Spots of Time

Spots of Time
LocationLake District National Park, Cumbria, England
Coordinates54°32′25″N 3°02′50″W / 54.54020°N 3.04731°W / 54.54020; -3.04731
Climbing areaSwirl Crags, slopes of Helvellyn
Route typeBouldering
Rating9A (V17)
First ascentAidan Roberts, February 2024

Spots of Time is a grade 9A (V17) bouldering problem on the Swirl Crags buttresses on the flanks of Helvellyn in England’s Lake District. It was first climbed by British climber Aidan Roberts in February 2024 after a lengthy campaign; Roberts later proposed a grade of 9A (V17), which would make it the first established boulder of that grade in the United Kingdom. The problem received its first repeat by William Bosi in October 2024, who confirmed the 9A grade.