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In 2017, BMC ambassador and top sport climber Steve McClure finally climbed his seven-year mega-project at Malham, Rainman, to give the UK its first-ever 9b.
The route, at Malham Cove in Yorkshire, climbs up the classic Raindogs (8a) then climbs the bulge into Rainshadow (9a). After the crux of Rainshadow, which moves left onto better holds, Rainman blasts pretty much straight up to eventually join Bat Route. It does link existing routes but there’s a bunch of new climbing.
See what happened when Adam Ondra tried Rainman: https://youtu.be/TkdGK0d8iOk
Read our interview with Steve about his ascent:
https://www.thebmc.co.uk/rainman-steve-mcclure-climbs-9b-malham
Film by Ben Pritchard. We filmed this in 2017 and then sent it to all our members. Now it’s here for everyone to watch.
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