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Surprised to discover I've completed 3 of the ticklists I subscribe to on UKC. I expect many others can claim more so I may just have to claim the record for longest time to complete a ticklist - 46 years 5 months 20 days at the time of posting for 23 routes (most ticked routes on UKC.)

Wow, has UKC been going that long?

Nice work. I just had a look - I too have done 'em all but it took me only 31 years starting 1965 with Little Chamonix and finishing 1996 with Knight's Move of which I have no recollection whatsoever but it's at Burbage it seems. What and when were your first and last?

1969 for little cham and 2019 for knights move for me, do I get a prize?

Tbh I did km last year because everybody on here seemed to enthuse about it and I could not for the life of me remember ever doing it.

Now I've looked at the dates I find my 46 years is all to cock. I see that the only one done this century (2017) is Little Cham, which coincidentally was my first (and first ever climb) in 1968, but UKC chooses to ignore that. So in reality my last one was Tody's Wall in July 1997 and my total time was a mere 29 years or so. Shame, as 46 years might have taken some beating.

Knight's Move is a bit unmemorable, unless it is your first lead at the grade (which it commonly is) or, as in my case, your leader took a fall and you had to take over at the sharp end (as happened to me).

My other two completions are

https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/set.php?id=1661

Though I have to admit it took me more than a day. Only two other completers.

And

https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/set.php?id=1976 

Only one other completer.

Ha ha - I've one to do of that Langdale list at Stickle Barn Crag and if I were to do it this year - and I had thought of it on Monday but having parked at the bridge we went elsewhere - it'd be a 55 year completion from Bilberry in 1965. That'd even beat Rick's 50 year one he reported above.

Hadn't seen the Libby one but just clicked in and yep - done 'em all, but only across 43 years from 1966 to 2009

Looking at the responders begs the question: is it only Lakeland climbers who take so long? 

Deserves a prize until someone beats your 50 year span.

NB - watch this space - as mentioned in my reply to Rog I've one to do on a list he mentions which even if I did it now would take me to a 55 year span.

Good work,

On a related note: you can currently see the names of completists (if ticklist are not hidden on a user's profile) at the bottom of a ticklist. I always thought it would be cool to compare with your mates or have a top ten of "nearly-completed" for some friendly competition... who's closest to completing Extreme Rock etc. A top 10 might be good, and anyone who has completed it would be listed under the 1st category. If noone has completed it the person with the highest percentage would be listed 1st instead. Only including people who have made their ticklist subscriptions public, perhaps. 

By coincidence my one certain ticklist  (the Munros) also took 46 years!

Just checked the quoted ticklist and it has only taken me 43 years but i have never been in a rush with these things.

https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/set.php?id=90

Now 2 other completers since I checked into it Rog. 

According to one of mine I've been completing it for 50 years. I've only been climbing 11 years and am only in my 30s. I think there might be a glitch somewhere. 

Thats true - the glitch. One of my ticklists (alpine multipitch only, not completed) tells me i'm 48 years 7 months away doing it. Accordingly, i started alpine multipitch climbing at the tender age of one year, 3 months... Obviously the only noteworthy alpinistic feat of mine, were it not for a calculation error. 

I've definitely done all 23 but no idea how long my "span" is because I don't log routes on here. Nowhere near your 46 years since I'm sure none of them are recent new routes for me.

What do you think to this "Lakeland Apprenticeship" ticklist, Rog? https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/set.php?id=4420

Anything you'd add/take out?

Why is Pulpit Route in the Classic Rock Ticklist? It's not in my copy of the book, except as "other climbs round here worth doing".

The Ivy Chimney is in Classic Rock which is the 4th pitch on Pulpit Route.

Graham 

Inverted Vee, October 69 - Bishop's Route, June 20 "50 stars in 20 routes Stanage Popular" but quite a non-climbing gap involved.

What do I win?

On ticklists in general, does anyone else use private ticklists do keep themselves motivated and positive? I have a tradition of creating a ticklist at the start of the year, for 50 grit routes I aspire to do that year. Ideally a mix of all the various subcategories of gritstone - natural, quarried, friendly, remote, etc - and a good range of all the different subtleties of gritstone - perfect hand cracks, steep flake-pulling, slabs, thrutching, etc. The rules are quite fluid, but ideally there'll be a spread of all grades, mod upwards, there'll be good body of routes at my current onsight limit, and there'll be a couple of routes I really aspire to pushing my grade on in the purest style. They all have to be onsight, with special exeptions for routes that I've seconded and thought were mega and need to be done in a better style, and routes that I've failed on and have a grudge with.

I've never completed one entire ticklist yet - but it certainly works for having goals in sight, getting mileage in and having something to turn to when you're at the crag and not sure what you fancy doing!

I've never ticked or recorded a single route. I reckon I've climbed somewhere between 1000 to 10000 routes, in 10-30 different countries. I know what my best on sights are though.

I completed the Scottish Sea stack trilogy a couple of weeks ago with an ascent of Am Buachaille. Feel more like I've started something rather than completed it as the boys and I are now looking to Ireland for more stack climbing... 

 I've taken 54 years so far and not done half of them, but did 8 last month.

Yes - I do something similar! Ticklists for a new year, ticklists for breaking into a new grade, ticklists for climbing trips abroad. It's a good way to procrastinate at work... and the better half of my climbing happens in my daydreams...

Munros:- 42 years so far, but I may get them, I may not. Got 52 left to bag.

Done some several times, but when I repeated them, usually it was not feasible to do an unascended peak.(Except a few weeks ago, when I did Sgurr nan Gillean again, but I soloed the pinnacle ridge, which I've wanted to do for a long time).

Most of mine have been in autumn/winter, and not uncommonly in poor conditions. Also most done solo.

Last two that I did were the two remote munros overlooking the Tarf water.

I've got individual routes I've been working on nearly that long!  Good effort on getting there eventually.