Climbers

References

[1] https://www.climbing.com/people/jesse-grupper-interview-2022/

References

[1] AMA on reddit.com/r/iama, September 2018 https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9fkki7/we_are_tommy_caldwell_a_climber_who_spent_6_years/

Martin Keller is Swiss bouldering specialist. He is known for his dedication to long term projects, spending 100+ sessions on some of his hardest ascents, and training for projects by climbing on the project itself.

Notable ascents include:

• First ascent of Der Mit dem Fels Tanzt
• First ascent of Highlander
• First ascent of Ninja Skills SDS
• First re-ascent of Gateway after holds broke

Narrator of Hard Grit, host of Jam Crack Climbing Podcast and all round sound guy.

Bibliography

[1] Revelations (2010), Jerry Moffatt's autobiography which was ghost written by Niall

[2] Boulder Britain (2011) https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/_/r4KTpwAACAAJ

[3] Magic in the Air https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/magic_in_the_air-287

[4] King of the Crag https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/king_of_the_crag-4032

[5] Coming Home for Christmas https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=4231

[6] The Pitter-Potter of Giant Feet: 'Meeting' Dean Potter https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=7367

[7] The Edge of Time https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=15613

[8] My Map of the World https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=15863

[9] Stanage - A Journey Through The Grades https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=16009

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/my_map_of_the_world-15863

Jimmy Jewel was part of the 1980s climbing scene in Llanberis. He was well known for his solo climbing.

He died while down-climbing at Tremadog.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVmLaXiMXm0

Owner of UKBouldering.com and known for his 10+ year siege of the route Austrian Oak at Malham Cove.

Toby won gold in the 2024 Paris Olympics to become the first Brit to medal in a climbing event at the olympics.

References

[1] Interview with Steve McClure and Niall Grimes for the BMC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHiz8LbUqvU

[2] Interview with Ollie Torr for Lattice Training, December 2021 https://latticetraining.com/2021/12/02/interview-with-lattice-client-toby-roberts/

[3] How I won Climbing Gold in Paris, September 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_sB0a4U-MQ

[4] Interview with The Times Dec 2024 https://www.thetimes.com/sport/olympics/article/toby-roberts-interview-sport-climbing-paris-2024-tfsxkrs5t

Alan Watts is a US climber best known as one of the early proponents of sport climbing style in the US, and one of the key developers of Smith Rock in Oregon.

Together with contemporaries such as Todd Skinner and Lynn Hill, Alan was among the first climbers in the US to embrace bolting on rappel and more extensive working of routes. While these practices were common in Europe at the time, the prevailing ethic in the US had been that any bolting should happen from the ground up and that practicing routes was not allowed.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ZFlVQpnjT/

[2] Interview with planetmountain https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/alan-watts-climbing-interview.html

[3] https://open.spotify.com/episode/4FjBxA5DE8uThD93tsz9XM?