Jerry Moffat
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Jerry Moffatt is a rock climber
from Leicestershire, England.
He came into the spotlight in the early 1980s with important ascents such as the 2nd asc. of Ron Fawcett
's Strawberries (E6 6b) at Tremadog
, and lightning quick repeats of some of the world's hardest routes such as Genesis and Equinox in the US, Super Imjin in Japan, Bidule in France, and The Face in Altmühl Valley Nature Park
in Germany.
His autobiography, Jerry Moffatt: Revelations won the Grand Prize at the Banff Mountain Book Festival in 2009.
Rock climbing
Rock climbing also lightly called 'The Gravity Game', is a sport in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route without falling...
from Leicestershire, England.
He came into the spotlight in the early 1980s with important ascents such as the 2nd asc. of Ron Fawcett
Ron Fawcett
Ron Fawcett is an English rock climber. He is noted for being amongst the outstanding rock climbers of the 1970s and 1980s, and for being one of the first professional rock climbers....
's Strawberries (E6 6b) at Tremadog
Tremadog
Tremadog is a village on the outskirts of Porthmadog, in Gwynedd, north west Wales. It was a planned settlement, founded by William Madocks, who bought the land in 1798...
, and lightning quick repeats of some of the world's hardest routes such as Genesis and Equinox in the US, Super Imjin in Japan, Bidule in France, and The Face in Altmühl Valley Nature Park
Altmühl
The Altmühl is a river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Danube and is approximately 230 km in length.The source of the Altmühl is located close to the city of Ansbach. From here the river runs southeastwards as a narrow brook to enter the Altmühlsee north of Gunzenhausen...
in Germany.
His autobiography, Jerry Moffatt: Revelations won the Grand Prize at the Banff Mountain Book Festival in 2009.
Notable Climbs
- Helmut Schmitt (E6) at Stoney MiddletonStoney MiddletonStoney Middleton is a village in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. It lies in the White Peak area of the Peak District southeast of Eyam and northwest of Calver, on the A623 road at the foot of the limestone valley of Middleton Dale....
- Masters Wall (E7 6b) on Clogwyn Du'r ArdduClogwyn Du'r ArdduClogwyn Du'r Arddu, on the north flank of Snowdon, is considered by many to be one of the best climbing cliffs in Britain. It is north-facing and comparatively remote . The name is Welsh and probably means "black cliff of the plough"...
- Revelations (8a+) at Raven Tor
- Evolution (8c) at Raven Tor
- Liquid Ambar (8c+) at Lower Pen Trwyn
- Ulysses (E6 6b) at Stanage
- The Ace (Font 8b) at Stanage
Films
- The Real Thing (1996)
- Hard GritHard GritHard Grit is a climbing film produced by Slackjaw Film, featuring climbing on gritstone in the North of England. It has won ten international film festival awards.-Featured Climbers:* Neil Bentley* John Dunne * Johnny Dawes...
(1998) - One Summer
- Stone Love (2001)