John Pitcairn

@johnpitcairn

New Zealand • Trad climber

Supporter

Grade context: AU
Ascents: 1293
Photos: 43
Climbing since: 2006
Member since: 2014
Favorites: 6
Following: 13
Followers: 18

TRAD 69% SPORT 30% TOP ROPE .08%

23
red pointed

19
onsighted

1130
successful ascents

27.7km
distance climbed

About me

Ageing ex-skateboarder, skier and snowboarder, I discovered climbing in my mid-40s. Wish it had been 25 years earlier. I like my coffee black, my sci-fi hard, and my climbing trad.

Notable ascents

By style	By type	Diff. band	Ascents		Hardest ascent
Trad	Red point		68	23	★★ Bad Behaviour 3 years ago
	Top rope		117	23	★★ Bad Behaviour 2 years ago
				23	★★ Snatchbender Direct 2 years ago
				23	★★ Wellington Boots
	Tick		341	22	★★ Banshee 3 years ago
				22	★★ Gothic Groove 4 years ago
				22	★ Fuck-Knuckle 4 years ago
	Onsight		178	19	★★ The Desired 2 years ago
				19	★★ Morgul Can't 2 years ago
				19	★★ Peanut Butter Jam 4 years ago
	Flash		13	19	★★★ Lemmington 7 months ago
Sport	Red point		34	23	★ Sneakeasy 4 years ago
	Top rope		32	22	★ Biggles Sucks A Kumara 5 years ago
	Tick		127	22	★ Biggles Sucks A Kumara 4 years ago
By area		Diff. band	Ascents		Hardest ascent
Mt. Eden Quarry			516	23	★★ Snatchbender Direct 2 years ago
				23	★★ Bad Behaviour 3 years ago
				23	★ Sneakeasy 4 years ago
Arapiles			259	21	★ Cut Short 2 years ago
				21	★★★ Comic Relief 2 years ago
Kawakawa Bay			158	22	★★★ Rohans Arete about a year ago
Froggatt Edge			74	21	★★ Lunar Leopard about two years ago
Waipapa			56	18	Dogs Breakfast about two years ago
				18	★★ No Country For Young Men 3 years ago
				18	The Root 5 years ago

Climber Performance Rating (CPR) Timelines

For help understanding the CPR timeline chart see the CPR timeline explained article.

Trad timeline (ascents)

Sport timeline (ascents)

grade pyramids

Trad 366 ascents

25		2
24		6
23	1	6
22	4	6
21	5	8
20	2	7
19	18	22
18	47	53
17	47	56
16	38	44
15	38	50
14	21	27
13	16	26
12	12	14
11	17	18
10	2	4
9	7	9
8	1	1
7	1	2
6	2	2

Onsight Flash Red point Tick Other

Grades: Australian Ewbanks

Sport 180 ascents

24		3
23	1	2
22	2	4
21	5	6
20	12	13
19	14	19
18	35	41
17	33	36
16	29	32
15	13	14
14	6	6
13	2	3
12
11
10	1	1

Onsight Flash Red point Pink point Tick Other

Grades: Australian Ewbanks

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25		2
24		6
23	1	6
22	4	6
21	5	8
20	2	7
19	18	22
18	47	53
17	47	56
16	38	44
15	38	50
14	21	27
13	16	26
12	12	14
11	17	18
10	2	4
9	7	9
8	1	1
7	1	2
6	2	2

24		3
23	1	2
22	2	4
21	5	6
20	12	13
19	14	19
18	35	41
17	33	36
16	29	32
15	13	14
14	6	6
13	2	3
12
11
10	1	1

25		2
24		6
23	1	6
22	4	6
21	5	8
20	2	7
19	18	22
18	47	53
17	47	56
16	38	44
15	38	50
14	21	27
13	16	26
12	12	14
11	17	18
10	2	4
9	7	9
8	1	1
7	1	2
6	2	2

24		3
23	1	2
22	2	4
21	5	6
20	12	13
19	14	19
18	35	41
17	33	36
16	29	32
15	13	14
14	6	6
13	2	3
12
11
10	1	1

25		2
24		6
23	1	6
22	4	6
21	5	8
20	2	7
19	18	22
18	47	53
17	47	56
16	38	44
15	38	50
14	21	27
13	16	26
12	12	14
11	17	18
10	2	4
9	7	9
8	1	1
7	1	2
6	2	2

24		3
23	1	2
22	2	4
21	5	6
20	12	13
19	14	19
18	35	41
17	33	36
16	29	32
15	13	14
14	6	6
13	2	3
12
11
10	1	1