List of First Ascents

1807 Slingsby's Chimney
FA. Cecil Slingsby late 1800s
1905 Open Chimney
FA. Possibly Yorkshire Ramblers Club 1900s
1922 Chimney Buttress
FA. Possibly Gritstone Club members early 1920s
1925 Long Climb
FA. Possibly Gritstone Club members 1920s
1930 Craven Crack
FA. Arnold Waterfall 1930
Route 2
FA. Arnold Waterfall 1930
1937 West Wall Climb
FA. Arthur Birtwhistle 1937
1949 Route 2.5
FA. Craven Pothole Club members 1949
1950 Arsenic Slab
FA. Craven Pothole Club members 1950
1951 Flake Wall
FA. John Wilson 1951
Tiger Rag
FA. John Wilson 1951
1952 Crease
FA. George Walker 1952
Walker's Farewell
FA. George Walker 1952
Cat's Whiskers
FA. George Walker 1952
Old Lace
FA. Charlie Salisbury 1952
Walker's Wall
FA. George Walker 1952
1956 The Shelf
FA. Allan Austin 1956
The Sole
FA. Allan Austin 1956
Slab and Nose Variations
FA. Allan Austin 1956
1957 Crease Direct
FA. Allan Austin 1957
1958 Small Brown
FA. Joe Brown (with tension) 1958. FFA. Ron Fawcett 1973
Hovis
FA. Joe Brown 1958
Winter Traverse
FA. Allan Austin 1958
1962 Wonderloaf
FA. Allan Austin 1962
1966 Rushlight
FA. Norman Elliott 1966
Sunstroke Direct
FA. Dave Barry (from the right) 1966
Route 4
FA. Norman Elliot 1966
1974 Longlurch
FA. Long Ron Fawcett 1974. Apparently he did the centre of the upper roof too - this finish may be unrepeated?
1976 Mother's Little Helper
FA. Steve Bancroft 1976. The original name was less tasteful.
1977 Walkover
FA. Pete Livesey 1977
Buster Direct
FA. Paul Greenland 1977
Family Matters
FA. Paul Greenland 1977
1979 The Fly
FA. Ron Fawcett 1979
1985 Spellbinder
FA. Richard Davies 1985
1986 A Lifetime's Dream
FA. Derek Hargreaves 1986
1987 Winter Rain
FA. Bob Larkin 1987
1988 Streaklet
FA. Graham Desroy 1988
1990 Duck 'n' Dive
FA. Jerry Peel 1990
1992 East of the River
FA. David Williams 1992
1994 The Forager
FA. Brian Swales 1994
Lyndhurst
FA. Brian Swales 1994
1996 Massive Attack
FA. Derek Hargreaves 1996
1997 Crease Arete
FA. Phillip Osbourne 1997
Hovis Direct
FA. Mick Johnson 1997. Only the upper section was new.
A Reach too Far
FA. Mick Johnson 1997