Simon Horrox

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From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Gender: Male

Graham Hoey:

The last time I spoke to Simon he was going off to the Alps that week. I remember telling him to take care, to keep off the snow and ice and stick to rock routes. A short while later, at the end of a beautiful day at Tremadog I met a friend outside Eric’s. He told me Simon had just died in the Alps – on the approach to the South Face of the Aiguille de Fou – a pure rock route.

References

[1] https://www.climber.co.uk/outdoor/catharsis/

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TdG
20 contributions since 2nd December 2025.

Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Gender: Male

Graham Hoey:

The last time I spoke to Simon he was going off to the Alps that week. I remember telling him to take care, to keep off the snow and ice and stick to rock routes. A short while later, at the end of a beautiful day at Tremadog I met a friend outside Eric’s. He told me Simon had just died in the Alps – on the approach to the South Face of the Aiguille de Fou – a pure rock route.

References

[1] https://www.climber.co.uk/outdoor/catharsis/

Contributors
TdG
20 contributions since 2nd December 2025.

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The Nose A2 Alternate Leads 1981
With John Allen.

Graham Hoey:

During this period [John Allen] also proved his worth on big walls with a phenomenal (non-jumared) ascent in 1981 of The Nose on El Capitan with Simon Horrox in a day. Between them they lead and seconded every pitch; the first time this had ever been achieved, the locals were amazed.

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/the_day_the_music_died_-_remembering_john_allen-12803