Tom Proctor

Some aid.

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

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

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

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

First free ascent.

References

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

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 re-ascent after a big flake came off.