Andy Popp

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

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

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] A record of ground-up and on-sight climbing on Peak, Yorkshire and Lancashire gritstone