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Andy Pollitt
Personal information
Born
(1963-10-26)26 October 1963[1] Prestatyn, Wales.[1]
Died
13 November 2019(2019-11-13) (aged 56)[1] Melbourne, Australia.[1]
Education
Prestatyn High School[1]
Climbing career
Type of climber
Traditional climbing, Sport climbing, Free solo climbing
Highest grade
Redpoint: 8b+ (5.14a)[1]
On-sight: E7 6c[2]
Known for
Pioneer professional British rock climber[1]
First ascents
Hollow Man (E8 6b, 1986)
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (E9 6c, 1988)
Robert Andrew Pollitt (26 October 1963 – 13 November 2019) was a British rock climber who was one of the most prominent traditional climbers and sport climbers of the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1992, after having successfully repeated Punks in the Gym in Australia, the world's first-ever 8b+ (5.14a) graded sport climbing routes, he quit climbing and permanently emigrated to Australia. In 2016, Pollitt published an autobiography, titled Punk in the Gym. He died from a cerebral aneurysm on 13 November 2019.[1]
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