HIGHTOWER

I'm an aircraft engineer living in Wales, (but from England). Love climbing and mountaineering.

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Location
Anglesey

Best Climbing Experience
Traveling all over the world, climbing with friends. Yosemite, Wadi Rum, Kalymnos, Thailand, Canada and Lofotern are the highlights, and some great days in Scotland and Wales.

Recent Postings

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UKC Volunteer
Moderator for 10 crags, checking missing climbs added to the logbooks: Kingussie Crag, Wee's Present Wall, Beach Crag, Covesea, Musa's Slab, Monte Rosa, Sabbourah, Gruinard Crag, Creag Beinn Nam Ban, Wat Pa Suwannahong

Interests Outside Climbing
Motorcycling, skiing, and lots of traveling having fun with mates old and new.

About My Photography
Point and click and hope for the best.

PHOTO GALLERY Click to View all 47 photos in HIGHTOWER's gallery.

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I've voted for 436 photos, average vote 3.7.
(18% superb - 38% good - 36% average - 5% poor - 1% rubbish)

Anything Else We Should Know
I'm 6 foot 7 tall. Hence the nickname "Hightower".

User Profile

registered 03/Jan/05
updated 20/Dec/11

Age
29

Been Climbing For
4 to 10 years

Best Onsights
Trad - E2
Sport - 6b+
Winter - V
Indoor - 6c

Worked Grades
Sport - 7a+
Indoor - 7a

Main Sport/Activity
Mountaineering

Favourite Crag/Rock
Wadi Rum
Sandstone (soft)

Favourite Wall
Indi

Best Magazine
Climb (UK)

I Climb...
Several times a week
All over the world

Favourite Climbs
Cathedral Peak (5.6)- Yosemite
Orion Face Direct (V
5)-Ben Nevis
Centurion (HVS 5a)-Ben Nevis
Tower Ridge (III)-Ben Nevis
Taz (F6c) Kalymnos
Merlins wand (F6a+)-Wadi Rum
Pillar of wisdom (F6a
AD)-Wadi Rum
Totenhansel (F6c+) Kalymnos
Vestpillern (n6) Lofotern
Lal Bab (7a+) Ton Sai...(DNF)
Dream

Latest Climbs
The Elephant's Arse S 4b
Britomartis HVS 4c
Release the Kraken! 6b+
Hope VD
Skylon HS 4b
Overhanging Chimney Variation VS 4c
Giant's Crawl D
Brant VS 4c
Comfort Zone 5+
Bosch Stop Quarry 6a+
Spotlight 5
Little Red Scooter Gang 5+
Barefoot vietnamese 6b+
Rawtime Heaven 6a
Bread & Butter 5.9
... list all 1443 climbs

Ticklists BETA
Classic Rock 48%
North Wales Rock Graded List 18%
Hard Rock 16%
Cold Climbs 9%
... list all 5 ticklists

Climbs Wishlist
The Rasp E2 5b
November E3 5c
Snakes And Ladders (and Tunnels) HVS
Northeast Ridge (Bugaboo Spire) 5.8
Sunblessed 5.10b
Shrike E2 5c
The Devil's Appendix VI 6
Aegialis 7c
Gogarth E1 5b
Rock Idol E1 5a
... list all 56 climbs