A list of the first ascents of non-eliminate problems at each grade. Traverses are in a seperate list below.
Some problems were originally the starts to routes, but the nature of bouldering has evolved over the years and this list represents the progression of climbing standards on what we currently call boulder problems.
5 - Victorian Climb - Simon's Seat - ? - 1895
6A - Flipper - Robin Hood's Stride - ? - 1903 photo (Flipper is the climb on the right, without the cheat stone)
6A - Spider Wall - Ilkley - ? - 1930's? video
6A - Crease Direct - Crookrise - Allen Austin - 1957 (beats Crucifix Arete by a year and The Villain by two)
6A+ - Teaspoon Variation - Almscliff - Arthur Dolphin - 1948
6A+ - Wall of Horrors Direct Start - Almscliff - Joe Brown (onsight) - 1950s? video photo
6B - Janker's Groove Direct - Froggatt - Don Whillans - 1948?
6B+ - ?
6C - Syretts roof - Almscliff - John Syrett - early 1972 (beats Horror Arete by two years) video
6C+ - Tom's Original - Stoney Middleton - Tom Proctor ? - 1960s? (given 7A, but generally regarded as a bit soft.) video
7A - Barleymow - Almscliff - Tony Barley - 1966 video
7A+ - Ron's Crack II - Crookrise - Ron Fawcett - 1974 (beats Red Baron and Desert Island Arete by two years) photo
7B? - Jerry's Arete - Bridestones - Jerry Peel - 1970s? (grade reflects original state - it used to have better footholds) photo
7B - Bald Pate Superdirect - Ilkley - Andy Brown - 1980
7B+ - Lay-By Arete - Slipstones - Paul Ingham - 1983 (beats West Side Story by two years) video
7C - Cental Wall Direct - Dib Scar - Rob Gawthorpe - 1982 (the start to a route, not generally considered a boulder problem, though it is probably possible as such.)
7C - Sole Power - Froggatt - Jerry Moffatt - 1983 video photo
7C+ - Haston Problem - The Breck - Stevie Haston - 1979
7C+ - Monoblock - Pex Hill - Joe Healy - early 80s photo photo photo
8A - Careless Torque - Stanage - Ron Fawcett - 1987 video
8A+ - Superman - Crag X - Jerry Moffatt - 1988 (a tight line. holds have altered.) video
8B - Isla de Encanta - Trowbarrow - John Gaskins - 1999 video
8B+ - Kaizen - Woodwell - John Gaskins - 2001 photo
8C - Walk Away ss - Fairysteps - John Gaskins - 2002 photo
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1st | Si Witcher | 15% | 6 Sep, 2009 |
2nd | RagingAbeSimpson | 10% | 5 Nov |
Careless Torque
James Pearson on Careless Torque in the mist and fog
© Henry Henderson
Careless Torque
© Nick Brown
Careless Torque
Mina on Careless Torque
© Nick Brown
Careless Torque
Sent....? Seems Legit.
© Heather Osborne
Careless Torque
© Nick Brown
Jerry's Arete
Mat Wright - Jerry's Arete
© Adam Ellwood
Jerry's Arete
Getting the foot up
© Rory Stocks
Monoblock
© Stu Lade
Lay-By Arete
Rob on layby arete
© JohnHartley
Jerry's Arete
Mike on Jerry's arete
© Grimny-lyn - the merry dwarf
Careless Torque
Sam Croft on Carless Torque
© Henry Henderson
Crease Direct
Big Al
© JohnHartley
Add | Climb name | Grade | Ticks? | Height | Crag name | |||
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Victorian Climb | HVS 5a * | 4 | ? | Simon's Seat | ||||
Flipper Arête | f6A *** | 406 | ? | Robin Hood's... | ||||
Spider Wall | f6A | 72 | ? | Ilkley (Cow and... | ||||
Crease Direct | f6A+ ** | 407 | ? | Crookrise | ||||
Teaspoon Variation | f5+ ** | 204 | ? | Almscliff | ||||
Wall of Horrors Start | f6A+ * | 319 | ? | Almscliff | ||||
Janker's Groove | VS 4c * | 655 | 10m | Froggatt Edge | ||||
Syrett's Roof | f7A ** | 382 | 8m | Almscliff | ||||
Tom's Original | f7A * | 358 | ? | Stoney Middleton | ||||
Barley Mow | f7A | 58 | 6m | Almscliff | ||||
Ron's Crack II | f7A+ * | 114 | ? | Crookrise | ||||
Jerry's Arete | f7B+ *** | 41 | ? | Bridestones (West... | ||||
Bald Pate Superdirect | E6 6c * | 2 | 12m | Ilkley (Cow and... | ||||
Lay-By Arete | f7B+ *** | 94 | ? | Slipstones | ||||
Central Wall (Aid Route) | A2 ** | 5 | 20m | Dib Scar | ||||
Sole Power | f7C *** | 54 | ? | Froggatt Edge | ||||
Haston Dyno | V10 ** | - | 9m | The Breck | ||||
Monoblock | f8A *** | 5 | 8m | Pex Hill Quarry | ||||
Careless Torque | f8A *** | 19 | ? | Stanage Plantation | ||||
6 e, 34 stars | 3,199 | 73m | 19 |