Neil Gresham
Quick Info ˅
| Nationality: | GB |
| Hardest Sport (Worked): | 8c+ |
| Hardest Trad (Worked): | E11 |
| Notable Partnerships | |
| Rachel Farmer | |
| Tim Emmett | |
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Olympiad (8b, FA)
Premonition (8b+, FA)
Ascents
18 recorded ascents.
| Year | Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date |
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| 1994 | Indian Face | E9 (Lead) | 1994 | |
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Third ascent just days after Nick Dixon made the second ascent. |
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| 1996 | ||||
| 1997 | ||||
| 1998 | Groove Rider | E7 (Lead) | ✓ | 31st August 1998 |
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https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.115413049915581/115416679915218 |
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| 1999 | ||||
| 2000 | Meshuga | E9 (Lead) | 2000 | |
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Second accent. Prior to making the second ascent Neil took a nasty ground fall and banged his head resulting in severe vertigo. |
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| 2001 | ||||
| 2002 | Equilibrium | E10 (Lead) | 12th December 2002 | |
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Second ascent. https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.143839010406318/143839500406269 |
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| 2003 | ||||
| 2004 | San Simian | E8 (Lead) | ✓ | May 2004 |
| The Wizard | 8a (Deep Water Solo) | ✓ | 21st June 2004 | |
| 2005 | ||||
| 2006 | ||||
| 2007 | Cutlass | 8a (Deep Water Solo Ground up) | ✓ | 2007 |
| San Simian | E8 (Deep Water Solo Repeat) | ✓ | 2007 | |
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First DWS ascent. |
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| 2008 | Fearless | E9 (Lead) | ✓ | 15th June 2008 |
| 2009 | ||||
| 2010 | Excalibur | 8a (Deep Water Solo) | ✓ | 14th August 2010 |
| 2011 | Hydrotherapy | 8a+ (Deep Water Solo) | ✓ | August 2011 |
| 2012 | Olympiad | 8b (Deep Water Solo) | ✓ | 27th July 2012 |
References[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZzdtFsm-ZQ [2] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/interviews/neil-gresham-and-his-olympiad-climb.html |
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| 2013 | ||||
| 2014 | ||||
| 2015 | Premonition | 8b+ (Lead) | ✓ | 2015 |
| Freakshow | 8c (Lead) | ✓ | August 2015 | |
| 2016 | Sabotage | 8c+ (Lead) | ✓ | October 2016 |
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| 2018 | ||||
| 2019 | ||||
| 2020 | Final Score | E10 (Lead) | ✓ | September 2020 |
| 2021 | Lexicon | E11 (Lead) | ✓ | 4th September 2021 |
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[2] https://www.climber.co.uk/news/neil-gresham-talks-about-the-first-ascent-of-lexicon-e11-7a/ |
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| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Sabotage | 8c+ (Lead) | ✓ | October 2016 | |
| Freakshow | 8c (Lead) | ✓ | August 2015 | |
| Premonition | 8b+ (Lead) | ✓ | 2015 | |
| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Lexicon | E11 (Lead) | ✓ | 4th September 2021 | |
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[2] https://www.climber.co.uk/news/neil-gresham-talks-about-the-first-ascent-of-lexicon-e11-7a/ |
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| Final Score | E10 (Lead) | ✓ | September 2020 | |
| Equilibrium | E10 (Lead) | 12th December 2002 | ||
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Second ascent. https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.143839010406318/143839500406269 |
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| Fearless | E9 (Lead) | ✓ | 15th June 2008 | E9 |
| Indian Face | E9 (Lead) | 1994 | ||
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Third ascent just days after Nick Dixon made the second ascent. |
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| Meshuga | E9 (Lead) | 2000 | ||
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Second accent. Prior to making the second ascent Neil took a nasty ground fall and banged his head resulting in severe vertigo. |
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| Gribin Wall Climb | E9 (Lead) | |||
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Second ascent. |
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| San Simian | E8 (Lead) | ✓ | May 2004 | |
| San Simian | E8 (Deep Water Solo Repeat) | ✓ | 2007 | |
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First DWS ascent. |
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| Groove Rider | E7 (Lead) | ✓ | 31st August 1998 | |
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https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.115413049915581/115416679915218 |
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| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Olympiad | 8b (Deep Water Solo) | ✓ | 27th July 2012 | 8b |
References[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZzdtFsm-ZQ [2] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/interviews/neil-gresham-and-his-olympiad-climb.html |
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| Hydrotherapy | 8a+ (Deep Water Solo) | ✓ | August 2011 | |
| The Wizard | 8a (Deep Water Solo) | ✓ | 21st June 2004 | |
| Cutlass | 8a (Deep Water Solo Ground up) | ✓ | 2007 | |
| Excalibur | 8a (Deep Water Solo) | ✓ | 14th August 2010 | |