Nationality: | GB |
Hardest Trad (Worked): | E7 |
Notable Partnerships | |
Ron Fawcett |
One thing that one sees in climbing is that over the period of years influential figures come along...and because of their activities they seem to trigger other people off, and I think that Livesey is one of these. Ok he may not be the finest climber, maybe there are others that are better, but his activities were so widespread, diverse and sensational in nature that people were talking about it. He was the controversial figure of the day. [1]
Livsey was an early proponent of training for climbing, a practice that was then taken on board and used to great affect by the following generation of climbers including Ron Fawcett, Jerry Moffatt and Ben Moon.
In running, kayaking and caving, he'd been prevented from being the absolute best by lack of natural talent. Pete looked at climbing more carefully, saw an athletic curve just beginning to take off, knew the time was ripe for him to make his move. [2]
[1] Ken Wilson in Rock Athlete
12 recorded ascents.
Year | Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date |
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1971 | Jenny Wren | E5 (Alternate Leads) | ✓ | 1971 |
Face Route | E3 (Lead) | ✓ | October 1971 | |
1972 | ||||
1973 | Wellington Crack | E4 (Lead) | April 1973 | |
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1974 | Right Wall | E5 (Lead) | ✓ | 1974 |
Footless Crow | E6 (Lead) | ✓ | 19th April 1974 | |
1975 | ||||
1976 | Cream | E4 (Lead) | ✓ | 1976 |
1977 | Mossdale Trip | E6 (Lead) | ✓ | 1977 |
Downhill Racer | E4 (Lead) | ✓ | 13th March 1977 | |
A controversial ascent as holds were chipped prior to it being climbed, though Livesey never admitted to the chipping. |
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1978 | ||||
1979 | Zero | E7 (Lead) | ✓ | July 1979 |
1980 | The Golden Mile | E5 (Lead) | ✓ | July 1980 |
Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Zero | E7 (Lead) | ✓ | July 1979 | |
Footless Crow | E6 (Lead) | ✓ | 19th April 1974 | |
Mossdale Trip | E6 (Lead) | ✓ | 1977 | |
Das Kapital | E6 (Lead) | ✓ | ||
Jenny Wren | E5 (Alternate Leads) | ✓ | 1971 | |
Right Wall | E5 (Lead) | ✓ | 1974 | |
The Golden Mile | E5 (Lead) | ✓ | July 1980 | |
Liberator | E5 (Alternate Leads) | |||
Cream | E4 (Lead) | ✓ | 1976 | |
Downhill Racer | E4 (Lead) | ✓ | 13th March 1977 | |
A controversial ascent as holds were chipped prior to it being climbed, though Livesey never admitted to the chipping. |
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Wellington Crack | E4 (Lead) | April 1973 | ||
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Face Route | E3 (Lead) | ✓ | October 1971 | |
Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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