Climbers

Climber Name # Ascents Recorded Notes
Yuta Imaizumi 9
Adam Long 8
Akira Waku 8
Anthony Gullsten 8
Arthur Dolphin 8

Bill Birkett:

Arthur was one of the most important and influential figures in the history of British rock climbing, spanning the social gap between the old guard and the emergence of a hungry new breed of working class climbers. [1]

Joe Brown:

When you went to try one of his climbs you knew it was going to be hard.

References

[1] Yorkshire Gritstone Volume 1, Almscliff to Slipstones

Ben Harnden 8
Bernhard Schwaiger 8
Beth Rodden 8
B.J. Tilden 8
Chris Doyle 8

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

Christian Core 8
Craig Matheson 8
Craig Smith 8

Features in Statement of Youth.

Dean Potter 8

References

[1] Portrait by Dean Fidelman https://www.instagram.com/p/CpN7MQAJom7/

[2] Free Soloing with a Parachute, from Reel Rock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DWu4HygkBU

Diego Cameroni 8
Elie Chevieux 8

The first climber to onsight 8b and 8b+.

In an unusual turn of events, in 2004 it was believed (and widely reported) that Elie and a fellow traveler had been stoned to death in Iran while travelling. However the unfortunate victim was later found to be another person carrying a Swiss passport. [1]

References

[1] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/elie-chevieux-is-alive.html

[2] Elie Cheveux Interviewed by Toni Arbones for Desnivel

Elle Partington 8
Eva Hammelmüller 8
Francesco Berardino 8
George Smith 8

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