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List of First Ascents

1909	Central Climb FA. John Laycock 1909
1910	Thompson's Buttress Route 2 FA. Archer Thompson c1910 Thompson's Buttress Route 1 FA. Archer Thompson c1910
1913	Great Chimney FA. Siegfried Herford 1913
1927	November Cracks FA. Arthur Burns 1927 En Rappel FA. Arthur Burns (Blizzard Buttress) 1927 Direct Finish, Joe Brown 1961 Blizzard Buttress FA. Arthur Burns 1927 K2 FA. Arthur Burns 1927
1952	Second's Retreat FA. Joe Brown 1952 Bachelor's Climb FA. (pitch 2) Joe Brown 1952 (before this it finished up Great Chimney)
1955	Main Crack FA. Joe Brown 1950s
1957	Bulwark FA. Probably Joe Brown, late 1950s Delstree FA. Joe Brown late 1950s Reunion Crack FA. Joe Brown late 1950s Hen Cloud Eliminate FA. Joe Brown, late 1950s Bachelor's Left-hand FA. Don Whillans late 1950s
1960	Chicken FA. Tony Nicholls early 1960. FA. (Direct) Gary Gibson 1981
1962	The Ape FA. Pete Ruddle 1962 The Long and Short FA. Tony Nicholls early 1960s Encouragement FA. Tony Nicholls early 1960s Second's Advance FA. Bob Hassall 1962 Rib Crack FA. Bob Hassall 1962
1968	High Tensile Crack FA. Colin Foord 1968 The Better End FA. Dave Salt 1968 (one nut). FFA. John Allen 1975
1975	Anthrax FA. Steve Bancroft, John Allen (alts) 1975
1976	Anaconda FA. John Gosling 1976 Comedian FA. Steve Bancroft 1976 Corinthian FA. Steve Bancroft 1976 Caricature FA. John Allen 1976
1977	Stokes' Line FA. Mark Stokes 1977 Chameleon FA. Steve Bancroft 1977
1978	Nutted by Reality FA. Simon Horrox 1978 Slowhand FA. Dave Jones 1978 Electric Chair FA. Jim Moran 1978 Gallows FA. Jim Moran 1978 The Sorcerer FA. Jim Moran 1978

1978	Pullet FA. Simon Horrox 1978 The Raid FA. Jim Moran 1978 The Pinch FA. John Holt 1978 Press on Regardless FA. Dave Jones 1978 The Monkey in Your Soul FA. Al Simpson 1978 Borstal Breakout FA. (Pitch 1) Jim Moran, (Pitch 2) Dave Jones (1 nut) 1978 Bitching FA. Gary Gibson 1978
1979	The Mandrake FA. Jonny Woodward 1979 Bad Joke FA. Gary Gibson 1979 Buster the Cat FA. Dave Jones 1979 Slipstreams FA. Dave Jones 1979 Levitation FA. Phil Burke 1979. FA. (without side-runner) Simon Nadin 1990s Space Probe FA. Pitch 1 Jonny Woodward 1979. Pitch 2 Steve Bancroft 1977 Small Buttress FA. Dave Jones 1979
1980	Caesarean FA. Jonny Woodward 1980 Solid Geometry FA. Dave Jones 1980
1981	Blood Blisters FA. Gary Gibson 1981 Fast Piping FA. Gary Gibson 1981
1982	The Stone Loach FA. Gary Gibson 1982 Frayed Nerve FA. Gary Gibson 1982 Cool Fool FA. Gary Gibson 1982
1983	Master of Reality FA. Simon Nadin 1983
1984	Mindbridge FA. Simon Nadin 1984
1985	Chiaroscuro FA. Gary Gibson 1985 Parallel Lines FA. Simon Nadin 1985
1986	B4, XS FA. Simon Nadin 1986 Saria FA. Martin Boysen 1986
1987	Dog Eye Rib FA. Andy Popp 1987
1989	This Poison FA. Gary Gibson 1989
1992	A Flabby Crack FA. Neil Travers 1992
1995	Peter and the Wolf FA. Andy Popp 1990s Aretenaphobia FA. Seb Grieve 1995
2000	Mandrill FA. Andy Cave 2000
2002	The Driven Bow FA. Jon Read 2002
2003	Master of Puppets FA. Mark Sharratt 2003