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Pete Oxley interviews 12-year-old Hannah Toward about her recent ascent of The Roaring Boys (E6 6b) at Boulder Ruckle, her progression in the sport and what she hopes to achieve in the future.

Inspiring, to say the least!

That was a really nice Sunday's read! Oh wait it's Wednesday... Great article! Really motivated me to get another hard headpoint in soon!

Lovely. She sounds so mature and analytical in the text but the handwriting on her wonderful gear beta sheet reminds you that she is a twelve year old girl after all! 😄

Fantastic effort Hannah, well done! 💪

Bloody hell! 4 trad routes ever?  Quite a progression, E1, E3, E5, E6.  I thought Stroof was hard enough! 

My god... this made my day. 7c climbing on an E6 seems pretty stiff, she didn't pick an easy one either

Terrific interview and HT sounds like a great kid as well, as do the people around her.

Time moves faster than you think - it’s 33 years later, not 23.

jcm

Darn, as somebody born in 1987 I did a double take at that caption..am I still 23? Fingers crossed it's not just a typo.

Great article - she comes across as very mature and intelligent. 

I do hope Pete writes some further articles about Dorset climbing history and protagonists. Isn't it about time someone got Martin Crocker on record...?

No way is she 12. 

I don't know any 18 year olds with that ability and maturity.

I don't think I've ever been that disciplined and mature, and I've certainly never been that able.