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Climbing career. In 2005, Houlding appeared in the BBC television program Top Gear in which he raced presenter Jeremy Clarkson up a cliff face in Verdon Gorge, winning the challenge. Houlding, joined by Tim Emmett, climbed the canyon whilst Clarkson drove an Audi RS4 to the top using the surrounding roads. [5]
A world class climber, alpinist and adventurer Leo Houlding is a veteran of a score of epic ascents, including Everest, but specialises in free climbing the most technical peaks and biggest walls in the world.
Based in the Lake District, UK, he is one of Britain's top climbers and among the best in the world. He is a veteran of a score of epic ascents, including Everest, but specialises in free climbing the most technical peaks and biggest walls in the world.
Dec 1, 2023 · The climber, mountaineer and adventurer is known for having climbed some of the world’s most technical routes. From Antarctica and Venezuela to Patagonia and the Gorges du Verdon, Leo Houlding also ventured – with Conrad Anker, in 2007 – in the footsteps of Mallory and Irvine on Everest, to find answers to their mysterious deaths.
This is why Leo Houlding is one of the world's top adventure climbers. We chart the ever-evolving career of the British climbing star of the award-winning film Spectre Expedition: To the End...
Expedition - The Prophet. Location: El Capitan, Yosemite, California. Co-ordinates: 37⁰43’58.45”N 119⁰38’12.81”W. Team: Leo Houlding, Jason Pickles. Date: October 2010. The Prophet is a world-class route of the highest standard and represented the pinnacle of Leo’s rock-climbing career so far.
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Aug 28, 2019 · We chart the ever-evolving career of the British climbing star of the award-winning film Spectre Expedition: To the End of the Earth.
