In reply to Morgan Woods:
From:
UK Sport Climbing 2007
by Stuart Littlefair Jan/2008
http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=771
Paul who? Watch this space, you're going to hear a lot more about Paul Smitton over the next few years. Paul is 22 and from Clitheroe in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire and started climbing ten years ago with his dad, Rob. This year, Paul has set the Peak District alight with a series of inspiring ascents at that crucible of hard climbing, Raven Tor.
Not content with a very rapid ascent of Mecca, 8b+, Paul jumped two grades and followed up with an ascent of the desperate link-up of the Staminaband traverse into the viciously crimpy Pump up the Power. Initially given 9a, this link has settled at a very stiff 8c+! S
till not content, Paul has recently made very casual repeats of Hooligan and Mecca Extension, two very different 8c's. Impressively, Paul has made a mockery of the idea that sport climbing is all about hard work, achieving all this in an extremely easy-going style. I dread to think what he'll achieve if he really applies himself!
