Andy Popp

Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Gender: Male
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 8A
Hardest Sport (Worked): 7c
Hardest Trad (Worked): E8
Hardest Trad (Onsight): E6
Hardest Trad (Flash): E6
Notable Partnerships
Nick Dixon
Contributors
51 contributions since 21st February 2021.
TdG
31 contributions since 12th August 2025.
6 contributions since 3rd October 2025.

Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Gender: Male
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 8A
Hardest Sport (Worked): 7c
Hardest Trad (Worked): E8
Hardest Trad (Onsight): E6
Hardest Trad (Flash): E6
Notable Partnerships
Nick Dixon
Contributors
51 contributions since 21st February 2021.
TdG
31 contributions since 12th August 2025.
6 contributions since 3rd October 2025.

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Ascents

16 recorded ascents.

This timeline is missing some ascents where the date of the ascent is unknown.
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I've told this story here before, but I had the pleasure of taking Elie [Chevieux] out for his first day in the Peak. I was looking for someone to climb with and someone said there's some Swiss guy at Ben Pritchard's house looking for a partner. I picked him up in the morning but it was only when we were halfway to the crag that I realised who he was. I had a project on Long Wall, Cheedale, so we went there. Happily I did the project and it took him two repoint goes. It was fun day, he seemed to be a really nice, easy going person. [1]

References

[1] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,33869.msg700589.html#msg700589
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade

Andy used a top rope for the top out as it was very wet.

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/rocktalk/pex_hill_question-205344?v=1#x3003787

[2] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,8692.msg653384.html#msg653384
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
End of the Affair Third ascent. E8 Lead | worked Between 8th Sep 1986 and 31st Dec 1986
Time Regained First ascent. E8 Lead | worked 10th Sep 2001

After soloing it, Andy then climbed it hands free (on top rope)!

It's honestly not that bad. I was there with Johnny [Dawes] (no surprise). I'd just soloed it and he suggested trying hands free - I think he'd done it like that previously. I was dubious too but it went pretty easily (this is on toprope obvs). It's a very pure piece of padding. [2]

References

[1] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,33922.msg689521.html#msg689521

[2] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,33922.msg689724.html#msg689724

Hands free! [1]

References

[1] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,33922.msg689521.html#msg689521

References

[1] Mountain Issue 135 (1990), page 15 /library/11120/mountain-135
Never Never Land E7 Lead | worked 1991
Sons of the Desert First ascent. E7 Lead | worked 1992
Black Mountain Collage First ascent. E7 Lead | worked 1999

References

[1] A record of ground-up and on-sight climbing on Peak, Yorkshire and Lancashire gritstone
Pink Ginsane E6 Lead | flash 1989
Old King Cole First ascent. E6 Lead | onsight 31st May 1990

References

[1] https://ukbouldering.com/threads/style-is-everything.34729/post-715111
Monster Crack First ascent. With Frank Ramsey. First free ascent. E4 (approx) Alternate Leads | onsight Jul 1989

Andy was soloing the route as part of a big day out so was carrying a rucksack at the time. He inadvertently committed to the E4 variation!

References

[1] https://open.spotify.com/episode/1AEI4xPkC2KdfYUziIfAF6?
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade