Jim Pope

4th RP!

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[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yhfe3tOJ38

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[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56H0i0wATWQ

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[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2018/01/kale_borroka_8b+_onsight_by_jim_pope-71446

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[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-QULAqOdJI

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/B14czh3DgPR/

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CNqEj_hDKqj/

[2] https://youtu.be/nrfaAPsNo7g?t=22

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[1] https://www.flickr.com/photos/156943872@N06/51115242638/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARarpgePnJM&t=984s

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C9kfKuItEav/

[2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/07/jim_pope_makes_first_ascent_of_hard_ashop_edge_project-73733

[3] https://www.instagram.com/p/C9wrCMmMHqD/

[4] https://www.penninelines.com/emails/jimkindred

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[1] https://youtu.be/okkyOpLC6UI?t=66

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARarpgePnJM&t=514s

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[1] https://www.patreon.com/posts/gritstone-extras-110626932

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[1] https://youtu.be/okkyOpLC6UI?t=211

For me [it] was maybe my best moment bouldering ever. It's not the hardest thing I've climbed but it's a boulder I've always wanted to do. In terms of how it looks it's the sort of climb that attracts me the most: quite high, really nice arete, not that many holds but just enough that you can climb it.

I saw Ty[ler Lnadman] climbing it really fast in Between the Trees, and when I saw that i was like "I wish I could climb this boulder". [1]

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[1] https://youtu.be/vC8Yci1lXOE?t=680

https://vimeo.com/710538541

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[1] https://youtu.be/vC8Yci1lXOE?t=190

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy3oyATt8zQ/

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C53smFWt6jZ/?img_index=1

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8M82PMt6zi/

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[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2018/10/meshuga_e9_6c_by_jim_pope-71756

A very spicy ascent. Near the top of the route, well past the point where you'd consider falling off safely, a foothold broke and only Jim's ability to hold a one-arm lock off saved him.

https://youtu.be/sfDPJIbOk84?t=2516

I had a short recce on top-rope while Ben got reacquainted with [Surreal Appeal] – so probably around 45 minutes including the warm-up - after the drive over from Sheffield. I then belayed Ben on his send and then I went straight after him. [1]

On the grade:

It's always hard to put a grade on something, and especially trad where the grade is even more subjective given you have to take into account how dangerous it felt for you. Personally, when comparing it to other routes I’ve done, I felt like I’d had an E8 6c experience. [1]

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[1] https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pope-gets-second-ascent-of-prisoners-of-the-sun/

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[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2023/08/jim_pope_headpoints_olwen_e9_6c_and_onsights_strawberries_e7_6b-73415

First go. Jim had previously flashed Eye of the Tiger which shares some climbing with The Final Round, so although he climbed both lines on the first attempt his ascent of The Final Round was not a proper flash.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0mcrJpNUxf/?img_index=1

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CjJB5X8jbgx/%3D

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CX1svrnoIcA/

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJI5dyCGt1Y

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/B2gxSg4DtiV/

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C79e5hstIAo/

[2] https://www.flickr.com/photos/156943872@N06/53860590267/in/dateposted/

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz616MitVbw/

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CclXegMNjIH/

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[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2023/08/jim_pope_headpoints_olwen_e9_6c_and_onsights_strawberries_e7_6b-73415

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CvsKsmuqG75/

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdMCqMtkxGw

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C7goiyEtFTg/