from Scottsboro, AL
25 July 1970 • Saltburn-by-the-Sea
This route is an extension to the 8a+ " Overnite Sensation " and at 2013 it represents the UK's hardest sport route.
Initially he practiced trad climbing and started sport climbing only when he was 24. In 1998 he made the first ascent of " Mutation ", at Raven Tor, his first 9a and second 9a of UK in history.
Sport climbing