Lucy Creamer
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Lucy Creamer is a British professional climber. Creamer was born in Taunton
Taunton
Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....

, Somerset, but now lives in Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...

 - a city known for its large climbing community.

After working as an outdoor instructor Creamer became a full time climber and has entered many climbing competitions. Her areas of expertise include:
  • Onsight E7 6c,
  • Redpoint F8b,
  • Sport onsight F8a,
  • UIAA VIII

BBC

In 2011, Creamer appeared with Dr Jonathan Foyle
Jonathan Foyle
Jonathan Foyle is an architectural historian, broadcaster and advocate for heritage sites. He is also an accomplished artist.- Background :...

 in the BBC series Climbing Great Buildings
Climbing Great Buildings
Climbing Great Buildings is a British television series made for the BBC. The series, first broadcast on BBC Two in autumn 2010, consists of fifteen half-hour programmes each featuring one famous British structure from the last 1000 years....

. In the series, they climbed:
  • Blenheim Palace
    Blenheim Palace
    Blenheim Palace  is a monumental country house situated in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, residence of the dukes of Marlborough. It is the only non-royal non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title of palace. The palace, one of England's largest houses, was built between...

  • Burghley House
    Burghley House
    Burghley House is a grand 16th-century country house near the town of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England...

  • Caernarfon Castle
    Caernarfon Castle
    Caernarfon Castle is a medieval building in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. There was a motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Caernarfon from the late 11th century until 1283 when King Edward I of England began replacing it with the current stone structure...

  • Clifton Suspension Bridge
    Clifton Suspension Bridge
    Brunel died in 1859, without seeing the completion of the bridge. Brunel's colleagues in the Institution of Civil Engineers felt that completion of the Bridge would be a fitting memorial, and started to raise new funds...

  • Coventry Cathedral
    Coventry Cathedral
    Coventry Cathedral, also known as St Michael's Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry, in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The current bishop is the Right Revd Christopher Cocksworth....

  • Durham Cathedral
    Durham Cathedral
    The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham is a cathedral in the city of Durham, England, the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Durham. The Bishopric dates from 995, with the present cathedral being founded in AD 1093...

  • Glasgow School of Art
    Glasgow School of Art
    Glasgow School of Art is one of only two independent art schools in Scotland, situated in the Garnethill area of Glasgow.-History:It was founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Government School of Design. In 1853, it changed its name to The Glasgow School of Art. Initially it was located at 12 Ingram...

  • Imperial War Museum North
    Imperial War Museum North
    Imperial War Museum North is a museum in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. One of the five branches of the Imperial War Museum, the museum explores the impact of modern conflicts on people and society. It is the first branch of the Imperial War Museum to be...

  • Layer Marney Tower
    Layer Marney Tower
    Layer Marney Tower is a Tudor palace, composed of buildings, gardens and parkland, dating from 1520 situated in Layer Marney near Colchester, Essex, England.-History:...

  • Lincoln Cathedral
    Lincoln Cathedral
    Lincoln Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Lincoln in England and seat of the Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 249 years . The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt...

  • Lloyd's Building
    Lloyd's building
    The Lloyd's building is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London, and is located at 1, Lime Street, in the City of London, England.-Design:...

  • New College, Oxford
    New College, Oxford
    New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...

  • Royal Liver Building
    Royal Liver Building
    The Royal Liver Building is a Grade I listed building located in Liverpool, England. It is sited at the Pier Head and along with the neighbouring Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building is one of Liverpool's Three Graces, which line the city's waterfront...

  • St Pancras railway station
    St Pancras railway station
    St Pancras railway station, also known as London St Pancras and since 2007 as St Pancras International, is a central London railway terminus celebrated for its Victorian architecture. The Grade I listed building stands on Euston Road in St Pancras, London Borough of Camden, between the...

  • St Paul's Cathedral
    St Paul's Cathedral
    St Paul's Cathedral, London, is a Church of England cathedral and seat of the Bishop of London. Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604. St Paul's sits at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London, and is the mother...


Climbing competitions

According to her website her competitions rankings are as follows:
  • British Leading Champion: 1997/98, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007.
  • British Bouldering Champion: 2001.
  • British Masters Champion: 1998.
  • Best International result: Qualified through to final round, 9th place, 2003.
  • Best Ice competition result: 2nd place, Ouray International Ice Festival.

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