Prolific north wales based trad machine who's also a very capable sport climber. One of the best onsight climbers in the UK 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.
At the time of writing James is a few routes off completing the Extreme Roch challenge.
https://chalkbloc.com/climbing-interviews/james-mchaffie-the-dark-lord-climber-interview
23 recorded ascents.
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| The Meltdown | 9a | ✓ | 01 May 2012 (approx) |
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http://www.jamesmchaffie.com/caffs-blog/the-meltdown Guessed the date based on the blog post. |
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| Big Bang | 9a | 30 Jul 2011 (approx) | |
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He went back a few days later for some pictures and threw down a quick lap! https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/08/james_mchaffie_repeats_the_big_bang_-_9a-63370 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLz56lDzjAg https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg325555.html#msg325555 |
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| Megalopa | 8c+ | 01 Apr 2015 (approx) | |
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Third ascent. https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2015/04/megalopa_8c+_for_james_mchaffie-69637. |
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| Bat Route | 8c | 06 Apr 2012 | |
| Unjustified | 8b+ | 06 Aug 2011 | |
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In a day and same day as Predator! |
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| Predator | 8b | 06 Aug 2011 | |
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In a day and same day as Unjustified! |
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