A selected history of rock climbing through the climbers, climbs and selected media.
James McHaffie is a prolific North Wales based trad climber who's also a very capable sport climber. He is one of the best trad onsight climbers in the UK (and potentially the world) with over a hundred E7 onsights to his name. He's also completed some impressive challenges, such as the 100 lakes extremes in a day.
On the 26th May James climbed Revelations at Raven Tor, the last route of 180 on his way to ticking every route in the book Extreme Rock. This incredible effort demonstrates a huge breadth and depth of experience, from relatively pedestrian climbs such as The Strand at Gogarth (North Stack And Main Cliff) to bold and intimidating leads such as Johnny Dawes' Indian Face and Jerry Moffatt's Master's Wall.
[1] https://dmmwales.com/journal/may-2021/mchaffie-completes-extreme-rock
[2] https://chalkbloc.com/climbing-interviews/james-mchaffie-the-dark-lord-climber-interview
James McHaffie is a prolific North Wales based trad climber who's also a very capable sport climber. He is one of the best trad onsight climbers in the UK (and potentially the world) with over a hundred E7 onsights to his name. He's also completed some impressive challenges, such as the 100 lakes extremes in a day.
On the 26th May James climbed Revelations at Raven Tor, the last route of 180 on his way to ticking every route in the book Extreme Rock. This incredible effort demonstrates a huge breadth and depth of experience, from relatively pedestrian climbs such as The Strand at Gogarth (North Stack And Main Cliff) to bold and intimidating leads such as Johnny Dawes' Indian Face and Jerry Moffatt's Master's Wall.
[1] https://dmmwales.com/journal/may-2021/mchaffie-completes-extreme-rock
[2] https://chalkbloc.com/climbing-interviews/james-mchaffie-the-dark-lord-climber-interview
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Added climber Toni Egger.
Added climber Cesare Maestri.
Added climber Paul Braithwaite.
Added climber Gordon Jenkin.
Added climber Jon de Montjoye.
Added climber John Kirk.
Added ascent of Martin Krpan for Tomáš Mrázek.
Updated Tomáš Mrázek.
Updated ascent of Underground for Tomáš Mrázek.
Updated climb Underground.
Added media for Tomáš Mrázek's ascent of Underground.
Added climber John Porter.
Added climber Bob Berzins.
Added climber Rab Anderson.
Added climber Pete O'Donovan.
Added climber Ginger Cain.
Added climber Paul Nunn.
Added ascent of Austrian Oak for Rhoslyn Frugtniet.
Updated ascent of Ultramarine for Dave MacLeod.
Added media for Adrian Vanoni's ascent of Cobra Crack.
Added ascent of Cobra Crack for Adrian Vanoni.
Updated Adrian Vanoni.
Added media for Dave MacLeod's ascent of Ultramarine.
Added climb Ultramarine, 8B.
Added climber Nick Rosen.