duncancritchley

	Name	Type	# Changes	Last Updated	First Updated
1	Royal Robbins's ascent of Wall of Early Morning Light	ascent	33	9th October 2025	8th October 2025
2	Freerider	climb	31	5th December 2025	13th November 2025
3	The Nose	climb	29	7th April 2026	13th November 2025
4	The Direct Line	climb	28	1st January 2026	10th November 2025
5	Muir Wall	climb	27	10th November 2025	9th October 2025
6	Frank Sacherer	climber	27	10th October 2025	9th October 2025
7	El Corazón	climb	26	14th November 2025	13th November 2025
8	Scott Cosgrove	climber	25	9th December 2025	10th November 2025
9	John Salathé's ascent of Lost Arrow Chimney	ascent	24	9th October 2025	9th October 2025
10	Steve Roper	climber	24	10th October 2025	10th October 2025

	Date	Time	User	Type	Name	Attribute
1381	13th January 2026	13:34:27 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Ernest Phillips	Spouse
Before `None` After `2236`
1382	13th January 2026	13:33:59 UTC	duncancritchley	ascent	Peter Harding's ascent of Ivy Sepulchre	Partner
Before `None` After `3676`
1383	13th January 2026	13:33:25 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Ernest Phillips	Nickname
Before `None` After `Ernie`
1384	13th January 2026	13:33:07 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Ernest Phillips	notes
Before `None` After `### References [1] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/rock_talk/ernest_phillips_rip-480793?v=1#x6617784](https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/rock_talk/ernest_phillips_rip-480793?v=1#x6617784)` Diff `--- before +++ after @@ -1 +1,4 @@ - + +### References + +[1] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/rock_talk/ernest_phillips_rip-480793?v=1#x6617784](https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/rock_talk/ernest_phillips_rip-480793?v=1#x6617784)`
1385	13th January 2026	13:33:07 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Ernest Phillips	notes_pretty
Before `None` After `<h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/rock_talk/ernest_phillips_rip-480793?v=1#x6617784" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/rock_talk/ernest_phillips_rip-480793?v=1#x6617784</a></p>`
1386	13th January 2026	13:32:29 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Ernest Phillips	country_id
Before `None` After `1`
1387	13th January 2026	13:32:29 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Ernest Phillips	nationality
Before `None` After `GB`
1388	13th January 2026	13:32:29 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Ernest Phillips	gender
Before `None` After `false`
1389	13th January 2026	13:32:29 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Ernest Phillips	country_flag
Before `None` After `🇬🇧`
1390	13th January 2026	13:32:29 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Ernest Phillips	country_name
Before `None` After `United Kingdom`
1391	13th January 2026	13:32:29 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Ernest Phillips	country_membership
Before `None` After `british`
1392	13th January 2026	13:32:29 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Ernest Phillips	climber_name
Before `None` After `Ernest Phillips`
1393	13th January 2026	13:12:45 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Peter Harding	notes_pretty
Before <p>Harding had a brief but influential spell at the cutting edge of UK climbing in the years immediately post world war two. During this time he was responsible for a small number of hard for the time classic routes on peak gritstone and in North Wales. He was an engineer by trade and this, along with climbing in the eastern Alps, made him more receptive to the use of pitons than his pre-war counterparts. Harding was noted for his proficiency at hand jamming although it seems unlikely that he originated this technique as some of his contemporaries suggested.</p> <p>### References</p> <p>[1] <a href="https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding/?doing_wp_cron=1768307556.0177059173583984375000" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding/?doing_wp_cron=1768307556.0177059173583984375000</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/19/mainsection.obituaries" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/19/mainsection.obituaries</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Harding_(climber)" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Harding_(climber)</a></p> After <p>Harding had a brief but influential spell at the cutting edge of UK climbing in the years immediately post world war two. During this time he was responsible for a small number of hard for the time classic routes on peak gritstone and in North Wales. He was an engineer by trade and this, along with climbing in the eastern Alps, made him more receptive to the use of pitons than his pre-war counterparts. Harding was noted for his proficiency at hand jamming although it seems unlikely that he originated this technique as some of his contemporaries suggested.</p> <p>### References</p> <p>[1] <a href="https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding/?doing_wp_cron=1768307556.0177059173583984375000" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding/?doing_wp_cron=1768307556.0177059173583984375000</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/19/mainsection.obituaries" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/19/mainsection.obituaries</a></p>
1394	13th January 2026	13:12:45 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Peter Harding	notes
Before Harding had a brief but influential spell at the cutting edge of UK climbing in the years immediately post world war two. During this time he was responsible for a small number of hard for the time classic routes on peak gritstone and in North Wales. He was an engineer by trade and this, along with climbing in the eastern Alps, made him more receptive to the use of pitons than his pre-war counterparts. Harding was noted for his proficiency at hand jamming although it seems unlikely that he originated this technique as some of his contemporaries suggested. ### References [1] [https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding/?doing_wp_cron=1768307556.0177059173583984375000](https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding/?doing_wp_cron=1768307556.0177059173583984375000) [2] [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/19/mainsection.obituaries](https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/19/mainsection.obituaries) [3] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Harding_(climber)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Harding_(climber)) After Harding had a brief but influential spell at the cutting edge of UK climbing in the years immediately post world war two. During this time he was responsible for a small number of hard for the time classic routes on peak gritstone and in North Wales. He was an engineer by trade and this, along with climbing in the eastern Alps, made him more receptive to the use of pitons than his pre-war counterparts. Harding was noted for his proficiency at hand jamming although it seems unlikely that he originated this technique as some of his contemporaries suggested. ### References [1] [https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding/?doing_wp_cron=1768307556.0177059173583984375000](https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding/?doing_wp_cron=1768307556.0177059173583984375000) [2] [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/19/mainsection.obituaries](https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/19/mainsection.obituaries) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -4,6 +4,4 @@ [1] [https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding/?doing_wp_cron=1768307556.0177059173583984375000](https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding/?doing_wp_cron=1768307556.0177059173583984375000) -[2] [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/19/mainsection.obituaries](https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/19/mainsection.obituaries) - -[3] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Harding_(climber)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Harding_(climber)) +[2] [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/19/mainsection.obituaries](https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/19/mainsection.obituaries)
1395	13th January 2026	13:11:56 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Peter Harding	notes_pretty
Before <p>Harding had a brief but influential spell at the cutting edge of UK climbing in the years immediately post world war two. During this time he was responsible for a small number of hard-for-the time classic routes on peak gritstone and in North Wales. He was an engineer by trade and this, along with climbing in the eastern Alps, made him more receptive to the use of pitons than his pre-war counterparts. </p> <p>### References</p> <p>[1] <a href="https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding/?doing_wp_cron=1768307556.0177059173583984375000</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/peter_reginald_james_harding_1924_-_2007-596" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/peter_reginald_james_harding_1924_-_2007-596</a></p> After <p>Harding had a brief but influential spell at the cutting edge of UK climbing in the years immediately post world war two. During this time he was responsible for a small number of hard for the time classic routes on peak gritstone and in North Wales. He was an engineer by trade and this, along with climbing in the eastern Alps, made him more receptive to the use of pitons than his pre-war counterparts. Harding was noted for his proficiency at hand jamming although it seems unlikely that he originated this technique as some of his contemporaries suggested.</p> <p>### References</p> <p>[1] <a href="https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding/?doing_wp_cron=1768307556.0177059173583984375000" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding/?doing_wp_cron=1768307556.0177059173583984375000</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/19/mainsection.obituaries" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/19/mainsection.obituaries</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Harding_(climber)" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Harding_(climber)</a></p>
1396	13th January 2026	13:11:56 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Peter Harding	notes
Before Harding had a brief but influential spell at the cutting edge of UK climbing in the years immediately post world war two. During this time he was responsible for a small number of hard-for-the time classic routes on peak gritstone and in North Wales. He was an engineer by trade and this, along with climbing in the eastern Alps, made him more receptive to the use of pitons than his pre-war counterparts. ### References [1] [https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding/?doing_wp_cron=1768307556.0177059173583984375000](https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding) [2] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/peter_reginald_james_harding_1924_-_2007-596](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/peter_reginald_james_harding_1924_-_2007-596) After Harding had a brief but influential spell at the cutting edge of UK climbing in the years immediately post world war two. During this time he was responsible for a small number of hard for the time classic routes on peak gritstone and in North Wales. He was an engineer by trade and this, along with climbing in the eastern Alps, made him more receptive to the use of pitons than his pre-war counterparts. Harding was noted for his proficiency at hand jamming although it seems unlikely that he originated this technique as some of his contemporaries suggested. ### References [1] [https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding/?doing_wp_cron=1768307556.0177059173583984375000](https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding/?doing_wp_cron=1768307556.0177059173583984375000) [2] [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/19/mainsection.obituaries](https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/19/mainsection.obituaries) [3] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Harding_(climber)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Harding_(climber)) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1,7 +1,9 @@ -Harding had a brief but influential spell at the cutting edge of UK climbing in the years immediately post world war two. During this time he was responsible for a small number of hard-for-the time classic routes on peak gritstone and in North Wales. He was an engineer by trade and this, along with climbing in the eastern Alps, made him more receptive to the use of pitons than his pre-war counterparts. +Harding had a brief but influential spell at the cutting edge of UK climbing in the years immediately post world war two. During this time he was responsible for a small number of hard for the time classic routes on peak gritstone and in North Wales. He was an engineer by trade and this, along with climbing in the eastern Alps, made him more receptive to the use of pitons than his pre-war counterparts. Harding was noted for his proficiency at hand jamming although it seems unlikely that he originated this technique as some of his contemporaries suggested. ### References -[1] [https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding/?doing_wp_cron=1768307556.0177059173583984375000](https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding) +[1] [https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding/?doing_wp_cron=1768307556.0177059173583984375000](https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding/?doing_wp_cron=1768307556.0177059173583984375000) -[2] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/peter_reginald_james_harding_1924_-_2007-596](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/peter_reginald_james_harding_1924_-_2007-596) +[2] [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/19/mainsection.obituaries](https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/19/mainsection.obituaries) + +[3] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Harding_(climber)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Harding_(climber))
1397	13th January 2026	13:06:01 UTC	duncancritchley	climb	Ivy Sepulchre	notes
Before `None` After `Named before its first ascent. ### References [1] [https://climbing-history.org/library/7250/three-cliffs-in-llanberis-interim-guide](https://climbing-history.org/library/7250/three-cliffs-in-llanberis-interim-guide)` Diff `--- before +++ after @@ -1 +1,5 @@ - +Named before its first ascent. + +### References + +[1] [https://climbing-history.org/library/7250/three-cliffs-in-llanberis-interim-guide](https://climbing-history.org/library/7250/three-cliffs-in-llanberis-interim-guide)`
1398	13th January 2026	13:06:01 UTC	duncancritchley	climb	Ivy Sepulchre	notes_pretty
Before `None` After `<p>Named before its first ascent.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://climbing-history.org/library/7250/three-cliffs-in-llanberis-interim-guide" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://climbing-history.org/library/7250/three-cliffs-in-llanberis-interim-guide</a></p>`
1399	13th January 2026	12:59:27 UTC	duncancritchley	ascent	Peter Harding's ascent of Ivy Sepulchre	notes
Before `Prone to dampness and vegetation, it was cleaned from abseil prior to the first ascent, an unusual practice for the time. ### References [1] [https://climbing-history.org/library/7288/llanberis-pass](https://climbing-history.org/library/7288/llanberis-pass)` After The second of the three big corners of [Dinas Cromlech](/crag/4/dinas-cromlech) to be climbed. Prone to dampness and vegetation, it was cleaned from abseil prior to the first ascent, an unusual practice for the time. > Operation Garden was commenced on Ivy Sepulchre, PJRH abseiling down complete with trowel etc. The top 60' were found to be climbable, involving an all-in wrestling match with a rotten holly tree which, despite its age, still knows how to deal with would-be climbers. ### References [1] [https://climbing-history.org/library/7288/llanberis-pass](https://climbing-history.org/library/7288/llanberis-pass) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1,4 +1,6 @@ -Prone to dampness and vegetation, it was cleaned from abseil prior to the first ascent, an unusual practice for the time. +The second of the three big corners of [Dinas Cromlech](/crag/4/dinas-cromlech) to be climbed. Prone to dampness and vegetation, it was cleaned from abseil prior to the first ascent, an unusual practice for the time. + +> Operation Garden was commenced on Ivy Sepulchre, PJRH abseiling down complete with trowel etc. The top 60' were found to be climbable, involving an all-in wrestling match with a rotten holly tree which, despite its age, still knows how to deal with would-be climbers. ### References
1400	13th January 2026	12:59:27 UTC	duncancritchley	ascent	Peter Harding's ascent of Ivy Sepulchre	notes_pretty
Before `<p>Prone to dampness and vegetation, it was cleaned from abseil prior to the first ascent, an unusual practice for the time. </p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://climbing-history.org/library/7288/llanberis-pass" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://climbing-history.org/library/7288/llanberis-pass</a></p>` After <p>The second of the three big corners of <a href="/crag/4/dinas-cromlech" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dinas Cromlech</a> to be climbed. Prone to dampness and vegetation, it was cleaned from abseil prior to the first ascent, an unusual practice for the time. </p> <blockquote> <p>Operation Garden was commenced on Ivy Sepulchre, PJRH abseiling down complete with trowel etc. The top 60' were found to be climbable, involving an all-in wrestling match with a rotten holly tree which, despite its age, still knows how to deal with would-be climbers.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://climbing-history.org/library/7288/llanberis-pass" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://climbing-history.org/library/7288/llanberis-pass</a></p>

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