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Miguel Riera was a Spanish climber, known for his role in developing deep water soloing (or psicobloc) in to a discipline in it's own right. He established many of the earliest DWS lines in Mallorca such as the classic Surfer Dead (6c+), Surfing in the Bar (7a) and Surfing Bird (7b) at Cova del Diablo.

References

[1] https://www.climbing.com/people/interview-miquel-riera-on-the-birth-of-deep-water-soloing/

[2] https://gripped.com/news/legendary-climber-miguel-riera-passes-away-from-cancer/

[3] https://www.instagram.com/p/DBHMoqySHpu/

[4] https://vimeo.com/7699740

British rock climber, alpinist and guide. Monks cut his teeth in the Bristol area in the 1970s, settled in Australia in the 1990s, but has climbed world-wide.

References

[1] https://www.alpin-ism.com/about/team/steve-monks

One of the world's most prolific bouldering developers. Thousands of first ascents in Japan, including Mizugaki, Ogawayama, Mitake, Mitsumine, Yaendani, and more.

Published the first bouldering guide in Japan in 1999: the 'Kuro-hon' or black book guide to Ogawayama, Mitake and Mitsumine.

References

[1] https://bleau.info/profiles/tristan.chouvy

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.

The first olympic gold medalist in climbing (Tokyo 2020).

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbo2sSjp0mN/

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