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2 United Kingdom 3658 7th July 2025 – 16th October 2026 154 190 0 81 256
3 Italy 500 12th July 2025 – 4th October 2026 6 15 0 14 34
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Recent Contributions

Date Time User Type Name Attribute
1981 16th August 2026 18:18:31 UTC duncan ascent Joe Brown's ascent of Kipling Groove notes_pretty
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<p>Brown controversially placed a piton that had not been present for the first and second ascents </p>
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<p>As the climb was wet at the time, Brown controversially placed a piton that had not been present for the first and second ascents. </p> <h3>References</h3> <p>Greenwood, Tom ed. (2010). Memories of Dolphin: The Life of a Climber Remembered. UK: Green Woods.</p>
1982 16th August 2026 18:18:31 UTC duncan ascent Joe Brown's ascent of Kipling Groove notes
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Brown controversially placed a piton that had not been present for the first and second ascents
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As the climb was wet at the time, Brown controversially placed a piton that had not been present for the first and second ascents. ### References Greenwood, Tom ed. (2010). Memories of Dolphin: The Life of a Climber Remembered. UK: Green Woods.
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-Brown controversially placed a piton that had not been present for the first and second ascents
+As the climb was wet at the time, Brown controversially placed a piton that had not been present for the first and second ascents.
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+### References
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+Greenwood, Tom ed. (2010). Memories of Dolphin: The Life of a Climber Remembered. UK: Green Woods.
1983 16th August 2026 18:16:23 UTC duncan ascent Joe Brown's ascent of Kipling Groove ascent_dt_end
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1984 16th August 2026 18:15:26 UTC duncan climber Arthur Rhodes Dolphin notes_pretty
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<p>Rock climber, fell-runner and metallurgist from Baildon, West Yorkshire. Dolphin was perhaps best-known for his new routes on <a href="/crag/373/almscliff" rel="noopener noreferrer">Almscliff</a>. He died in a fall descending the Dent du Géant aged 28.</p> <p><a href="/climber/805/bill-birkett" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bill Birkett</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Arthur was one of the most important and influential figures in the history of British rock climbing, spanning the social gap between the old guard and the emergence of a hungry new breed of working class climbers. [1]</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="/climber/612/joe-brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe Brown</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>When you went to try one of his climbs you knew it was going to be hard.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <em>Yorkshire Gritstone Volume 1, Almscliff to Slipstones</em></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/looking-back-at-the-life-of-a-gentleman-climber-1975188" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/looking-back-at-the-life-of-a-gentleman-climber-1975188</a></p> <p>[3] Greenwood, Tom ed. (2010). Memories of Dolphin: The Life of a Climber Remembered. UK: Green Woods.</p>
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<p>Rock climber and fell-runner from Baildon, West Yorkshire. Although from a working-class family, who included several notable Yorkshire cricketers, he studied at Leeds University and had established himself as a metallurgist before his death:</p> <p><a href="/climber/805/bill-birkett" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bill Birkett</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Arthur was one of the most important and influential figures in the history of British rock climbing, spanning the social gap between the old guard and the emergence of a hungry new breed of working class climbers. [1][3]</p> </blockquote> <p>Dolphin was perhaps best-known for his new routes on <a href="/crag/373/almscliff" rel="noopener noreferrer">Almscliff</a>. </p> <p><a href="/climber/612/joe-brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe Brown</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>When you went to try one of his climbs you knew it was going to be hard. [1][3]</p> </blockquote> <p>He died in a fall descending the Dent du Géant aged 28.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <em>Yorkshire Gritstone Volume 1, Almscliff to Slipstones</em></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/looking-back-at-the-life-of-a-gentleman-climber-1975188" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/looking-back-at-the-life-of-a-gentleman-climber-1975188</a></p> <p>[3] Greenwood, Tom ed. (2010). Memories of Dolphin: The Life of a Climber Remembered. UK: Green Woods.</p>
1985 16th August 2026 18:15:26 UTC duncan climber Arthur Rhodes Dolphin notes
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Rock climber, fell-runner and metallurgist from Baildon, West Yorkshire. Dolphin was perhaps best-known for his new routes on [Almscliff](/crag/373/almscliff). He died in a fall descending the Dent du Géant aged 28. [Bill Birkett](/climber/805/bill-birkett): > Arthur was one of the most important and influential figures in the history of British rock climbing, spanning the social gap between the old guard and the emergence of a hungry new breed of working class climbers. [1] [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown): > When you went to try one of his climbs you knew it was going to be hard. ### References [1] *Yorkshire Gritstone Volume 1, Almscliff to Slipstones* [2] [https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/looking-back-at-the-life-of-a-gentleman-climber-1975188](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/looking-back-at-the-life-of-a-gentleman-climber-1975188) [3] Greenwood, Tom ed. (2010). Memories of Dolphin: The Life of a Climber Remembered. UK: Green Woods.
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Rock climber and fell-runner from Baildon, West Yorkshire. Although from a working-class family, who included several notable Yorkshire cricketers, he studied at Leeds University and had established himself as a metallurgist before his death: [Bill Birkett](/climber/805/bill-birkett): > Arthur was one of the most important and influential figures in the history of British rock climbing, spanning the social gap between the old guard and the emergence of a hungry new breed of working class climbers. [1][3] Dolphin was perhaps best-known for his new routes on [Almscliff](/crag/373/almscliff). [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown): > When you went to try one of his climbs you knew it was going to be hard. [1][3] He died in a fall descending the Dent du Géant aged 28. ### References [1] *Yorkshire Gritstone Volume 1, Almscliff to Slipstones* [2] [https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/looking-back-at-the-life-of-a-gentleman-climber-1975188](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/looking-back-at-the-life-of-a-gentleman-climber-1975188) [3] Greenwood, Tom ed. (2010). Memories of Dolphin: The Life of a Climber Remembered. UK: Green Woods.
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-Rock climber, fell-runner and metallurgist from Baildon, West Yorkshire. Dolphin was perhaps best-known for his new routes on [Almscliff](/crag/373/almscliff). He died in a fall descending the Dent du Géant aged 28.
+Rock climber and fell-runner from Baildon, West Yorkshire. Although from a working-class family, who included several notable Yorkshire cricketers, he studied at Leeds University and had established himself as a metallurgist before his death:

[Bill Birkett](/climber/805/bill-birkett):

-> Arthur was one of the most important and influential figures in the history of British rock climbing, spanning the social gap between the old guard and the emergence of a hungry new breed of working class climbers. [1]
+> Arthur was one of the most important and influential figures in the history of British rock climbing, spanning the social gap between the old guard and the emergence of a hungry new breed of working class climbers. [1][3]
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+Dolphin was perhaps best-known for his new routes on [Almscliff](/crag/373/almscliff).

[Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown):

-> When you went to try one of his climbs you knew it was going to be hard.
+> When you went to try one of his climbs you knew it was going to be hard. [1][3]
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+He died in a fall descending the Dent du Géant aged 28.

### References
1986 16th August 2026 18:02:15 UTC duncan climber Arthur Rhodes Dolphin notes_pretty
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<p>Rock climber, potholer, fell-runner and Metallurgist from Baildon, West Yorkshire. Dolphin was perhaps best-known for his new routes on <a href="/crag/373/almscliff" rel="noopener noreferrer">Almscliff</a>. He died in a fall in the Mt Blanc massif aged 28.</p> <p><a href="/climber/805/bill-birkett" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bill Birkett</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Arthur was one of the most important and influential figures in the history of British rock climbing, spanning the social gap between the old guard and the emergence of a hungry new breed of working class climbers. [1]</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="/climber/612/joe-brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe Brown</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>When you went to try one of his climbs you knew it was going to be hard.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <em>Yorkshire Gritstone Volume 1, Almscliff to Slipstones</em></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/looking-back-at-the-life-of-a-gentleman-climber-1975188" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/looking-back-at-the-life-of-a-gentleman-climber-1975188</a></p>
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<p>Rock climber, fell-runner and metallurgist from Baildon, West Yorkshire. Dolphin was perhaps best-known for his new routes on <a href="/crag/373/almscliff" rel="noopener noreferrer">Almscliff</a>. He died in a fall descending the Dent du Géant aged 28.</p> <p><a href="/climber/805/bill-birkett" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bill Birkett</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Arthur was one of the most important and influential figures in the history of British rock climbing, spanning the social gap between the old guard and the emergence of a hungry new breed of working class climbers. [1]</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="/climber/612/joe-brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe Brown</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>When you went to try one of his climbs you knew it was going to be hard.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <em>Yorkshire Gritstone Volume 1, Almscliff to Slipstones</em></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/looking-back-at-the-life-of-a-gentleman-climber-1975188" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/looking-back-at-the-life-of-a-gentleman-climber-1975188</a></p> <p>[3] Greenwood, Tom ed. (2010). Memories of Dolphin: The Life of a Climber Remembered. UK: Green Woods.</p>
1987 16th August 2026 18:02:15 UTC duncan climber Arthur Rhodes Dolphin notes
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Rock climber, potholer, fell-runner and Metallurgist from Baildon, West Yorkshire. Dolphin was perhaps best-known for his new routes on [Almscliff](/crag/373/almscliff). He died in a fall in the Mt Blanc massif aged 28. [Bill Birkett](/climber/805/bill-birkett): > Arthur was one of the most important and influential figures in the history of British rock climbing, spanning the social gap between the old guard and the emergence of a hungry new breed of working class climbers. [1] [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown): > When you went to try one of his climbs you knew it was going to be hard. ### References [1] *Yorkshire Gritstone Volume 1, Almscliff to Slipstones* [2] [https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/looking-back-at-the-life-of-a-gentleman-climber-1975188](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/looking-back-at-the-life-of-a-gentleman-climber-1975188)
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Rock climber, fell-runner and metallurgist from Baildon, West Yorkshire. Dolphin was perhaps best-known for his new routes on [Almscliff](/crag/373/almscliff). He died in a fall descending the Dent du Géant aged 28. [Bill Birkett](/climber/805/bill-birkett): > Arthur was one of the most important and influential figures in the history of British rock climbing, spanning the social gap between the old guard and the emergence of a hungry new breed of working class climbers. [1] [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown): > When you went to try one of his climbs you knew it was going to be hard. ### References [1] *Yorkshire Gritstone Volume 1, Almscliff to Slipstones* [2] [https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/looking-back-at-the-life-of-a-gentleman-climber-1975188](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/looking-back-at-the-life-of-a-gentleman-climber-1975188) [3] Greenwood, Tom ed. (2010). Memories of Dolphin: The Life of a Climber Remembered. UK: Green Woods.
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-Rock climber, potholer, fell-runner and Metallurgist from Baildon, West Yorkshire. Dolphin was perhaps best-known for his new routes on [Almscliff](/crag/373/almscliff). He died in a fall in the Mt Blanc massif aged 28.
+Rock climber, fell-runner and metallurgist from Baildon, West Yorkshire. Dolphin was perhaps best-known for his new routes on [Almscliff](/crag/373/almscliff). He died in a fall descending the Dent du Géant aged 28.

[Bill Birkett](/climber/805/bill-birkett):

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[1] *Yorkshire Gritstone Volume 1, Almscliff to Slipstones*

-[2] [https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/looking-back-at-the-life-of-a-gentleman-climber-1975188](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/looking-back-at-the-life-of-a-gentleman-climber-1975188)
+[2] [https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/looking-back-at-the-life-of-a-gentleman-climber-1975188](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/looking-back-at-the-life-of-a-gentleman-climber-1975188)
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+[3] Greenwood, Tom ed. (2010). Memories of Dolphin: The Life of a Climber Remembered. UK: Green Woods.
1988 16th August 2026 17:42:00 UTC duncan ascent Joe Brown's ascent of Kipling Groove Ascent #
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1989 16th August 2026 17:42:00 UTC duncan ascent Joe Brown's ascent of Kipling Groove ascent_dt_end
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1990 16th August 2026 17:42:00 UTC duncan ascent Joe Brown's ascent of Kipling Groove ascent_dt_start
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1992 16th August 2026 17:42:00 UTC duncan ascent Joe Brown's ascent of Kipling Groove notes_pretty
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<p>Brown controversially placed a piton that had not been present for the first and second ascents </p>
1993 16th August 2026 17:42:00 UTC duncan ascent Joe Brown's ascent of Kipling Groove notes
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1997 16th August 2026 17:36:01 UTC duncan ascent Arthur Rhodes Dolphin's ascent of Kipling Groove Ascent #
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1998 16th August 2026 17:36:01 UTC duncan ascent Arthur Rhodes Dolphin's ascent of Kipling Groove ascent_dt_end
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