Climbing History | Seb Grieve

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Year	Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date
1989	Gaia	E8 (Lead)		5th March 1989
1989	Gaia	Second ascent.
1990
1991	Clippity Clop, Clippity Clop, Clippity Clop	E7 (Solo)	✓	13th October 1991
1991	Clippity Clop, Clippity Clop, Clippity Clop	Grieve suggested E8 for his solo ascent. Soloed (Friend 6 did not exist.) with home-made knee-pads made from bathroom towels for added friction. Jeans are a good idea as well. Swinging across with a guppy and a pinch to the a-cheval position is the crux. Coming out of a-cheval to final layback is the heart-stopper and impossible to choreograph due to the 'knee-pad drift'. Felt very E8 at the time. Harder and bolder than Gaia and End of the Affair. https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.117978419659044/117979619658924
1992
1993	Predator	8b (Lead)		1993
1994	Knockin' on Heaven's Door	E9 (Lead)		20th March 1994
	Knockin' on Heaven's Door	Third ascent? From the right with the peg.
	K3	8a+ (Lead)	✓	21st August 1994
	K3	It took Seb three years to climb the route and when he finally succeeded he said, “It’s got to be called K3, as it’s much harder to climb than K2”. Since Seb has never set foot in the Himalaya, this is quite an unusual statement. During the time that elapsed from bolting the route to its final completion, approximately 90% of the sport climbing population of Sheffield belayed Seb at one time or another. [1] References [1] Peak Limestone North, First Ascents Supplement /file/bc3fd0e4-a3ee-a736-1cbf-d68af9f0910e/peak_lime_north_first_ascents.pdf
1995	The New Statesman	E8 (Lead)		10th May 1995
	The New Statesman	Second ascent.
	Snap Decision	E7 (Lead Onsight)		10th May 1995
	Snap Decision	The first grit E7 onsight?
	B4, XS	E7 (Lead)		21st October 1995
	B4, XS	Second ascent.
	End of the Affair	E8 (Lead)		19th November 1995
	End of the Affair	Both feet cut loose on the crux so just put 'em back on again and carried on. Glad my belayer did not jump off the block and pull me off.
1996	Love Amongst the Butterflies	8b (Lead)	✓	1996
1997	Parthian Shot (Pre 2011 Break)	E9 (Lead)		1st April 1997
	Parthian Shot (Pre 2011 Break)	Second ascent.
	Meshuga	E9 (Lead)	✓	25th October 1997
	Meshuga	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.115413049915581/115415893248630
	Fat Slapper	E7 (Lead)	✓	3rd December 1997
	Fat Slapper	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.115413049915581/115415973248622
1998
1999
2000	Austrian Oak	8b (Lead)		2000
2001	Harder Faster	E9 (Top Rope)		2001
2001	Harder Faster	Top roped clean several times but could not bring myself to lead.
2002

Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date
Love Amongst the Butterflies	8b (Lead)	✓	1996
Predator	8b (Lead)		1993
Austrian Oak	8b (Lead)		2000
K3	8a+ (Lead)	✓	21st August 1994
K3	It took Seb three years to climb the route and when he finally succeeded he said, “It’s got to be called K3, as it’s much harder to climb than K2”. Since Seb has never set foot in the Himalaya, this is quite an unusual statement. During the time that elapsed from bolting the route to its final completion, approximately 90% of the sport climbing population of Sheffield belayed Seb at one time or another. [1] References [1] Peak Limestone North, First Ascents Supplement /file/bc3fd0e4-a3ee-a736-1cbf-d68af9f0910e/peak_lime_north_first_ascents.pdf
Clarion Call	7a (Solo)
Clarion Call	Page 56 https://www.thebmc.co.uk/Handlers/DownloadHandler.ashx?id=1291

Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade
Meshuga	E9 (Lead)	✓	25th October 1997
Meshuga	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.115413049915581/115415893248630
Knockin' on Heaven's Door	E9 (Lead)		20th March 1994	E7
Knockin' on Heaven's Door	Third ascent? From the right with the peg.
Parthian Shot (Pre 2011 Break)	E9 (Lead)		1st April 1997
Parthian Shot (Pre 2011 Break)	Second ascent.
Harder Faster	E9 (Top Rope)		2001
Harder Faster	Top roped clean several times but could not bring myself to lead.
Gaia	E8 (Lead)		5th March 1989
Gaia	Second ascent.
The New Statesman	E8 (Lead)		10th May 1995
The New Statesman	Second ascent.
End of the Affair	E8 (Lead)		19th November 1995
End of the Affair	Both feet cut loose on the crux so just put 'em back on again and carried on. Glad my belayer did not jump off the block and pull me off.
Clippity Clop, Clippity Clop, Clippity Clop	E7 (Solo)	✓	13th October 1991	E8
Clippity Clop, Clippity Clop, Clippity Clop	Grieve suggested E8 for his solo ascent. Soloed (Friend 6 did not exist.) with home-made knee-pads made from bathroom towels for added friction. Jeans are a good idea as well. Swinging across with a guppy and a pinch to the a-cheval position is the crux. Coming out of a-cheval to final layback is the heart-stopper and impossible to choreograph due to the 'knee-pad drift'. Felt very E8 at the time. Harder and bolder than Gaia and End of the Affair. https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.117978419659044/117979619658924
Fat Slapper	E7 (Lead)	✓	3rd December 1997
Fat Slapper	https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.115413049915581/115415973248622
Snap Decision	E7 (Lead Onsight)		10th May 1995
Snap Decision	The first grit E7 onsight?
B4, XS	E7 (Lead)		21st October 1995
B4, XS	Second ascent.

Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

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