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Ricky Bell, on the second ascent of The Rockafella, straight after Eddie Barbour's first ascent.
Photo by Craig Hiller.

E6 (6b)

Eddie Barbour on the 3rd ascent of the Direct Start to The Wall of Prey.
Photo by Craig Hiller.www.hillerscapes.co.uk

E6 (6b)

James Pearson on the 2nd ascent of Primal Scream, from the feature in OTE 142, Nov '04.

Second Ascents

These routes are still awaiting a 2nd ascent. They are listed in the order they appear in the latest guide.


No. Name Grade First Ascent Date
91 Dart Vadar Lives HVS M Mills, M Henry. 6/77
93 Serem HVS P McDermot, C Wray. 18/05/69
106 Learning to Fly E5 (6a,5c) E Cooper, P Dunlop. 29/7/95
133 Kraken E2 (5a,5b,5b) D Renshaw, C Torrans. 5/5/74
135 Saladin E5 (4c,6b,6b) J Codling, H Lancaster, M Manson. 13/7/84
171 Northern Exposure E5 (6a/b,6a/b,6a) E Cooper, A Moles. 20/8/95
172 Waiting for the Sun E4 (5c,6a,6a) E Cooper, A Moles, R Brown. Spring '92
175 Absolute Zero E5 (5c,6a/b,4c) E Cooper, A Moles. Summer '95
176 Give Up E4 (4c,5a, 6b) E Cooper, H O'Brien. 21/5/95
196 Death or Glory E4 (6a) E Cooper, A Moles. Spring '92
197 London Calling E5 (6a/b) E Cooper, R Brown. Spring '92
205 Stop Making Sense E5 (6a,6b) E Cooper, A Moles, R Brown. Early '90s
208 License to Kill E4 (5c,5c) E Cooper, C Cartwright. 6/86
221 End Game E5 (6a) E Cooper, P McArthur. 24/5/97
224 Maiden Voyage E5 (6b,6a) E Cooper, P McArthur. Spring '97
231 Taming The Tiger E6 (6b) E Cooper, A Wilson. '99
244 Racing Line E6 (6b) E Cooper, P McArthur. 7/4/96
Many of the New Routes also await a second ascent.


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