Tyler Landman climbs Smiling Buttress at Curbar

In November 2013, Tyler Landman made the coveted first ascent of Smiling Buttress at Curbar. First made famous in the film Hard Grit, it had been tried by Ben Moon and Steve McClure, amongst others, with only Ned Feehally getting close to climbing the route.

Tyler kept the original name for the problem and has declined to give it a grade, commenting:

"The climbing is an amazing blend of power and technique, revolving around two very slopey holds on a gently overhanging wall. It is a gritstone classic."
Smiling Buttress was first made famous as a Last Great Problem in 1997, due to the footage of Ben Moon trying it in Hard Grit. Ben was at Curbar when Ty made the first ascent.

This film was on our original BMC TV platform but we thought it had vanished into the ether. Big thanks to Ben Pritchard for dusting off his hard drive and sending us a re-edit.

More info on UKClimbing: https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2013/...

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