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List of First Ascents

1890	Queen's Parlour Gully FA. J.W.Puttrell 1890 Original Route FA. J.W.Puttrell 1890 Queen's Parlour Chimney FA. J.W.Puttrell 1890. An astounding ascent for its day! Fat Man's Chimney FA. J.W.Puttrell 1890 Sand Gully FA. J.W.Puttrell 1890
1900	Stonnis Arete FA. Henry Bishop 1900 Stonnis Crack FA. J.W.Puttrell 1900
1913	East Crack FA. John Laycock 1913 Pine Tree Gully FA. John Laycock 1913 Blind Man's Crack FA. Henry Bishop 1913 South Gully FA. John Laycock 1913 Lawyer's Chimney FA. Henry Bishop 1913 Jammed Stone Chimney FA. Henry Bishop 1913
1920	Lean Man's Climb FA. Fred Pigott 1920. FA. (the flake start) Eric Byne 1933 Sand Buttress FA. Fred Pigott 1920 Lone Tree Gully FA. Fred Pigott 1920 Curved Crack FA. Fred Pigott 1920
1923	Route 1 FA. Possibly Fergus Graham 1923 Black Crack FA. George Bower 1923 Central Buttress FA. Morley Wood 1923 Chancery Slab FA. Morley Wood 1923
1925	Blind Man's Buttress FA. J.Cotterill 1925
1928	Birch Tree Wall FA. Jack London 1928. FA. (The Direct Start) Ivan Waller 1928 Lone Tree Groove FA. Ivan Waller 1928
1929	Birch Tree Wall Variations FA. Ivan Waller 1929
1930	Lean Man's Superdirect FA. Alf Bridge 1930. Left unrecorded for 15 years due to its difficulty!
1938	Central Buttress Direct FA. Bernard Simmonds 1938 Central Buttress Chimney FA. Bernard Simmonds 1938
1939	Queen's Parlour Slab FA. Bernard Simmonds 1939
1945	Green Crack FA. Tony Moulam 1945 Promontory Traverse FA. Peter Harding 1945 Lean Man's Eliminate FA. Peter Harding 1945
1949	The Superstitious Start FA. Peter Harding Friday 13th May 1949 Demon Rib FA. Peter Harding (shoulder for aid) 1949. FFA. Unknown
1969	Rope Trick FA. Roy Leeming 1969
1973	Gomorrah FA. Tony Moulam 1973
1976	Mental Pygmy FA. Steve Bancroft 1976 Shredded Feet FA. John Allen 1976

1976	Golden Days FA. John Allen 1976 The Indirect Start FA. John Allen 1976 Curving Arete FA. Derek Bolger 1976
1977	Firebird FA. Dave Humphries 1977 Twisted Smile FA. Sean Golden 1977 Pseudonym FA. Nick Plishko 1977 Fun Traverse FA. Dave Humphries 1977 South Corner FA. Dave Humphries 1977 Kra S'Hoan FA. Dave Humphries 1977
1978	Birch Tree Wall Eliminate FA. Derek Bolger 1978
1981	Longships FA. Gary Gibson 1981
1986	Vikings in a Sea of Sweat FA. John Allen 1986 Liquid Abs FA. Andy Barker 1986 Camel Hot FA. Johnny Shephard 1986 Untoward FA. Johnny Dawes 1986 Discombobulator FA. Andy Barker 1986 Gaia FA. Johnny Dawes 1986
1987	Velvet Silence FA. Gabe Regan 1987
1988	A Day at the Prom FA. John Allen 1988 Fireworks for the Blind FA. Paul Mitchell 1988
1989	Our Kid FA. John Allen 1989
1992	Prominent Tory Reverse FA. Chris Craggs, Colin Binks (alts) 1992
1994	Jumping on a Beetle FA. Johnny Dawes 1994 The Angel's Share FA. Johnny Dawes 1994 Badmotorfinger FA. Mark Turnbull 1994 Slanted and Enchanted FA. Mark Turnbull 1994 Cybertron Mission FA. Rob Mirfin 1994
1995	Feeding the Pony FA. Mike Weeks 1990s. FA. (without side-runner) Ben Heason 2000s
1997	Meshuga FA. Seb Greive 1997 Prominence FA. Graham Parkes 1997
1998	Caught Smiling FA. Richard Heap 1998 Bad Hair Day FA. Percy Bishton 1998
2000	Harder Faster FA. Charlie Woodburn 2000
2001	Small Things FA. Thomas de Gay 2001 Through the K-hole FA. Michael Garton 2001
2003	DynoMight FA. James Pearson 2003 The Devil is in the Details FA. Tom Briggs 2003