World Class: The Story of Aidan Roberts’ Bouldering Breakthrough

Every now and then, you get to witness a run of cutting-edge performance that defines an era of the sport. Even rarer, is when you see that purple patch unfold in an area that’s not in the media spotlight and is renowned for sandbag grading. This past summer, saw Aidan Roberts climb not just a couple of outstanding Lakeland boulder projects, but a whole slew of FAs and repeats up to 8C /V16 in just a six week period. We’re also not talking of lines ignored by the best - they’d already seen attention - they