Climbing History | Ken Palmer

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Year	Climb	Grade	Ascent Date
1990	Tuppence	8b (Lead worked)	22nd Nov 1990
1990	Tuppence	First ascent.
1991	A Fisherman's Tale	8b (Lead worked)	2nd Jun 1991
1991	A Fisherman's Tale	First ascent.
1992
1993
1994	Poppy	8b+ (Lead worked)	25th Mar 1994
1994	Poppy	First ascent.
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000	Pre-Marital Tension	E8 (Lead worked)	2000
2000	Pre-Marital Tension	Second ascent. Dave Henderson: Ken described Pre-Marital as being more of a psychologically hard route than Question Mark as the climbing is of a more precarious, delicate nature. Ken eventually led the route using four tied-down Skyhooks (placed on the lead, then down climbing to the ground to tie them down) just as it was starting to rain! (Ken decided he had to do it on that trip as he had a full support team with him - Doctor, photographer (Nick Hancock) and trustworthy belayer (Simon Blagdon). [1] References [1] https://javu.co.uk/Climbing/Articles/SouthWestDevelopments/index.shtml
2001
2002	Tuppence Ha'penny	8b (Lead worked)	2002
	Tuppence Ha'penny	First ascent.
	Christine	8a (Lead worked)	2002
	Christine	First ascent.
2003	Christine	8a (Deep Water Solo repeat)	2003
	Christine	First ascent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_oKqkNcIlc References [1] On The Edge Issue 131, page 71
	Brian	8c+ (Lead worked)	Aug 2003
	Brian	First ascent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwcP8TRXWok
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009	Soft Cell	7c+ (Deep Water Solo worked)	2009
2009	Soft Cell	First ascent.

Climb	Grade	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade
Brian	8c+ (Lead worked)	Aug 2003	8c
Brian	First ascent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwcP8TRXWok
Poppy	8b+ (Lead worked)	25th Mar 1994	8b
Poppy	First ascent.
Tuppence	8b (Lead worked)	22nd Nov 1990
Tuppence	First ascent.
A Fisherman's Tale	8b (Lead worked)	2nd Jun 1991
A Fisherman's Tale	First ascent.
Tuppence Ha'penny	8b (Lead worked)	2002
Tuppence Ha'penny	First ascent.

Climb	Grade	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

Climb	Grade	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade
Question Mark	E9 (Lead worked)		E8
Question Mark	https://javu.co.uk/Climbing/Articles/SouthWestDevelopments/index.shtml
Pre-Marital Tension	E8 (Lead worked)	2000
Pre-Marital Tension	Second ascent. Dave Henderson: Ken described Pre-Marital as being more of a psychologically hard route than Question Mark as the climbing is of a more precarious, delicate nature. Ken eventually led the route using four tied-down Skyhooks (placed on the lead, then down climbing to the ground to tie them down) just as it was starting to rain! (Ken decided he had to do it on that trip as he had a full support team with him - Doctor, photographer (Nick Hancock) and trustworthy belayer (Simon Blagdon). [1] References [1] https://javu.co.uk/Climbing/Articles/SouthWestDevelopments/index.shtml

Climb	Grade	Ascent Date
Christine	8a (Lead worked)	2002
Christine	First ascent.
Christine	8a (Deep Water Solo repeat)	2003
Christine	First ascent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_oKqkNcIlc References [1] On The Edge Issue 131, page 71
Soft Cell	7c+ (Deep Water Solo worked)	2009
Soft Cell	First ascent.

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