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List of First Ascents

1902	Boundary Corner FA. Geoffry Winthrop Young 1902 Great Chimney FA. Geoffry Winthrop Young 1902 Fox's Hole FA. Geoffry Winthrop Young 1902 Central Gully East FA. Geoffry Winthrop Young 1902 Raven's Nest FA. Geoffrey Winthrop Young 1902 Great Chimney FA. Marcus Beresford Heywood early 1900s Main Wall FA. Marcus Beresford Heywood early 1900s
1907	Tarzan's Mate FA. Marcus Beresford Heywood 1907 Tarzan FA. Marcus Beresford Heywood 1907 Hadrian's Chimney FA. Marcus Beresford Heywood 1907
1912	Sunset FA. M.Heywood 1912
1945	Left Organ Pipe FA. Tony Moulam c1945 Grad's Groove FA. Brian Cooke c1945 Route One FA. Tony Moulam mid 1940s
1955	Question Mark Crack FA. Probably College Club members 1950s The Vertical Vice FA. Probably College Club members 1950s Trinity FA. Eric Clarke 1950s Deception Crack FA. Eric Clarke 1950s Y Climb FA. Albert Rosher 1950s Block Chimney FA. Andy Frazier 1950s Why Not FA. Albert Rosher mid 1950s Crescent Cracks FA. Albert Rosher mid 1950s Route Three FA. Albert Rosher mid 1950s Grooves FA. Albert Rosher 1950s Rock Island Line FA. Probably Albert Rosher 1950s Certificate X FA. Albert Rosher 1950s Overhanging Crack FA. Albert Rosher 1950s Albert's Wall FA. Probably Albert Rosher 1950s
1957	Devil's Edge FA. Geoff Oliver 1957 Tacitation FA. Nev Hannaby 1957
1958	Lubbers' Hole FA. Andrew Phillipson 1958
1959	Delicatessen FA. Malcolm Lowerson 1959
1965	Idiot's Delight FA. Hugh Banner 1960s Baluster Crack FA. Allan Austin 1960s The Trouser Legs FA. Hugh Banner1960s. Success on a return-match after a fall a week earlier. Wild West Show FA. Hugh Banner 1960s Ravensheugh Crack FA. Dave Roberts, Hugh Banner (alternate leads!) 1960s Pendulum FA. Allan Austin1960s. Second, Dave Roberts, took a swinger on the first move. The Arches FA. Rod Wilson 1965 The Missing Link FA. Hugh Banner 1960s Parity FA. Dave Ladkin 1960s Neglect FA. Nev Hannaby 1960s Green Slab FA. Gordon Thompson 1960s Green Wall FA. Gordon Thompson 1960s
1966	Zed Climb FA. Frank Montgomery 1966
1967	Honeymoon Crack FA. Geoff Jackson (with a shoulder) late 1960s. FFA. Bob Hutchinson 1976 Half Minute Crack FA. Allan Austin (in less than 30 seconds!) late 1960s Pitcher Wall FA. Allan Austin 1967 Woolman's Wall FA. Allan Austin 1967. Named after Austin's Yorkshire based trade. Canada Crack FA. Eric Rayson 1967. Just before he emigrated.
1968	Sorcerer's Apprentice FA. Ken Wood 1968 The Sorcerer FA. Allan Austin1968 Scoop 2 FA. Allan Austin 1968 Lorraine FA. Malcolm Rowe 1968
1969	First Leaning Groove FA. Malcolm Rowe 1969 Main Wall FA. Malcolm Rowe 1969 Crack of Gloom FA. Allan Austin 1969 Fluted Crack FA. Allan Austin 1969
1970	The Plonka FA. Ken MacDonald c1970 Ken's Caper FA. Ken MacDonald c1970 Temptation FA. Ken MacDonald, John Earl, Ian Cranston 1970 Misrepresentation FA. Ken MacDonald c1970 Nut's Wall FA. Ken MacDonald c1970 L.P. FA. Ken MacDonald c1970 Bloody Sunday FA. Ken MacDonald 1970 The Vole Direct FA. Bob Hutchinson c1970 Coldstream Corner FA. Allan Austin 1970 Penitent's Walk FA. Allan Austin 1970 Marcher Lord FA. Ken MacDonald c1970
1971	Great Wall FA. Hugh Banner 1971. The story goes that Banner had done every route on Cloggy except for ....... Audacity FA. Ken MacDonald 1971 The Overhanging Crack FA. John Earl 1971. Climbed sometime earlier with a chockstone for aid by John Hiron. The Elevator FA. Dave Ladkin 1971
1972	Sagittarius FA. Geoff Jackson early 1970s The Quiver FA. Geoff Jackson early 1970s Nee Perchass FA. John Earl 1972 Les Perchass FA. George Michelson 1972 Thunder Crack FA. Hugh Banner early 1970s The Trial FA. Bob Hutchinson 1972 Hanging Crack FA. Hugh Banner 1972. Alan Austin had just failed on the line. The Runnel FA. John Earl 1972 Stretcher Wall FA. John Earl 1972 Australia Crack FA. Bob Hutchinson early 1970s. Northumberland's first 6b. Impossible Wall FFA. Jeff Lamb early 1970s
1973	Friday's Child FA. John Earl 1973 Corbeau FA. Bob Hutchinson 1973 Roof Route FA. Hugh Banner 1973
1974	Sandy Crack FFA. Bob Hutchinson 1974. Another one that had been pegged by persons unknown back in the Iron Age. Angel Fingers FFA. John Earl 1974. The in-situ wooden wedges suggested that he was not the first. The Sandrider FA. Bob Hutchinson 1974 The Witch FA. Malcolm Rowe 1974 Abanana FA. Bob Hutchinson 1974 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy FA. Colin Binks, Willie Jeffrey, Chris Craggs 1974. The big fella' formed the base of a human pyramid to reach the first decent hold! FFA. Steve Blake 1978
1975	East Buttress Direct FA. Bob Hutchinson 1970s Patchett's Plunge FA. Hugh Banner 1970s. Jim Patchett had plunged on an earlier attempt. Pharaoh's Face FA. Hugh Banner 1970s. With a hanging stance and graded VS! Rake's Crack FA. Hugh Banner 1970s California Crack FA. Hugh Banner 1970s Gates of Eden FA. John Earl 1975 Candle in the Wind FA. Bob Hutchinson 1975. Giant's Stair FA. John Earl 1970s Aeolian Wall FA. John Earl 1970s Quartz Buttress FA. Hugh Banner 1970s Lightning Wall FA. John Earl 1970s Man Friday FA. Ken MacDonald 1970s Bogeyman FA. Ken MacDonald 1970s Hole in One FA. John Earl 1970s Sunshine Superman FA. Ken MacDonald 1970s Sir Francis FA. Bob Hutchinson 1970s Hanging Crack FA. Bob Smith 1970s The Broomstick FA. John Earl 1975 The Enchanter FA. Bob Hutchinson 1975 The Sting FA. Bob Hutchinson 1975 Exhibition Crack FA. Tommy Smith 1975 Pink Gin FA. Bill Wayman, Paul Stewart 1970s Swan Wall Direct FA. Steve Blake 1970s The Elf Direct FA. Steve Blake 1970s Stirring up Trouble FA. Steve Blake 1970s The Crucifix FA. Hugh Banner 1970s The Gauntlet FA. Rod Valentine 1970s The Pincer FA. Johh Earl 1970s Gargarin's Groove FA. John Earl 1975 Spacewalk FA. Bob Hutchison 1970s Wilfred Prickles FA. John Earl 1970s. Named after an extinct gorse bush. Chris's Arete FA. Chris Craggs mid 1970s. He has to wait 30 years and write his own guide to get due recognition. Woodburn Wall FA. Gordon Thompson and/or John Grey 1970s Ridsdale Wall FA. Gordon Thompson and/or John Grey 1970s Capstone Direct FA. Gordon Thompson and/or John Grey 1970s
1976	Idiot Wind FA. Bob Hutchinson 1976 Northumberland Wall FA. Bob Hutchinson 1976 Salvation FA. Bob Hutchinson 1976 Callerhues Chimney FA. John Earl 1976 Black Magic FA. Bob Hutchinson 1976 Magic Flute FA. Malcolm Rowe 1976 The Manta FA. Jeff Lamb c1976 The Big Splash FA. Steve Blake 1976 Badfinger FA. Bob Hutchinson 1976
1977	Goldfinger FA. Bob Hutchinson 1977 Pink Lane FA. Bob Hutchinson 1977 Plumbline FA. John Earl 1977 Ranadon FA. Martin Doyle 1977 Tenacity FA. Jeff Lamb 1977 Tiger Feet FA. Steve Blake 1977 Plymouth Hoe FA. Bob Hutchinson 1977 The Golden Hind FA. Bob Hutchinson 1977 On the Verge FA. John Earl 1977 Duke of York FA. John Earl 1977 Don't Let Go FA. Steve Blake 1977 Transformer FA. Steve Blake 1977 Red Rum FA. Bob Hutchinson 1977 Bad Company FA. Paul Stewart 1977 Monty Python's Flying Circus FA. Dave Cuthbertson 1977 Trouble Shooter FA. Paul Stewart 1977 The Entertainer FA. Bob Hutchinson 1977 Chariot Race FA. Jeff Lamb late 1970s
1978	Endless Flight FA. Bob Hutchinson 1978. FA. (Direct Start) Andrew Earl 2004 The Last Retreat FA. Bob Smith 1978 Nosey Parker FA. Bob Hutchinson 1978. Steve Blake was sniffing around. Broken Wing FA. Bob Hutchinson 1978 Vincent FA. Bob Hutchinson 1978 Limbo FA. Steve Blake 1978 Old Man River FA. Paul Stewart, Steve Blake c1978. With a hanging belay above the lip. Childhood's End FA. Bob Hutchinson 1978 Grease FA. Steve Blake 1978 Mimic FA. Steve Blake 1978 The Plumber FA. Bob Hutchinson 1978 Octopus FA. John Earl 1978 Over the Edge FA. Geoff Lamb 1978 Dirty Thor't FA. Martin Doyle 1978 Point Blank FA. Steve Blake 1978 Bluebird FA. Steve Blake c1978 Weeping Fingers FA. Bob Smith 1978 Monocle FA. Bob Smith 1978 Tom's Peeping FA. Bob Smith 1978 Quarrel Arete FA. Bob Smith 1978 Paving FA. Bob Smith 1978 Footpath FA. Bob Smith 1978 Boulevard FA. Steve Blake 1978 Side Walk FA. Bob Smith 1978 Arkle FA. John Earl 1978 The Storyteller FA. Bob Smith 1978 Task Master FA. Bob Smith 1978 The Whip FA. Bob Smith 1978 Copper's Nark FA. Bob Smith 1978 Rice Krispies FA. Tommy Smith 1978 Ned Kelly FA. Bob Smith 1978 Twin Hats FA. Bob Smith 1978 Shoe Horn FA. Bob Smith 1978 Tossin' a Wobbler FA. Bob Smith 1978 Rain Drops FA. Tommy Smith 1978 Dolcis Arete FA. Tommy Smith 1978 The Hyena FA. Bob Smith 1978 The Lurcher FA. Bob Smith 1978 Cut and Dried FA. Bob Smith 1978

1978	Micro FA. Bob Smith 1978 The Mongrel FA. Bob Smith 1978 Green Fluff FA. Bob Smith 1978 Cold Start FA. Bob Smith 1978 The Thoroughbred FA. Tommy Smith 1978 Hard Reign FA. Bob Hutchinson 1978 The Wand FA. John Earl 1978 The Wizard FA. Bob Smith 1978 The Spell FA. Jeff Lamb 1978 Tube FA. Bob Hutchinson 1978 Pinup FA. Steve Blake c1978 Scoop 3 FA. Steve Blake c1978 Scoop 1 FA. Steve Blake 1978 The Judge FA. Tommy Smith 1978 The Jury FA. Tommy Smith 1978 The Skate FA. Bob Smith 1978 Flying Fish FA. Tommy Smith 1978. FA. (Flying Stag) Malcolm Smith c2003 The Wave FA. Bob Hutchinson 1978 Barbarian FA. Bob Smith 1978. Whilst trying the route in the 1970s Jeff Lamb imported two single bed mattresses to pad the boulders - obviously a visionary. Billy Liar FA. Bob Smith c1978 Crunchie FA. Steve Blake c1978 Boomer FA. John Earl 1978 Leo FA. Bob Smith 1978 The Rajah FA. Bob Smith 1978 The Lobster FA. Bob Smith 1978 Goose Step FA. Bob Hutchinson 1978 The Gauleiter FA. John Earl 1978. The name is a high ranking Nazi official (and nick-name of the leader) if you are interested. Penny Whistle FA. Bob Smith 1978 High T FA. Bob Hutchinson 1978 Original Sin FA. Steve Blake 1978. Named because of the 1st recorded use of chalk in the County by a local.
1979	Great Wall Direct Finish FA. John Syrett 1979 Pall Arete FA. Bob Smith 1979 Wide Eyed and Legless FA. Bob Smith 1979 The Judas Hole FA. Bob Smith 1979 Billy Biscuit FA. Bob Smith 1979 The Stoic FA. Bob Hutchinson 1979 Gillette FA. Karl Telfer 1979 Ash Wednesday FA. Bob Smith 1979 Chicken Run FA. Bob Smith c1979 Reject FA. Bob Smith c1979 Horse Play FA. Bob Smith 1979 Lost Cause FA. Tommy Smith 1979 Outward Bound FA. Paul Stewart 1979 Dwarfs' Nightmare FA. Tommy Smith 1979 Rising Damp FA. Bob Smith 1979. The crag's first undisputed 6b. High Tide FA. Bob Smith 1979 Yellow Peril FA. Tommy Smith c1979 Creepy Crawly FA. Bob Smith 1979 The Harvest Bug FA. Steve Blake c1979 Brutally Handsome FA. Paul Stewart 1979 Street Runner FA. Bob Smith 1979 Klondyke Wall FA. Steve Blake c1979 Crater Maker FA. Bob Smith 1979 Main Wall Eliminate FA. Paul Stewart c1979 Autowind FA. Paul Stewart 1979 Wasted Time FA. Bob Smith 1979 The Intruder FA. Bob Smith 1979
1980	Thunder Thighs FA. Bob Smith 1980 Osiris FA. John Earl 1980 Thin Ice FA. Bob Smith 1980 Greenford Road FA. Tommy Smith 1980. FA. (Direct Start) Karl Telfer (with runner in Sandy Crack) 1989, Mark Savage (without) 2003 Classroom Worm FA. Bob Smith 1980 Command Performance FA. Bob Smith 1980 Cut Throat FA. Bob Smith 1980 Cauliflower Lug FA. Bob Smith 1980 His Eminence FA. Bob Smith 1980 The Cheetah FA. Bob Smith 1980 First Century FA. Bob Smith 1980 Kaiser Bill FA. Bob Smith 1980 Hissing Sid FA. Bob Smith 1980 The Sabbath FA. Bob Smith 1980 Baptism FA. Bob Smith 1980 First Born FA. Bob Smith 1980. Originally given 7a. Stephenson's Rocket FA. Bob Smith 1980
1981	Absent Friend FA. Bob Smith 1981 Amorous Antics FA. Bob Smith 1981 Merlin FA. Bob Smith1981 Shackletack FA. John Earl 1981 Bad News FA. John Earl 1981 Woodentops FFA. Bob Smith 1981
1982	Regular Nightmare FA. Bob Smith early 1980s Bee Bumble FA. Karl Telfer early 1980s Super Spooky FA. Bob Smith 1982 Macbeth FA. Bob Smith 1982. A very impressive ascent for the time. Toffs FA. Bob Smith 1982 Hot Spring FA. John Earl, Bob Smith (alts) early 1980s Kamikaze Sex Pilot FA. Callum Phillips early 1980s Legal Separation FA. Bob Smith 1982 Potters Way FA. John Earl 1982 Death Or Glory FA. Bob Smith 1982
1983	Rhumba FA. Andy Moss 1983 Powder Monkey FA. Bob Smith 1983 The Bends FA. Bob Smith 1983. FA. (Narcosis) Hugh Harris 1991. FA. (Growlers) Andrew Earl 2000s Black and Tan Direct FA. Bob Smith c1983
1984	Rock and Roll Star FA. Bob Smith 1984 Crouching the Mahogany FA. Bob Smith 1984 Toshiba Receiver FA. Allan Moist 1984 Dulalai T.A.P. FA. Bob Smith 1984 The Charm FA. A.Powell c1984 Hazelrigg Wall Left-hand FA. Bob Smith c1984 Poverty FA. Bob Smith 1984 The Belford Pie Shop FA. Ian Kyle 1984 No 'O' Levels Required FA. Bob Smith 1984 Do or Die FA. Bob Smith 1984. FA. (Faye of Flying) Karl Telfer 1992
1985	Mauler Roof FA. George Hayden 1980s Perplexity FA. Paul Linfoot 1980s Leonardo FA. Bob Smith 1985 Corporal Punishment FA. John Earl 1985 Borstal Boy FA. Bob Smith 1980s Redskin FA. Bob Smith 1980s Sitting Bull FA. Bob Smith 1980s Moccasin Slab FA. Bob Smith 1980s Bonneville FA. Bob Smith 1985 Kyley's Route FA. Ian Kyle 1980s Master Plaster FA. Graham Telfer 1980s Second Born FA. Bob Smith 1985 Sheer Temptation FA. Bob Smith 1985 Right of Reply FA. Bob Smith 1985 Vienna FA. Pete Kirton 1980s Swan Wall Arete FA. Paul Stewart 1980s Jocks and Geordies FA. Dave Cuthbertson, Murray Hamilton, Bob Smith, John Earl, Ian Kyle 1985 Lost Property FA. Tommy Smith 1980s Prime Time FA. Steve Blake mid 1980s Elder Brother FA. Tommy Smith 1980s Ritual FA. Bill Wayman 1980s The Arbitrator FA. Karl Telfer 1980s Death Wish FA. Paul Linfoot and/or Andy Winter 1980s
1986	Stairway to Heaven FA. John Wallace 1986 Morgan FA. Bob Smith 1986 Upper Crust FA. Bob Smith 1986 High Society FA. Tim Gallagher 1986
1987	Trial Separation FA. Bob Smith 1987. Another audacious solo. Peak Technique FA. Tony Coutts 1987 On the Rocks FA. (On) Bob Smith 1987. Previously top-roped by Tommy Smith. FA. (Off) Nick Dixon 1995 When the Wind Blows FA. Karl Telfer 1987
1988	Chouca FA. Bob Smith 1988 Mordreth FA. Bob Smith 1988 Rough Passage FA. Bob Smith 1988 Temptation FA. John Welford 1988 Death Knell FA. Mark Liprot 1988
1989	Verbal Abuse FA. Bob Smith 1989s. FA. (Direct Start) Nick Dixon 1996 Castaway FA. Tim Gallagher 1989 Agape FA. Richard Davies 1989 First Among Equals FA. Hugh Harris 1989 Lapse of Reason FA. Hugh Harris 1989. The on-sight solo gave the name.
1990	Living on Borrowed Time FA. Hugh Harris 1990 Victim of Circumstance FA. Hugh Harris 1990 Shadow Players FA. John Boyle 1990 New Kids on the Rock FA. John Boyle 1990. Someone else gets a look in. County Ethics FA. Dave Cuthbertson 1990 Rip the Lip FA. Ian Cummings 1990 Much Ado About Nothing FA. Bob Smith 1990
1991	Crisis Zone FA. Hugh Harris 1991 Time and Motion FA. Joe Webb 1991. Above six very concerned spotters. Paradise Lost FA. Hugh Harris 1991 King Lear FA. Dave Pegg 1991 The Pixies FA. Dave Pegg 1991 Boulder Lands FA. Julian Lines 1991 Big Aerial Dynamite FA. Dave Pegg 1991 Inner Space FA. Hugh Harris 1991 Listen to the Rain FA. Lewis Grundy 1991 The Seventh Day FA. Hugh Harris 1991 This Pedestrian FA. Karl Telfer 1991
1992	Blood on the Rooftops FA. Joe Webb 1992
1994	I Bet He Drinks Carling Black Label FA. Steve Roberts 1994 Transcendence FA. Malcolm Smith 1994 Leap of Faith FA. Malcolm Smith 1994 A Pocket Full of Lichenight FA. Tim Catterall 1994
1995	Sol Pelicanos FA. Cliff Robson 1995 Working Class FA. Ben Moon 1990s Staggered FA. Richie Patterson 1990s. FA. (SS) Malcolm Smith 2003 Oliver went a Huntin' FA. Mark Savage 1990s Autobahn FA. Paul Linfoot and/or Andy Winter 1990s
1996	Dawes' Route FA. Johhny Dawes 1996 Reiver FA. Noel Crane 1996 Quatra Twinkley FA. Steve Nagy 1996
1997	Just Ice FA. Steve Crowe 1997
1999	AKA Mr. Vegas FA. Mark Savage 1999 (upper section) 2004 (lower section)
2001	Overpowered FA. Andrew Earl 2001
2002	The God Machine FA. Mark Savage 2002 Feanor FA. Darren Stevenson early 2000s The Prow FA. Andrew Earl early 2000s
2003	Crocodile Arete FA. Andrew Earl 2003 The Dark Side FA. Andy Earl 2003 Dead on Arrival FA. Tony Lickes 2003 Savage Slab FA. Mark Savage 2003 Charlotte's Dream Direct FA. Mark Savage 2003. FA. (Original) Karl Telfer 1987 Honeycomb Wall FA. Malcolm Smith 2003 Monk Life FA. Malcolm Smith 2003 Leviathan FA. Malcolm Smith 2003
2006	The Apprentice FA. Graeme Read 2006
2007	Hang em' High FA. Graeme Read 2007 The Magician FA. Andy Earl, Chris Graham (both solo) 2007