period of focus by Dawes on gritstone. 1986: Indian Face (E9 6c), Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, Snowdonia. First ascent. Britain's first grade-E9, and considered the world's hardest climb at the time; features in the 2006 climbing-film, Johnny Dawes and the Indian Face. 1986: The Quarryman (E8 7a), Twll Mawr, Dinorwic quarry, Llanberis. First ascent, 4 pitches on Welsh slate, one of the hardest climbing routes at the time, now part of a 2019 climbing film, The Quarrymen, and its notorious Groove pitch features in the 1986 climbing film, Stone Monkey. 1987: The Scoop (E7 6b), Strone Ulladale, Harris. First ascent with Paul Pritchard of 8 pitches of Doug Scott's 1969 grade-A5 aid climbing route; considered in 1984 to be one of British climbing's "great challenges"; partly shown in the 1988 film, 80s Birth of Extreme. 1988: Hardback Thesaurus (E7/8 6c), Gogarth North Stack. First ascent and first onsight of an E7; is shown in the 1988 film, 80s Birth of Extreme. 1990: The Very Big & the Very Small , Rainbow Slab Area, Dinorwic quarry, Llanberis. First ascent. Only 3-bolts, hardest slate route at time; rarely repeated; Dawes believes grade is 8c. 1994: Angel's share (E8 7a) or , Black Rocks. First ascent. Gritstone slab at E8 7a without bouldering pads, or a boulder with pads. 1995: Face Mecca (E9 6c), Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, Snowdonia. Second ascent. FFA Nick Dixon in 1989. Bibliography Peak Rock – The History, The Routes, The Climbers, (Phil Kelly, Graham Hoey, Giles Barker), 2013. . Full of Myself (Johnny Dawes), 2011. . Filmography Documentary on The Quarryman (E8 7a): Documentary on The Indian Face (E9 6c): Documentary on the hardest gritstone routes in Peak District: Documentary on leading UK climbers: Documentary on Dawes, Ben Moon and Jerry Moffatt: Documentary on Dawes' technique: See also History of rock climbing List of first ascents (sport climbing) Dave MacLeod, Scottish traditional climber Sonnie Trotter, Canadian traditional climber Rock climbing in the Peak District Notes References External links Johnny Dawes, rock climber: 'You've got to mess about', The Guardian (video interview, 2012) Johnny Dawes, Old website of Johnny Dawes (archived, 2013) Johnny Dawes (1983–2003), ClimbandMore.com (archived, 2019) Johnny Dawes Filmography, MNTN Film Database (January 2022) 1964 births Living people People educated at Uppingham School British rock climbers Free soloists Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands English male non-fiction writers 21st-century English male writers English non-fiction outdoors writers