{{short description|British rock climber (born 1965)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox climber | name = Simon Nadin | image = <!-- name.jpg --> | image_size = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--> | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|07|10|df=y}}<ref name=RS>{{cite book | title=Rock Stars: World's Best Free Climbers | first=Zak | last=Heinz | date=1996 | isbn=978-3763370443 | publisher=Cordee | page=59}}</ref> | birth_place = Buxton, England<ref name="guardian"/> | nickname = Buxton stick-man<ref name=RS/> | death_date = <!-- if applicable use {{death date and age|yyyy|mm|dd|yyyy|mm|dd}} --> | death_place = | education = | occupation = | height = <!-- {{convert|}} (yyyy) --> | weight = <!-- {{convert|}} (yyyy) --> | typeofclimber = Sport climbing, Traditional climbing | highestgrade = | highestredpoint = {{climbing grade|8a+}} | highestonsight = {{climbing grade|8a+}} | knownfor = Winning first IFSC Climbing World Cup in 1989 | firstascents = | namedroutes = | majorascents = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | updated = 18 January 2022 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|IFSC Climbing World Cup}} {{Medal|Winner|1989|Lead}} {{MedalCompetition|Sport Roccia}} {{Medal|Winner|1989|Lead}} }} '''Simon Nadin''' (born 10 July 1965) is a British rock climber and professional photographer, who won the first ever IFSC Climbing World Cup in 1989.<ref name="LA">{{cite web |url= http://www.living-art.org.uk/Exhibitions/Symphony_for_the_Mountains/Symphony_Contributors/Simon_Nadin/ |title=Simon Nadin - Living Art |work=living-art.org.uk |year=2013 |accessdate=27 April 2013}}</ref>
==Climbing== Nadin was a climbing all-rounder and pioneered routes which set new levels in climbing.<ref name="LA"/> He started climbing on gritstone outcrops, such as The Roaches, near his home in Buxton<ref name="pipex">{{cite web |url= http://www.ote.dsl.pipex.com/nadin.html |work=ote.dsl.pipex.com |year=2009 |accessdate=27 April 2013 |title=Simon Nadin (1965-): The World Champ Next Door}}</ref> and using nuts made in his school metalwork lessons.<ref name="pipex"/>
Within a year of starting climbing he was climbing at E6 level<ref name="pipex"/> and in later years frequently onsight-soloed E4, E5 or harder routes.
In 1989, having only been a professional climber for six months, he became the first IFSC Climbing World Cup champion, beating Didier Raboutou at the final round in Lyon, with an audience of 8000 people (Jerry Moffatt finished 3rd).<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2012/nov/20/climbing-world-cup-simon-nadin-1989 |title=From the archive, 20 November 1989: Miracle, miracle on the wall, GB is the best of all |first=Erlend |last= Clouston |work=The Guardian |date=20 November 1989 |publisher=GMG |location=London |issn=0261-3077 |oclc=60623878 |accessdate=27 April 2013}}</ref> He also came first in that round of the World Cup winning £3000 for this.<ref name="guardian"/> Nadin was nearly disqualified twice for late arrival due to not seeing instructions put up in the official hotel, as the UK team was staying in a youth hostel.<ref name="guardian"/>
Later in 1989, he unsuccessfully attempted to free climb ''The Nose'' on El Capitan with Lynn Hill.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hill |first=Lynn |authorlink=Lynn Hill |title=Contact: mountain climbing and environmental thinking |editor= Jeffrey Mathes Mccarthy |chapter=Freeing the Nose |year=2008 |publisher=University of Nevada Press |isbn=9780874177466 |page=189}}</ref>
Nadin's training methods were unusual, training 'heavy' in the winter, but still able to complete difficult ascents having not climbed for a period of time.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mountain-heritage.org/entity.php?ID=182 |title=Mountain Heritage Trust |work=mountain-heritage.org |year=2013 |accessdate=27 April 2013}}</ref>
==Media== He appeared in series 3 of Coast climbing The Old Man of Hoy with Neil Oliver and Andy Cave.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/coast/series3/01_shetland_orkney.shtml |title=BBC - Coast |work=bbc.co.uk |year=2013 |accessdate=27 April 2013}}</ref>
==Selected climbs== *''Barriers in Time'' - The Roaches *''Thing on a Spring'' - The Roaches *''Paralogism'' - The Roaches *''Painted Rumour'' - The Roaches *''Dangerous Crocodile Snogging'' - Ramshaw Rocks, Staffordshire *''Never Never Land'' - Ramshaw, Staffordshire *''Master of Reality'' - Hen Cloud, Staffordshire *''B4XS'' - Hen Cloud, Staffordshire *''Inaccessible'' - Ina's Rock, Churnet Valley *''Menopause'' - 6b (solo) - Stoney Middleton
==See also== *List of grade milestones in rock climbing *History of rock climbing *Rankings of most career IFSC gold medals
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/42354965@N08/ Simon Nadin on Flickr] * [https://climbing-history.org/climber/485/simon-nadin Simon Nadin], ''Climbing-History.org'' Page (January 2022) {{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nadin, Simon}} Category:British rock climbers Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Derbyshire Category:IFSC Climbing World Cup overall medalists Category:British competition climbers