First Ascent of Stolen F8a+/8b, Kilnsey                     Photo: Steve Crowe

2001-2005

·          Start to get a few more E6’s under my belt including The Cad, Gogarth E6 6a and The Long Run E6 6b both on the same day; The Great White, Blue Scar E6 6b; Bucket City E6 6b and Pail Face E6 6b, both at Dove Crag

·          Narrowly miss flashing the 2^nd ascent of Vlad the Impailer, Dove Crag E7 6b due to dirty holds. Return the following weekend to grab the 4^th ascent without incident

·          Headpoint several E7’s including Stairway to Heaven, Blue Scar E7 6c and On The Rocks, Northumberland E7 6c

·          Red-point several routes of F8a and above in Yorkshire, including The Groove, Malham F8a+; Huecool, Gordale F8b and the long awaited 2^nd female ascent of Raindogs, Malham F8a

·          Flash F7c

Redpointing Raindogs                                   Photo: Steve Crowe

1996-2000

·          Progress to regularly leading E5, including Right Wall, N.Wales E5 6a; The Cumbrian, Esk Buttress E5 6a; Deja Vu, Kilnsey E5 6b; Endless Flight, Northumberland E5 6a and The Risk Business, Tunnel Wall E5 6a.

·          Lead my first E6 – Bite It and Believe It, Gordale E6 6b

·          A few years later lead my first E7- Death Wish, Blue Scar E7 6b

·          On-sight several F7b+’s both in Britain and abroad

·          Make quick red-point ascents of several of Yorkshire’s classic F7c’s and F7c+’s

·          Red-point Supercool, Gordale F8a+

On sighting Death Wish                                  Photo: Steve Crowe

1990-1995

·          Start climbing and leading regularly

·          Progress through the grades until leading E4’s, with ascents of routes such as Resurrection, N.Wales E4 6a; The Tube, Northumberland E4 5c and Edge of Eriador, Scafell E4 5c.

·          Red-point Obsession, Malham F7b+ (1^st red-point); New Dawn, Malham F7c and Man with a Gun, Kilnsey F7c+

·          On-sight my first few F7b’s