Hubble (climbing route)

Hubble is a famously difficult sport climb in Great Britain in the Peak District, graded 8c+ or 9a (French) (E9/7b English). It was probably the most difficult route in the world. It was first ascented by Ben Moon in 1990. The route is located in the Raven Tor climbing area just off the road between Buxton and Tideswell in Derbyshire.

The short (bouldery) route consists of nine difficult moves and was previously climbed in Technical Climbing before Ben Moon succeeded in free climbing the route on 13 June 1990.

Alexander Megos repeated the route in 2016, making him the only person to have climbed both Hubble and the route Action Directe (9a). He graded Hubble as easier in comparison and thus left open an upgrade of the difficulty grading to 9a (French) of Hubble that is under discussion.

Ascents

The repeat ascents were by:

  • Malcolm Smith (1992)
  • John Gaskins (1994)
  • Richard Simpson (2005)
  • Steve Dunning (2009)
  • Steve McClure (2009)
  • Alexander Megos (2016)
  • William Bosi (2016)
  • Pete Dawson (2019)
  • Mathew Wright (2020)
  • Buster Martin (2020)
  • Toby Roberts (2021) [1]

References
  1. ""Hubble" (8c+/9a) by Toby Roberts".
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