Tom Proctor

First ascent.

Some aid.

First ascent.

First ascent.

First ascent.

At the time one of the hardest routes in the country. Tom led the line with only 3 pieces of protection, a worrying thought for the modern climbers! [3]

References

[1] http://smhccg.org/rock-climbing/mick-ward/

[2] Peak Limestone North, First Ascents Supplement /file/bc3fd0e4-a3ee-a736-1cbf-d68af9f0910e/peak_lime_north_first_ascents.pdf

[3] On The Edge, Issue 112 page 12

First ascent.

You did GREEN DEATH E5, was that an epic?

That was a turning point. I realised then that I could climb blank rock, because when you get to it, it's not blank. From below you just look up and don't see the holds, but you've got to literally, get a rope, and go down and have a look. [1]

[1] The Power of Climbing (1991), David Jones, page 38

First ascent.

Tom nabbed also nabbed the first winter ascent of this very fickle line in the early 1970s.

First ascent.

First ascent.

First ascent.

Tom originally started up an adjacent route but later added the current and more direct start.

First ascent.

First free ascent.

First ascent.

First ascent.

First ascent.

First ascent.

First ascent.

First ascent.

First ascent.

References

[1] Peak Limestone North, First Ascents Supplement /file/bc3fd0e4-a3ee-a736-1cbf-d68af9f0910e/peak_lime_north_first_ascents.pdf

First ascent.

Tom stopped climbing after he sustained a tendon injury while attempting to make the first free ascent. He went on to become a caver.

First ascent.

First re-ascent after a big flake came off.