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List of First Ascents

1947	Argosy Crack FA. Slim Sorrell late 1940s Bel Ami FA. Wilf White late 1940s The Brain FA. Slim Sorrell late 1940s
1948	Angular Crack FA. Joe Brown 1948 Beech Buttress FA. Wilf White 1948 Campion Groove FA. Don Chapman 1948 Campion Wall FA. Nat Allen 1948 P.M.C. 1 FA. Bob Tomsett 1948 Slab Route FA. Chuck Cook 1948
1949	Owl's Arete FA. Slim Sorrell 1949 Keeper's Crack FA. Slim Sorrell 1949 October Crack FA. Wilf White 1949 Alpha FA. Chuck Cook 1949 Hercules FA. Chuck Cooke 1949 Twilight Crack FA. K.Brindley 1949
1950	Bulldog Crack FA. K.Brindley 1950 Derwent Groove FA. Nat Allen 1950 Sorrell's Sorrow FA. Joe Brown 1950 Amphitheatre Crack FA. Valkyrie members 1950 Buckle's Sister FA. Nat Allen 1950 Buckle's Brother FA. Nat Allen 1950 Buckle's Crack FA. Nat Allen 1950 Two Pitch Route FA. Joe Brown 1950 Wall Climb FA. Joe Brown 1950 Little Innominate FA. Valkyrie Club members 1950 Avalanche Wall FA. Joe Brown 1950 Elder Crack FA. Joe Brown 1950. Given VS - must have been more holds on it then! Short Slab FA. Joe Brown 1950 Boa Crack FA. Nat Allen 1950 Reynard's Crack FA. Nat Allen 1950 Heron Wall FA. Nat Allen 1950 Cioch Left-hand FA. Valkyrie members 1950 Cioch Crack FA. Nat Allen 1950 Cioch Wall FA. Nat Allen 1950 Heather Wall FA. Slim Sorrell 1950 Birthday Groove FA. Joe Brown 1950 Birthday Crack FA. Valkyrie Club members 1950
1951	The Left Eliminate FA. Joe Brown 1951 The Peapod FA. Joe Brown 1951 The Right Eliminate FA. Joe Brown 1951 Deadbay Climb FA. Don Whillans 1951
1952	Deadbay Crack FA. Don Whillans 1952
1953	Beech Layback FA. Dick Brown 1953
1954	Overtaker's Buttress FA. Don Chapman 1954 Deadbay Groove FA. Don Whillans 1954 Tree Wall FA. Joe Brown 1954
1955	The Corner FA. Joe Brown 1955 Maupassant FA. Don Whillans 1955
1957	Diddlum Wall FA. Don Hadley late 1950s Baron's Wall FA. Joe Brown (the Baron) late 1950s Green Crack FA. Joe Brown (some tension) 1957 L'Horla FA. Joe Brown (some tension) 1957
1958	Insanity FA. Hugh Banner 1958
1964	Mastiff Wall FA. Nat Allen 1964 Kayak FA. Colin Mortlock 1964 Direct Finish Peter Robins 2000ish Grey Face FA. Dennis Gray 1964
1966	The Big Rocker FA. John Gosling 1966 Mad Hatter FA. John Gosling 1966 Grooved Arete FA. Mike Simpkins 1966 Allen's Climb FA. John Gosling 1966
1969	Apollo FA. John Gosling (with a little tension) 1969
1972	Soyuz FA. John Allen 1972. Top-roped by Joe Brown in 1950. Canoe FA. Ed Drummond early 1970s
1973	Mr Softee FA. John Allen 1973 Fidget FA. John Allen 1973
1974	Lamebrain FA. Steve Bancroft 1974
1975	Rat Scabies FA. Gabe Regan mid 1970s John's Arete FA. Steve Bancroft 1975 Moon Crack FA. John Allen (with one runner!!) 1975. Gabe Regan soloed the 2nd ascent! Overtaker's Direct FA. Mike Simpkins 1970s Profit of Doom FA. John Allen 1975 Pretty Face FA. Paul Mitchell 1975 Scroach FA. Ed Drummond 1975 Flea Circus FA. Steve Bancroft 1975
1976	Black Nix Wall FA. Steve Bancroft (after Black Nick failed) 1976 Moon Walk FA. John Allen 1976 Smoke ont' Watter FA. Nicky Stokes 1976 Predator FA. John Allen 1976 Linden FA. Mick Fowler 1976. Climbed by Ed Drummond in 1973 with two skyhooks on wrist loops for aid. The tiny holes he drilled are still there. Deadbay Groove Direct FA. John Allen 1976
1977	Saddy FA. Steve Bancroft 1977 Usurper FA. Nicky Stokes 1977 Hurricane FA. Mick Fowler 1977

1978	Don't Slip Now FA. Phil Burke 1978 Amethyst FA. Clive Jones 1978 Blockhead FA. Dave Gregory 1978 Sweet Gene Vincent FA. Gary Gibson 1978 Suspect Intellect FA. Clive Jones 1978 Lepton FA. Al Rouse 1978 The Fall FA. John Allen 1978 Diet of Worms FA. Paul Mitchell with pre-placed Hexes 1978
1979	The Beer Hunter FA. Steve Bancroft 1979 Rise of the Robots FA. Gary Gibson 1979 The Welcome FA. Colin Banton 1979 Homicide FA. Gabe Regan - as Dead Bay Biz, 1979
1980	Beech Buttress Direct FA. Gary Gibson 1980 The Unreachable Star FA. Mark Stokes 1980 Dark Entries FA. Ron Fawcett 1980 Finger Distance FA. Gary Gibson 1980 One Step Beyond FA. Ron Fawcett 1980 Rigid Digit FA. Ron Fawcett 1980 Moonshine FA. Tim Leach 1980 The Shape of Things to Come FA. Phil Burke 1980 Green Acres FA. Gary Gibson 1980
1981	Cool Moon FA. Daniel Lee (with side-runners) 1981. Thomas de Gay (solo) 1998 Body Torque FA. Paul Mitchell 1981 Top Secret FA. Gary Gibson 1981 Colossus FA. Gary Gibson 1981 Tin Drum FA. Dominic Lee 1981 The Bear Hunter FA. Bob Bradley 1981
1983	Instant Karma FA. Greg Lucas 1983 Plaything FA. Gary Gibson 1983
1984	Hidden Pleasures FA. Andy Bailey 1984 Ulysses or Bust FA. Neil Foster 1984 Forbidden Planet FA. John Allen 1984 White Lines FA. Johnny Dawes 1984 Tube of Foster's FA. Paul Mitchell (with distant side-runner) 1984 White Water FA. Johnny Dawes 1984 Done Years Ago FA. Johnny Dawes 1984 Bill and Ben FA. Johnny Dawes 1984 Committed FA. Johnny Dawes 1984 Be Bop Delux FA. Ron Fawcett 1984 Shooting the Breeze FA. Paul Pepperday 1984 Artists Only FA. Paul Pepperday 1984 King of the Swingers FA. Ron Fawcett 1984
1985	Combat les Pellicules FA. Bill McKee 1985 El Vino Collapso FA. John Allen 1985
1986	The End of the Affair FA. Johnny Dawes 1986 Slab and Crack FA. Johnny Dawes 1986 Janus FA. Johnny Dawes 1986. Originally given E7 7a “because the grooves looked like two sevens”. Happy House FA. John Allen 1986 Blue Hawaii FA. John Allen 1986
1987	Camel Ticks FA. Mike Hammil 1987 Moon Madness FA. Ron Fawcett 1987 Stopper FA. Ron Fawcett 1987 Portrait of a Legend FA. John Allen 1987 Little Chef FA. Chris Plant 1987. Done earlier in 1987 by Mark Pretty, 1 peg runner. Happyhart FA. John Hart 1987
1988	Knockin' on Heaven's Door FA. Right-hand line, pre-placed peg, Andy Pollitt 1988. Left-hand start with no peg, Richie Patterson in 1996 and renamed Born Slippy. Ben Tetler soloed the original line in 1999.
1989	Circus of Dinosaurs FA. Roy Bennett 1989 Amy FA. Graham Iles 1989
1990	Lithuania FA. Falco Rech 1990
1991	King of Crookrise FA. Andy Barker 1991
1992	The Art of White Hat Wearing FA. Andy Chrome 1992
1993	Mensa FA. Neil Foster 1993. The lower part was Brain Variations, Andy Bailey 1983
1994	For the Good of the Cause FA. Andy Barker 1994 I Bet He Drinks Carling Black Label FA. Andy Barker 1994 Peas of Mind FA. Dave Pegg 1994 Slackers FA. Robin Barker 1994
1997	Black Silk on White Satin FA. Roy Bennett 1997
1998	The Zone FA. John Arran 1998
1999	Crack and Slab FA. John Arran 1999 Rocky Horror Show FA. Pete Robins 1999 The League of Gentleman FA. Pete Robins 1999 Snorter FA. Mike Lea 1999 Free Way FA. Pete Robins 1999 Eclipse FA. Pete Robins 1999 King Louis FA. Chris Wright 1999
2000	Rapid FA. Peter Robins 2000ish
2001	Doctor Dolittle FA. John Arran 2001
2003	Overtaking on the Outside FA. Steve Clarke 2003 Drummond Base FA. Johnny Dawes 2003 The Grey Area FA. Charlie Woodburn 2003
2004	The New Statesman FA. Steve McLure 2004. Originally called Elder Statesman.
2005	Glad Tidings FA. Colin Binks 2005