being in his style. This has led many to speculate that it could sit at the very top end of the grade. In September 2024, Aidan made the spontaneous decision to set sail across the Atlantic Ocean. He spent multiple months travelling by sea to South America before continuing north by public transport all the way to California. As the winter of 2024/25 arrived, Aidan made his way to Yosemite, and barely left the valley for the entire winter. In Yosemite, he sent a handful of hard problems such as [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) and [Rhythm and Reason](/climb/5475/rhythm-and-reason). However, Aidan was most motivated by some potentially next-level projects, notably the [Six Degrees Project](https://climbing-history.org/climb/6440/six-degrees-project). Although he had only planned to visit the US for a year, he has since decided to settle in California and pursue his Yosemite projects. Outside of climbing, Aidan co-hosts the Careless Talk Climbing Podcast with [Sam Prior](/climber/272/sam-prior). ### References [1] Interview with BMC, 2015 (archive) [https://web.archive.org/web/20240915201832/https://services.thebmc.co.uk/aidan-roberts-interview](https://web.archive.org/web/20240915201832/https://services.thebmc.co.uk/aidan-roberts-interview) [2] Interview with [Simon Lee](/climber/1098/simon-lee) for UKBouldering.com, October 2016 [https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,27531.msg535750.html#msg535750](https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,27531.msg535750.html#msg535750) [3] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2025/06/aidan_roberts_on_a_winter_in_yosemite-73991](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2025/06/aidan_roberts_on_a_winter_in_yosemite-73991)
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Aidan Roberts is a climber from the UK. He grew up in the Lake District and was mentored by the prolific developer [Dan Varian](/climber/255/dan-varian). He started out doing competitions but has more recently moved on to establishing and repeating some of the hardest boulder problems both in the UK and overseas. His problem [Superpowers](/climb/101/superpowers) in the Lake District is widely considered the UK's first 8C+. As well as being the first Brit to climb 8C+, he was also the first to climb 9A with his repeat of [Shawn Raboutou's](/climber/671/shawn-raboutou) [Alphane](/climb/1919/alphane) in [Chironico](/crag/3879/chironico). 2024 was a particularly good year for Aidan, with him establishing first ascents of his two hardest projects to date - [Spots of Time](/climb/2862/spots-of-time) and [Arrival of the Birds](/climb/2596/arrival-of-the-birds), both at 9A/V17. Aidan described Arrival as extremely close to his limit while still being in his style. This has led many to speculate that it could sit at the very top end of the grade. In September 2024, Aidan made the spontaneous decision to set sail across the Atlantic Ocean. He spent multiple months travelling by sea to South America before continuing north by public transport all the way to California. As the winter of 2024/25 arrived, Aidan made his way to Yosemite, and barely left the valley for the entire winter. In Yosemite, he sent a handful of hard problems such as [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) and [Rhythm and Reason](/climb/5475/rhythm-and-reason). However, Aidan was most motivated by some potentially next-level projects, notably the [Six Degrees Project](https://climbing-history.org/climb/6440/six-degrees-project). Although he had only planned to visit the US for a year, he has since decided to settle in California and pursue his Yosemite projects. Outside of climbing, Aidan co-hosts the [Careless Talk Climbing Podcast](/library/collection/18/the-careless-talk-climbing-podcast) with [Sam Prior](/climber/272/sam-prior). ### References [1] Interview with BMC, 2015 (archive) [https://web.archive.org/web/20240915201832/https://services.thebmc.co.uk/aidan-roberts-interview](https://web.archive.org/web/20240915201832/https://services.thebmc.co.uk/aidan-roberts-interview) [2] Interview with [Simon Lee](/climber/1098/simon-lee) for UKBouldering.com, October 2016 [https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,27531.msg535750.html#msg535750](https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,27531.msg535750.html#msg535750) [3] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2025/06/aidan_roberts_on_a_winter_in_yosemite-73991](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2025/06/aidan_roberts_on_a_winter_in_yosemite-73991)
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In Yosemite, he sent a handful of hard problems such as [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) and [Rhythm and Reason](/climb/5475/rhythm-and-reason). However, Aidan was most motivated by some potentially next-level projects, notably the [Six Degrees Project](https://climbing-history.org/climb/6440/six-degrees-project).

-Although he had only planned to visit the US for a year, he has since decided to settle in California and pursue his Yosemite projects. Outside of climbing, Aidan co-hosts the Careless Talk Climbing Podcast with [Sam Prior](/climber/272/sam-prior).
+Although he had only planned to visit the US for a year, he has since decided to settle in California and pursue his Yosemite projects. Outside of climbing, Aidan co-hosts the [Careless Talk Climbing Podcast](/library/collection/18/the-careless-talk-climbing-podcast) with [Sam Prior](/climber/272/sam-prior).

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6346 24th January 2026 17:42:50 UTC ben_sandi ascent Elias Iagnemma's ascent of Ninja Skills suggested_grade_id
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6353 24th January 2026 17:41:05 UTC ben_sandi ascent Pietro Vidi's ascent of Ninja Skills ascent_dt_end
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6359 24th January 2026 17:39:50 UTC ben_sandi ascent Stefano Carnati's ascent of Ninja Skills ascent_dt_end
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6360 24th January 2026 17:39:50 UTC ben_sandi ascent Stefano Carnati's ascent of Ninja Skills ascent_dt_start
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