Climbing History
A selected history of climbing and mountaineering through the climbers, climbs and media.
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Shauna Coxsey
Shauna Coxsey is one of the most successful comp climbers, and most accomplished outdoor boulderers, in the UK. She has won two bouldering world cups, in 2016 and 2017 and went on to compete in the Tokyo Olympics, held in 2021. Since retiring from comps she has excelled at outdoor bouldering.
While she was primarily a competition climber for the first part of her career, she did occasionally climb outside, with highlights such as the first female ascent of New Base Line 8B+ in 2014, making her one of a handful of women to have climbed 8B+ at the time.
Since retiring from competitions she has made rapid repeats of a string of 8B and harder boulders.
References
[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20171209231653/http://www.shaunacoxsey.co.uk/
Shauna Coxsey is one of the most successful comp climbers, and most accomplished outdoor boulderers, in the UK. She has won two bouldering world cups, in 2016 and 2017 and went on to compete in the Tokyo Olympics, held in 2021. Since retiring from comps she has excelled at outdoor bouldering.
While she was primarily a competition climber for the first part of her career, she did occasionally climb outside, with highlights such as the first female ascent of New Base Line 8B+ in 2014, making her one of a handful of women to have climbed 8B+ at the time.
Since retiring from competitions she has made rapid repeats of a string of 8B and harder boulders.
References
[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20171209231653/http://www.shaunacoxsey.co.uk/
Pics + Vids
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Felipe Camargo on Auto Retrato 9a+
Marco Müller on Salty Beverage 8b+
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Podcasts
Featuring 4253 podcasts. Try searching for a climber to see podcasts with them, or check out some of these podcasts:
- Lucy Creamer on Jam Crack Podcast (2016)
- Adam Ondra on The Struggle Climbing Show (2024)
- Pete Woods on That's Not Real Climbing (2025)
- Mickael Mawem on That's Not Real Climbing (2026)
Library
Featuring 15400 items in the library. Try a search to see what you can find, or check out these library items:
- Masters of Stone II (1993) Film
- Alpine Journal 2016 254-264 Norrish Saraghrar (2016) Journal
- Doe Crag (1922) Guidebook
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Wearing boxing gloves and roller skates winning a bet of £20. Repeated the feat on at least two other occasions.
References
[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/rock_talk/roller_blades_and_boxing_gloves-4710?v=1
Wearing boxing gloves and roller skates winning a bet of £20. Repeated the feat on at least two other occasions.
References
[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/rock_talk/roller_blades_and_boxing_gloves-4710?v=1
Keswick based Borrowdale pioneer in the 1950s-1970s responsible for more than 250 new routes in the region.
References
[1] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ray-mchaffie-520345.html
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/jan/05/obituaries.ruralaffairs
Wearing boxing gloves and roller skates winning a bet of £20.
References
[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/rock_talk/roller_blades_and_boxing_gloves-4710?v=1
Keswick based Borrowdale pioneer in the 1950s-1970s.
References
[1] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ray-mchaffie-520345.html
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/jan/05/obituaries.ruralaffairs
Keswick based Borrowdale pioneer in the 1950s-1970s. A legendary figure of
References
[1] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ray-mchaffie-520345.html
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/jan/05/obituaries.ruralaffairs
Keswick based Borrowdale pioneer in the 1950s-1970s. A legendary figure of
References
[1] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ray-mchaffie-520345.html
Keswick based Borrowdale pioneer in the 1950s-1970s.
Aged 11
References
[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CWJM9BHld2B/
[2] https://www.8a.nu/news/lacrima-low-8b-by-tristan-chouvy-11
References
[1] https://www.e9planet.com/blogs/e9-journal/tristan-chouvy