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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 May 1963[3] Leicester, England[4][5] | ||||||||||||||
| Education | St David's College[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional rock climber | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 10 st (140 lb; 64 kg)[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Sharon Wallace (m.2003)[3] | ||||||||||||||
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| Retired | 1990 (competition); 2002 (general)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Jerry Moffatt (born 18 March 1963), is a British rock climber and climbing author who is widely considered as being the best British rock climber from the early-1980s to the early-1990s, and was arguably the best rock climber in the world in the mid-1980s, and an important climber in the history of the sport.
As a sport climber, Moffatt was one of the first climbers in history to onsight routes of grade 7b+ (5.12c), 7c (5.12d), and 7c+ (5.13a), and also the first in history to climb routes of grade 8a+ (5.13c), and probably 8c+ (5.14c).[c] As a competition climber, Moffatt won several of the nascent tour events, and retired ranked first in the world. As a boulder climber, Moffatt was one of the first-ever to solve problems of boulder grade 8A+ (V12), and 8B (V13). As a traditional climber, Moffatt established some of the most intimidating routes at the time in Britain, which are still rarely repeated, and in particular, the Master's Wall (E7 6b) in 1983.[a]
Moffatt was noted for the intensity of his training, and the co-development of training techniques now considered mainstream in professional climbing. In 1991, Moffatt opened Britain's first indoor climbing centre, "The Foundry" in Sheffield. He has written books on mental preparation for competition climbing.
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- ^ a b Hobley, Nicholas; Grimes, Niall (26 February 2009). "Jerry Moffatt Interview". PlanetMountain.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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Jerry is one of, if not the greatest climbers of all time, and his name is known and highly respected in the global world of rock climbing