60 Rock Climbs
2 Climbers
5 Weeks
Raising money to support British Mountain Rescue
Starts Friday 13th July 2007
Donate NowTotal pledged
15 Nov 07: £8,318
Photo: A Dream of White Horses, HVS 5a, Gogarth
Hard Rock by Ken Wilson, first published in 1974, provides an inspirational account of sixty of the finest and hardest rock climbs in Britain.
They entail 22,000ft of climbing, 180 miles of walk ins, 4 ferry crossings, over 3000 miles of driving. Only two climbers are known to have climbed every route, and both took 10 years to do it. Mark Stevenson and Rich Mayfield will attempt to climb every route in 5 weeks this Summer as the ultimate Hard Rock Challenge.
Friday the 13th - Unlucky?
The start date was Friday 13th July 2007 at Cheddar Gorge. Due to the rockfall danger we need to climb on a Friday at Cheddar when there are fewest tourists around. Despite the 'unlucky' startdate and weather we still made it!
DMM backs Hard Rock!
DMM, Britian's leading manufacturer of climbing gear backed Hard Rock Challenge. DMM's new ultra lightwieght Shadow and Phantom karabiners helped shave vital time off walk-ins and ascents.
Mountain Rescue Teams
"Mountains by their very nature involve some element of risk and there will always be those who are caught unawares. The British teams are without doubt the best in the world and I hope you will do all you can to support them in their work."
Sir Chris Bonington.
AMA 50th Anniversary
Hard Rock is part of the Army Mountaineering Association's 50th Anniversary celebrations. Events are taking place worldwide; an attempt on Shisha Pangma (8,046m), expeditions to Greenland, Morocco, Canada and 'Hard Rock' in the UK.