(1970-07-25) 25 July 1970 (age 53) Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Riding of Yorkshire[3]
Education
Sacred Heart, Redcar[3] Sheffield University[4]
Height
169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight
57 kg (126 lb)[5]
Website
www.steve-mcclure.com
Climbing career
Type of climber
Sport climbing
Traditional climbing
Highest grade
Redpoint: 9b (5.15b) sport; E11 7a traditional
On-sight: 8b+ (5.14a) sport; E8 6c traditional
Known for
Creating hardest British sport climbs; repeating hardest British traditional climbs
First ascents
Rainman (9b)
Overshadow (9a+)
Rainshadow (9a)
Northern Lights (9a)
Mutation (9a)
GreatNess Wall (E10 7a)
Major ascents
Rainman (9b)
Rhapsody (E11 7a, 5.14b R/X) (2nd ascent)
Retired
2004[1]
Updated on 13 January 2022
Steve McClure (born 25 July 1970) is a British rock climber and climbing author, who is widely regarded as Britain's leading and most important sport climber for a period that extends for over two decades, starting from the late 1990s. In 2017, he created Rainman, Britain's first-ever 9b (5.15b) sport route, and by that stage was responsible for developing the majority of routes graded 9a (5.14d) and above in Britain. Although mainly known for sport climbing, McClure has also been one of the most successful British traditional climbers, and British onsight climbers (in both sport climbing and traditional climbing formats).
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^Smith, Abbey (21 February 2008). "Steve McClure – The Full Interview". Climbing. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ abBlackburn, Mike (25 November 2015). "Leading rock climber Steve McClure handed honorary degree at Teesside University". TeessideLive. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^McClure, Steve (November 2014). "Chapter 10. God's own Rock". Beyond Limits: A life through climbing. ISBN 978-1910240199.
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