| From: | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Hardest Boulder (Worked): | 7C+ |
| Hardest Trad (Worked): | E8 |
Gritstone headpoint wad.
First time I met Dan was bouldering at the Foundry. The next day he suggested we go climbing outside (I was a very green, led a couple is VS’s, climber). He had me belay him on Kaluza Klein... “If I fall off just jump off this ledge”
Errrr ok....
He then proceeded to fall of the top, repeatedly... [1]
[1] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,31049.msg626044.html#msg626044
17 recorded ascents.
| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade | |
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| Elm Street | 7C+ | Solo | worked | 1999 | E8 | |
| Second ascent. | |||||
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Dan's top rope anchor extended too far over the edge, leaving him to onsight the final moves. |
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade | |
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| Heart Beat City | E8 | Lead | worked | 1999 | ||
| Second ascent. | |||||
| Obsession Fatale | E8 | Solo | worked | 1999 | E7 | |
| Gaia | E8 | Lead | did not finish | 2001 | ||
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Dan took a monster with both hands on the final sloper |
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| Parallel Lines | E8 | Lead | worked | 2002 | ||
| First ascent. | |||||
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First ascent without siderunners. Dan’s first attempt ended in a groundfall and broken arm which required surgery and over a year out. |
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| Slab and Crack | E8 | Lead | worked | 2002 | ||
| Superstition | E8 | Lead | did not finish | 2002 | ||
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Dan dislocated his shoulder on the route. |
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| Knockin' on Heaven's Door | E8 | Lead | worked | 2002 | E8 | |
| The Bad and the Beautiful | E7 | Solo | worked | 1999 | E7 | |
| White Lines | E7 | Lead | worked | 1999 | ||
| A Place To Be | E7 | Solo | worked | 1999 | ||
| Second ascent. | |||||
| Clippity Clop, Clippity Clop, Clippity Clop | E7 | Lead | worked | 2000 | ||
| Drifter | E7 | Lead | worked | 2000 | E6 | |
| Second ascent. | |||||
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With some better gear |
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| S-Groove | E7 | Lead | worked | 2001 | ||
| The Beast of Bauston | E6 | Lead | worked | 2001 | ||
| First ascent. | |||||
| Rigid Digit | E5 | Lead | 2000s | ||
| Hardland | E3 | Lead | worked | 26th Aug 2001 | E5 | |
| First ascent. | |||||
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After a quick inspection to remove the grass from the crack. Dan didn't name or record the route – this was done by Dave MacLeod. Originally E5, the route may have become easier as it has cleaned up. |
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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