UK men who have recently climbed 8c or harder

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Ah but how many of those had kids, arent either professional climbers or own/run a climbing wall and are over 40. Anthony Ingham wins.
 
Stevie Haston, Descente Lolitta, Grotte de Sabat (reported 8th June 2010, so just within the 5 year limit)


Haston also did Hugh at Eaux Claires after this.
 
That's a bit more like it, thanks Ally.

I did mean Dave Pinnington.

Interestingly, although I missed half of them off my original list, there are very few genuinely dark horses on there, i.e. people or ascents I've never heard of. That said, when written down its a lot of names. Pity there isn't a similar list from previous years as I expect it'd show the pyramid getting a lot fatter (if not taller) very quickly.

Ru, is Ant really the only one who fulfils that criteria? Something to aim for!
 
Off the top of my head there were around 20= who had climbed 8c or above before 2000. i would guess this would be up in the 30s if you included 8b+

This was done on here before some time ago.
 
Teaboy said:
Interestingly, although I missed half of them off my original list, there are very few genuinely dark horses on there, i.e. people or ascents I've never heard of. That said, when written down its a lot of names. Pity there isn't a similar list from previous years as I expect it'd show the pyramid getting a lot fatter (if not taller) very quickly.
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I believe there are darker horses on here, keeping their light under a bushel.
 
I was racking my brains to think of any Scots outside those mentioned, but must names I can see are missing the crucial + in the grade.

Only one I can find is "Stewart B"

http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/c.php?i=47412

But he thinks it's not 8b+?
 
andy_e said:
What about Tim Rankin?
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He's one of those confirmed 8b, but not confirmed 8b+, although I think he has. Need to have a look at FAs in the Sport Guide, most up to date info!
 
Stu Littlefair said:
Then out them.
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I'm not sure I should. I mean, there are a few reasons why not - but given that lots of people on here know our Russell Howard lookalike, and I hear the duke spent pretty much all last year falling off the top of the extension on redpoint, then it's hardly unknown knowledge. So I'll leave it to others.

It does illustrate what I think is the pointless nature of these lists though. Kind of the opposite of needing video evidence for every name on the list - there will be plenty of people that do stuff and don't spray enough about it to get on the list? Or does that not happen?
 

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