Nationality: | GB |
Hardest Boulder (Worked): | 8B+ |
Hardest Boulder (Flash): | 8A+ |
Hardest Sport (Worked): | 8c+ |
Hardest Sport (Onsight): | 8b+ |
Hardest Trad (Worked): | E10 |
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.
36 recorded ascents.
Year | Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date |
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2012 | Hot Fun Closing | 8a | Lead | worked | 22nd Sep 2012 |
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2014 | Mecca - The Mid-life Crisis | 8b+ | Lead | worked | 26th Oct 2014 |
2015 | ||||
2016 | Kaa'bah | 8c+ | Lead | worked | 16th Oct 2016 |
2017 | ||||
2018 | Kalea Borroka | 8b+ | Lead | onsight | 10th Jan 2018 |
Mr. Hyde | 8c+ | Lead | worked | 27th May 2018 | |
Eye of Odin | 8c+ | Lead | worked | 8th Aug 2018 | |
Meshuga | E9 | Lead | worked | 24th Oct 2018 | |
2019 | 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. |
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The Brute | 8b | Lead | onsight | 1st Sep 2019 | |
Simbas Pride | E8 | Lead | worked | 16th Sep 2019 | |
2020 | Accelerator | 8b+ | Lead | worked | 10th Jul 2020 |
End Game | 8B | Boulder | worked | 3rd Oct 2020 | |
Nah'han | E8 | Lead | flash | 15th Oct 2020 | |
2021 | Bloodhound | 8B | Boulder | worked | 2021 |
First ascent.
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The Boss | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 14th Apr 2021 | |
Une Jeune Fille Quatre Vingt Dix Ans | E8 | Lead | flash | 15th Apr 2021 | |
Transform | 8c | Lead | worked | 5th May 2021 | |
Nedlocks | 8B | Boulder | worked | 19th Aug 2021 | |
Prisoners of the Sun | E10 | Lead | worked | 23rd Sep 2021 | |
Second ascent.
On the grade:
References[1] https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pope-gets-second-ascent-of-prisoners-of-the-sun/ |
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Balance It Is | E7 | Lead | flash | 28th Oct 2021 | |
References |
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Frowned Upon | E8 | Solo | worked | 15th Dec 2021 | |
First ascent.
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CjJB5X8jbgx/%3D |
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2022 | Heritage | 8B | Boulder | worked | 7th Mar 2022 |
Eye of the Tiger | E7 | Lead | flash | Apr 2022 | |
Blankety Blank | 8A | Boulder | worked | 14th May 2022 | |
First ascent.
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Applied Imagination | 8A+ | Boulder | worked | 4th Nov 2022 | |
First ascent.
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2023 | Olwen | E9 | Lead | worked | 6th Aug 2023 |
Second ascent.
References |
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Strawberries | E7 | Lead | onsight | 7th 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. |
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Burden of Seams | 8B | Boulder | worked | Oct 2023 | |
First ascent.
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Hypergravity | 8B | Boulder | worked | 18th Oct 2023 | |
Samson | 8A | Boulder | worked | 25th Oct 2023 | |
Partage | 8A+ | Boulder | flash | 2nd Dec 2023 | |
The Zone | E9 | Lead | worked | 6th Dec 2023 | |
Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Kaa'bah | 8c+ | Lead | worked | 16th Oct 2016 | |
Mr. Hyde | 8c+ | Lead | worked | 27th May 2018 | |
Eye of Odin | 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 |
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The Boss | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 14th Apr 2021 | |
Bloodhound | 8B | Boulder | worked | 2021 | |
First ascent.
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Burden of Seams | 8B | Boulder | worked | Oct 2023 | |
First ascent.
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End Game | 8B | Boulder | worked | 3rd Oct 2020 | |
Nedlocks | 8B | Boulder | worked | 19th Aug 2021 | |
Heritage | 8B | Boulder | worked | 7th Mar 2022 | |
Hypergravity | 8B | Boulder | worked | 18th Oct 2023 | |
The last Dance | 8B | Boulder | worked | ||
Antidiluvian | 8B | Boulder | worked | ||
Applied Imagination | 8A+ | Boulder | worked | 4th Nov 2022 | |
First ascent.
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Sweet Track | 8A+ | Boulder | worked | ||
First ascent.
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Partage | 8A+ | Boulder | flash | 2nd Dec 2023 | |
Blankety Blank | 8A | Boulder | worked | 14th May 2022 | |
First ascent.
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Samson | 8A | Boulder | worked | 25th Oct 2023 | |
Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Prisoners of the Sun | E10 | Lead | worked | 23rd Sep 2021 | |
Second ascent.
On the grade:
References[1] https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pope-gets-second-ascent-of-prisoners-of-the-sun/ |
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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. |
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Olwen | E9 | Lead | worked | 6th Aug 2023 | |
Second ascent.
References |
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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. |
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The Zone | E9 | Lead | worked | 6th Dec 2023 | |
Frowned Upon | E8 | Solo | worked | 15th Dec 2021 | |
First ascent.
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CjJB5X8jbgx/%3D |
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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 | |
Balance It Is | E7 | Lead | flash | 28th Oct 2021 | |
References |
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Eye of the Tiger | E7 | Lead | flash | Apr 2022 | |
Strawberries | E7 | Lead | onsight | 7th Aug 2023 | |
Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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