Ken Nichols


Quick Info

From USA 🇺🇸
Gender Male
Climbing
Hardest Trad (Worked) E4
Hardest Trad (Onsight) E3

Prolific and controversial Connecticut and Shawangunks developer, guidebook writer, and staunch traditionalist.

Once I chop a route, it will remain chopped, no matter how many times I have to return to keep it that way. Until the bolting stops, apparently the cliffs will have to be destroyed to save them [2]

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2007/07/us_bolt_chopper_banned_by_judge_from_chopping_bolts-38849

[2] Climbing magazine, June/July 1991

[3] https://web.archive.org/web/20130223061856/http://www.stopken.org/Home.html

Contributors
32 contributions since 28th January 2026.
20 contributions since 20th November 2023.

Quick Info

From USA 🇺🇸
Gender Male
Climbing
Hardest Trad (Worked) E4
Hardest Trad (Onsight) E3

Prolific and controversial Connecticut and Shawangunks developer, guidebook writer, and staunch traditionalist.

Once I chop a route, it will remain chopped, no matter how many times I have to return to keep it that way. Until the bolting stops, apparently the cliffs will have to be destroyed to save them [2]

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2007/07/us_bolt_chopper_banned_by_judge_from_chopping_bolts-38849

[2] Climbing magazine, June/July 1991

[3] https://web.archive.org/web/20130223061856/http://www.stopken.org/Home.html

Contributors
32 contributions since 28th January 2026.
20 contributions since 20th November 2023.

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