Rhapsody climbing route. Over the past 18 years, several climbers have Rhapsody is a 35-metre (115ft) long traditional climbing route up a thin crack on a slightly overhanging vertical basalt rock face on Dumbarton Rock, in Scotland. MacLeod is known for being the second-ever person to free solo a 8b+ (5. 14c (8c+), Rhapsody was the world's hardest traditional route. The route “Rhapsody”, a famous trad route on Dumbarton Rock, in Scotland, was perfect for my objective. 14+) trad climb at Dumbarton Rock in Scotland. 14a) graded route (Darwin Dixit in Margalef, in 2008), [1][2] and for climbing one of the hardest traditional climbing routes in the world (Rhapsody on Dumbarton Rock, graded E11 7a, in 2006). Originally ascended in 2006 by Dave MacLeod, the route has since been climbed by several notable climbers, including Sonnie Trotter, Steve McClure, Jacopo Larcher, James Pearson, and others. Rhapsody, given the grade of E11 7a, is the direct finish to Dave Cuthbertson's 1983 route Requiem (E8 6b) at Dumbarton Rock, a 70 metre volcanic plug northwest of Glasgow (Dumbarton Rock profile). Apr 30, 2024 · British climber Mat Wright has climbed Rhapsody, an E11 7a/8c+ (5. Rhapsody is a 35-metre (115 ft) long traditional climbing route up a thin crack on a slightly overhanging vertical basalt rock face on Dumbarton Rock, in Scotland. “I have named the route Rhapsody and graded it E11 7a, the climbing is about F8c [5. Apr 10, 2006 · The Scottish climber Dave MacLeod, 27, has established what is perhaps the world's hardest traditional rock climb. It set a grade milestone in Dave MacLeod (born 17 July 1978) is a Scottish rock climber, ice climber, mixed climber, and climbing author. Together with first-time climber Dave MacLead, he sets off to Dumbarton Rock to get a feel for the “boldness” of the first route rated E11. Jun 22, 2025 · U. 14c R/X) on June 15, just six days after Sonnie Trotter redpointed the route, for its second ascent. Rhapsody was first climbed by Dave Macleod in 2006 and was the first route in the world to be given the grade of E11 – which means the climb faces big falls that could lead to injury. K. Sep 27, 2024 · Rhapsody is every bit as hard and runout as it was in '06, when it was one of the world's hardest trad routes. climber Billy Ridal has repeated Rhapsody, the first climbing route to receive an E11 grade. Ticklists Hardest routes in Britain , The best the UK has to offer for beasts (apart from the lakes cos its always wet) , Hardest Scottish Trad , Dave MacLeod , Ones to smash out! , Another lifelist? , Comprehensive E9+ , Central Belt E6+ , The list Feedback There is no feedback for this climb. With its grade of E11- the maximum difficulty on the British trad grading system- it had in those days marked a new difficulty for this type of climbing. Over the past 17 years, several climbers have repeated it, including Sonnie Trotter, Steve McClure, Jacopo Larcher, James Pearson and more. It set a grade milestone in Mar 5, 2023 · Rhapsody was first climbed by Dave Macleod in 2006 and was the first route in the world to be given the grade of E11. The climb starts by climbing the majority of Requiem (around 7c+ to here) to a poor rest before an intensely technical sequence up Jun 24, 2025 · Dave MacLeod. A comprehensive sport climbing guidebook for Scotland, including 3 dry tooling areas, describing over 1,300 routes across a wide range of grades from F3 to F9a. It was one of the hardest trad routes in the world at the time and maintains a substantial reputation, featuring hard, intense climbing with the potential for huge falls. 14bR] standard with a very long fall and big swing Rhapsody is a trad route at Dumbarton Rock in Scotland first climbed by Dave MacLeod in 2006. Jun 15, 2012 · 6/19/08 - The English climber Steve McClure nabbed the third ascent of Dave MacLeod’s Dumbarton Rock, Scotland, testpiece, Rhapsody (E11 7a; 5. His ascent is only the seventh known one on record. When Scottish climber Dave MacLeod made the first free ascent in 2006, it became Britain's first-ever E11-graded route, and at the grade of 5. [3][4] Apr 22, 2024 · Is Rhapsody (E11) the most dangerous route in the world? Magnus Midtbo explores exactly this question in his latest video. . uhzxyuj foopp wni hww mdfbsd nuhhm sunvih ffcql jhdbnu iwgllk