[GCW]

Following on from this old topic about how many have bouldered 8a, an idle chat today led to the question: "How many UK climbers have done font 8b" (either at home or abroad)? We were getting about 20 but have no doubt forgotten some people (sorry). Any ideas? We were guessing around 30 ish

Paul B
Jordan Buys
Greg C
Nick Clement
Chris Davies
Steve Dunning
Andy Earl
Mark Katz
John Gaskins
Tyler Landman
Dave MacLeod
Steve McClure
Jerry Moffatt
Ben Moon
Dave Noden
James Pearson
Rich Simpson?
Malc Smith
Unc
Dan Varian?

Go on, humour me....

[Kingy]

Tim Clifford would be an obvious one what with his FA of the Singularity V14 in Squamish

[GCW]

Irish Si

Sav?  not sure

[nik at work]

Vickers
Parry (Gaz not the count)

[GCW]

Yeah, sorry guys I had you on my list then had to re-write it when IE crashed.   

[Kingy]

Neil Dyer.
Rich Simpson did Malc's Start

[GCW]

Paul B
Jordan Buys
Greg C
Nick Clement
Tim Clifford
Chris Davies
Steve Dunning
Neil Dyer
Andy Earl
Mark Katz
John Gaskins
Tyler Landman
Dave MacLeod
Steve McClure
Jerry Moffatt
Ben Moon
Si Moore
Dave Noden
Gaz Parry
James Pearson
Rich Simpson
Malc Smith
Unc
Dan Varian?
Ian Vickers

25 ish

[richdraws]

Smitton?

[account_inactive]

Terrace Ghost

[Drew]

Jamie Cassidy with Directors Cut

Possiblities:
Danny Cattell? He's done plenty of 8a+'s, how about 8b?
Chris Doyle?
Pete Robins?
Hockstack (I'd be surprised if he hadn't)

[GCW]

I have a feeling Doylo and Smitton have done 8b.
Matt Birch?

[account_inactive]

General Disarray

[Tim Broughtonshaw]

John Dunne?

[richdraws]

Mickey Paige
semi Uk semi Oz Matt Wrigley

[GCW]

Tom Peckitt

[SamD]

Danny Cattell is definitely on the list if Tyler's proposed upgrading of Louis Armstrong to 8B stands.

[SamD]

Oh and Ryan Pasquill should be on the list for spectre.

[a dense loner]

whilst being a machine built for the pleasure of women doylo's not done 8b. neither have greg or nick (afaik), anastacia is certainly not 8b, apologies if you've done a viable one boys. has jordan? i've no idea.
stu watson has done a fair number
has geoff landman done 8b? i would have thought so by now
matt birch has
robins hasn't
hockstack has prob done shitloads but given them v10
huffy?
michy, the beast from the (north) east
 

[GCW]

Dave Cowl?
Andy Swann?

Not sure.
Dense- Jordan has done Isla.

[Fj]

Si O.......

[Somebody's Fool]

Hasn't cofe done a couple?

[dave]

no cofe's only done 8a - brads arete sitter.

[Drew]

Has Ben Bransby done 8 Ball? UKC seems to think so

[a dense loner]

el mocho has done 8ball, but scoffs at the grade which doesn't really mean anything tho, justin critch has done it as well

didn't know jordan had done isla, nice

[neil h]

what about dense, he talks a good 8b