[andy_e]

Did Will do any 8Bs prior to becoming a fisherman?

[fatneck]

Don't think he did but would love to be wrong...

[willackers]

Afraid not, close but no cigar 

My problem at Dumby could well be 8B, but that was 6 years ago. Still needs a repeat.

[Duma]

James Squire's (very) recently done Riverbed too.

[a dense loner]

Ryan did eight ball, think that's still considered 8b to anyone with sense. Only dragging bransby seemed to find it 2a!

[Oldmanmatt]

James Squire's (very) recently done Riverbed too.

Synchronised posting...
You must be on the ball, he only posted it 30mins ago.


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[fatneck]

So..

8B+/8C
Dave Macleod (new base line)
Dan Varian (the rail)
Ned Feehally (jour de chasse)
Simon Newstead (the island)
Dave Barrans (gecko assis)
Mike Adams (serenata)
Micky Page (from the dirt grows the flowers)


8B/+
(dandelion mind is a problematic one for this)

Dan Turner (dandelion mind)
Dave Jones (dandelion mind)
Ethan Walker (dandelion mind)
Ben Freeman (dandelion mind)
Dan Knight (mooiste meisie)
Alex Gorham (mooiste maise)
Dave Mason (king of limbs)
Nige Callander (monks life)


8B
Rich Hession (louis armstrong)
Tom Peckitt (patina turner)
Paul Carruthers (working class ss)
Phil Rose (keen roof)
Tom Newberry (keen roof)
Dave Noden (keen roof)
Wiz Fineron (the vice)
Joe Wilson (bloodsport LH)
Ben Bransby (bonatrocity?)
Ellis Butler-Barker (fatman)
Elliot Stephens (riverbed)
Mike Hart (riverbed)
Hamish Potaker (voyager)
Michael Bleazard (steppenwolf)
James Squire (riders on the storm)
Tom Newman (voyager)
Pete Robins (Isles of wonder)
Jordan Buys (high fidelity)
Jonny Argue (fat lip)
James Noble (fat lip)
Tom Williams (ropes of maui)
Dom (ropes of Maui)
Oli Grounsell (ropes of maui)
James Thornton (the ace)
Nathan Phillips (slashface)
Ty Landman (smiling buttress, surely more??)
Mark Katz (high fidelity)
Keith Bradbury (annagamma)
Rob Sutton (Dumby Prob?)
Ryan Pasquill (8 Ball)
Danny Cattell (Le Dernier Atrocite)


???
Malcolm Smith (has he done anything in the time frame?)
Mark McQuade (not sure if he did sanction after 2010)
Liam Desroy (prob done a couple within the cut off)

I haven't done (or tried) dandelion mind

Tim, pretty sure you should be on the list though?

[remus]

Alex Barrows

Much to my disappointment, I'm not on the list unless we're counting long boulder/route hybrids of >40 moves.

But if it doesn't fit on the routes list, and it doesn't fit in the bouldering list...perhaps we need 'UK Men who've recently climbed 8B/8b on long boulder problems that aren't really boulder problems but where you don't have to tie in either, kneebars allowed'.

[kelvin]

It's such a shame that some people, who previously had shown some prowess at bouldering, have faded away into obscurity as they've got older. People like Ben Moon. I mean, whatever happened to him?


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[tim palmer]

I did mandala ss a couple of years ago but I am not really sure what the grade is, probably 8b

[tomtom]

OK - some discussion about where the cutoff for this list should be.

I think it should be based on a percentile of the distribution of how hard ALL people climb. If we use the survey from last year:

http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php?topic=25325.0

We can see that 2.4% of people climbed 8B+ or higher, and 3% 8B or higher... If you want to catch the top 5% then its going to be  in the 8A+ or higher range.

All this comes down to what percentile (or percentage of us all) do you think is a top or elite (maybe?) climber?? I'd suggest 5% is a reasonable figure - if you want the top 1% then its 8C... (of course the survey is 'global' not just UK but not sure if that really matters..).

[haydn jones]

James nobble up to 8b+ for dandilion mind

[rodma]

I wouldn't be on the list even if i had managed working class ss, back when i was close to doing it, since it only adds one (or two if you're taller) easy move(s) to the stand start. the only recent 8b reference to this problem is in that video of Nick's where shaggy does it

[tc]

re: ellis butler-barker (fatman)

I thought Fatman was unclimbable in its current state?

[a dense loner]

It is.

Where's cheekbones? He's done half the 8b's on the list. Actually didn't notice shaggy on list, supermans considered 8b now isn't it?

[Nibile]

People like Ben Moon. I mean, whatever happened to him?

He went back to climbing 9a.

[36chambers]

I did mandala ss a couple of years ago but I am not really sure what the grade is, probably 8b

Megos gave it 8B+... (http://www.rockandice.com/lates-news/alex-megos-sends-mandala-sit-start-v13)

 

[tc]

Hocking?
My spies tell me that Super Yum Yum is probably 8B

[Richie Crouch]

Ed hamer (Louis Armstrong, keen roof)

[petejh]

Tim Clifford?

[sxrxg]

Sam Davenhall. At the heart of it all/kaizen, maybe others as well however he doesn't seem to publicise what he has done.

[haydn jones]

James thornton - the ace
dom bridgewood - ropes of maui

[ferret]

8Ball 8a+ shirley

[fatneck]

List update...

8B+/8C
Dave Macleod (new base line)
Dan Varian (the rail)
Ned Feehally (jour de chasse)
Simon Newstead (the island)
Dave Barrans (gecko assis)
Mike Adams (serenata)
Micky Page (from the dirt grows the flowers)
Sam Davenhall (at the heart of it all)


8B/+
Dan Turner (dandelion mind)
Dave Jones (dandelion mind)
Ethan Walker (dandelion mind)
Ben Freeman (dandelion mind)
Dan Knight (mooiste meisie)
Alex Gorham (mooiste maise)
Dave Mason (king of limbs)
Nige Callander (monks life)
Tim Palmer (Mandala ss)
Tim Clifford (The Room Project ((possibly 8b+?)) but also Mandala ss)

8B
Rich Hession (louis armstrong)
Tom Peckitt (patina turner)
Paul Carruthers (working class ss)
Phil Rose (keen roof)
Tom Newberry (keen roof)
Dave Noden (keen roof)
Wiz Fineron (the vice)
Joe Wilson (bloodsport LH)
Ben Bransby (bonatrocity?)
Ellis Butler-Barker (fatman)
Elliot Stephens (riverbed)
Mike Hart (riverbed)
Hamish Potaker (voyager)
Michael Bleazard (steppenwolf)
James Squire (riders on the storm)
Tom Newman (voyager)
Pete Robins (Isles of wonder)
Jordan Buys (high fidelity)
Jonny Argue (fat lip)
James Noble (fat lip)
Tom Williams (ropes of maui)
Dom Bridgewood(ropes of Maui)
Oli Grounsell (ropes of maui)
James Thornton (the ace)
Nathan Phillips (slashface)
Ty Landman (smiling buttress, surely more??)
Mark Katz (high fidelity)
Keith Bradbury (annagamma)
Rob Sutton (Dumby Prob?)
Ryan Pasquill (8 Ball)
Danny Cattell (Le Dernier Atrocite)
James Thornton (The Ace)
Martin Smith (Superman)
Ed Hamer (Louis Armstrong)
Malcolm Smith (Firefight)

???
Mark McQuade (not sure if he did sanction after 2010)
Adam Hocking (can't find anything apart from what tc said about it being 8b so not sure whether to include)

Also, Dense, who is cheekbones and have you got an example problem please?

Has Ding Dong done any 8bs in the last 5 years?

[andy_e]

Malcolm Smith (has he done anything in the time frame?)

Thought we'd decided Firefight 8B was 2010, therefore in?