[36chambers]

It's all about the pyramid! Good depth

Couldn’t agree more. To climb an 8B does not make you an 8B climber.

When do you become an 8B climber?

When you can hold down a full time job and still tick 8B?

[teestub]

I recall reading on here that the 3 should to include one on grit and one in font for true mastery.

Percy's original criteria

OK, its reached the stage where its time to ask the experts.... I'm in the midst of researching an article about who are currently the UK's strongest climbers. I need to compile a list of strong people, and I'm going mad trying to pull names from my useles memory. List criteria are below.

"To be counted as one of the UK’s strongest climbers you need to have ticked at least one, more or all of the following criteria:

A   Climbed Font 8b+ (there is no point in including route climbing in here as moves on routes are never as hard as those on boulder problems.)

B   Climbed Font 8b at home, in Font and at least one other country abroad "

So far in list A I have Malc, Johnny G, Tyler, Earl, Micky Page and possibly Liam Desroy

In list B I have no-one yet, as thats when I started to go mad. Seeing as I know how some of you love a list, I would appreciate any light anybody can throw on more names for either list. Please note that when you add a name I could do with some big numbers to back up the claim - a few swiss problems that have dodgy grades might not qualify you, although obviously confirmed Swiss dirt (Dreamtime, La Proue, Mithril, etc, etc all count cos the grades are right!)

Amazing how many people there will be on list B these days!

[gme]

Percy's original criteria

OK, its reached the stage where its time to ask the experts.... I'm in the midst of researching an article about who are currently the UK's strongest climbers. I need to compile a list of strong people, and I'm going mad trying to pull names from my useles memory. List criteria are below.

"To be counted as one of the UK’s strongest climbers you need to have ticked at least one, more or all of the following criteria:

A   Climbed Font 8b+ (there is no point in including route climbing in here as moves on routes are never as hard as those on boulder problems.)

B   Climbed Font 8b at home, in Font and at least one other country abroad "

So far in list A I have Malc, Johnny G, Tyler, Earl, Micky Page and possibly Liam Desroy

In list B I have no-one yet, as thats when I started to go mad. Seeing as I know how some of you love a list, I would appreciate any light anybody can throw on more names for either list. Please note that when you add a name I could do with some big numbers to back up the claim - a few swiss problems that have dodgy grades might not qualify you, although obviously confirmed Swiss dirt (Dreamtime, La Proue, Mithril, etc, etc all count cos the grades are right!)

Amazing how many people there will be on list B these days!
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More like amazed at how few there will be. Will the font 8B not be a issue for a majority.

[teestub]

Loads of people have climbed 8b in font now compared to 2010, I think Between the Trees was a great catalyst for this.

[remus]

Ben West joins the pack with Steppenwolf https://github.com/bourbonspecial/UKStrongPeople/blob/master/men_boulders.md

[Adam Lincoln]

Ben West joins the pack with Steppenwolf https://github.com/bourbonspecial/UKStrongPeople/blob/master/men_boulders.md

He’d climbed 8B before in Africa.

[monkoffunk]

Huffy should be on the list for ‘You Can Go Now’, that’s been repeated by Jonny Kidd, Nathan Phillips and James Squire, all confirming grade I believe.

[remus]

Thanks Adam, had a niggling suspicion he should have been on the list but couldn't think what problem it was.

And Huffy of course!

https://github.com/bourbonspecial/UKStrongPeople/blob/master/men_boulders.md

[Steve Crowe]

Andy Earl has climbed Monk Life 8B+

A selective list showing lots more 8B’s is here

http://www.climbonline.co.uk/andy_earl.htm

[remus]

Thanks Steve, updated the list https://github.com/bourbonspecial/UKStrongPeople/blob/master/men_boulders.md

[andy_e]

Fairly sure Vickers did Anaesthesia as well as Gaz, if not more 8Bs!

[gme]

Has steve Mc not done one?

Neil Dyer ?

[haydn jones]

Steve McQueen close of business and fat lip to name a few

[Steve Crowe]

The name’s Earl, Andy Earl.




 

[remus]

Sorry Steve, corrected. Added Mr McClure too. https://github.com/bourbonspecial/UKStrongPeople/blob/master/men_boulders.md

Neil Dyer seems like a candidate, something in the cave of justice perhaps?

[Ally Smith]

Neil Dyer seems like a candidate, something in the cave of justice perhaps?

Ding Dong did the FA of Silk Cut 8B (maybe 8B+)

[remus]

Cheers Ally. Seems to get 8B+ in most places so i've added him at that https://github.com/bourbonspecial/UKStrongPeople/blob/master/men_boulders.md

[jamesturnbull97]

Jacob Handyside did Riders on the Storm, Riverbed and Charity Bouldern this summer
https://www.facebook.com/jacob.handyside/posts/10157217056459298

Had forgotten about them until seeing his cracking new vid last week, being a dirtbag is quite useful for climbing hard stuff

[remus]

Good knowledge https://github.com/bourbonspecial/UKStrongPeople/blob/master/men_boulders.md

[BrutusTheBear]

TYPO.
The name’s Mikey... Mikey Cleverdon.

[remus]

Good spot, can't believe that blunder slipped through the net! https://github.com/bourbonspecial/UKStrongPeople/blob/master/men_boulders.md

[Bradders]

Browsing the non-quality vids thread and was reminded of this self-proclaimed "fat lad from Yorkshire", who needs adding to the list based on this incredible looking thing:

[remus]

Good call Bradders. Apologies for being slack on the update.

https://github.com/bourbonspecial/UKStrongPeople/blob/master/men_boulders.md

[psborland]

Matt Wright did Serenity at impossible roof last week .

[Wood FT]

Matt Wright did Serenity at impossible roof last week .

Nice one, emotional.