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List of First Ascents

1901	Raven Rock Gully FA. JW Puttrell 1901 Raven Rock Gully FA. JW Puttrell 1901
1922	Via Dolorosa FA. Morley Wood early 1920s
1930	Bengal Buttress FA. Ivan Waller 1930
1946	Valkyrie FA. Peter Harding 1946
1951	Dorothy's Dilemma FA. Joe Brown, Slim Sorrell, Dorothy Sorrell 1951 Valkyrie Direct FA. Joe Brown, Don Whillans (The Dream Team) 1951 The Mincer FA. Joe Brown, Don Whillans 1951 The Bulger FA. Joe Brown, Don Whillans 1951
1958	Slippery Jim FA. Don Whillans 1958 Ackit FA. Don Whillans 1958 Direct Finish Tony Barley 1967 Teck Crack FA. Joe Brown 1958 Crack of Gloom FA. Joe Brown 1958 Rhodren FA. Joe Brown 1958 Choka FA. Joe Brown (1 point of aid) 1958
1960	Elegy FA. Mike Simpkins (tension to start) 1960. FFA. John Yates 1969
1968	Hypothesis FA. Colin Foord 1968 Sifta's Quid FA. John Amies 1968
1969	Raven Rock Gully Left-hand FA. Dave Salt 1969 Pebbledash FA. Dave Salt 1969 The Swan FA. John Gosling (why didn't he call it The Goose?) one peg 1969 FFA. Ron Fawcett 1977. FA. Up the Swanee John Yates 1970
1970	Up the Swanee FA. John Yates 1970 Death Knell FA. John Yates 1970
1974	Ascent of Man FA. Andrew Woodward 1974 Days of Future Passed FA. Andrew Woodward 1974
1975	Hunky Dory FA. Gabe Regan 1975 Commander Energy FA. John Allen 1975
1977	Smear Test FA. Gabe Regan 1977 Chalkstorm FA. Ian Johnson 1977 Piece of Mind FA. Jonny Woodward 1977
1978	The Aspirant FA. Gary Gibson 1978 Fred's Cafe FA. Gary Gibson 1978 Poisonous Python FA. Gary Gibson 1978 Something Better Change FA. Gary Gibson 1978 Graffiti FA. Gary Gibson 1978 Schoolies FA. Phil Burke 1978 Kicking Bird FA. Al Simpson, Dave Jones (alts) 1978 Mousey's Mistake FA. Dave Jones 1978 Hawkwing FA. Gary Gibson 1978 Headless Horseman FA. Jonny Woodward 1978 Punch FFA. Jonny Woodward 1978

1979	Eugene's Axe FA. John Codling 1979 Amaranth FA. Gary Gibson 1979
1980	Bareback Rider FA. Dave Jones 1980 Sidewinder FA. Phil Burke 1980 Licence to Run FA. Gary Gibson (1 rest) 1980 FFA. Pete O'Donovan 1980 Carrion FA Gary Gibson 1980 Circuit Breaker FA. Gary Gibson 1980 Thin Air FA. Gary Gibson 1980 The Super Girdle FA. John Codling, Dave Jones (alts) 1980
1981	Swan Bank FA. Gary Gibson 1981
1982	Crystal Grazer FA. Phil Burke 1982
1983	Barriers in Time FA. Simon Nadin 1983 The Dignity of Labour FA. Nick Dixon 1983 A Fist Full of Crystals FA. Nick Dixon 1983 Bloodstone FA. Simon Nadin 1983 Clive Coolhead FA. Nick Dixon 1983
1984	Pindels Numb FA. Nick Dixon 1984 Pindles Numb FA. Nick Dixon 1984 Destination Earth FA. Simon Nadin 1984 Secrets of Dance FA. Simon Nadin 1984 Bloodspeed FA. Simon Nadin 1984
1985	Catastrophe Internationale FA. Nick Dixon 1985 Inertia Reel Traverse FA. Jerry Moffatt 1980s
1986	Inertia Reel FA. Johnny Dawes 1986 Doug FA. Nick Dixon 1986 Against the Grain FA. Simon Nadin 1986 Thing on a Spring FA. Simon Nadin 1986
1987	Ant Lives FA. Nick Dixon 1987 Licence to Lust FA. John Allen 1987
1988	Sunday at Chapel FA. Nick Dixon 1988
1989	K.P. Nuts FA. Simon Nadin 1989 Micro-Storm FA. Bill Birch 1989
1993	Apache Dawn FA. Julian Lines 1993
1994	Just For Today FA. Paul Clark 1994
1995	Mushin' FA. Ben Moon 1990s A Little Peculiar FA. Paul Higginson 1990s
1996	Northern Comfort FA. Niall Grimes 1996
1998	Logical Progression FA. Sam Whittaker 1998
2000	Matinee FA. Brown and Whillans 1951, named after the astounded Obsession Fatale FA. Julian Lines 1992. Julian fell off it and was unharmed before he made the first ascent. Kevin Thaw was less lucky (see photo