Peak district based climber's climber.
Author of the seminal Big Balls and Ground Falls.
23 recorded ascents.
Year | Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date |
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2012 | Hot Fun Closing | 8a (Lead) | 22 Sep 2012 | |
2013 | ||||
2014 | Mecca - The Mid-life Crisis | 8b+ (Lead) | 26 Oct 2014 | |
2015 | ||||
2016 | Kaa'bah | 8c+ (Lead) | 16 Oct 2016 | |
4th RP! |
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2017 | ||||
2018 | Kalea Borroka | 8b+ (Lead Onsight) | 10 Jan 2018 | |
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2018/01/kale_borroka_8b+_onsight_by_jim_pope-71446 |
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Mr. Hyde | 8c+ (Lead) | 27 May 2018 | ||
Eye of Odin | 8c+ (Lead) | 08 Aug 2018 | ||
6th go. |
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Meshuga | E9 (Lead) | 24 Oct 2018 | ||
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2018/10/meshuga_e9_6c_by_jim_pope-71756 |
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2019 | Appointment with Death | E9 (Lead) | 24 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) | 01 Sep 2019 | ||
Simbas Pride | E8 (Lead) | 16 Sep 2019 | ||
2020 | Accelerator | 8b+ (Lead) | 10 Jul 2020 | |
End Game | 8B (Boulder) | 03 Oct 2020 | ||
Nah'han | E8 (Lead Flash) | 15 Oct 2020 | ||
2021 | Bloodhound | 8B (Boulder) | ✓ | 01 Jan 2021 (approx) |
The Boss | 8B+ (Boulder) | 14 Apr 2021 | ||
Une Jeune Fille Quatre Vingt Dix Ans | E8 (Lead Flash) | 15 Apr 2021 | ||
Transform | 8c (Lead) | 05 May 2021 | ||
Prisoners of the Sun | E10 (Lead) | 23 Sep 2021 | ||
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) | ✓ | 15 Dec 2021 | |
2022 | Heritage | 8B+ (Boulder) | 07 Mar 2022 | |
Eye of the Tiger | E7 (Lead Flash) | 01 Apr 2022 (approx) | ||
Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Kaa'bah | 8c+ (Lead) | 16 Oct 2016 | ||
4th RP! |
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Mr. Hyde | 8c+ (Lead) | 27 May 2018 | ||
Eye of Odin | 8c+ (Lead) | 08 Aug 2018 | ||
6th go. |
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Transform | 8c (Lead) | 05 May 2021 | ||
Mecca - The Mid-life Crisis | 8b+ (Lead) | 26 Oct 2014 | ||
Kalea Borroka | 8b+ (Lead Onsight) | 10 Jan 2018 | ||
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2018/01/kale_borroka_8b+_onsight_by_jim_pope-71446 |
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Accelerator | 8b+ (Lead) | 10 Jul 2020 | ||
The Brute | 8b (Lead Onsight) | 01 Sep 2019 | ||
Hot Fun Closing | 8a (Lead) | 22 Sep 2012 |
Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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The Boss | 8B+ (Boulder) | 14 Apr 2021 | ||
Heritage | 8B+ (Boulder) | 07 Mar 2022 | ||
Bloodhound | 8B (Boulder) | ✓ | 01 Jan 2021 (approx) | |
End Game | 8B (Boulder) | 03 Oct 2020 | ||
The last Dance | 8B (Boulder) | |||
Antidiluvian | 8B (Boulder) |
Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Prisoners of the Sun | E10 (Lead) | 23 Sep 2021 | ||
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) | 24 Oct 2018 | ||
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2018/10/meshuga_e9_6c_by_jim_pope-71756 |
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Appointment with Death | E9 (Lead) | 24 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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Frowned Upon | E8 (Solo) | ✓ | 15 Dec 2021 | |
Simbas Pride | E8 (Lead) | 16 Sep 2019 | ||
Nah'han | E8 (Lead Flash) | 15 Oct 2020 | ||
Une Jeune Fille Quatre Vingt Dix Ans | E8 (Lead Flash) | 15 Apr 2021 | ||
Eye of the Tiger | E7 (Lead Flash) | 01 Apr 2022 (approx) | ||
Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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