Nik Jennings


Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Gender: Male
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 8A+
Hardest Trad (Worked): E8
Hardest Trad (Onsight): E8
Hardest Trad (Flash): E8

Contributors
22 contributions since 21st February 2021.
TdG
8 contributions since 31st July 2025.

Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Gender: Male
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 8A+
Hardest Trad (Worked): E8
Hardest Trad (Onsight): E8
Hardest Trad (Flash): E8
Contributors
22 contributions since 21st February 2021.
TdG
8 contributions since 31st July 2025.

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Ascents

14 recorded ascents.

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Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Titus Gaukroger 8A+ Boulder | worked 8th Feb 2010
First ascent.
Snatch 8A Boulder | worked 2001
First ascent.

References

[1] Robin Müller (2014). Lancashire Bouldering. United Kingdom: Cottongrass Books. Page 327.

Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
That's My Lot E8 Lead | worked 26th Oct 1999
First ascent.

Dynamic method. Climbed in a day, with no pads, on his own, above a dreadful landing comprising a large upturned tree stump.

Doug E8 Solo | flash 2000

Climbed on impulse after watching a friend top rope it.

Boldness Through Ignorance E8 Solo | onsight 26th Apr 2010
One in the Swarm E8 Solo | worked 15th Feb 2012
First ascent.
Hemlock E8 Lead | worked Before 4th Jun 2013
First ascent.

Climb the centre of the face of Eiger Buttress. Bold and serious climbing up a steepening slab of friable rock with no gear good enough to take body weight. Eeek! Low in the grade? This was terrifying! I tried, like an idiot, to on-sight the F.A. of this on my first day out. I got about halfway up, felt about E6 6a, removing loose rock aplenty with both hands and feet as I went! I got to a reasonable rest position and realised that the slab steepened up above and I had no gear worth hanging a coat on. The option was press on and get super-commited on steepening ground of poor rock, or call for a rope. Not that difficult a choice really. After a rope was dropped and I clipped in I continued up the face, I didn't fall off or weight the rope at any point. So should I have stayed on the sharp end? Not a chance, it was scary enough on a top-rope thank-you very much. I walked away thinking it was unjustifiable as a climb…

On the next day out I wanted to try a steep face round the corner but ti rapidly became apparent that the cleaning job would take me the rest of the day so I binned it off and instead dropped a rope down the line of Hemlock for a cheeky shunt. Again I didn't fall off and this time I didn't manage to remove as many holds. twice up it, no falls? Hmmm, I went off and had a ponder for an hour or so then popped back and solo'ed it...

...properly getting the fear. I didn't do much more climbing after this.

References

[1] https://nikjennings.blogspot.com/2013/06/repetition-and-relocation.html

You Said Mosit... E8 Solo | worked 30th Apr 2014
First ascent.
The Broken Man E8 Lead | worked 8th Oct 2016
With Dougie Hall.
Michael Knight Wears a Chest Wig E7 Lead | worked 4th Aug 2000
First ascent.
Responsible Parenting E7 Lead | onsight 11th Mar 2013
First ascent.

OS first ascent

References

[1] [https://vimeo.com/61547880]

The Subtle Knife E7 Solo | worked 2nd Feb 2014
First ascent.
Salt E7 Solo | worked 1st Mar 2014
First ascent.
Flickering Images E6 Solo | worked 9th Mar 2014
First ascent.
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade