Mike Lea

Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Gender: Male
Hardest Sport (Worked): 8a+
Hardest Trad (Worked): E7
Contributors
TdG
15 contributions since 14th August 2025.
7 contributions since 21st February 2021.

Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Gender: Male
Hardest Sport (Worked): 8a+
Hardest Trad (Worked): E7
Contributors
TdG
15 contributions since 14th August 2025.
7 contributions since 21st February 2021.

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Ascents

5 recorded ascents.

This timeline is missing some ascents where the date of the ascent is unknown.
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Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Sharp Practice 8a+ Lead | worked
Second ascent?

Keith Sharples:

The only other person I know that has defo done it was Mike Lea and his ascent was back just after I did the FA.

Mike was very competitive at the time and although he was. Climbing better than I was - by some distance he was determined to repeat it, to do it easily and then down grade it down to 8a!

Well, that not quite what happened.

Yes, he repeated it - possibly even in a day. However he found it nails and in repeating it he hurt his back quite badly doing the jump. So much so that he had to admit it was hard and way too hard for 8a so it stayed at 8a+. [1]

References

[1] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,33632.msg679646.html#msg679646
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Living in Oxford E7 Lead | worked 1998
Second ascent.

Climbing the right side of the arête

White Lines E7 Lead | worked 1999
Dreadnought E7 Lead | worked May 1999
First ascent.

References

[1] On The Edge Issue 90, page 72
Top Loader E7 Lead | worked Apr 2001
First ascent.
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade