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Sam Prior did Voyager a few weeks back. He's calling it A+/B, is that now the consensus or just him being charecteristically modest?

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David Mason also gave it 8a+/8b.

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Feels a bit like 'Lots of people have done it so needs downgrading'. Maybe soft at 8B but then there's always going to be some variation within a grade.

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

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This is the Peak. It'll be 7b+ in the next guidebook  ;)

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Sam Hunter climbed Elephunk in spring last year

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Sam Hunter climbed Elephunk in spring last year

Is that still considered 8B? I'm sure I heard 8A or 8A+ suggested by some, but I may have imagined it!

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Thanks for the update. Getting close to the 100 mark, currently at 98 if you include a couple of question marks towards the end. Any dark horses hiding in the woodwork who might tip it?

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

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Sam Hunter climbed Elephunk in spring last year

Is that still considered 8B? I'm sure I heard 8A or 8A+ suggested by some, but I may have imagined it!

Most people on 8a.nu take 8B for it.

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Thanks for the update. Getting close to the 100 mark, currently at 98 if you include a couple of question marks towards the end. Any dark horses hiding in the woodwork who might tip it?

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

Peter Wilkinson has done Fragile Steps.. a couple years ago

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Thanks for the update. Getting close to the 100 mark, currently at 98 if you include a couple of question marks towards the end. Any dark horses hiding in the woodwork who might tip it?

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

Peter Wilkinson has done Fragile Steps.. a couple years ago

That got the DG.

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Why is greasy penisfingers Rich Hession not on the list? Louis Armstrong.

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Cos he’s a dark horse.

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I am amazed people still take 8B for Elephunk, it's definitely not. It's very good though

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I am amazed people still take 8B for Elephunk, it's definitely not. It's very good though

Even BigJimmy.

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I am amazed people still take 8B for Elephunk, it's definitely not. It's very good though

Even BigJimmy.

Didn't he flash it very casually? Assume he was being polite about the grade.

Ah yeah 6:45, looked like he was trying a little bit

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Louis Parkinson has done Riverbed.

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Thanks for the update. Getting close to the 100 mark, currently at 98 if you include a couple of question marks towards the end. Any dark horses hiding in the woodwork who might tip it?

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

Peter Wilkinson has done Fragile Steps.. a couple years ago

That got the DG.

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Ian Vickers, Anesthesia, I know it's a trav but still a boulder problem. And I suspect he's done more just not told many people. Seems to be every boulder I talk to him about he's done  :bow:

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Hasn’t that got the downgrade too since people realised they can use the back of their feet?

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Hasn’t that got the downgrade too since people realised they can use the back of their feet?

Ah not sure but I'll take your word for it. Don't see anything about it anymore do you, nearly as out of fashion as the cave.

Not sure if he's done any others. Did Mandala pretty soon after Sharma had speculated big numbers, but that's come down a lot grade wise since then.

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I feel like Ian should at least be on the list in an honourary capacity, like a Doctorate, for services to hard climbing.

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Asked Ian, he said he doesn't know. Couldn't make it up, what a hero.

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Even Pasquill knows that.

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Asked Ian, he said he doesn't know. Couldn't make it up, what a hero.

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