- Leo Houlding
Leo Houlding (born
28 July 1980 ) is a Britishrock climbing prodigy who has climbed theAngel of the North along with more traditional ascents such as some ofEl Capitan 's toughest lines. [http://www.camp4.com/photos/4/leo.jpg]Houlding began rock climbing at the age of 10. In 1996, he became the British Junior Indoor Climbing Champion. [http://www.theoutdoorsshow.co.uk/LeoHoulding.htm] He became the subject of the 2003 TV documentary " [http://www.ginger.tv/content/default.asp?page=s2_3_12 My Right Foot] " which was part of the "Extreme Lives" series aired on
BBC Television .Leo also appeared in the BBC television programme Top Gear in which he raced presenter
Jeremy Clarkson up a cliff face inVerdon Gorge . Leo, joined byTim Emmett , climbed the canyon whilst Jeremy drove anAudi RS4 to the top using the surrounding roads. [ [http://www.topgear.com/content/features/stories/2005/11/stories/04/3.html Top Gear TV - Return of the Sunday drivers - Features - Top Gear ] ] He has also appeared several times on theAudi Channel .In 2007, he joined the
Altitude Everest Expedition 2007 , led by renowned American climber and mountaineer,Conrad Anker , retracing the last steps of legendary British climber,George Mallory , on Everest.In 2008, he will present
Take Me To The Edge , a British reality series onVirgin 1 , and has signed a deal with Ford Motor Company to become a brand ambassador for their pick up truck, the Ford Ranger.References
* [http://www.berghaus.com/content/index.asp?section_id=56&content_id=6256 Leo Houlding, Berghaus Team biography]
* Braddock, Kevin. [http://www.kevinbraddock.com/features31.php "Leo Houlding: Britain’s greatest new rock climber."] , British GQ. August 2004.External links
* [http://www.leohoulding.com/ Leo Houlding Website]
* [http://www.ueverest.com/ Altitude Everest Expedition 2007]
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