Climbers from United Kingdom

Prolific North Wales developer and Ormes-man. Chris' youtube channel offers a wealth of esoteric material.

Dartmoor and south devon protagonist.

References

[1] Dartmoor Bouldering History November 2024 https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/destinations/dartmoor_bouldering_history-16037

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/01/obituary_of_ian_cummins-72177

References

[1] Interview with Simon Lee for ukbouldering.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEfIwqQvk4c

[2] Write up on Big Bang by Chris Doyle, January 2011 https://doylosblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/ormesman-of-week-neil-carson-brit-makes.html

Harding had a brief but influential spell at the cutting edge of UK climbing in the years immediately post world war two. Armed with improved ex-military gear, including the first nylon dynamic ropes, he was responsible for a small number of hard-for-the time classic routes on peak gritstone and in North Wales. He was an engineer by trade and this, along with climbing in the eastern Alps and availability of army surplus hardware, made him more receptive to the use of pitons than his pre-war counterparts. Harding was noted for his proficiency at hand jamming although it seems unlikely that he originated this technique as some of his contemporaries suggested.

References

[1] https://rucksackclub.org/2023/04/14/a-dip-into-the-club-journals-from-1993-just-a-bit-difficult-by-peter-harding/

[2] https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/19/mainsection.obituaries

A prolific North Wales name and developer, developing venues such as The Gop. He also features extensively in Chris Doyle's videos including West Coast Gimps.