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Ten year-old Ollie Buckle recently made mainstream news with his charity-fundraiser climb of The Old Man of Hoy off the coast of Orkney, making him the youngest person to complete the climb since Leo Houlding's ascent at the age of 11 in 1990 and raising over £3,500 for WaterAid. Ollie was climbing with the support of his father Ben and a guide, but he also received recorded messages of encouragement from none other than Sir Chris Bonington - who climbed the sea stack aged 80 in 2014 - and Mr Bear Grylls.

I interviewed Ollie - who's just turned 11 - and Ben to find out more about taking on The Old Man...

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"Ten year-old Ollie Buckle recently made mainstream news with his charity-fundraiser climb of The Old Man of Hoy's East Face Route (Original Route) in the Orkney Islands, making him the youngest person to complete the route since Leo Houlding's ascent at the age of 11"

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Since he's younger than Leo Houlding was, this must make him the youngest since that barely-documented ascent by a 7 year old in the 60s?

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Well done Ollie, and wow, that's great that Chris Bonington and Bear Grylls somehow heard about it beforehand and decided to send supportive messages!