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List of First Ascents

1935	Highcliff Crack FA. The Barker brothers 1930s Highcliff Chimney Direct FA. The Barker brothers 1930s. FA. (The Arete Finish) Tony Marr 1992 Highcliff Chimney - Ordinary FA. The Barker brothers 1930s North West Route FA. The Barker brothers 1930s
1952	Heart Throb Crack FA. Cleveland MC members early 1950s
1954	Scarecrow Crack FA. D.Holliday 1954. The story goes that he spotted the route when flying past the crag in his jet.
1959	Scarface FA. Unknown (3 pts aid) 1959. FFA. Tony Marr 1992
1960	North West Direct FA. (the start) John Carter 1960. FA. (the finish) John Smith 1970
1961	Wombat FA. Terry Sullivan (aid) 1961. FFA. Les Brown 1966 Flake Crack FA. Terry Sullivan 1961

1962	Esmerelda FA. Terry Sullivan 1962. As the aid route Quasimodo using large curtain hooks for bolts. FFA. Paul Smith (at E6 6b - 1pt) 1988. FFA. Richard Waterton 1995
1972	Puffs Parade FA. Dave Ladkin 1972 Queer Street FA. Tony Marr, Ken Jackson (alt leads- the belay at the stance was the only gear on the route) 1972
1977	Trampled Underfoot FA. Rick Graham (1 peg) 1977. FFA. Ian Dunn 1982 Rockhopper FA. Dave McKinney 1977
1979	Stargazer FA. Paul Ingham 1979. FA. (Super Direct ) Nick Dixon 1983
1981	Moonflower Super Direct FA. Nick Dixon 1981. FA. (Moonflower) Dave Paul 1981
1982	Magic in the Air FA. Nick Dixon (with side-runners) 1982. FA. (without side-runners) Francis (Monty) Montague 1991
1983	Desperate Den FA. Steve Brown (starting up Magic in the Air) 1983. FA. (Direct Start) Tony Marr 2001