Now based in Ariège in the French Pyrenees and running www.chezarran.com accommodation for climbers, John has a long record of climbing exploration at the highest levels of performance.

 

Major bigwall freeclimbs in several continents, including a 1000m sustained E7 behind Angel Falls in Venezuela, complement a history of sportclimbing, competitions and hard trad, including the E10 Doctor Dolittle, which has remained unrepeated for 15 years.

 

Action shot below is onsight soloing the 900m Enfants de la Dalle on the Dent d'Orlu, Ariège.