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1 The Nose climb 37 16th April 2026 13th November 2025
2 Alice Cross climber 34 28th April 2026 28th April 2026
3 Royal Robbins's ascent of Wall of Early Morning Light ascent 33 9th October 2025 8th October 2025
4 Freerider climb 31 5th December 2025 13th November 2025
5 Frank Sacherer climber 31 16th April 2026 9th October 2025
6 The Direct Line climb 28 1st January 2026 10th November 2025
7 Muir Wall climb 27 10th November 2025 9th October 2025
8 El Corazón climb 26 14th November 2025 13th November 2025
9 Scott Cosgrove climber 25 9th December 2025 10th November 2025
10 Mabel Barker climber 25 28th April 2026 28th April 2026

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3941 13th November 2025 20:09:05 UTC duncancritchley climb Son of Heart climb_name
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3943 13th November 2025 20:09:05 UTC duncancritchley climb Son of Heart climb_type
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3944 13th November 2025 20:07:02 UTC duncancritchley climb El Corazón See Also
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3945 13th November 2025 20:06:23 UTC duncancritchley climb El Corazón notes_pretty
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<p>El Corazon takes features originally climbed by Heart Route and Son of Heart linked by some new climbing.</p>
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<p>El Corazon takes features originally climbed by Heart Route and Son of Heart linked by some new climbing. The name means The Heart in Spanish. </p>
3946 13th November 2025 20:06:23 UTC duncancritchley climb El Corazón notes
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El Corazon takes features originally climbed by Heart Route and Son of Heart linked by some new climbing.
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El Corazon takes features originally climbed by Heart Route and Son of Heart linked by some new climbing. The name means The Heart in Spanish.
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3947 13th November 2025 20:05:43 UTC duncancritchley climb El Corazón notes
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3948 13th November 2025 20:05:43 UTC duncancritchley climb El Corazón notes_pretty
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<p>El Corazon takes features originally climbed by Heart Route and Son of Heart linked by some new climbing.</p>
3949 13th November 2025 20:03:30 UTC duncancritchley climb Golden Gate See Also
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3950 13th November 2025 20:02:23 UTC duncancritchley climb Golden Gate See Also
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3951 13th November 2025 20:01:58 UTC duncancritchley climb Golden Gate notes
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Golden Gate climbs the first 21 pitches of Salathe/Freerider then ~9 new pitches links it into the last 7 pitches of El Corazon.
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3952 13th November 2025 20:01:58 UTC duncancritchley climb Golden Gate notes_pretty
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<p>Golden Gate climbs the first 21 pitches of Salathe/Freerider then ~9 new pitches links it into the last 7 pitches of El Corazon. </p>
3953 13th November 2025 18:47:47 UTC duncancritchley climb Akira notes_pretty
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<p>Akira is a route with a complicated history and a degree of controversy, largely around the fact that first ascenionist <a href="/climber/497/fred-rouhling">Fred Rouhling</a> suggested a grade of 9b at a time when 9a was the cutting edge and no routes had been proposed at 9a+ (though some routes from the era have subsequently been upgraded to 9a+, for example <a href="/climb/392/mutation">Mutation</a> at <a href="/crag/146/raven-tor">Raven Tor</a>). Subsequent ascentionists have suggested 9a is more appropriate. To complicate things even further, the repeat ascentionists chose not use kneebars but did suggest that using them would lower the grade further.</p> <p>Holds may have come and go on the first part of the route:</p> <blockquote> <p>Can confirm via a friend that worked Akira pretty hard that the initial section used to be 8B. His breakdown was 8B to a crap rest on a 3 finger pocket into a second 8B to the lip. He never tried the final rope section (8a?) as he thought it was pointless. [1] [2] [3]</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="/climber/504">Dani Andrada</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I almost did it [Akira]. I fell at the last move of the boulder crux. I find that section hard for 7C as <a href="/climber/496/sébastien-bouin">Bouin</a> and <a href="/climber/498/lucien-martinez">Lucien Martinez</a> have now proposed. It's a boulder of about eight moves, which can be 8A or 8A+ in my opinion. I think the proposal of 9a is correct taking into account that they may have made some moves with kneebars as well. I went 7 or 8 days to try it. The place is quite ugly and I had a hard time finding someone to accompany me. The route is in the same style as Ali Hulk in the Cave of Ali Baba, in <a href="/crag/2913/rodellar">Rodellar</a>, but the spot is so ugly that it is difficult to motivate oneself to go there. [4]</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="/climber/658/jean-baptiste-tribout">Jean-Baptiste Tribout</a>, speaking in 2000:</p> <blockquote> <p>I visited Akira in 1995 it is certainly one of the hardest routes in the world that I have ever seen, and I climbed on it and managed to do a lot of the moves, but I couldn't do the hardest moves. To be able to link up all thes hard moves into one clean ascent is incredibly hard. It's a completely natural route, which is great! The route i also very technical, and scary in a way because it is 3 to 4m off the ground it's difficult to commit to the moves, and with these moves you could fall flat on your back. [9]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621712.html#msg621712">https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621712.html#msg621712</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621740.html#msg621740">https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621740.html#msg621740</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621741.html#msg621741">https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621741.html#msg621741</a></p> <p>[4] <a href="https://woguclimbing.com/seb-bouin-lucien-martinez-repiten-akira-opinan-9a/">https://woguclimbing.com/seb-bouin-lucien-martinez-repiten-akira-opinan-9a/</a></p> <p>[5] <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-25-ans-apres-akira-enfin-repetee-etions">https://www.grimper.com/news-25-ans-apres-akira-enfin-repetee-etions</a></p> <p>[6] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/11/fred_rouhlings_akira_repeated_-_twice-72635">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/11/fred_rouhlings_akira_repeated_-_twice-72635</a></p> <p>[7] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CH52khijvz7/">https://www.instagram.com/p/CH52khijvz7/</a></p> <p>[8] <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4T8j5taHKyu11HnWMKvxWT?">https://open.spotify.com/episode/4T8j5taHKyu11HnWMKvxWT?</a></p> <p>[9] <em>On The Edge</em> Issue 102, page 43</p>
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<p>Akira is a route with a complicated history and a degree of controversy, largely around the fact that first ascenionist <a href="/climber/497/fred-rouhling">Fred Rouhling</a> suggested a grade of 9b at a time when 9a was the cutting edge and no routes had been proposed at 9a+ (though some routes from the era have subsequently been upgraded to 9a+, for example <a href="/climb/392/mutation">Mutation</a> at <a href="/crag/146/raven-tor">Raven Tor</a>). Subsequent ascentionists have suggested 9a is more appropriate. To complicate things even further, the repeat ascentionists chose not use kneebars but did suggest that using them would lower the grade further.</p> <p>Holds may have come and gone on the first part of the route:</p> <blockquote> <p>Can confirm via a friend that worked Akira pretty hard that the initial section used to be 8B. His breakdown was 8B to a crap rest on a 3 finger pocket into a second 8B to the lip. He never tried the final rope section (8a?) as he thought it was pointless. [1] [2] [3]</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="/climber/504">Dani Andrada</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I almost did it [Akira]. I fell at the last move of the boulder crux. I find that section hard for 7C as <a href="/climber/496/sébastien-bouin">Bouin</a> and <a href="/climber/498/lucien-martinez">Lucien Martinez</a> have now proposed. It's a boulder of about eight moves, which can be 8A or 8A+ in my opinion. I think the proposal of 9a is correct taking into account that they may have made some moves with kneebars as well. I went 7 or 8 days to try it. The place is quite ugly and I had a hard time finding someone to accompany me. The route is in the same style as Ali Hulk in the Cave of Ali Baba, in <a href="/crag/2913/rodellar">Rodellar</a>, but the spot is so ugly that it is difficult to motivate oneself to go there. [4]</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="/climber/658/jean-baptiste-tribout">Jean-Baptiste Tribout</a>, speaking in 2000:</p> <blockquote> <p>I visited Akira in 1995 it is certainly one of the hardest routes in the world that I have ever seen, and I climbed on it and managed to do a lot of the moves, but I couldn't do the hardest moves. To be able to link up all thes hard moves into one clean ascent is incredibly hard. It's a completely natural route, which is great! The route i also very technical, and scary in a way because it is 3 to 4m off the ground it's difficult to commit to the moves, and with these moves you could fall flat on your back. [9]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621712.html#msg621712">https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621712.html#msg621712</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621740.html#msg621740">https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621740.html#msg621740</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621741.html#msg621741">https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621741.html#msg621741</a></p> <p>[4] <a href="https://woguclimbing.com/seb-bouin-lucien-martinez-repiten-akira-opinan-9a/">https://woguclimbing.com/seb-bouin-lucien-martinez-repiten-akira-opinan-9a/</a></p> <p>[5] <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-25-ans-apres-akira-enfin-repetee-etions">https://www.grimper.com/news-25-ans-apres-akira-enfin-repetee-etions</a></p> <p>[6] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/11/fred_rouhlings_akira_repeated_-_twice-72635">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/11/fred_rouhlings_akira_repeated_-_twice-72635</a></p> <p>[7] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CH52khijvz7/">https://www.instagram.com/p/CH52khijvz7/</a></p> <p>[8] <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4T8j5taHKyu11HnWMKvxWT?">https://open.spotify.com/episode/4T8j5taHKyu11HnWMKvxWT?</a></p> <p>[9] <em>On The Edge</em> Issue 102, page 43</p>
3954 13th November 2025 18:47:47 UTC duncancritchley climb Akira notes
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Akira is a route with a complicated history and a degree of controversy, largely around the fact that first ascenionist [Fred Rouhling](/climber/497/fred-rouhling) suggested a grade of 9b at a time when 9a was the cutting edge and no routes had been proposed at 9a+ (though some routes from the era have subsequently been upgraded to 9a+, for example [Mutation](/climb/392/mutation) at [Raven Tor](/crag/146/raven-tor)). Subsequent ascentionists have suggested 9a is more appropriate. To complicate things even further, the repeat ascentionists chose not use kneebars but did suggest that using them would lower the grade further. Holds may have come and go on the first part of the route: > Can confirm via a friend that worked Akira pretty hard that the initial section used to be 8B. His breakdown was 8B to a crap rest on a 3 finger pocket into a second 8B to the lip. He never tried the final rope section (8a?) as he thought it was pointless. [1] [2] [3] [Dani Andrada](/climber/504): > I almost did it [Akira]. I fell at the last move of the boulder crux. I find that section hard for 7C as [Bouin](/climber/496/sébastien-bouin) and [Lucien Martinez](/climber/498/lucien-martinez) have now proposed. It's a boulder of about eight moves, which can be 8A or 8A+ in my opinion. I think the proposal of 9a is correct taking into account that they may have made some moves with kneebars as well. I went 7 or 8 days to try it. The place is quite ugly and I had a hard time finding someone to accompany me. The route is in the same style as Ali Hulk in the Cave of Ali Baba, in [Rodellar](/crag/2913/rodellar), but the spot is so ugly that it is difficult to motivate oneself to go there. [4] [Jean-Baptiste Tribout](/climber/658/jean-baptiste-tribout), speaking in 2000: > I visited Akira in 1995 it is certainly one of the hardest routes in the world that I have ever seen, and I climbed on it and managed to do a lot of the moves, but I couldn't do the hardest moves. To be able to link up all thes hard moves into one clean ascent is incredibly hard. It's a completely natural route, which is great! The route i also very technical, and scary in a way because it is 3 to 4m off the ground it's difficult to commit to the moves, and with these moves you could fall flat on your back. [9] ### References [1] [https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621712.html#msg621712](https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621712.html#msg621712) [2] [https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621740.html#msg621740](https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621740.html#msg621740) [3] [https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621741.html#msg621741](https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621741.html#msg621741) [4] [https://woguclimbing.com/seb-bouin-lucien-martinez-repiten-akira-opinan-9a/](https://woguclimbing.com/seb-bouin-lucien-martinez-repiten-akira-opinan-9a/) [5] [https://www.grimper.com/news-25-ans-apres-akira-enfin-repetee-etions](https://www.grimper.com/news-25-ans-apres-akira-enfin-repetee-etions) [6] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/11/fred_rouhlings_akira_repeated_-_twice-72635](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/11/fred_rouhlings_akira_repeated_-_twice-72635) [7] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CH52khijvz7/](https://www.instagram.com/p/CH52khijvz7/) [8] [https://open.spotify.com/episode/4T8j5taHKyu11HnWMKvxWT?](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4T8j5taHKyu11HnWMKvxWT?) [9] *On The Edge* Issue 102, page 43
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Akira is a route with a complicated history and a degree of controversy, largely around the fact that first ascenionist [Fred Rouhling](/climber/497/fred-rouhling) suggested a grade of 9b at a time when 9a was the cutting edge and no routes had been proposed at 9a+ (though some routes from the era have subsequently been upgraded to 9a+, for example [Mutation](/climb/392/mutation) at [Raven Tor](/crag/146/raven-tor)). Subsequent ascentionists have suggested 9a is more appropriate. To complicate things even further, the repeat ascentionists chose not use kneebars but did suggest that using them would lower the grade further. Holds may have come and gone on the first part of the route: > Can confirm via a friend that worked Akira pretty hard that the initial section used to be 8B. His breakdown was 8B to a crap rest on a 3 finger pocket into a second 8B to the lip. He never tried the final rope section (8a?) as he thought it was pointless. [1] [2] [3] [Dani Andrada](/climber/504): > I almost did it [Akira]. I fell at the last move of the boulder crux. I find that section hard for 7C as [Bouin](/climber/496/sébastien-bouin) and [Lucien Martinez](/climber/498/lucien-martinez) have now proposed. It's a boulder of about eight moves, which can be 8A or 8A+ in my opinion. I think the proposal of 9a is correct taking into account that they may have made some moves with kneebars as well. I went 7 or 8 days to try it. The place is quite ugly and I had a hard time finding someone to accompany me. The route is in the same style as Ali Hulk in the Cave of Ali Baba, in [Rodellar](/crag/2913/rodellar), but the spot is so ugly that it is difficult to motivate oneself to go there. [4] [Jean-Baptiste Tribout](/climber/658/jean-baptiste-tribout), speaking in 2000: > I visited Akira in 1995 it is certainly one of the hardest routes in the world that I have ever seen, and I climbed on it and managed to do a lot of the moves, but I couldn't do the hardest moves. To be able to link up all thes hard moves into one clean ascent is incredibly hard. It's a completely natural route, which is great! The route i also very technical, and scary in a way because it is 3 to 4m off the ground it's difficult to commit to the moves, and with these moves you could fall flat on your back. [9] ### References [1] [https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621712.html#msg621712](https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621712.html#msg621712) [2] [https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621740.html#msg621740](https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621740.html#msg621740) [3] [https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621741.html#msg621741](https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg621741.html#msg621741) [4] [https://woguclimbing.com/seb-bouin-lucien-martinez-repiten-akira-opinan-9a/](https://woguclimbing.com/seb-bouin-lucien-martinez-repiten-akira-opinan-9a/) [5] [https://www.grimper.com/news-25-ans-apres-akira-enfin-repetee-etions](https://www.grimper.com/news-25-ans-apres-akira-enfin-repetee-etions) [6] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/11/fred_rouhlings_akira_repeated_-_twice-72635](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/11/fred_rouhlings_akira_repeated_-_twice-72635) [7] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CH52khijvz7/](https://www.instagram.com/p/CH52khijvz7/) [8] [https://open.spotify.com/episode/4T8j5taHKyu11HnWMKvxWT?](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4T8j5taHKyu11HnWMKvxWT?) [9] *On The Edge* Issue 102, page 43
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Akira is a route with a complicated history and a degree of controversy, largely around the fact that first ascenionist [Fred Rouhling](/climber/497/fred-rouhling) suggested a grade of 9b at a time when 9a was the cutting edge and no routes had been proposed at 9a+ (though some routes from the era have subsequently been upgraded to 9a+, for example [Mutation](/climb/392/mutation) at [Raven Tor](/crag/146/raven-tor)). Subsequent ascentionists have suggested 9a is more appropriate. To complicate things even further, the repeat ascentionists chose not use kneebars but did suggest that using them would lower the grade further.

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> Can confirm via a friend that worked Akira pretty hard that the initial section used to be 8B. His breakdown was 8B to a crap rest on a 3 finger pocket into a second 8B to the lip. He never tried the final rope section (8a?) as he thought it was pointless. [1] [2] [3]

3955 10th November 2025 13:59:46 UTC duncancritchley ascent Bill Price's ascent of West Face notes
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3956 10th November 2025 13:59:46 UTC duncancritchley ascent Bill Price's ascent of West Face notes_pretty
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3957 10th November 2025 13:59:31 UTC duncancritchley ascent Bill Price's ascent of West Face Partner
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3958 10th November 2025 13:58:20 UTC duncancritchley climb West Buttress climb_name
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3959 10th November 2025 13:57:36 UTC duncancritchley climb Heart Route climb_name
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3960 10th November 2025 13:56:18 UTC duncancritchley climb Magic Mushroom climb_name
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