Preston Mountaineering Club
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PMC 1st Ascents - the PMC Rock Challenge
As part of the PMC's 75th anniversary celebrations see how many of the PMC 1st ascents can you complete this year. The target is 75.
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| Climb name | Grade (2007) | Crag | Valley/Area | Date | Climbed by |
| Slabs Route 2 Var start | S | White Ghyll | Langdale | 1933 | A Gregory/J Tucker |
| Moss Slab | HS | Boat How | Ennerdale | 17.6.39 | A Gregory/F Grundy |
| Interlude | VD | Gimmer Crag | Langdale | 29.9.40 | J Ashton/J Diamond/J Brady |
| Wall End | MS | Gimmer Crag | Langdale | 13.10.40 | J Ashton/J Diamond/J Apted/L Kellett |
| Paleface | S | Gimmer Crag | Langdale | 13.10.40 | J Ashton/J Diamond/J Brady |
| Crow's Nest Direct | HVS 4b,4c,5a,4c | Gimmer Crag | Langdale | 1940 | S Thompson/P White/A Mullan/V Bolton/J Ashton |
| Bilberry Buttress | VS*** | Raven Crag | Langdale | 27.6.41 | CF Rolland/J Renwick |
| Oak Tree Wall | S** | Raven Crag | Langdale | 12.7.47 | A Gregory/J Woods |
| Evening Wall | S** | Raven Crag | Langdale | 6.10.47 | A Gregory/J Woods/J Tucker |
| Impromptu | VD* | Black Crag | Dovedale | 8.10.47 | A Gregory/L Roberts |
| Bilberry Rib | D** | Black Crag | Dovedale | 18.10.47 | A Gregory/L Roberts |
| Hanging Rib | ? | Black Crag | Dovedale | 18.10.47 | J Tucker/A Gregory/J Ward |
| Castor | VD | Black Crag | Dovedale | 25.10.47 | J Tucker/A Gregory/Miss A Jones |
| Raven Girdle | S* | Raven Crag | Langdale | 13.3.48 | A Gregory/J Ward/J Tucker |
| Revelation | HS*** | Raven Crag | Langdale | 29.3.48 | A Gregory/B Black/J Woods |
| Bluebell Gully | S | Raven Crag | Langdale | 29.5.48 | A Gregory/J Tucker/J Ward/C Peckett |
| Centipede | S** | Raven Crag | Langdale | 10.7.48 | A Gregory/C Peckett |
| Bluebell Arete | S | Raven Crag | Langdale | 18.9.48 | A Gregory/J Renwick |
| Deepdale Gully | VD | Greenhow End | Deepdale | 9.10.48 | A Gregory/J Woods/F Grundy |
| Route 2 | D** | Tarn Crag | Langdale | 12.12.48 | A Gregory/J Renwick |
| Holly Tree Traverse | VD** | Raven Crag | Langdale | 25.6.49 | A Gregory/ C H Peckett/J Woods |
| Holly Tree Traverse Variation Finish | VD | Raven Crag | Langdale | 26.6.49 | A Gregory/ C H Peckett/J Woods |
| Stewpot | S | Raven Crag | Langdale | 26.6.49 | A Gregory/ AR Dolphin |
| Rib & Wall | D** | Tarn Crag | Langdale | 3.7.49 | A Gregory/J Woods |
| Orchid | MS | Tarn Crag | Langdale | 3.7.49 | A Gregory/J Woods/J Renwick |
| Blandish | VD | Tarn Crag | Langdale | 3.7.49 | A Gregory/J Woods/J Renwick |
| Pollux | VD | Dove Crag | Dovedale | 9.7.49 | A Gregory/C Peckett |
| Crespuscule | S* | Dove Crag | Dovedale | 9.7.49 | A Gregory/C Peckett |
| Step Ridge | VD | Greenhow End | Deepdale | 10.7.49 | A Gregory/C Peckett |
| Central Route | HS* | Dove Crag | Dovedale | 10.7.49 | A Gregory/C Peckett |
| West Buttress | D** | Tarn Crag | Langdale | 28.8.49 | A Gregory/J Woods |
| Speckled Band | VD** | East Raven Crag | Langdale | 28.5.50 | J Bloor/PT/J Renwick |
| East Wall | MS* | Hutaple Crag | Deepdale | 11.6.50 | A Gregory/C Peckett |
| Central Gully | VD | Greenhow End | Deepdale | 11.6.50 | A Gregory/C Peckett |
| Question Not | VD | White Ghyll | Langdale | 1.7.50 | C Peckett/J Renwick |
| Migraine | MS | Hutaple Crag | Deepdale | 9.7.50 | A Gregory/J Woods |
| Central Groove | VS? | Llech Dhu | Carneddau | 1950? | D Hopkin/D Gray |
| The Barbican | VS* | Castle Rock | Thirlmere | 3.6.51 | H Drasdo/D Hopkin |
| Wall Climb | S | Scrubby Crag | Deepdale | Easter 52 | JC Duckworth/G Batty |
| Portcullis Ridge | VD* | Black Buttress | Deepdale | Easter 52 | JC Duckworth/G Batty |
| Terrace Wall | VD* | Hutaple Crag | Deepdale | Easter 52 | JC Duckworth/G Batty |
| Curving Gully | MS** | Hutaple Crag | Deepdale | Easter 52 | JC Duckworth/G Batty |
| North West Grooves | HS* | Hutaple Crag | Deepdale | 20.5.52 | JC Duckworth/G Batty |
| Juniper Crack | HS* | Scrubby Crag | Deepdale | 22.5.52 | JC Duckworth/G Batty |
| Sleet Wall | HS*** | Hutaple Crag | Deepdale | May-52 | JC Duckworth/G Batty |
| Terrace Wall Variant | VD | Hutaple Crag | Deepdale | May-52 | JC Duckworth/G Batty |
| Liza Grooves | ? | Pillar Rock | Ennerdale | 25.5.52 | D Hopkin/AR Dolphin/PJ Greenwood |
| Siamese Chimneys | S* | North Buttress | Langdale | 23.8.52 | D Hopkin/AR Dolphin/PJ Greenwood |
| Sword of Damocles | E1*** | North Buttress | Langdale | 23.8.52 | PJ Greenwood/AR Dolphin/D Hopkin |
| Trespasser Groove | HVS*** | Esk Buttress | Eskdale | 6.9.52 | AR Dolphin/D Hopkin |
| Communist Convert | VS** | Raven Crag | Thirlmere | 10.5.53 | AR Dolphin/D Hopkin/M Dwyer/J Ramsden |
| Gully Wall | S | Hutaple Crag | Deepdale | 11.5.54 | G Batty/ AD Marsden |
| Cyrano | HS | Hutaple Crag | Deepdale | 12.5.54 | G Batty/ AD Marsden |
| Erne Nest Crack | S | Erne Nest Crag | Grasmere | 12.5.54 | G Batty/ AD Marsden |
| Erne Nest Wall | S | Erne Nest Crag | Grasmere | 12.5.54 | G Batty/ AD Marsden |
| Green Buttress | S | Hart Crag | Deepdale | Mar-55 | R Peart/G Batty |
| Amphitheater Rjb | MVS 4a, 4a, 4a | Hutaple Crag | Deepdale | 30.6.55 | R.Peart/G Batty |
| The Amphitheatre | VS** | Hutaple Crag | Deepdale | 15.8.55 | AD Marsden/G Batty |
| Ringway | HS | Scrubby Crag | Deepdale | May-56 | G Batty/H Drasdo |
| Grendel | MVS*** | Scrubby Crag | Deepdale | ?.1.58 | H Drasdo/G Batty |
| Interrupted Grooves | MVS | Hutaple Crag | Deepdale | 13.4.58 | H Drasdo/G Batty/N Drasdo |
| Swine Knott Buttress | VS | Swine Knott | Langdale | 5.7.58 | R Warner/AL Atkinson/P Turnbull/H Middleton |
| The Girdle Traverse | VS | Swine Knott | Langdale | 19.7.58 | AL Atkinson/R Warner |
| Swine Knott Chimney | VS | Swine Knott | Langdale | Jul-58 | AL Atkinson/R Warner/H Middleton |
| Pluto | HVS*** | Raven Crag | Langdale | Summer 58 | AL Atkinson/R Warner |
| Gormenghast | E1 | Heron Crag | Eskdale | 26.3.60 | L Brown/AL Atkinson |
| Sargasso | V Diff | Greenhow End | Deepdale | 01.08.65 | J Richards/G Batty |
| Left Edge | VD | Trough of Bowland Quarry | Lancashire | 1966 | JI Riley/D Hopkin/T Meredith |
| Bowland wall | HS 4b | Trough of Bowland Quarry | Lancashire | 1966 | JI Riley/D Hopkin/T Meredith |
| Owl Wall | HS 4b | Trough of Bowland Quarry | Lancashire | 1966 | JI Riley/D Hopkin/T Meredith |
| Primrose Route | VD | Trough of Bowland Quarry | Lancashire | 1966 | JI Riley/D Hopkin/T Meredith |
| Original Route | M | Trough of Bowland Quarry | Lancashire | 1966 | JI Riley/D Hopkin/T Meredith |
| Girdle Traverse | S 4a/4a | Trough of Bowland Quarry | Lancashire | 1966 | JI Riley/D Hopkin/T Meredith |
| Crystal | E1 5b | Gimmer Crag | Langdale | 1.6.81 | T Birkett/AL Atkinson/Lyle |
| Sixpence | E6 6b | Pavey Ark | Langdale | 12.7.81 | AL Atkinson/Forsythe/Graham/T Birkett |
| Rush Hour | E2 5b | Grange Crag | Borrowdale | 1985 | M Taylor |
| Thirsty Work | E1 5b | Anglezarke | Lancashire | 5.5.96 | C Spencer/P Mays |
| I see no Ships | HVS 5a* | Anglezarke | Lancashire | 5.5.96 | C Spencer/P Mays |
| Reservoir Camels | E1 5b | Anglezarke | Lancashire | 5.5.96 | C Spencer/P Mays |
| Any Which Way But Loose | HVS 5a* | Anglezarke | Lancashire | 4.5.96 | C Spencer/P Mays |
| Any Which Way You Can | E2 5c** | Anglezarke | Lancashire | 4.5.96 | C Spencer/P Mays |
| To Infinity & Beyond | E4 6b** | Anglezarke | Lancashire | 4.5.96 | C Spencer (unseconded) |
| Le Mans Finish | E1 5b* | Anglezarke | Lancashire | 24.5.97 | C Spencer/AL Atkinson |
| Airborne Attack | HVS 5b | Anglezarke | Lancashire | 24.5.97 | C Spencer/AL Atkinson |
| Gardening Leave | VS 4c | Anglezarke | Lancashire | 24.5.97 | C Spencer/AL Atkinson |
| The Iron Start (Botch Weld Job) | E1 5b | Anglezarke | Lancashire | 25.5.97 | C Spencer/P Mays |
| The Steel Start (Botch Weld Job) | E1 5b | Anglezarke | Lancashire | 25.5.97 | C Spencer/P Mays |
| Botch Weld Job | E1 5b | Anglezarke | Lancashire | 25.5.97 | C Spencer |
| To Infinity & a Chuck Left | E4 6a** | Lester Mill Quarry | Lancashire | 1997 | C Spencer/M Garratt |
| Brick Thick | HVS 5a* | Anglezarke | Lancashire | 1997 | C Spencer |
| There's More to This | E4 6b* | Anglezarke | Lancashire | 1996 | C Spencer/M Garratt |
| Bee Line | HS | White Crag | Langdale | 01.10.00 | M Cottam/JJ Whitehead/ Steve ? |
| Veteran'sVariant | VD | White Crag | Langdale | 01.10.00 | JJ Whitehead/J Aldersley |
| Rocky Outcrop Low | VS 5a | White Crag | Langdale | 24.6.01 | JJ Whitehead/T Walkington/N Evans |
| Peak AC150 | PD+/AD- | Garwhal | Himalaya | 2.6.2007 | M Cottam/C Astill |
| Danesh Parbat | AD+/D- | Garwhal | Himalaya | Jun-07 | M Cottam/D Wynne-Jones |