Greg Chapman

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From:	United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Gender:	Male
Hardest Boulder (Worked):	8B

Greg Chapman is a boulderer based in the English Lake District. He is a prolific developer who has opened a huge number of new areas and problems in the lake district. He also maintains the lakesbloc.com website and has written the guidebook Lake District Bouldering.

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remus

27 contributions since 24th August 2023.

Quick Info

From:	United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Gender:	Male
Hardest Boulder (Worked):	8B

Greg Chapman is a boulderer based in the English Lake District. He is a prolific developer who has opened a huge number of new areas and problems in the lake district. He also maintains the lakesbloc.com website and has written the guidebook Lake District Bouldering.

Contributors

remus

27 contributions since 24th August 2023.

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The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast, May 2024

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Features in Careless Talk E98: Greg Chapman - Guidebook writing, boulder development, crag preservation and The Lake District (2024) Podcast

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Ascents

9 recorded ascents.

This timeline is missing some ascents where the date of the ascent is unknown.

Year		Climb	Grade	Style	Date
2004		Atomic Garden Fourth ascent.	8A	Boulder \| worked	Between 6th Jul 2004 and 1st Jan 2005
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009		Walk Away Second ascent.	8B	Boulder \| worked	7th Feb 2009
		I had to use a different sequence to John's original high step method - I could get my foot up, but couldn't move. My sequence dyno's (thanks to Chris Davies for sewing that seed) the move from the crozzley ?crumpet? hold (left hand), a small two finger crimp (right hand) and goodish but inconveniently placed/angled foothold. Still felt pretty hard and I think I was lucky that the move suited me, this is certainly not my usual level of climbing and as such I have no idea of what the grade would be for my sequence... it's at least English 6c. [1] References [1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2009/02/greg_chapman_repeats_gaskins_v13-45974 [2] https://ukbouldering.com/threads/walk-away-stand-up-repeated.11007/#post-185207
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014		Stellar Dweller First ascent.	8A+	Boulder \| worked	Before 1st Jan 2014

	Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

	Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade
	Walk Away	8B	Boulder \| worked	7th Feb 2009
	Second ascent.
	I had to use a different sequence to John's original high step method - I could get my foot up, but couldn't move. My sequence dyno's (thanks to Chris Davies for sewing that seed) the move from the crozzley ?crumpet? hold (left hand), a small two finger crimp (right hand) and goodish but inconveniently placed/angled foothold. Still felt pretty hard and I think I was lucky that the move suited me, this is certainly not my usual level of climbing and as such I have no idea of what the grade would be for my sequence... it's at least English 6c. [1] References [1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2009/02/greg_chapman_repeats_gaskins_v13-45974 [2] https://ukbouldering.com/threads/walk-away-stand-up-repeated.11007/#post-185207
	Stellar Dweller	8A+	Boulder \| worked	Before 1st Jan 2014
	First ascent.
	Atomic Garden	8A	Boulder \| worked	Between 6th Jul 2004 and 1st Jan 2005	8A
	Fourth ascent.
	The Noodle Effect	8A	Boulder \| worked
	First ascent.
	Leopold Von Buch	8A	Boulder \| worked
	First ascent.
	Ethereal Thing	8A	Boulder \| worked
	First ascent.
	Throne of Zeus	7C+	Boulder \| worked
	First ascent.
	Brane World	7C+	Boulder \| worked
	First ascent.
	Traci Lords	7C	Boulder \| worked
	First ascent.

	Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

	Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade