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First-free-ascents that set new grade milestones are important events in rock climbing history, and are listed below. While sport climbing has dominated absolute-grade milestones since the mid-1980s (i.e. are now the highest grades), milestones for modern traditional climbing, free solo climbing, onsighted, and flashed ascents, are also listed.
Dave MacLeod (born 1978) Scotland, made the first free ascent of the world's first E11 traditional climbing route; M. Magendran (born 1963) Malaysia, Everest (1997), first Malaysian/Tamil to reach the summit; Nasuh Mahruki (born 1968) Turkey, Snow Leopard, first Turkish and Muslim climber of Everest; Janusz Majer (born September 25, 1946) Poland
Sport climbing has since set all new grade milestones in rock climbing. The "redpoint" became the accepted definition for what determined a "first free ascent" in sport climbing. [9] [10] Heinz Zak makes the first repeat free solo ascent of Separate Reality in Yosemite. First repeat ascent (traditional or sport climbing).
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