World's First 9b climbed in 1998??.. 'Mutation' Steve McClure

With the recent news that Wil Bosi has made the second ascent of Steve McClure's route 'Mutation' at Raven Tor some 23 years after the first ascent. We thought we'd dig out this footage of Steve on the route which was shot in 2006 for our film "Magic Numbers' 8 years after the first ascent (1998). Makes for fascinating viewing in light of what is now being said about the route. Wil has stated an upgrade of at least 9a+, this has caused a grade speculation tsunami that the route could have indeed been the world's first 9b.... either way, what a climb, congratulations to Wil and all bow to the mighty McClure.