Climbers

Climber Name # Ascents Recorded Notes
Neil Kershaw 16

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2010/04/neil_nige_kershaw_-_golden_feet+local_hero-53061

Paul Pritchard 16

Paul Pritchard is a British rock climber and mountaineer. He was a prominent figure in the 1980s and 1990s, particularly in and around North Wales.

On the 13th February 1998 he suffered a traumatic brain injury while climbing on The Totem Pole in Tasmania which left him with hemiplegia.

Bibliography

(2012). Deep play: Climbing the world’s most dangerous routes (2nd ed.). Vertebrate Publishing.

(2000). The totem pole: Surviving the ultimate adventure. Robinson Publishing.

(2005). The longest climb: Back from the abyss. Constable and Robinson.

(2021). The Mountain Path: A climber’s journey through life and death. Vertebrate Publishing.

References

[1] Features in 80's Birth of Extreme

[2] A Kind of Homecoming by Martin Crook, On The Edge Issue 87, page 18

Sonnie Trotter 16
Tanner Bauer 16
Tom Newberry 16
Yuji Hirayama 16

References

[1] Interview with PlanetMountain, 1999 https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/interviews/yuji-hirayama.html

Adam Shahar 15
Alberto Rocasolano Jaudenes 15
Ben Freeman 15

The bouldering half of the strongest twins in the UK.

https://vimeo.com/user2388380

Bob Hickish 15
Crispin Waddy 15

One of the early developers of deep water soloing in the UK.

Elias Iagnemma 15

Elias is one of Italys best, and currently one of the worlds best with ascents of Gioia and Ganesh.

In 2023 Elias attention switched to that of Burden of Dreams and in early 2024 he got the fourth ascent using a unqiue beta. In 2025 Elias first ascented Italys hardest boulder in The Big Slamm giving it 9A/V17, taking him around 35 sessions.

Josh Ibbertson 15

References

[1] Interview with UKClimbing.com https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2022/07/josh_ibbertson_on_rainman_training_and_the_future-73109

Lucy Mitchell 15
Marc le Menestrel 15

Features in The Real Thing, Bleau.

https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/446421228757391

Mark Leach 15

Features in Statement of Youth.

Patxi Usobiaga 15
Thomas Willenberg 15

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/09/thomas_willenberg_exclusive_interview-64154

Tim Clifford 15

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/how_tim_clifford_tamed_the_wild_west-65

Tim Emmett 15

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFwmIi4Z9HA

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