Climbers

Prolific North Wales developer and Ormes-man.

Chris' youtube channel offers a wealth of esoteric material.

Features in Fresh Meat.

Andy Popp:

Cliff, a stalwart of the Llanberis scene since the 60s, was a man preceded by his reputation for deep, almost cosmic eccentricity and long-lived dirtbaggery. He was also known for some incredible tales of survival, particularly when he took a reputed 200ft ground fall soloing on the Mot, managing to crawl to the road before passing out. I believe he took another big soloing fall at Tremadog.

I knew Cliff a little as part of the general 'Beris scene in the 80s and remember a rather sweet man. He was a very active new router on the slate at that time, and as a climber he was really much more than the reputation for oddness and mishaps suggests. He was actually very good, on rock and in the Alps. [1]

References

[1] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,18343.msg692404.html#msg692404

References

[1] https://www.up-climbing.com/en/bouldering/news-bouldering/inside-cody-roth/

References

[1] Interview with Xa White for UKClimbing.com, October 2023 https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/freja_shannon_talks_risk_craic_and_brit_rock-15391

[2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/my_favourite_route_-_fall_of_wossils_e5_6b_at_the_burren_ailladie-16071