F8a for Emma Twyford

New 8b+ First Ascent by Emma Twyford

Emma Twyford has made the first ascent of a new line at Lower Pen Trywn, North Wales. Deux Mauvais Melons links the start of Melancholie 8b before traversing right into Bad Bad Boy and finishing up Pas de Deux.

5 10 May, 2023

Fri Night Vid Big Bang - The Emma Twyford Story

This week's Friday Night Video follows Emma Twyford on her mission to climb The Big Bang (9a) (9a) at Lower Pen Trwyn. A landmark climb for both her and the history books, it ended her three-year battle and she became the first British woman to...

5 28 Jan, 2022

The Ticklist #41 Dreamcatcher 9a FFA by Paige Claassen, Hard Trad and Multipitch Ticks

Big sends by women and some bouldering news.

49 5 Sep, 2021

The Ticklist #40 - Ghisolfi talks Bibliographie, Hard Bouldering, Trad and Multi-Pitch

In this week's Ticklist, we have an eclectic mix of sport, trad,...

27 Aug, 2021

The Ticklist #19 A Mixed Bag of Global Ascents

Another mixed bag of bouldering, sport, trad and multipitch from around the world...9as, 8Cs, 8a+ multipitches and...

5 4 Dec, 2020

Chupacabra E8 / 9 6c by Emma Twyford

Emma Twyford returned to Pembroke last weekend and ticked Chupacabra E8/9 6c at Huntsman's Leap. The line was first...

2 8 Sep, 2020

Do You Know Where Your Children Are? E8 6c by Emma Twyford

Emma Twyford has ticked James Pearson's Do you know where your children are? E8 6c at...

2 10 Aug, 2020

Comments

stevebarratt

21 May, 2010

Interesting news article, gets me wondering: When was the first UK female F8a ascent made? How many UK women have climbed F8a and how many women worldwide?

Morgan Woods

the first - RF on RD?

TobyA

I'm pretty certain it was reported as such at the time. If anyone didn't get the initials: Rachel Farmer on Raindogs. Rachel was sadly killed in an accident a few years later which is why newer climbers won't have heard of her.

Ron Kenyon

Well done Emma - lovely lass