In reply to Ed Navigante:
I'm pleased to report that Tom successfully learnt to tie a fig of 8 at the weekend, he also made the first repeat of The Aghori, which is a properly hard H8 7a that was a LGP for years in the Moors, with a particularly nails rockover on it. It's also worth noting that Tom has to do an extra 6c move right at the end, in the no fall zone, which probably makes it a grade harder for someone of his height.
Next up, think he's got his eye on learning a bowline.