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 | FA | Ascent Date |
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1981 | Psychic Threshold | E5 (Lead Unknown) | ✓ | May 1981 |
1982 | The Ogive | E7 (Lead) | ✓ | 1982 |
First free ascent. |
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Brown Corduroy Trousers | E7 (Lead) | ✓ | August 1982 | |
India | E7 (Lead) | ✓ | 2nd October 1982 | |
1983 | ||||
1984 | 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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Ethiopia | E8 (Lead) | ✓ | 1984 | |
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Masada | E7 (Lead) | ✓ | 1984 | |
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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1985 | America's Cup | E6 (Lead Flash) | ✓ | 1985 |
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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Strawberries | E7 (Lead) | 1985 | ||
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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The Rostrum | E5 (Lead) | ✓ | 1985 | |
The first all free ascent. |
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1986 |
Climb | Grade | FA | 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) | ✓ | ||
Alien | 7b (Lead Onsight) | |||
https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/546409015425278 |
Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Ethiopia | E8 (Lead) | ✓ | 1984 | |
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The Ogive | E7 (Lead) | ✓ | 1982 | |
First free ascent. |
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Brown Corduroy Trousers | E7 (Lead) | ✓ | August 1982 | |
India | E7 (Lead) | ✓ | 2nd October 1982 | |
Masada | E7 (Lead) | ✓ | 1984 | |
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) | 1985 | ||
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 | |
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 Unknown) | ✓ | May 1981 | |
The Rostrum | E5 (Lead) | ✓ | 1985 | |
The first all free ascent. |
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Goliath | E4 (Solo Onsight) | |||
https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.115405983249621/115406049916281 |
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