Climbing History | Nic Sellars

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Year	Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date
1992	Justified and Ancient	8b+	Lead \| worked	Jun 1992
1992	Justified and Ancient	First ascent.
1993	Macumba Club	8c	Lead \| worked	May 1993
	Macumba Club	Date a guess but early 90's
	Liquid Ambar	8c+	Lead \| did not finish	Jun 1993
	Liquid Ambar	Tried but was perhaps hampered by lack of transport and the distance from Sheffield
1994	Nemesis	8a+	Lead \| flash	Between 10th Jul 1994 and 1st Jan 1995
1994	Nemesis	Later that year [1994] Sharples was seen picking his jaw up off the floor, having just watched Nick Sellers [sic] flash his route. [1] Ted Kingsnorth: When asked whether he knew much about the route beforehand, he replied there wasn't a single hand or foothold he didn't know like the back of his hand. [2] References [1] Peak Limestone North, First Ascents Supplement /file/bc3fd0e4-a3ee-a736-1cbf-d68af9f0910e/peak_lime_north_first_ascents.pdf [2] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,31364.msg638920.html#msg638920
1995	Evolution	8c+	Lead \| worked	1995
1995	Evolution	Date is a bit of a guess.
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001	Renegade Master	E8	Solo \| ground up	2001
2001	Renegade Master	References [1] A record of ground-up and on-sight climbing on Peak, Yorkshire and Lancashire gritstone
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010	The First and Last Wall	E6	Lead \| flash	1st Jan 2010
2010	The First and Last Wall	Nic and partner Shane Ohly discovered some drilled cam slots on the line. https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2010/07/cornish_controversy_-_drilled_cam_slots-56420

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade
Liquid Ambar	8c+	Lead \| did not finish	Jun 1993
Liquid Ambar	Tried but was perhaps hampered by lack of transport and the distance from Sheffield
Evolution	8c+	Lead \| worked	1995	8c
Evolution	Date is a bit of a guess.
Macumba Club	8c	Lead \| worked	May 1993
Macumba Club	Date a guess but early 90's
Justified and Ancient	8b+	Lead \| worked	Jun 1992
Justified and Ancient	First ascent.
42	8b+	Lead \| did not finish
42	Nic was close to flashing the route.
La Rose et le Vampire	8b	Lead \| worked
La Rose et le Vampire	In an afternoon References [1] On the Edge issue 132, page 12
Tuppence	8b	Lead \| worked
Tuppence	Second ascent. References [1] https://javu.co.uk/Climbing/News/NewsArchive/2001News.shtml
Nemesis	8a+	Lead \| flash	Between 10th Jul 1994 and 1st Jan 1995
Nemesis	Later that year [1994] Sharples was seen picking his jaw up off the floor, having just watched Nick Sellers [sic] flash his route. [1] Ted Kingsnorth: When asked whether he knew much about the route beforehand, he replied there wasn't a single hand or foothold he didn't know like the back of his hand. [2] References [1] Peak Limestone North, First Ascents Supplement /file/bc3fd0e4-a3ee-a736-1cbf-d68af9f0910e/peak_lime_north_first_ascents.pdf [2] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,31364.msg638920.html#msg638920

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade
Parthian Shot (Pre 2011 Break)	E9	Lead \| worked
Renegade Master	E8	Solo \| ground up	2001
Renegade Master	References [1] A record of ground-up and on-sight climbing on Peak, Yorkshire and Lancashire gritstone
The First and Last Wall	E6	Lead \| flash	1st Jan 2010	E6
The First and Last Wall	Nic and partner Shane Ohly discovered some drilled cam slots on the line. https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2010/07/cornish_controversy_-_drilled_cam_slots-56420

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

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