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#100 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
September 12, 2005, 08:59:55 am
Quote from: "dave"
why do people feel the need to fucking shift rocks about?

Isn't it obvious?

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#101 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
September 12, 2005, 09:11:00 am
:lol:

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#102 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
September 13, 2005, 10:58:36 pm
http://img.ukclimbing.com/i/33101.jpg

On the starting handholds? . . .. .

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#103 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
September 13, 2005, 11:03:25 pm
saw some foreigners leaving higgar yesterday and got to the crag to see one of the biggest tick marks ever on the top hold on the warm-up arete to the left of pooh. why?

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#104 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
September 14, 2005, 08:57:12 am
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http://img.ukclimbing.com/i/33101.jpg

On the starting handholds? . . .. .



I think this might be more viewable Slopes.

http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.html?id=33101

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#105 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
September 14, 2005, 05:23:28 pm
strangely enough the foreigners leaving higgar were spanish

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#106 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
September 14, 2005, 05:37:34 pm
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strangely enough the foreigners leaving higgar were spanish


a couple of dark beardy looking ones and a lass or two?

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#107 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
September 14, 2005, 06:40:37 pm
that being them

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#108 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
October 03, 2005, 09:54:27 am
From 8a.nu - Redpoint tactics

"4. Tick marks/prolonged quickdraws/brushing of holds
Mark your hand and foot holds with chalk where needed. If it's a complicated sequence you might even want to use L and R ti indicate which hand to use."

Oh dear. :roll:

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#109 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
October 03, 2005, 12:41:58 pm
i find writing left and right on the back of my hands useful too.

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#110 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
October 03, 2005, 09:54:33 pm
To be fair to 8a...... no wait a bit, who wrote that shizzle, if anyone i climb with did that on either a route or problem i won't call it cheating, i would insist on an iq test, dicks. :?:

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#111 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
October 03, 2005, 10:42:17 pm
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i find writing left and right on the back of my hands useful too.


I like this idea a lot. All you need to do is then match up the R or L drawn next to the holds with the ones on the backs of your hands and hey presto, you arrive at the top, which just to be safe should be marked STOP.

The logical extention of this is to get someone to take photos of you on every move, which you can then stick on the rock in sequence, next to the holds, lest you get confused about what to do next.

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#112 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
October 03, 2005, 11:45:51 pm
I also like this idea a lot, but I think it needs further refinement.

Aside from the L and R labels, I reckon that the would-be red pointer should clearly label his forehead with the word: COCK written in waterproof marker pen (in case it rains or they break sweat), just so that there is no confusion should any sane people turn up at the crag and wonder what is going on.

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#113 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
October 04, 2005, 12:47:29 am
:lol:
What about your feet..which 1 is left and which 1 goes...left? sh*t this is getting confusing.

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#114 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
October 04, 2005, 08:26:19 am
surely for clarity it should be RH on right hand, LH on left hand, RF on right foot, LF on left foot...it's easy to get confused out there...

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#115 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
October 04, 2005, 08:38:39 am
And maybe to assist the redpointer a "move countdown" could be painted onto each route so that you know how far you've gone and how much is left.  

Further to this, an individual move grade could be painted on the rock between each hold, thus enabling the "on-sight" climber to avoid over-reaching or not putting enough effort into a move.  

And human variation (eg height) could be included in this tickmark-a-thon by using different coloured tickmarks/numbers etc etc.  Red paint for those under say 5'10.  Yellow for those between 5'10 and 6'0.  Blue for those 6'0 to 6'2 and no paint for the really lanky tw*ts because they don't need them, they can reach the chain anyway.

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#116 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
October 04, 2005, 07:05:56 pm
Quote from: "BenF"
And maybe to assist the redpointer a "move countdown" could be painted onto each route so that you know how far you've gone and how much is left.  

Further to this, an individual move grade could be painted on the rock between each hold, thus enabling the "on-sight" climber to avoid over-reaching or not putting enough effort into a move.  

And human variation (eg height) could be included in this tickmark-a-thon by using different coloured tickmarks/numbers etc etc.  Red paint for those under say 5'10.  Yellow for those between 5'10 and 6'0.  Blue for those 6'0 to 6'2 and no paint for the really lanky tw*ts because they don't need them, they can reach the chain anyway.


Very creative for 7:38 am... shure you haven't been up all night??

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#117 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
October 04, 2005, 07:26:31 pm
Quote from: "Pantontino"
I also like this idea a lot, but I think it needs further refinement.

Aside from the L and R labels, I reckon that the would-be red pointer should clearly label his forehead with the word: COCK written in waterproof marker pen (in case it rains or they break sweat), just so that there is no confusion should any sane people turn up at the crag and wonder what is going on.


not sure about that. his forehead might be facing the rock.  a better idea might be a big yellow pointy hat, with COCK written over it at a selection of angles so that whatever position he might be in, it would leave bystanders in absolutely no doubt that he is a bit of a knob...

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#118 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
October 12, 2005, 07:28:02 pm


biggest tickmark i found in font. as you can see its pretty long, and about as thick as a slim panatella.

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#119 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
October 12, 2005, 07:58:59 pm
Hi-tech comparative size investigation there. Do you work for Scotland Yard?

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#120 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
October 12, 2005, 08:04:13 pm
it was the only thing i had to hand of a comparative size. I was going to use my johnson but I was worried it would make the tickmark look too small. :wink:

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#121 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
October 12, 2005, 08:10:36 pm
at least the girth would have been right...  :wink:  :lol:

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#122 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
October 12, 2005, 08:14:48 pm
must...resist...urge...to...photoshop...

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#123 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
October 12, 2005, 08:33:16 pm
Put it up on b3ta, and lo and behold... :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
http://www.b3ta.com/board/archive/24295/

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#124 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
November 28, 2005, 11:02:33 pm
The next level, grade and direction of travel tick marked. Just do it at Dame Jouanne est. only in france


 

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