UK men who have recently climbed 8c or harder

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Teaboy

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Someone on the women who have climbed 8a recently thread said the equivalent for men would be 8b+. Personally I'd like to see this list but am in no way qualified to write it. However, I thought if I at least make a bungling start people will get indignant enough to correct my mistakes and omissions. So here is a nascent list to build on (apologies in advance for those left out etc.):

Ben Moon, Rain Shadow
Steve McClure, Batshadow
Neil Mawson, Raining Bats and Dogs
Ryan Pasquill, Jungle Speed
Paul Smitton, Dogs Dinner traverse?
Haydn Jones, Mecca?
Ed Hamer, ?
Ethan Walker, Hadj
Stu Littlefair, Batt Route
Sam Whittaker, Bat Route
Ben Bransbury, extension to The Brute
Simon Davis, Mecca
George Carmicheal, Mecca

Jim Pope, Mecca

Rich Waterton, Unjustified

Anthony Ingham, Unjustified
Keefe Murphy, El Club de la Lucha
Ted Kingsnorth, Kabahha
Adam Lincoln, Dr Crimp
Ally Smith, that one in Spain
Ru Davis, 32

Arran Deakin, Unjustified
Adam Jeeworth, Bat Route
Dave from Lverpool, Mecca
John Maskell, Fish Eye

Neil Gresham, Welcome to Tijuana
Jon Freeman, Bat Route


Bruno Marks, Unjustified
Tom Bolger, Era Vella

William Bosi, Transform
Dave McCLoud, Fight or Flight
Alan Cassidy, Metal Core
Malcom Smith, Hunger


Gaz Parry, Supersónico

Buster Martin, Bat Route
Ellis Butler-Baker, Brian
Ben West, Helvetia
Cailean Harker, Poppy
Gavin Symonds, Poppy
Luke Dawson, Tuppence Ha'penny

Neil Dyer, Megalopa
Pete Robbins, Megalopa
Chris Doyle, Raiders of the Dark Art
Oli Groundsel, Meglopa
James McAffee, Big Bang

mic_b (from UKC logbook), Mecca
Apharri (from UKC logbook), Bat Route
 
Arrgh, they're not exactly dark horses! Jordan was actually first on the list but somehow missed and James ahs done 9a in Spain hasn't he? Es-something
 
Palmtree- progress
Vickers- True north and most probably something more recent
Stunning- Cry of freedom
Delboy Newberry- Death Star
Will Kelsall- 32
Mike Grey- True north
Birkett?
 
Oops,
Alex Barrows, Ela Vera,
Chris Savage, Progress

Looks like Turnipturned is right, should have kept it to 8c.....
 
I can't believe I missed Steve D off, I was climbing with him last week!

I should have said that the recent thing was supposed to mimic the other thread where a 5 year cut off was decided on. So Ian Vickers' ascent of True North (and Rich Simpson's ascents) are disqualified. That said Vickers has probably done loads in the last 5 years, probably onsight, and no one will ever know!
 
Is that a different Bruno Marks that's climbed Unjustified to the one that was in the original list? :look:
 
Teaboy said:
Is that a different Bruno Marks that's climbed Unjustified to the one that was in the original list? :look:

Sorry, missed him due to the odd grouping. Shoot me if you must.
 


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