Jim Pope


Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth: 24th December 1998
Age: 26 years old
Height: 167 cm
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 8B+
Hardest Boulder (Flash): 8A+
Hardest Sport (Worked): 8c+
Hardest Sport (Onsight): 8b+
Hardest Trad (Worked): E9
Hardest Trad (Onsight): E7
Hardest Trad (Flash): E8
Notable Partnerships
Sam Lawson
Aidan Roberts

Peak district based climber's climber.

Author of the seminal Big Balls and Ground Falls.

References

[1] Training for the Olympic Qualification Series, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX6NicPSTEE

Contributors
43 contributions since 22nd December 2020.

Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth: 24th December 1998
Age: 26 years old
Height: 167 cm
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 8B+
Hardest Boulder (Flash): 8A+
Hardest Sport (Worked): 8c+
Hardest Sport (Onsight): 8b+
Hardest Trad (Worked): E9
Hardest Trad (Onsight): E7
Hardest Trad (Flash): E8
Notable Partnerships
Sam Lawson
Aidan Roberts

Peak district based climber's climber.

Author of the seminal Big Balls and Ground Falls.

References

[1] Training for the Olympic Qualification Series, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX6NicPSTEE

Contributors
43 contributions since 22nd December 2020.

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Ascents

44 recorded ascents.

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Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Kaa'bah 8c+ Lead | worked 16th Oct 2016
Mr. Hyde 8c+ Lead | worked 27th May 2018
Odin's Eye 8c+ Lead | worked 8th Aug 2018
Transform 8c Lead | worked 5th May 2021
Mecca - The Mid-life Crisis 8b+ Lead | worked 26th Oct 2014
Kalea Borroka 8b+ Lead | onsight 10th Jan 2018
Accelerator 8b+ Lead | worked 10th Jul 2020
The Brute 8b Lead | onsight 1st Sep 2019
Hot Fun Closing 8a Lead | worked 22nd Sep 2012
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
The Boss 8B+ Boulder | worked 14th Apr 2021
Kindred 8B+ Boulder | worked 15th Jul 2024 8B/8B+
End Game 8B Boulder | worked 3rd Oct 2020
Antediluvian 8B Boulder | worked 3rd Oct 2020
Bloodhound 8B Boulder | worked 2021
Nedlocks 8B Boulder | worked 19th Aug 2021
Heritage 8B Boulder | worked 7th Mar 2022
Burden of Seams 8B Boulder | worked Oct 2023
Hypergravity 8B Boulder | worked 18th Oct 2023
The Ace 8B Boulder | worked 25th Nov 2024
The last Dance 8B Boulder | worked
Separate Feehality 8A+ Boulder | worked 27th Mar 2021
Applied Imagination 8A+ Boulder | worked 4th Nov 2022
Partage 8A+ Boulder | flash 2nd Dec 2023

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]

References

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

Sweet Track 8A+ Boulder | worked
First ascent.

References

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

Blankety Blank 8A Boulder | worked 14th May 2022
Partenaire Particulier 8A Boulder | worked 2023
Samson 8A Boulder | worked 25th Oct 2023
The Angel's Share 7C Boulder | worked 17th Apr 2024
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Meshuga E9 Lead | worked 24th Oct 2018
Appointment with Death E9 Lead | worked 24th Feb 2019

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

Prisoners of the Sun E9 Lead | worked 23rd Sep 2021 E8
Second ascent.

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]

References

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

Olwen E9 Lead | worked 6th Aug 2023
The Final Round E9 Lead | worked 27th Aug 2023

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.

The Zone E9 Lead | worked 6th Dec 2023
Polar Front E9 Lead | worked 12th Jun 2024
Simbas Pride E8 Lead | worked 16th Sep 2019
Nah'han E8 Lead | flash 15th Oct 2020
Une Jeune Fille Quatre Vingt Dix Ans E8 Lead | flash 15th Apr 2021
Frowned Upon E8 Solo | worked 15th Dec 2021
MaDMAn E8 Solo | worked 1st Jun 2024
Balance It Is E7 Lead | flash 28th Oct 2021
Eye of the Tiger E7 Lead | flash Apr 2022
Strawberries E7 Lead | onsight 7th Aug 2023
Highball That You Bastards! E7 Solo | worked 28th May 2024
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade