Jim Pope
Quick Info ˅
| Nationality: | GB |
| Hardest Boulder (Worked): | 8B+ |
| Hardest Sport (Worked): | 8c+ |
| Hardest Sport (Onsight): | 8b+ |
| Hardest Trad (Worked): | E10 |
| Hardest Trad (Flash): | E8 |
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Peak district based climber's climber.
Author of the seminal Big Balls and Ground Falls.
Podcasts
- Jam Crack Podcast, December 2019
- The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast, August 2022
- The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast, August 2022
Pics + Vids
Frowned Upon (E8, FA)
Sweet Track (8A+, FA)
Kaa'bah (8c+)
Accelerator (8b+)
Eye of Odin (8c+)
The Boss (8B+)
Appointment with Death (E9)
Nedlocks (8B)
Ascents
25 recorded ascents.
| Year | Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date |
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| 2012 | Hot Fun Closing | 8a (Lead) | 22nd September 2012 | |
| 2013 | ||||
| 2014 | Mecca - The Mid-life Crisis | 8b+ (Lead) | 26th October 2014 | |
| 2015 | ||||
| 2016 | Kaa'bah | 8c+ (Lead) | 16th October 2016 | |
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4th RP! |
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| 2017 | ||||
| 2018 | Kalea Borroka | 8b+ (Lead Onsight) | 10th January 2018 | |
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https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2018/01/kale_borroka_8b+_onsight_by_jim_pope-71446 |
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| Mr. Hyde | 8c+ (Lead) | 27th May 2018 | ||
| Eye of Odin | 8c+ (Lead) | 8th August 2018 | ||
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6th go. |
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| Meshuga | E9 (Lead) | 24th October 2018 | ||
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https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2018/10/meshuga_e9_6c_by_jim_pope-71756 |
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| 2019 | Appointment with Death | E9 (Lead) | 24th February 2019 | |
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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. |
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| The Brute | 8b (Lead Onsight) | 1st September 2019 | ||
| Simbas Pride | E8 (Lead) | 16th September 2019 | ||
| 2020 | Accelerator | 8b+ (Lead) | 10th July 2020 | |
| End Game | 8B (Boulder) | 3rd October 2020 | ||
| Nah'han | E8 (Lead Flash) | 15th October 2020 | ||
| 2021 | Bloodhound | 8B (Boulder) | ✓ | 2021 |
| The Boss | 8B+ (Boulder) | 14th April 2021 | ||
| Une Jeune Fille Quatre Vingt Dix Ans | E8 (Lead Flash) | 15th April 2021 | ||
| Transform | 8c (Lead) | 5th May 2021 | ||
| Nedlocks | 8B (Boulder) | 19th August 2021 | ||
| Prisoners of the Sun | E10 (Lead) | 23rd September 2021 | ||
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Second ascent.
On the grade:
[1] https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pope-gets-second-ascent-of-prisoners-of-the-sun/ |
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| Frowned Upon | E8 (Solo) | ✓ | 15th December 2021 | |
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CjJB5X8jbgx/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D |
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| 2022 | Heritage | 8B (Boulder) | 7th March 2022 | |
| Eye of the Tiger | E7 (Lead Flash) | April 2022 | ||
| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Kaa'bah | 8c+ (Lead) | 16th October 2016 | ||
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4th RP! |
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| Mr. Hyde | 8c+ (Lead) | 27th May 2018 | ||
| Eye of Odin | 8c+ (Lead) | 8th August 2018 | ||
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6th go. |
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| Transform | 8c (Lead) | 5th May 2021 | ||
| Mecca - The Mid-life Crisis | 8b+ (Lead) | 26th October 2014 | ||
| Kalea Borroka | 8b+ (Lead Onsight) | 10th January 2018 | ||
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https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2018/01/kale_borroka_8b+_onsight_by_jim_pope-71446 |
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| Accelerator | 8b+ (Lead) | 10th July 2020 | ||
| The Brute | 8b (Lead Onsight) | 1st September 2019 | ||
| Hot Fun Closing | 8a (Lead) | 22nd September 2012 | ||
| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| The Boss | 8B+ (Boulder) | 14th April 2021 | ||
| Bloodhound | 8B (Boulder) | ✓ | 2021 | |
| End Game | 8B (Boulder) | 3rd October 2020 | ||
| Nedlocks | 8B (Boulder) | 19th August 2021 | ||
| Heritage | 8B (Boulder) | 7th March 2022 | ||
| The last Dance | 8B (Boulder) | |||
| Antidiluvian | 8B (Boulder) | |||
| Sweet Track | 8A+ (Boulder) | ✓ | ||
| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Prisoners of the Sun | E10 (Lead) | 23rd September 2021 | ||
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Second ascent.
On the grade:
[1] https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pope-gets-second-ascent-of-prisoners-of-the-sun/ |
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| Meshuga | E9 (Lead) | 24th October 2018 | ||
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https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2018/10/meshuga_e9_6c_by_jim_pope-71756 |
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| Appointment with Death | E9 (Lead) | 24th February 2019 | ||
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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. |
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| Frowned Upon | E8 (Solo) | ✓ | 15th December 2021 | |
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CjJB5X8jbgx/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D |
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| Simbas Pride | E8 (Lead) | 16th September 2019 | ||
| Nah'han | E8 (Lead Flash) | 15th October 2020 | ||
| Une Jeune Fille Quatre Vingt Dix Ans | E8 (Lead Flash) | 15th April 2021 | ||
| Eye of the Tiger | E7 (Lead Flash) | April 2022 | ||
| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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