Climbing History | Nick Dixon

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Year	Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date
1983	Clarion Call	7a (Lead)		1983
	Clarion Call	Climbed without the bolts at E6 6a, he used a piece of rock to hammer in a peg mid way through the ascent.
	A Fist Full of Crystals	E6 (Solo)	✓	25th September 1983
1984	Teenage Menopause	E7 (Lead)	✓	May 1984
1984	Teenage Menopause	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.116371059819780/116373369819549
1985
1986	Polyp Piece	E7 (Lead)	✓	30th March 1986
	Polyp Piece	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150043346452551
	Doug	E8 (Solo)	✓	April 1986
	End of the Affair	E8 (Lead)		September 1986
	End of the Affair	References [1] Westlake, D. (2010). Froggatt to Black Rocks, page 178.
1987	Gathering Sun	E7 (Lead)	✓	1987
	Turd Burglar	E6 (Lead)	✓	May 1987
	Turd Burglar	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150043673119185
1988	Dinas in the Oven	E7 (Lead)	✓	1988
1989	Face Mecca	E9 (Lead)	✓	June 1989
1989	Face Mecca	I'd practiced the crux on absel many times, and after leaving the belay with just one krab on my belt, it flowed as in a dream until I was on the upper wall after committing through a 6b sequence (15ft above the poor lower-only RURPs and 70ft above the belay). I found moves to finish that I hadn't practiced; why?, why? In desperation, now fully here and awake, I slapped and groped with a pylon's span of rope between me and a grinning Darril [belayer]. [1] References [1] Dixon, N. (2004). Clogwyn Dur Arddu: Climbers' Club Guide to Wales, page 187. United Kingdom: Climbers' Club.
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994	Indian Face	E9 (Lead)		1994
	Indian Face	Second ascent. There's one move where I got a left hand sidepull and my right hand was on some nobbles and I came out of my head space because I realised that I couldn't move from that position as freely as planned and pre-practiced as I hadn't accounted for the rope drag. I had to snatch for the next hold, some pebbles. There were about three seconds where I lost my calm a little bit and I had to collect myself. I think Neil had far more of a worry on it. [1] [1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/nick_dixon_-_indian_face_the_first_repeat-5756
	My Piano	E8 (Lead)	✓	1994
	My Piano	Footage of a later ascent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvnY_x5wYFo.
1995
1996
1997	Gribin Wall Climb	E9 (Lead)	✓	24th May 1997
1998
1999
2000	10 O'Clock Saturday Morning	E7 (Lead)	✓	2000
2001
2002
2003	Margins of the Mind	E7 (Lead)		2003
2003	Margins of the Mind	Second ascent. Mick Johnston: In his own mind Nick doesn't feel his ascent was particularly good having pre-placed the gear and returned the next day with his ropes clipped to his high point. I can't see a particularly big queue forming to better his attempt but who knows. References [1] On The Edge Issue 131, page 68
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009	A Thousand Setting Suns	E9 (Lead)	✓	July 2009
2009	A Thousand Setting Suns	https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2009/07/nick_dixon_new_nesscliffe_e9-48533 https://youtu.be/Eu7uf6Q-R-Q?t=213
2010
2011
2012	Shropshire Gold	E7 (Lead)	✓	2012
2012	Shropshire Gold	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHCBeb_zedQ
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017	Cassini	E8 (Lead)	✓	13th September 2017
2017	Cassini	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0PlKeLaMjc
2018	GreatNess Wall	E10 (Top Rope Did not finish)		2018
2018	GreatNess Wall	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NLFikB0J2o
2019
2020
2021	Spirit of the Moors	E8 (Lead)	✓	April 2021
2021	Spirit of the Moors	https://www.facebook.com/501818648/videos/10158509137748649/

Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade
Clarion Call	7a (Lead)		1983
Clarion Call	Climbed without the bolts at E6 6a, he used a piece of rock to hammer in a peg mid way through the ascent.

Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date
GreatNess Wall	E10 (Top Rope Did not finish)		2018
GreatNess Wall	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NLFikB0J2o
Face Mecca	E9 (Lead)	✓	June 1989
Face Mecca	I'd practiced the crux on absel many times, and after leaving the belay with just one krab on my belt, it flowed as in a dream until I was on the upper wall after committing through a 6b sequence (15ft above the poor lower-only RURPs and 70ft above the belay). I found moves to finish that I hadn't practiced; why?, why? In desperation, now fully here and awake, I slapped and groped with a pylon's span of rope between me and a grinning Darril [belayer]. [1] References [1] Dixon, N. (2004). Clogwyn Dur Arddu: Climbers' Club Guide to Wales, page 187. United Kingdom: Climbers' Club.
Gribin Wall Climb	E9 (Lead)	✓	24th May 1997
A Thousand Setting Suns	E9 (Lead)	✓	July 2009
A Thousand Setting Suns	https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2009/07/nick_dixon_new_nesscliffe_e9-48533 https://youtu.be/Eu7uf6Q-R-Q?t=213
Indian Face	E9 (Lead)		1994
Indian Face	Second ascent. There's one move where I got a left hand sidepull and my right hand was on some nobbles and I came out of my head space because I realised that I couldn't move from that position as freely as planned and pre-practiced as I hadn't accounted for the rope drag. I had to snatch for the next hold, some pebbles. There were about three seconds where I lost my calm a little bit and I had to collect myself. I think Neil had far more of a worry on it. [1] [1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/nick_dixon_-_indian_face_the_first_repeat-5756
Doug	E8 (Solo)	✓	April 1986
My Piano	E8 (Lead)	✓	1994
My Piano	Footage of a later ascent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvnY_x5wYFo.
Cassini	E8 (Lead)	✓	13th September 2017
Cassini	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0PlKeLaMjc
Spirit of the Moors	E8 (Lead)	✓	April 2021
Spirit of the Moors	https://www.facebook.com/501818648/videos/10158509137748649/
Une Jeune Fille Quatre Vingt Dix Ans	E8 (Lead)	✓
End of the Affair	E8 (Lead)		September 1986
End of the Affair	References [1] Westlake, D. (2010). Froggatt to Black Rocks, page 178.
Time Regained	E8 (Lead)
Time Regained	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlzXA4PMqVc
End of the Affair	E8 (Lead)
End of the Affair	Second ascent.
Teenage Menopause	E7 (Lead)	✓	May 1984
Teenage Menopause	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.116371059819780/116373369819549
Polyp Piece	E7 (Lead)	✓	30th March 1986
Polyp Piece	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150043346452551
Gathering Sun	E7 (Lead)	✓	1987
Dinas in the Oven	E7 (Lead)	✓	1988
10 O'Clock Saturday Morning	E7 (Lead)	✓	2000
Shropshire Gold	E7 (Lead)	✓	2012
Shropshire Gold	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHCBeb_zedQ
Margins of the Mind	E7 (Lead)		2003
Margins of the Mind	Second ascent. Mick Johnston: In his own mind Nick doesn't feel his ascent was particularly good having pre-placed the gear and returned the next day with his ropes clipped to his high point. I can't see a particularly big queue forming to better his attempt but who knows. References [1] On The Edge Issue 131, page 68
A Fist Full of Crystals	E6 (Solo)	✓	25th September 1983
Turd Burglar	E6 (Lead)	✓	May 1987
Turd Burglar	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150043673119185

Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

Nationality:	GB
Hardest Sport (Worked):	7a
Hardest Trad (Worked):	E9
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Nationality:	GB
Hardest Sport (Worked):	7a
Hardest Trad (Worked):	E9
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