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Climbing Information

Here are some links to information about my climbing activities. I have been climbing since 1971.

An important question is whether or not the climbing bunny is happy?
  • Visit the climbing Bunny


    • In the 1970s and 80 much of my climbing was in Yorkshire or in the Lake District in the UK.

    Some of the 1970s climbing is well-documented in Chris Hamper's excellent autobiography which may be found at
  • Chris Hamper The part describing the University of Leeds is pages 43-66

    Some later activities in the 1980a are described in Tony Burnell's article in the Fell and Rock Journal
  • Well Oiled Machine

    An out of print book Extreme Rock has a number of articles and pictures that talk about the climbing I did with a small group of friends.
  • Extreme Rock Fragment


    In the early 1990s I climbed with Neil Foster and Alan Manson on Dove Crag in the Lake District in the UK. The routes are listed in the article written bt Steve Crow
  • Dove Crag

    A recent book about the history of climbing on Scafell in the English Lake District has a good description of Lake District Climbing:
  • Nowt but a fleein thing


    Here's the cover and a picture taken by Al Phizacklea of one of the routes that I did the first ascent of.



    This climb was rated on UK climbing as one of the best in its grade in the United Kingdom.
  • Best E6s in the UK?

    A summary of these activities appeared in the book World Mountaineering edited by Audrey Salkeld
  • Scafell Summary

    A partial list of first ascents, first free ascents and first bolt-free ascents is in
  • UK First Ascents Summary


    A few new climbs in the Adirondacks of New York State
  • Adirondack Routes Plus a number of climbs on the railroad part of Little Falls and one on the Moss Island.
  • One Over the Hill
    Recent Routes here in the US are on Mountain Projects

  • Bear Creek Idaho

  • Ramshorn Canyon Idaho

  • Echo Canyon Mill Creek
    An ancient TV clip and a more recent Youtube clip below shows some of the kind of climbing I did in the UK in Yorkshire.

    Climbing pictures
  • People UK pre2003     UK Climbing pre 2002     People USA     Climbing USA

    • Photos of a complete first aascent of Mad Choss Disease 5.12d at the Choss Cave by Ann Torrence
  • A complete first ascent


    Climbing Articles
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