Nationality: | GB |
Date of birth: | 1st September 1947 |
Hardest Sport (Worked): | 7a+ |
Hardest Trad (Worked): | E5 |
Hardest Trad (Onsight): | E5 |
Notable Partnerships | |
Geoff Birtles |
An influential climber in the UKs Peak District throughout the 1960s and 70s.
[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2001/09/tom_proctor_dies-1249
21 recorded ascents.
Year | Climb | Grade | Ascent Date |
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1967 | Wee Doris | E4 (Lead) | 1967 |
First ascent.
Some aid. |
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Scoop Wall | E2 (Lead) | 1967 | |
First ascent. | |||
1968 | Oedipus! Ring Your Mother | E4 (Solo worked) | 1968 |
First ascent. | |||
Our Father | E4 (Lead worked) | Jun 1968 | |
First ascent.
At the time one of the hardest routes in the country. 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 |
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1969 | Green Death | E5 (Lead worked) | 1969 |
First ascent.
[1] The Power of Climbing (1991), David Jones, page 38 |
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1970 | Green Death | E5 (Lead onsight) | 1970 |
First ascent.
Tom nabbed also nabbed the first winter ascent of this very fickle line in the early 1970s. |
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1971 | Jermyn Street | E5 (Lead) | 1971 |
First ascent. | |||
1972 | |||
1973 | |||
1974 | |||
1975 | Great Arête | E5 (Solo) | 1975 |
First ascent. | |||
Bubbles Wall | E4 (Lead) | 1975 | |
First ascent.
Tom originally started up an adjacent route but later added the current and more direct start. |
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Jasper | E3 (Lead onsight) | 1975 | |
First ascent.
First free ascent. |
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1976 | Mortlock's Arete | E4 (Lead) | 1976 |
First ascent. | |||
1977 | Circe | E5 (Lead) | 1977 |
First ascent. | |||
Hard Cheddar | E5 (Lead) | 1977 | |
First ascent. | |||
1978 | |||
1979 | Scarab | E6 (Lead) | 1979 |
First ascent. | |||
Cabbage Crack | E4 (Lead) | 1979 | |
First ascent. | |||
A Little Extra | 7a+ (Lead worked) | 1979 | |
First ascent. | |||
Rubicon | 7a (Lead worked) | 1979 | |
First ascent.
References[1] Peak Limestone North, First Ascents Supplement /file/bc3fd0e4-a3ee-a736-1cbf-d68af9f0910e/peak_lime_north_first_ascents.pdf |
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Traffic Jam | E5 (Lead) | Mar 1979 | |
First ascent. | |||
Menopause | E5 (Lead did not finish) | Nov 1979 | |
Tom stopped climbing after he sustained a tendon injury while attempting to make the first free ascent. He went on to become a caver. |
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1980 | Jasper | E3 (Lead repeat) | 1980 |
First ascent.
First re-ascent after a big flake came off. |
Climb | Grade | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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A Little Extra | 7a+ (Lead worked) | 1979 | |
First ascent. | |||
Rubicon | 7a (Lead worked) | 1979 | |
First ascent.
References[1] Peak Limestone North, First Ascents Supplement /file/bc3fd0e4-a3ee-a736-1cbf-d68af9f0910e/peak_lime_north_first_ascents.pdf |
Climb | Grade | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Climb | Grade | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Scarab | E6 (Lead) | 1979 | |
First ascent. | |||
Green Death | E5 (Lead worked) | 1969 | |
First ascent.
[1] The Power of Climbing (1991), David Jones, page 38 |
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Green Death | E5 (Lead onsight) | 1970 | |
First ascent.
Tom nabbed also nabbed the first winter ascent of this very fickle line in the early 1970s. |
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Jermyn Street | E5 (Lead) | 1971 | |
First ascent. | |||
Great Arête | E5 (Solo) | 1975 | |
First ascent. | |||
Circe | E5 (Lead) | 1977 | |
First ascent. | |||
Hard Cheddar | E5 (Lead) | 1977 | |
First ascent. | |||
Traffic Jam | E5 (Lead) | Mar 1979 | |
First ascent. | |||
Menopause | E5 (Lead did not finish) | Nov 1979 | |
Tom stopped climbing after he sustained a tendon injury while attempting to make the first free ascent. He went on to become a caver. |
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Wee Doris | E4 (Lead) | 1967 | |
First ascent.
Some aid. |
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Oedipus! Ring Your Mother | E4 (Solo worked) | 1968 | |
First ascent. | |||
Our Father | E4 (Lead worked) | Jun 1968 | |
First ascent.
At the time one of the hardest routes in the country. 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 |
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Bubbles Wall | E4 (Lead) | 1975 | |
First ascent.
Tom originally started up an adjacent route but later added the current and more direct start. |
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Mortlock's Arete | E4 (Lead) | 1976 | |
First ascent. | |||
Cabbage Crack | E4 (Lead) | 1979 | |
First ascent. | |||
Jasper | E3 (Lead onsight) | 1975 | |
First ascent.
First free ascent. |
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Jasper | E3 (Lead repeat) | 1980 | |
First ascent.
First re-ascent after a big flake came off. |
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Scoop Wall | E2 (Lead) | 1967 | |
First ascent. | |||
Knightsbridge | E2 (Lead) | ||
First ascent. |
Climb | Grade | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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