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List of First Ascents

1807	The Original Route FA. James Puttrell, Ernest Baker late 1800s
1890	Solomon's Crack FA. J.W.Puttrell 1890
1895	Swimmer's Chimney FA. J.W.Puttrell 1890s Silver Crack FA. J.W.Puttrell 1890s
1902	Grey Slab FA. Rucksack Club members early 1900s
1906	Left Flake-crack FA. J.W.Puttrell 1906 North Climb FA. J.W.Puttrell 1906 Nursery Slab FA. J.W.Puttrell 1906
1912	Route One FA. Henry Bishop 1912
1913	Diamond Crack FA. Henry Bishop 1913
1942	Terrace Crack FA. Freda Rylett early 1940s
1945	Trapeze FA. Rupert Davis 1945 Sickle Buttress FA. R.Davies 1945
1947	Heather Wall FA. Dick Brown late 1940s Pinnacle Face FA. Gilbert Ellis 1947
1948	Sunset Slab FA. Joe Brown 1948 Sunset Crack FA. Len Chapman 1948 Turret Crack FA. Don Chapman 1948 Slab and Crack FA. Nat Allen 1948 Holly Groove FA. Slim Sorrell 1948 Hawk's Nest Crack FA. Joe Brown 1948 Cave Crawl FA. Slim Sorrell 1948 Tody's Wall FA. Joe Brown 1948 Bollard Crack FA. Slim Sorrell 1948 Three Pebble Slab FA. Joe Brown 1948 Pinnacle Arete FA. Slim Sorrell 1948 Chapman's Crack FA. Len Chapman 1948 Slab Recess Direct FA. Joe Brown 1948 Slab Recess FA. Sandy Alton 1948 Trapeze Direct FA. Wilf White 1948 Congestion Crack FA. Nat Allen 1948 Brown's Eliminate FA. Joe Brown 1948 Green Gut FA. Nat Allen 1948 Pedestal Crack FA. Joe Brown 1948 Janker's Crack FA. Joe Brown 1948 Janker's Groove FA. Joe Brown 1948 Janker's End FA. Joe Brown 1948 Broken Crack FA. Joe Brown 1948 Sickle Buttress Direct FA. Joe Brown 1948
1949	Right Flake-crack FA. Wilf White 1949 Valkyrie FA. Joe Brown, Wilf White 1949 Chequers Climb FA. Joe Brown 1949
1950	Cave Crack FA. Joe Brown 1950
1951	Skogul FA. Joe Brown 1951 Gamma FA. Nat Allen 1951 Allen's Slab FA. Nat Allen 1951 Great Slab FA. Joe Brown 1951 Beta FA. Nat Allen 1951 Beech Nut FA. Don Whillans, Nat Allen 1951 Chequers Crack FA. Don Whillans 1951
1952	Synopsis FA. Nat Allen 1952. FFA. Steve Bancroft 1974.
1953	Left Broken FA. Slim Sorrel 1953
1954	Slipper Slab FA. Wilf White 1954
1955	Joe's Direct Start FA. Joe Brown 1950s
1956	Neb Crack FA. Nat Allen 1956 Crooked Start FA. Wilf White 1956 Tinsel's Tangle FA. Wilf White, Tinsel Allen 1956 Brookside Crack FA. Wilf White 1956 Strapiombo FA. Don Whillans 1956
1957	Scarper's Triangle FA. John Fearon (by the left-hand finish) 1957 Downes’ Crack FA. Geoff Sutton 1957. Named in memory of Bob Downes who had just died in the Himalayas. Morty’s Corner FA. Joe (Morty) Smith 1957
1958	Cave Wall FA. Don Whillans 1958
1962	Strapiombante FA. Dave Brearly 1962 Chequers Buttress FA. John Gosling 1962 Pisa FA. Len Millsom 1962 Thin Crack FA. Len Millsom 1962
1965	Soft Option FA. Dave Gregory 1960s
1968	Oedipus Ring Your Mother FA. Tom Proctor 1968 Long John's Slab FA. Paul Grey (1 peg as a foothold) 1968. FFA. Al Rouse 1969
1969	Motorcade FA. D.Warriner 1969
1972	Sundowner FA. John Allen 1972 Four Pebble Slab FA. John Allen 1972

1973	The Big Crack FFA. John Syrett 1973. In 1955 the mighty Whillans used a machine nut for aid.
1974	Ratbag FA. John Allen 1974 Stiff Cheese FA. Steve Bancroft 1974
1975	The Gully Joke FA. John Allen 1975 C.M.C. Slab FA. Castle Mountaineering Club members 1970s Heartless Hare FA. Steve Bancroft 1975 Hairless Heart FA. John Allen 1975 Hairy Heart FA. Mick Fowler 1975
1976	Strapadictomy FA. John Allen 1976 Narcissus FA. Steve Bancroft 1976 Truly Pathetic FA. John Allen 1976 Artless FA. John Allen 1976 Barrage FA. Mick Fowler 1976 Silver Spoon FA. Mick Fowler 1976
1977	Indoor Fisherman FA. Steve Bancroft 1977 Piledriver FA. Al Evans 1977. Direct Start by Steve Bancroft 1977 Downhill Racer FA. Pete Livesey 1977 Armaggedon FA. Alec Burns 1977 Hard Cheddar FA. Tom Proctor 1977
1978	English Overhang FA. Dave Gregory 1978 Oss Nob FA. Colin Banton 1978 Grip FA. Gary Gibson 1978 Origin of Species FA. Gary Gibson 1978 Two-sided Triangle FA. Gary Gibson 1978
1979	Narcissus II FA. Steve Bancroft 1979 Bacteria Cafeteria FA. Gary Gibson 1979
1980	Science Friction FA. Mark Miller 1980 Brightside FA. Phil Burke 1980 BDTS Stephen Fearn 1994
1981	Greedy Pig FA. Paul Mitchell with pre-placed runners, hence the name. 1981 Avalanche FA. Daniel Lee 1981. The prophetically-named earlier version, fell down. Mean Streak FA. Dominic Lee 1981 Spock's Missing FA. Ron Fawcett 1981
1982	Beau Geste FA. Johnny Woodward 1982 Beau Brummel FA. Martin Veale 1982 Circus FA. Daniel Lee (with side-runners) 1982. Ben Heason (without) 2005
1983	Neon Dust FA. Ron Fawcett 1983 The Mint 400 FA. Ron Fawcett 1983. Direct start added at a later date. Jugged Hare FA. Johnny Dawes 1983 Sole Power FA. Jerry Moffatt 1983
1984	Benign Lives FA. Johnny Dawes 1984 Spine Chiller Start FA. Steve Bancroft 1984. Start added at a later date by persons unknown. Business Lunch FA. John Allen 1984 The Famous Chris Ellis FA. Paul Mitchell, Chris Ellis 1984
1985	Performing Flea FA. Matt Boyer 1985. The old route - Sickle Buttress Arete - fell down.
1986	Parallel Piped FA. Graham Hoey 1986 Silver Lining FA. Peter Beal 1986 Toy Boy FA. Ron Fawcett 1986
1987	Turd Burglar FA. Nick Dixon 1987 Polyp Piece FA. Nick Dixon 1987 (with a side-runner). Ben Heason (solo) 2000 Screaming Dream FA. Mark Leach 1987
1988	Rock the Casaba FA. S.Purdy 1988
1990	What's up Doc? FA. Graham Hulley 1990 Nanoq Slab FA. Tom Metcalf 1990
1992	Mild FA. Julian Lines 1992
1994	Dick Van Dyke Goes Ballistic FA. Dave Pegg 1994 Cock Robin FA. Robin Barker 1994 Heather in My Face FA. Andy Grill 1994
1995	Epiphany Left-hand FA. Nick Dixon 1990s, starting up the crack on the left. Start added by Ben Heason 1999. Originally done on its right side E4 6a (Phil Burke 1970s). Bud FA. Andy Popp 1990s My Newt FA. Brian Rossiter 1990s Art Brut FA. Dave Thomas 1990s. Previously known as 'Hairlip or Balding'. Renegade Master FA. Jerry Moffatt 1995. Soloed by Tom Briggs 2001.
1999	Strappotente FA. Seb Grieve 1999 Horizontal Places FA. Andy Healey 1999
2000	Soul Doubt FA. Adrian Berry 2000. Ramp-art (Martin Veale 1986) gained the ramp and then escaped left into the gully. Dogs Die in Hot Cars FA. Iain Farrar 2000 Slingshot FA. Mo Overfield 2000. Top-roped by Jerry Moffatt in 1988. Chequers Groove FA. Jerry Moffatt 2000
2002	Ghost of the Brook FA. Ben Heason 2002 Crooked Start Direct FA. Steve Clarke 2002
2003	Lonely Heart FA. Ben Heason 2003 Blind Vision FA. Adrian Berry 2003