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1 USA 1526 20th November 2025 – 4th November 2026 48 20 0 88 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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6 Austria 210 12th November 2025 – 22nd June 2026 5 2 0 8 22
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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

Recent Contributions

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1741 15th May 2026 23:37:13 UTC ben_sandi climb Lord of the Rings crag_location_breadcrumb
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Australia / Victoria / Horsham Rural City
1742 15th May 2026 23:37:13 UTC ben_sandi climb Lord of the Rings crag_name
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1743 15th May 2026 23:37:13 UTC ben_sandi climb Lord of the Rings crag_id
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1744 15th May 2026 23:37:13 UTC ben_sandi climb Lord of the Rings notes_pretty
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<p>Bolted by <a href="/climber/534/kim-carrigan">Kim Carrigan</a> in 1982 this route was ahead of its time (<a href="/climb/521/kanal-im-rücken">Kanal im Rücken</a>, typically considered to be the first 8b in the world, was only climbed in 1984). Carrigan came tantalisingly close to making the first ascent but it had to wait for <a href="/climber/1064/stefan-glowcaz">Stefan Glowcaz</a> to finish it off .</p> <p>Carrigan:</p> <blockquote> <p>Yeah, <em>The Ring Route</em> aka <em>Serious Young Lizards</em> really proved a bridge too far. The astounding thing was, that I'd bolted this route in 1982, long before anyone thought this would even be possible, which meant that I spent a long time learning the moves and developing the strength and fitness needed for a route like this. There was a complete lack of other routes of this difficulty from where this fitness could be gained. Despite being able to climb every move in my sleep, I could never quite bring it together. I still remember my best effort. I'd been shopping in Horsham for the weekly groceries and my fingers were already strained from carrying the shopping bags, but I thought I'll just pop up and give it a go. It had been drizzling, but because the wall was so steep, the route remained basically dry. First shot, I managed to redpoint straight to the last hold, but promptly slipped off mantling onto the wet slab above. That was it.. [1]</p> </blockquote> <p>The route later featured in a now-famous Patagonia advert when <a href="/climber/731/john-sherman">John Sherman</a> shot a carefully staged photo of himself seemingly soloing the route in flip flops, beer in hand!</p> <p>The route got its name from the ring bolts used to protect it.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/kim_carrigan_and_andy_pollitt-9629">https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/kim_carrigan_and_andy_pollitt-9629</a></p>
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<p>Bolted by <a href="/climber/534/kim-carrigan" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kim Carrigan</a> in 1982 this route was ahead of its time (<a href="/climb/521/kanal-im-rücken" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kanal im Rücken</a>, typically considered to be the first 8b in the world, was only climbed in 1984). Carrigan came tantalisingly close to making the first ascent but it had to wait for <a href="/climber/1064/stefan-glowcaz" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stefan Glowcaz</a> to finish it off .</p> <p>Carrigan:</p> <blockquote> <p>Yeah, <em>The Ring Route</em> aka <em>Serious Young Lizards</em> really proved a bridge too far. The astounding thing was, that I'd bolted this route in 1982, long before anyone thought this would even be possible, which meant that I spent a long time learning the moves and developing the strength and fitness needed for a route like this. There was a complete lack of other routes of this difficulty from where this fitness could be gained. Despite being able to climb every move in my sleep, I could never quite bring it together. I still remember my best effort. I'd been shopping in Horsham for the weekly groceries and my fingers were already strained from carrying the shopping bags, but I thought I'll just pop up and give it a go. It had been drizzling, but because the wall was so steep, the route remained basically dry. First shot, I managed to redpoint straight to the last hold, but promptly slipped off mantling onto the wet slab above. That was it.. [1]</p> </blockquote> <p>The route later featured in a now-famous Patagonia advert when <a href="/climber/731/john-sherman" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Sherman</a> shot a carefully staged photo of himself seemingly soloing the route in flip flops, beer in hand!</p> <p>The route got its name from the ring bolts used to protect it.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/kim_carrigan_and_andy_pollitt-9629" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/kim_carrigan_and_andy_pollitt-9629</a></p>
1745 15th May 2026 23:36:07 UTC ben_sandi climb Light Weight Baby crag_location_breadcrumb_pretty
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<a href="/crags/location/Australia" class="text-muted">Australia</a> / <a href="/crags/location/Australia/Victoria" class="text-muted">Victoria</a> / <a href="/crags/location/Australia/Victoria/Horsham Rural City" class="text-muted">Horsham Rural City</a>
1746 15th May 2026 23:36:07 UTC ben_sandi climb Light Weight Baby crag_location_breadcrumb
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Australia / Victoria / Horsham Rural City
1747 15th May 2026 23:36:07 UTC ben_sandi climb Light Weight Baby crag_name
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1748 15th May 2026 23:36:07 UTC ben_sandi climb Light Weight Baby crag_id
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1749 15th May 2026 23:34:23 UTC ben_sandi climb Direct Hit crag_location_breadcrumb_pretty
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<a href="/crags/location/Brazil" class="text-muted">Brazil</a> / <a href="/crags/location/Brazil/São Paulo" class="text-muted">São Paulo</a> / <a href="/crags/location/Brazil/São Paulo/Ubatuba" class="text-muted">Ubatuba</a>
1750 15th May 2026 23:34:23 UTC ben_sandi climb Direct Hit crag_location_breadcrumb
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Brazil / São Paulo / Ubatuba
1751 15th May 2026 23:34:23 UTC ben_sandi climb Direct Hit crag_name
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Praia da Fortaleza
1752 15th May 2026 23:34:23 UTC ben_sandi climb Direct Hit crag_id
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1753 15th May 2026 23:33:13 UTC ben_sandi crag Praia da Fortaleza Website
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1754 15th May 2026 23:32:49 UTC ben_sandi climb Fortaleza crag_location_breadcrumb_pretty
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<a href="/crags/location/Brazil" class="text-muted">Brazil</a> / <a href="/crags/location/Brazil/São Paulo" class="text-muted">São Paulo</a> / <a href="/crags/location/Brazil/São Paulo/Ubatuba" class="text-muted">Ubatuba</a>
1755 15th May 2026 23:32:49 UTC ben_sandi climb Fortaleza crag_location_breadcrumb
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Brazil / São Paulo / Ubatuba
1756 15th May 2026 23:32:49 UTC ben_sandi climb Fortaleza crag_name
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Praia da Fortaleza
1757 15th May 2026 23:32:49 UTC ben_sandi climb Fortaleza crag_id
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1758 15th May 2026 23:32:35 UTC ben_sandi crag Praia da Fortaleza longitude
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1759 15th May 2026 23:32:35 UTC ben_sandi crag Praia da Fortaleza latitude
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1760 15th May 2026 23:32:35 UTC ben_sandi crag Praia da Fortaleza eight_a_nu_url
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