2013: Batman , Malham Cove. First ascent, links up with Bat Route . 2017: Rainman , Malham Cove. First ascent; links Raindogs to Rainshadow , to finish directly. Considered to be the first 9b in Britain. Traditional routes 2004: Elder Statesman (HXS 7a, 5.14), Curbar Edge, Peak District. First ascent; McClure used three ropes for protection; featured in the films Hard Grit and The Elder Statesman. 2008: Rhapsody (E11 7a, 5.14c R/X), Dumbarton Rock. 2nd ascent after Dave MacLeod's FFA in 2006; one of the hardest traditional routes in the world. 2011: The Quarryman (E8 7a), Twll Mawr, Dinorwic quarry, Llanberis. First single-day ascent of all 4-pitches of Johnny Dawes's 1986 slate test-piece. 2014: Strawberries (E7 6b), Tremadog. North Wales. First British onsight of the classic Ron Fawcett route. 2015: Choronzon (E10 7a), East Range, Pembrokeshire. 2nd ascent after Neil Mawson's FFA in 2014. 2015: Muy Caliente! (E9/10 6c), Stennis Ford, Pembrokeshire. 6th ascent after Tim Emmett's FFA in 2010. 2019: Nightmayer (E8 6c). Dinas Cromlech. First onsight and 4th ascent of Steve Mayer's 1990s route. 2019: GreatNess Wall (E10 7a), Nesscliffe. First ascent of a project that had been tried unsuccessfully by several parties. 2021: Impact Day (E8 6c). Pavey Ark, Lake District. First onsight flash and 2nd ascent of Dave Birkett's 1999 FFA. 2021: Lexicon (E11 7a, 5.14a R), Pavey Ark, Lake District. 2nd ascent just a few weeks after Neil Gresham's FFA in September 2021; McClure took a 70 foot fall. Bibliography Beyond Limits - A life through climbing (Steve McClure), November 2014. . Sport Climbing +: The Positive Approach to Improve Your Climbing (Steve McClure, Adrian Berry), December 2006. . Filmography Documentary on McClure: Documentary on freeing Overshadow: See also History of rock climbing List of first ascents (sport climbing) Notes References External links Steve McClure on Rainman 9b, UKClimbing (interview, 2017) 1970 births Living people People from Saltburn-by-the-Sea British rock climbers Sportspeople from North Yorkshire English male non-fiction writers 21st-century English male writers English non-fiction outdoors writers