Climbers

Climber Name # Ascents Recorded Notes
Phil Burke 10
Piotr Oleszczuk 10
Pirmin Bertle 10

References

[1] Interview with http://escalade9.wifeo.com/, October 2010 http://escalade9.wifeo.com/pirmin-bertle.php

Rob Matheson 10

References

[1] https://www.scarpa.co.uk/pages/team-member-rob-matheson

Ryan Sklenica 10
Tina Johnsen Hafsaas 10
Ainhize Belar 9
Alain Robert 9

Born Robert Alain Philippe. Alain is famous for his solo climbing, and since the mid 90s his solo climbs of skyscrapers.

References

[1] Alain Robert, l’homme qui joue avec la mort Grimper.com, 10th March 2023 https://www.grimper.com/news-alain-robert-homme-joue-mort

Alan Rouse 9

Wallasey-born rock climber, alpinist, and bonne viveur. Rouse cut his teeth on Cheshire sandstone and in North Wales with cutting-edge ascents on rock in the late-1960s and early 1970s. Soloing close to the highest standards on rock was a prevailing ethos of the time and Rouse was part of a group that pursued this including Alan Richard McHardy and Eric Jones. Whilst studying for a BSc in Mathematics at Cambridge University he developed an interest in winter climbing and Alpinism. Later in life he focused on expeditions and was an inspiration to and unofficial ringleader of the post-Bonington generation of UK alpinists before his death on K2 in 1986.

Andrea Chelleris 9

References

[1] https://fanatic-climbing.com/portrait-andrea-chelleris-jeune-talent-italien-portrait-andrea-chelleris-italian-young-gun/

Andrew Nimmer 9
Baz Ingle 9
Beat Kammerlander 9
Cameron Hörst 9
Chon Jongwon 9
Chris Bonington 9

References

[1] https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/948094701923372

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc4b2sThIeA

[3] Everest - The Hard Way 1975

[4] https://archive.org/details/bonington

Chris Doyle 9

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

Dave Henderson 9

Dartmoor and south devon protagonist.

References

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

Dave Pickford 9
Didier Berthod 9

Didier Berthod is a Swiss climber who is known for his crack climbing. Famously, he came very close to making the first ascent of Cobra Crack in Squamish in 2006 before injury stopped him and Sonnie Trotter made the first ascent..

Around the same time he stopped trying Cobra Crack his partner became pregnant. Didier was unable to to imagine a life as a father and he fell back on his Catholic faith, first becoming a Monk with the Eucharistein Fraternity and later being ordained as a priest.

In 2020 he then left the church to pursue 'a more balanced life', including starting climbing again.

He has since reconciled with his child and her mother (Previously his partner), and has started making hard fist ascents again such as The Crack of Destiny in Squamish and then, in 2024, coming full circle and climbing Cobra Crack in 2024.

References

[1] Interview with Tom Randall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aSZ19z41Hg

[2] https://english.elpais.com/sports/2022-11-15/didier-berthod-from-rock-climbing-star-to-monk-and-back-again.html

[3] Interview with Niall Grimes, 2023 https://open.spotify.com/episode/32F0fKdpvYNkGup6pRtKMk?

[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjXzfkm6mgk

[5] https://www.grimpactu.com/post/de-la-corde-%C3%A0-la-foi-le-retour-victorieux-de-didier-berthod

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