A day out at Malham Cove with BMC ambassador Steve McClure, including footage of Steve trying his recently climbed project, which he believes weighs in around 9b.
Brought up on the North York Moors, and with both parents keen climbers, there was no escape from the sport. Climbing from the moment he could walk, his first extreme was at 11, his first E3 at 13 and first E5 at 16. With a traditional background, and on-sight ascents up to E8 and E11 headpoint, he has since broadened his interest and excelled in sport climbing, with the hardest sport route in the UK at 9b, numerous new routes at the grade of 9a, and many on-sights at 8b+. You might also find him picking his way up an ice field in the Alps or sleeping in a portaledge on a 1,000m wall in Greenland.
Despite this, he claims he is still weak, but has mastered the art of the cunning.
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