Ian Parnell

UKClimbing.com

Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Hardest Trad (Worked): E7
Hardest Trad (Onsight): E5
Contributors
8 contributions since 29th September 2022.

Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Hardest Trad (Worked): E7
Hardest Trad (Onsight): E5
Contributors
8 contributions since 29th September 2022.

Ascents

3 recorded ascents.

Year Climb Grade Style Date
1996 Feed Your Head (Eclipsed) E7 Solo | worked 1996
Second ascent.
1997 Private World E5 Alternate Leads | onsight Aug 1997
With Clark Alston.

I was finding things even more worrying than usual having dropped one of my shoes in to the sea on pitch 3. Through the gathering darkness I looked back at Clark [Alston] trying not to weight the pathetic belay. We were both thinking the same thing: if I couldn't get past this next section of 5c mud and talc we were in really big trouble... [1]

References

[1] Hope, D., Wilkinson, B. (2000). North Devon and Cornwall. United Kingdom: Climbers' Club.
1998
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2000
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2002
2003 Lafaille Route ED3 Aid Feb 2003
Second ascent. With Andy Kirkpatrick.

Epic.
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Feed Your Head (Eclipsed) E7 Solo | worked 1996
Second ascent.
Private World E5 Alternate Leads | onsight Aug 1997
With Clark Alston.

I was finding things even more worrying than usual having dropped one of my shoes in to the sea on pitch 3. Through the gathering darkness I looked back at Clark [Alston] trying not to weight the pathetic belay. We were both thinking the same thing: if I couldn't get past this next section of 5c mud and talc we were in really big trouble... [1]

References

[1] Hope, D., Wilkinson, B. (2000). North Devon and Cornwall. United Kingdom: Climbers' Club.
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Lafaille Route ED3 Aid Feb 2003
Second ascent. With Andy Kirkpatrick.

Epic.