Born to be in the mountains and with impressive bouldering, trad, sport and first ascents to his name, Calum is a rising talent on the UK climbing scene.
Among his list of achievements are 8b sport climbs, including Amazonas (8b/+) in Voralpsee, Switzerland and the first ascent of The Force Direct (8b) at Brin Rock in Scotland, and 8A boulders, including Shallow Cave in Rocklands, South Africa. Over the last couple of years he has turned to bigger multipitch objectives, including a 15-hour speed ascent of five towers of the Tre Cime in the Dolomites and a very close attempt on End of Silence (8b+, 11 pitches) in the Berchtesgaden Alps. Most recently he established Blood Moon, a 13-pitch 8a+ big wall in southern Madagascar, with Alan Carne and Robbie Phillips.