Born amongst the mountains of Snowdonia, climbing was in my blood from an early age. By the age of 13 I had climbed the highest mountains in Wales, Spain, Greece, and Thailand, and trekked to nearly 18,000 feet in the Himalayas.

Travelling has always been a very important part of my life, experiencing new people and places. I have climbed extensively in Ireland, Mallorca, France, Spain, Canada, USA, Thailand, the Czech Republic, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Germany, Greenland, Venezuela, Sardinia, Switzerland, Jersey, Greece & Slovenia.

I enjoy photography so have a good pictorial record from my travels. Gallery

I have always enjoyed pushing myself, both mentally and physically, and being a good all-round climber has always been my priority. I’ve climbed over 6,000 routes over the past ten years.

The following is a brief outline of my climbing highlights:

Trad Climbing

• On Sight E7 6c
• Headpoint E9 6c

Sport Climbing

• On sight F8a/+
• Solo F8b
• On sight solo F7c

Bouldering

• On sight V9
• Worked V12

Big Wall / Expedition routes

• 24 pitch E6 in Greenland, 1st free ascent, all on sight
• 11 pitch E3 in Greenland, 1st solo ascent
• 31 pitch E7 6c in Venezuela. 1st free ascent of Angel Falls

Winter/Alpine Climbing

• Grade IV in Wales and the Lake District
• Several routes up to AD+ in the French Alps
• New route (20 pitch 5.10+ with grade III snow slopes) in the Tetons (USA)

New Routes

• Over 30 new routes, including an E8 and two E9’s on gritstone, an E6 in North Wales,Two E6's in Pembroke, and E7’s in Cornwall, Greenland and Venezuela

Competitions

• Won numerous regional competitions, and competed in national bouldering and leading Championships
• Competed at Speed Climbing in the World Championships in Birmingham (1999), and a World Cup event in Singapore (2002). Details

TV and Video appearances

• Featured in the recent Pembroke video “Sea Fever”
• I’ve been filmed climbing for BBC, ITV and Sky TV channels

Foreign exchanges

• Selected by the BMC, to represent the UK, in an International Climbing exchange with the Czech Republic in 2000
• Acted as host during two (2000 & 2004) BMC International Meets

Slideshows

• In January 2004 I undertook a tour of 10 UK cities, presenting a digital anthology of my climbing achievements, and received some very positive feedback.(Details)
• In January 2005 I gave three digital presentations in Europe (Lecco and Trieste - Italy, Bellinzona - Switzerland) about British trad climbing, as well as my personal climbing highlights. (Details).
• This past year I have given 6 digital presentations, throughout the UK and Jersey, on the first free ascent of Angel Falls, Venezuela.
  

Coaching

• In August 2004 I ran a week long PlanetFear trad-climbing coaching holiday in Pembroke (Report | Photos)
• In June 2005 I ran a private weekend coaching masterclass on Jersey for 8 individuals.
• In July 2005 I ran a PlanetFear Gritstone technique coaching weekend in The Peak District (Photos).
• In October 2005 I ran a PlanetFear Gritstone technique coaching weekend in The Peak District (Details)
• I also offer one to one coaching through Planet Fear. (Details)

Publicity

• I have featured on the front covers of OTE, High, Summit, Climb, Paretti, and Rock & Ice

• I have also been profiled in Paretti, OTE, Summit, Climber and Rock & Ice

• Scanned versions of all magazine pages that have appeared in the climbing press
• I have been profiled online at planetFear and also as part of planetFear's '20 Questions' series.
• I appear in the current World Climbing Calendar by Simon Carter (1, 2).
• I appear in a recent advertisement for my sponsor 'Infinity Ropes' - this example is from Climber Magazine.
• My slideshows have generated a good deal of publicity in the form of internet adverts, news paper articles and posters.
• In August 2005 I came second in the first ever outdoor urban climbing competition.

Articles

• I have written climbing articles for Action Asia magazine (HKG), Alpine Magazine (USA), Friction Magazine, OTE (UK), and UP - Umon Paretti (Italy), as well as the following online features on planetFear:

  Czech Exchange
  American Fork
  Ardeche
  Chateau Vert
  Verdon
  El Chorro - Travel Guide, Feature Article
  Frankenjura

Sponosorship

• I am sponsored by Red Chili, Wild Country and Infinity Ropes.