Climber Profile - Tom Gore



Tom left Dane Court
in July 2005

Age:

21
Best
Outdoor
Climb:

Lead: 'Life Assurance' E6 6b, Burbage South
'Out of My Tre'e F8a, Raven Tor
Chain Reaction' 5.12c, Smith Rocks

Top Rope: 'Them Monkey Things' English 6c+

Boulder: 'Never Ending Story Part 2' font 8a/V11, Magic Woods
'Evilution to the lip' font 7c+/ v10, Bishop
'Pimpsqueak' font 7c/v9 (flash) Leavenworth, (USA)

Best
Indoor
Climb:

Lead: f7c (flash) The Foundry
boulder font 8a/V11 The Circuit (USA)

Comps:

2nd ABS NW regional at the circuit 2007/2008 (USA)
7th
BICC open male 05/06
Champion
BUSA 05/06
Youth Champion
British Indoor Climbing Championships 2005/06
3rd
(overall) School League 2005
2nd British Bouldering Championships 2004/2005 (Youth)
19th
British Indoor Climbing Championships 04/5 (Senior, 2 rounds)
9th
British Indoor Climbing Championships 04/5 (Youth)
3rd
(overall) School League 2004
3rd
SIBL 2003/2004 (senior)
3rd (overall) School League 2003
4th SIBL 2002/2003 (Senior)
8th British Bouldering Championships 2003
1st Italian Job 2003, Junior Team
5th
National BRYCS 2002 (13 to 15)
1st (overall) School League 2002
9th
SIBL 2001/2002 (Senior)
6th London & SE BRYCS 2001 (13 to 15)
2nd
(overall) School League 2001
1st SIBL 2000/2001 (Junior)
22nd National BRYCS 2000 (13 to 15)

 

Other
Interests:

Captains of Crush
American foreign policy
Travelling the world one climb at a time.

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Other Info:

Tom's climbing career came close to an early end when fellow climbers noticed that it always rained when he was involved in their climbing trips.
Tom took part in the Kent Mountain Centre Advanced Rock Climbing trip in Summer and 2000 and 2001.