Steve McClure
Height: |
169cm |
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Ape index: |
0 |
Born: |
Saltburn, UK |
Current Location: |
Sheffield |
Been climbing for: |
40 years |
Fav 5:10 Shoe: |
Anasazi Blanco |
Memorable Climbing Moment: |
Hitting the chain at the top of Hubble |
Climbing Heroes: |
Dawes |
Loves: |
Chocolate |
Hates: |
Traffic in Britain |
Fav Book: |
Johnny's book when it comes out! |
Fav Music: |
Psy Trance, in the right frame of mind |
Fav Climb: |
Left Wall |
Other Hobbies: |
Mountain Biking |
Occupation: |
Route setter / lecturer / writer / coach / bum |
Website: |
About me
Steve McClure is one of the best rock-climbers in the world, having climbed numerous new routes at the grade of 9a, and onsighted up to 8b+. Despite being better known for his sport climbing achievements, you might also find him wiggling in wires in Pembroke or sleeping in a portaledge on a 1000m wall in Greenland.
Brought up in Cleveland near to the North York Moors, and with both parents keen climbers there was no escape from the sport. Climbing from the moment he could walk his first extreme was at 11, his first E3 at 13 and first E5 onsight at 16. University was less climbing intensive where he managed to achieve a 2.1 in mechanical engineering and a 1st in partying!
In 2001 he quit his engineering job of seven years to persue the life of a professional climber! ‘Will it work out! I’ll tell you when I’m 40!’
Steve's Blog
4th Feb 2012 winter is here at last
As in a winter that is any use to us. Us being climbers. So far its been no use to anyone, last year it was good for kids building snowmen and good business for sledge sellers. At last we have those cold clear crisp days where you remember what the gritsone was invented for. More used to warmer days it feels like cheating! Jerry’s traverse easier than it’s ever felt, even the drop down traverse a path. But the big sloper slappy stuff I still can’t do, that takes a little getting used to, not translating well from indoors and limestone crimps. Hopefully there will be some time. Yesterday (Friday 3rd Feb) was amazing, but it’s forecast snow today!
If you go out know that anything in the sun is perfect, if it’s not, or hasn’t been at all, it’s probably frosted up and unclimable without a brushing.
Contributed by: Steve McClure
