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List of First Ascents

1890	Brown Crack FA. J.W.Puttrell 1890 Garden Face Indirect FA. J.W.Puttrell 1890
1930	N.M.C. Crack FA. Frank Elliott (of Nottingham MC) 1930 Right-hand Pillar Crack FA. Frank Elliott 1930
1931	Moyer's Climb FA. Clifford Moyer 1931 Garden Face Crack FA. Clifford Moyer 1931 Giant's Staircase FA. Clifford Moyer 1931
1934	Overhang Buttress Ordinary FA. Eric Byne 1934 Och Aye Wall Direct FA. Jack Macleod 1934 Elliott's Buttress Direct FA. Frank Elliott 1934 Central Groove FA. Clifford Moyer 1934 Tree Groove FA. Clifford Moyer 1934 Right-hand Groove FA. Clifford Moyer 1934 Flake-crack FA. Rupert Brooks 1934
1935	Elliott's Crack FA. Frank Elliott 1930s
1940	Right-hand Crack FA. Eric Byne 1940
1947	Byne's Route FA. Eric Byne late 1940s Choked Chimney FA. Oread members late 1940s Straight Chimney FA. Oread members late 1940s Moorside Crack FA. Oread members late 1940s Moorside Rib FA. Oread members late 1940s
1949	Gardom's Gate FA. Keith Axon 1949 Keith's Corner-crack FA. Keith Axon 1949 Oread FA. Keith Axon 1949
1950	Cave Arete FA. Wilf White 1950 Gardom's Unconquerable FA. Joe Brown 1950 Layback Crack FA. Wilf White 1950 Cider Apple FA. P. Knapp 1950 Cider FA. David Penlington 1950 Tree Neighbour FA. David Penlington 1950
1951	Lightning Wall FA. Don Chapman 1951 Corner-crack FA. Dick Brown 1951 Undertaker's Buttress FA. Joe Brown 1951 Whillans' Blind Variant FA. Don Whillans 1951 Finale Groove FA. David Penlington 1951 Babylon's Groove FA. Don Chapman 1951 Third Time Lucky FA. Nat Allen 1951 at the third attempt.
1952	Apple Arete FA. David Penlington 1952
1953	Nowanda FA. Ernie Marshall 1953 Landsick FA. Peter Biven 1953
1955	Moyer's Buttress FA. Peter Biven 1955. Allan Austin soloed the 2nd ascent a few years later. Biven's Crack FA. Pete Biven 1955. FFA. Jack Street 1966.
1956	Thunder FA. Ernie Marshall 1956 Vaya Con Dios FA. Allan Austin 1956 Infirmary Groove FA. Earnie Marshall 1956 Traction FA. Ernie Marshall 1956 Attraction FA. Ernie Marshall 1956 Tartan Route FA. Ernie Marshall 1956

1956	Stormbringer FA. Pete Biven 1956. FFA. Dave Morgan 1976. Biven reached the mantelshelf using tension, though the moves were done free. The route then zig-zagged up the final buttress all the way out to Moyer’s and back! The Eye of Faith FA. Peter Biven 1956 Hearse Arete FA. Peter Biven (1 peg) 1956 Central Crack FA. Joe Brown 1956 Wall Finish FA. Joe Brown 1956 Left-hand Pillar Crack FA. Allan Austin 1956
1957	Cydrax FA. Eric Finney 1957
1960	Promise FA. Len Millsom 1960
1962	Nymph's Arete FA. Ernie Marshall 1962
1963	Velvet Cracks FA. Ernie Marshall 1963
1965	Bitter FA. Eric Finney 1960s
1975	Sleeping Sickness FA. John Allen 1975 Crocodile FA. Gabe Regan 1975
1976	Perfect Day FA. Andy Parkin (as Solid Air) one nut for aid 1976. FFA. Steve Bancroft 1979
1977	Waterloo Sunset FA. Martin Boysen 1977
1978	Tsetse Fly FA. Mike Browell 1978
1979	Master of Thought FA. Gary Gibson 1979
1980	Apple Arete Direct FA. Gary Gibson 1980
1981	Four Horsemen FA. Gary Gibson 1981 Social Fools FA. Gary Gibson 1981 Landsick Direct FA. Ian Riddington 1981 Seventy One White Mice FA. Gabe Regan 1981 Rhythmic Itch FA. Gary Gibson 1981 Blaze FA. Gary Gibson 1981
1983	Diamond Back FA. Chris Craggs 1983 The Enigma Variation FA. Keith Sharples 1983 Crottle FA. Chris Jackson 1983 Spilt Crack FA. Chris Craggs 1983 Only the finish was new. Midas Man FA. Keith Sharples 1983
1984	Raging Insomnia FA. Keith Sharples 1984 Make it Snappy FA. Neil Foster 1984 Charlotte Rampling FA. Johnny Dawes 1984
1985	Spanish Fly FA. John Allen 1985 Good Karma FA. MattÐ Boyer 1985 Agadoo FA. John Allen 1985 The Jackalope FA. John Allen 1985
1986	The Igloo FA. John Allen 1986
1989	Twilight's Last Gleaming FA. J.Zonn 1989
1990	Mickey Finn FA. Paul Mitchell 1990
1994	Gom Jabbar FA. Simon Jones 1994
1995	Ecky Thump FA. Andy Popp 1995
1997	Cheeky Monkey FA. Ellison Allcock 1997
1998	Albert Spansworthy FA. Mark Turnbull 1998
1999	Little Wanda FA. Brian Rossiter 1999
2000	Brazil FA. Jon Read 2000. Also claimed as Homeless, E8 6c, Miles Gibson 2003
2003	Superbloc FA. Miles Gibson 2003 Press Gang FA. Paul Mitchell 2003