Nationality: | AU |
Hardest Sport (Worked): | 7b+ |
Hardest Sport (Onsight): | 7b |
Hardest Trad (Worked): | E8 |
Hardest Trad (Onsight): | E4 |
Hardest Trad (Flash): | E6 |
Notable Partnerships | |
Mike Law | |
Dougie Hall |
Kim Carrigan was a leading figure in Australian rock climbing in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He has put up hundreds of new routes around Australia, particularly at Arapiles.
[1] Interview with Andy Pollitt for UKClimbing.com 11th August 2017 https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/kim_carrigan_and_andy_pollitt-9629
13 recorded ascents.
Year | Climb | Grade | Ascent Date |
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1980 | Strawberries | E7 (Lead worked) | 1980s |
Date is a guess but likely some time in the 1980s. https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/kim_carrigan_and_andy_pollitt-9629 |
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1981 | Psychic Threshold | E5 (Lead) | May 1981 |
First ascent. | |||
1982 | The Ogive | E7 (Lead worked) | 1982 |
First ascent.
First free ascent. |
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Brown Corduroy Trousers | E7 (Lead worked) | Aug 1982 | |
First ascent. | |||
India | E7 (Lead worked) | 2nd Oct 1982 | |
First ascent. | |||
1983 | |||
1984 | Ethiopia | E8 (Lead worked) | 1984 |
First ascent.
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Masada | E7 (Lead worked) | 1984 | |
First ascent.
Carrigan initially suggested an Australian grade of 30 which would have made it one of the hardest in the country at the time. |
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Lord of the Rings | 8b (Lead did not finish) | 1984 | |
Kim came tantalisingly close to making the first ascent
On failing to do it:
[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/kim_carrigan_and_andy_pollitt-9629 [2] The Layback Podcast Ep1, December 2018, from ~60mins https://soundcloud.com/thelaybackpodcast/episode-1-kim-carrigan-get-out-of-your-castle |
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1985 | America's Cup | E6 (Lead flash) | 1985 |
First ascent.
Kim abbed the line to place a peg and then did it first go. [1] References[1] The Layback Podcast Ep1 from ~50mins, December 2018 https://soundcloud.com/thelaybackpodcast/episode-1-kim-carrigan-get-out-of-your-castle |
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The North Face | E5 (Lead worked) | 1985 | |
First ascent.
The first all free ascent. |
Climb | Grade | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Lord of the Rings | 8b (Lead did not finish) | 1984 | |
Kim came tantalisingly close to making the first ascent
On failing to do it:
[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/kim_carrigan_and_andy_pollitt-9629 [2] The Layback Podcast Ep1, December 2018, from ~60mins https://soundcloud.com/thelaybackpodcast/episode-1-kim-carrigan-get-out-of-your-castle |
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Denim | 7b+ (Lead worked) | ||
First ascent. | |||
Alien | 7b (Lead onsight) | ||
https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/546409015425278 |
Climb | Grade | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Climb | Grade | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Ethiopia | E8 (Lead worked) | 1984 | |
First ascent.
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The Ogive | E7 (Lead worked) | 1982 | |
First ascent.
First free ascent. |
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Brown Corduroy Trousers | E7 (Lead worked) | Aug 1982 | |
First ascent. | |||
India | E7 (Lead worked) | 2nd Oct 1982 | |
First ascent. | |||
Masada | E7 (Lead worked) | 1984 | |
First ascent.
Carrigan initially suggested an Australian grade of 30 which would have made it one of the hardest in the country at the time. |
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Strawberries | E7 (Lead worked) | 1980s | |
Date is a guess but likely some time in the 1980s. https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/kim_carrigan_and_andy_pollitt-9629 |
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America's Cup | E6 (Lead flash) | 1985 | |
First ascent.
Kim abbed the line to place a peg and then did it first go. [1] References[1] The Layback Podcast Ep1 from ~50mins, December 2018 https://soundcloud.com/thelaybackpodcast/episode-1-kim-carrigan-get-out-of-your-castle |
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Psychic Threshold | E5 (Lead) | May 1981 | |
First ascent. | |||
The North Face | E5 (Lead worked) | 1985 | |
First ascent.
The first all free ascent. |
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Goliath | E4 (Solo onsight) | ||
https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.115405983249621/115406049916281 |
Climb | Grade | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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