I started climbing regularly indoors at the end of 2007, a year after moving to Longridge, Lancashire. Over Easter 2008, I went on my first sport climbing trip to Alicante, Spain, where I flashed a 6c+ sport route. 
By summer 2009, I had flashed up to 7b and red-pointed several other 7b+ routes in the Yorkshire Dales.
Tanya on the technical '10 O’Clock Saturday Morning' E6/7 6c, Nesscliffe. Photo: Pat Novelli
In 2010, I redpointed my first 7c, ‘Tremelo’, and was the first female to complete the first section of the ‘Traverse of the Gods’, Longridge (to wobble block) which gains a sport grade of 7c+. By summer 2012, I had flashed 7b+ and redpointed my first 8a, ‘Raindogs’, at Malham. I spent 2013 consolidating my climbing, quickly redpointing ‘The Ashes’ 7c+ and ‘Dominatrix’ 7c both at Kilnsey. At the start of June 2013, I linked to the end of the second section of the ‘Traverse of the Gods’ (to the high break) which gains a sport grade of 8a+. I am the only female to have achieved this.
During a short summer trip to Ceuse I redpointed ‘Vagabond’ 7c and flashed ‘Blockage Violent’ 7b+. In 2013, I also started bouldering outdoors and traditional climbing more. I have flashed up to 7a+ boulder problems, on-sighted E4 6a routes and headpointed ‘Ten o’clock Saturday Morning’ E6 / 7 6c at Nescliffe.
Sport Climbing
Redpoint: ‘Raindogs’ 8a, ‘The Ashes’ 7c+, and seven 7c sport routes (including ‘New Dawn’, ‘Dominatrix’ and ‘Comedy’).
Flash: ‘Blockage Violent’ 7b+, and ‘Aud Sud de Nulle’ 7b/+, at Ceuse.
On-sight: Numerous 7a+ and 7b sport routes.
Traditional Climbing
Onsight: ‘Bloody Sunday’ and ‘Broken Arrow’ both E4 6a, in Pembroke.
Headpoint: ’10 O’Clock Saturday Morning’ E6/7 6c, Nescliffe and Linden E6 6b, Curbar
Tanya on the very, very runout Linden E6 6a, Curbar. Photo Mike Hutton
