| From: | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Hardest Sport (Worked): | 8c |
16 recorded ascents.
| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Progress | 8c+ | Lead | did not finish | Before 1st Jan 1995 | |
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Tony had been attempting the line prior to the first ascent but was shut down by a long move through the roof, which he managed to reach twice from the ground but was unable to pass. |
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| Cry Freedom Fourth ascent. | 8c | Lead | worked | 1991 | |
References[1] Email correspondence with Tony Mitchell, December 2024 |
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| Bat Route | 8c | Lead | worked | Before 1st Jan 1991 | |
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After Tony's ascent some 'crucial' holds came off and it waited a long time for it's next ascent at the hands of the prolific Steve McClure. [3]
References[1] The Power of Climbing (1991) by David Jones, page 192 [2] Mountain Issue 141 (1991), page 14 https://climbing-history.org/library/11320/mountain-141 [3] https://www.climber.co.uk/news/full-sp-on-mina-s-bat-route-ascent/ |
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| True North First ascent. | 8c | Lead | worked | Jul 1993 | |
| All Out Second ascent. | 8c | Lead | worked | 1996 | |
References[1] Email correspondence with Tony Mitchell, December 2024 |
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| Unjustified First ascent. | 8b+ | Lead | worked | 1993 | |
| Magnetic Fields | 8b | Lead | worked | Before 1st Jan 1991 | |
References[1] The Power of Climbing (1991) by David Jones, page 192 |
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| Austrian Oak | 8b | Lead | worked | Before 1st Jan 1991 | |
References[1] The Power of Climbing (1991) by David Jones, page 192 |
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| The Yorkshire Ripper | 8b | Lead | worked | Before 1st Jan 1991 | |
References[1] The Power of Climbing (1991) by David Jones, page 192 |
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| Predator | 8b | Lead | worked | Before 1st Jan 1991 | |
References[1] The Power of Climbing (1991) by David Jones, page 192 |
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| Private Practice | 8a+ | Lead | worked | 1990 | |
References[1] Mountain Issue 135 (1990), page 15 /library/11120/mountain-135 |
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| G.B.H. First ascent. | 8a+ | Lead | worked | 1991 | 8b |
References[1] Mountain Issue 141 (1991), page 14 https://climbing-history.org/library/11320/mountain-141 |
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| Grooved Arete First ascent. | 8a+ | Lead | worked | 1992 | |
| Mandela Second ascent. | 8a+ | Lead | worked | Before 1st Jan 1992 | |
References[1] Mountain Issue 141 (1991), page 15 https://climbing-history.org/library/11320/mountain-141 |
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Killer White First ascent. | E6 | Lead | 24th Sep 1985 |
| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| The Traverse of the Gods | 8b+ | Boulder | worked | 22nd May 1989 | 8b |
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Tony believed his ascent to be the first and christened it Traverse of the Gods. |
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