Climbing History | Andy Pollitt

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Year	Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date
1982	Fingerlicker Direct	E6 (Lead)	✓	29th May 1982
	Fingerlicker Direct	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.115298749927011/115300946593458 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=115864739870412&set=a.115862679870618
	A Midsummer Night's Dream	E6 (Lead)		30th May 1982
	A Midsummer Night's Dream	https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=115864769870409&set=a.115862679870618
	The Dillusioned Screw Machine	E6 (Lead)	✓	27th July 1982
	The Dillusioned Screw Machine	With 1pt of aid. https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.149994316457454/149994789790740
1983	Zero	E7 (Lead)		1983
	Zero	Second ascent. Again with Paul [Williams], the second ascent of Pete Livesey’s Zero – a genuine frightener on Idwal’s Suicide Wall. On my first attempt, facing a ground fall from about seventy feet, my left index finger ended up in the pocket that my hex 3 needed to be in. Committing to the ‘dead-point’ principle, I pulled my finger out with a ‘pop’ and hurriedly stacked the little nut upright to cam it in the pocket, then grabbed it and clipped my rope in. On reaching the ground after a rapid but gentle lower-off, the nut must’ve come out of tension so slid all the way back down to the bottom … along with my rope a second or two later! [1] [1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/andy_pollitt_-punk_in_the_gym-_exclusive_extract-8314
	Psyche 'n' Burn	E6 (Lead)		1983
	Flash Dance	E5 (Lead)	✓	1983
	Flash Dance	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.116371059819780/116372176486335
	Space Case	E6 (Lead)	✓	2nd June 1983
	Space Case	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.116371059819780/116371153153104
1984	Skinhead Moonstomp	E6 (Lead)	✓	12th April 1984
	Skinhead Moonstomp	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.116371059819780/116373223152897 https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.116371059819780/116373246486228 https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/4520398724692934
	For Whom the Bell Tolls	E6 (Lead)	✓	29th April 1984
	For Whom the Bell Tolls	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.116371059819780/116373066486246
	Mammoth	E5 (Lead)	✓	20th May 1984
	Mammoth	First all free ascent. https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/gogarth_north_stack_and_main_cliff-598/mammoth-4286
	Mammoth Direct	E6 (Lead)	✓	26th May 1984
	Mammoth Direct	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.116371059819780/116373369819549
	Teenage Kicks	E6 (Lead)	✓	28th August 1984
	Teenage Kicks	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.116371059819780/116374329819453
1985
1986	The Bells! The Bells!	E7 (Lead Onsight)		1986
	The Bells! The Bells!	Second ascent. https://www.ukclimbing.com/gear/publications/other_publications/the_bells_the_bells__an_extract_from_andy_pollitts_punk_in_the_gym-12110
	The Hollow Man	E8 (Lead)	✓	2nd October 1986
	The Hollow Man	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.149995619790657/149996006457285
1987	Knocked Out Loaded	E6 (Lead)	✓	1987
	Knocked Out Loaded	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150043406452545
	Boot Boys	8a+ (Lead)	✓	Between 10th Apr. 1987 and 10th Apr. 1988
	Boot Boys	Freed two days after the first aid ascent! [1] References [1] Peak Limestone North, First Ascents Supplement /file/bc3fd0e4-a3ee-a736-1cbf-d68af9f0910e/peak_lime_north_first_ascents.pdf
	The Whore of Babylon	8a (Lead)	✓	28th May 1987
	The Whore of Babylon	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150043733119179
	Out of My Tree	8a (Lead)	✓	20th June 1987
	Out of My Tree	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150043746452511
	The Spider	8a (Lead Did not finish)	✓	2nd August 1987
	The Spider	1 pt aid, ~E5. https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150044049785814
	Arch Enemies	7c+ (Lead)	✓	9th December 1987
	Arch Enemies	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150044706452415
1988	Knockin' on Heaven's Door	E9 (Lead)	✓	2nd March 1988
	Knockin' on Heaven's Door	Climbed from the right with a pre-placed peg. https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150044826452403 https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/3416013038464847
	Masters of the Universe	E7 (Lead)	✓	7th April 1988
	Masters of the Universe	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150044933119059
	Ruby Fruit Jungle	8a (Lead)	✓	19th May 1988
	Ruby Fruit Jungle	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150045239785695
	Over the Moon	8a (Lead)	✓	June 1988
	Thormen's Moth	8a (Lead)	✓	16th June 1988
	Thormen's Moth	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150045409785678

Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date
Punks in the Gym	8b+ (Lead)
Punks in the Gym	After long and frustrating siege Andy subsequently gave up climbing.
Boot Boys	8a+ (Lead)	✓	Between 10th Apr. 1987 and 10th Apr. 1988
Boot Boys	Freed two days after the first aid ascent! [1] References [1] Peak Limestone North, First Ascents Supplement /file/bc3fd0e4-a3ee-a736-1cbf-d68af9f0910e/peak_lime_north_first_ascents.pdf
The Whore of Babylon	8a (Lead)	✓	28th May 1987
The Whore of Babylon	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150043733119179
Out of My Tree	8a (Lead)	✓	20th June 1987
Out of My Tree	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150043746452511
The Spider	8a (Lead Did not finish)	✓	2nd August 1987
The Spider	1 pt aid, ~E5. https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150044049785814
Ruby Fruit Jungle	8a (Lead)	✓	19th May 1988
Ruby Fruit Jungle	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150045239785695
Over the Moon	8a (Lead)	✓	June 1988
Thormen's Moth	8a (Lead)	✓	16th June 1988
Thormen's Moth	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150045409785678
Arch Enemies	7c+ (Lead)	✓	9th December 1987
Arch Enemies	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150044706452415

Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade
Knockin' on Heaven's Door	E9 (Lead)	✓	2nd March 1988	E9
Knockin' on Heaven's Door	Climbed from the right with a pre-placed peg. https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150044826452403 https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/3416013038464847
The Hollow Man	E8 (Lead)	✓	2nd October 1986
The Hollow Man	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.149995619790657/149996006457285
Masters of the Universe	E7 (Lead)	✓	7th April 1988
Masters of the Universe	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150044933119059
Zero	E7 (Lead)		1983
Zero	Second ascent. Again with Paul [Williams], the second ascent of Pete Livesey’s Zero – a genuine frightener on Idwal’s Suicide Wall. On my first attempt, facing a ground fall from about seventy feet, my left index finger ended up in the pocket that my hex 3 needed to be in. Committing to the ‘dead-point’ principle, I pulled my finger out with a ‘pop’ and hurriedly stacked the little nut upright to cam it in the pocket, then grabbed it and clipped my rope in. On reaching the ground after a rapid but gentle lower-off, the nut must’ve come out of tension so slid all the way back down to the bottom … along with my rope a second or two later! [1] [1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/andy_pollitt_-punk_in_the_gym-_exclusive_extract-8314
The Bells! The Bells!	E7 (Lead Onsight)		1986
The Bells! The Bells!	Second ascent. https://www.ukclimbing.com/gear/publications/other_publications/the_bells_the_bells__an_extract_from_andy_pollitts_punk_in_the_gym-12110
Eye of the Tiger	E7 (Lead)
Eye of the Tiger	Andy made an early repeat of the line.
Strawberries	E7 (Lead)
Strawberries	https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/3454948037904680
Fingerlicker Direct	E6 (Lead)	✓	29th May 1982
Fingerlicker Direct	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.115298749927011/115300946593458 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=115864739870412&set=a.115862679870618
The Dillusioned Screw Machine	E6 (Lead)	✓	27th July 1982
The Dillusioned Screw Machine	With 1pt of aid. https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.149994316457454/149994789790740
Space Case	E6 (Lead)	✓	2nd June 1983
Space Case	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.116371059819780/116371153153104
Skinhead Moonstomp	E6 (Lead)	✓	12th April 1984
Skinhead Moonstomp	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.116371059819780/116373223152897 https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.116371059819780/116373246486228 https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/4520398724692934
For Whom the Bell Tolls	E6 (Lead)	✓	29th April 1984
For Whom the Bell Tolls	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.116371059819780/116373066486246
Mammoth Direct	E6 (Lead)	✓	26th May 1984
Mammoth Direct	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.116371059819780/116373369819549
Teenage Kicks	E6 (Lead)	✓	28th August 1984
Teenage Kicks	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.116371059819780/116374329819453
Knocked Out Loaded	E6 (Lead)	✓	1987
Knocked Out Loaded	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150043406452545
A Midsummer Night's Dream	E6 (Lead)		30th May 1982
A Midsummer Night's Dream	https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=115864769870409&set=a.115862679870618
Psyche 'n' Burn	E6 (Lead)		1983
Flash Dance	E5 (Lead)	✓	1983
Flash Dance	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.116371059819780/116372176486335
Mammoth	E5 (Lead)	✓	20th May 1984
Mammoth	First all free ascent. https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/gogarth_north_stack_and_main_cliff-598/mammoth-4286

Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

Nationality:	GB
Hardest Sport (Worked):	8b+
Hardest Trad (Worked):	E9
Hardest Trad (Onsight):	E7

Nationality:	GB
Hardest Sport (Worked):	8b+
Hardest Trad (Worked):	E9
Hardest Trad (Onsight):	E7

Andy Pollitt

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Strawberries (E7)

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A Midsummer Night's Dream (E6)

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