UKC

15 year-old Jim Pope has climbed Mecca 8b+ at Raven Tor, adding to a growing list of hard UK sport climbs following his ascent of Revelations a few weeks ago.

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=69262

In reply to UKC News:

Superb! Loving it, what a slap for the top hold leaving the groove!! You had plenty left in the tank at the belay by the look of it.

What a great effort Jim, the sense of suprise at the belay says it all. Congrats!!

In reply to UKC News:

That's pretty impressive kiddo - keep it up, might me another Ondra in the making here!

In reply to UKC News:

nice job, really!!!

but what about the preclipping?

In reply to UKC News:

We'll done Jim mate

In reply to Blake:


No pressure...

Good effort, anyway!

In reply to UKC News:

good effort but whats all the ribbon on the left thigh

In reply to mark s:


Did you miss the knee barring?

In reply to HelthderVede:


The first 2 bolts can be clipped and then the moves fairly easily reversed to the ground (nobody does this in practice to be honest). For this reason, all climbers on this route have them pre-clipped. No more than the first 2 would be pre-clipped as it would be extremely difficult/ impossible to downclimb from the 3rd bolt. Regardless of whether moves are downclimbable, most climbers don't have move than 2 bolts pre-clipped as it is a better challenge to clip most on lead where possible. Extensive pre-clipping of more than the first 2 seems to be becoming less prevalent these days. (Also, sometimes clipping the 2nd bolt on lead can be dodgy if it is a fair way above the 1st bolt, risking a possible groundfall - not always the case though).

In reply to teddy:

Whats the E-grade if you don't clip the first 2 bolts?

In reply to Robbie_Phillips:


E2 7a, easy but bold start into sustained sequence fininshing at a peg belay.

In reply to GuyVG:
Is it only E1 if you have a pad stack though?
Good work Jim.

In reply to abarro81:

HVS if you use kneepads, VS if your taller than 5'10" and Severe if your called Alex Barrows

In reply to UKC News: Second ascent by a 15 year old. Nice one Jim.

Andy F

In reply to mark s:


Maybe an homage to Adam Ant