[Footwork]

Thanks guys That would be some way to go around asking for a divorce. 'Sorry dear, but I passed this other girl back 14 years ago and, you know what, I think i'm going run back and check she's still there...' I hope you didn't get too much abuse TT 

[tomtom]

I hope you didn't get too much abuse TT 

Naa - she just grunted, turned over and was snoring 5 min later. Normal service resumed :D

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The graffiti artist
28 May 2014, 4:53 pm

Sorry it’s been a while,  I’m half way through my exams and on the afternoon of the 3rd...

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[Will Hunt]

Yes, Jacob!

I think the finger up the bum comments are a bit rich coming from a kid who spent his childhood having paracetemol suppositories inserted into him by his grandparents.

[moose]

Glad to hear Jacob is well (or at least alive); I had feared for him.  When we last met, he had been reading a book on big wall techniques and was telling me, with an expression of wide-eyed wonderment, that he had just discovered the existence of fifi hooks.  He also told me his intention was to tackle a serious route as soon as he arrived in Yosemite......   

[Footwork]

I think the finger up the bum comments are a bit rich coming from a kid who spent his childhood having paracetemol suppositories inserted into him by his grandparents.

And I turned out just fine! 

Don't worry Moose  I reckon Jacob had to learn to climb again when he first got there, just like everyone's first time in the Valley! he'll probably be building his confidence to try something hard. I think he said he was off to climb the nose the day after I messaged him, i'm pretty envious as it's something I'd love to do. No mention of fifi hooks over fb chat

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A quick one
6 June 2014, 12:36 am

In about 9 hours i’ll be sitting my final law exam. Between now and then however I need to...

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Shopping a la mode
5 July 2014, 4:56 pm

I call it the dragged man. You see it all the time in department stores. Women marching headstrong...

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[Will Hunt]

hahaha! Ball and chain for you Ben

[tomtom]

Leash. If you're lucky it'll be one if those extendable wind out ones that occasionally allows you to do what you want/can get away with...

[lagerstarfish]

Have Vertibrate published a decent topo for John Lewis yet?

[tomtom]

Rockfax have it in hand. They've added extra icons to indicate where you can get a coffee or find a loo.

[TMR]

Yeh, they've just poorly copied the in-store guide.

[tomtom]

:D

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into the frying pan again
22 July 2014, 9:57 pm

Being unemployed and living in London means you’re pretty much stuffed as a climber. You...

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[Mark Lloyd]

Yeh, they've just poorly copied the in-store guide.

The've also included a climbing dept that doesn't exist it was marker up on the store managers private copy

[Will Hunt]

School boy error. When are you coming back?

[Russell_B]

Enjoy the blog but there's no need to throw in the beer mat living in London.  Southern Sandstone makes for a quality diversion in the summer evenings and was, once upon a time, cheaper than 8.50 on the train.  Suspect it's one to save up for now... Anyway, Font is now a stone throw away and the mauve circuit at Dame Jouanne is an alpinist's training/play-ground. And this is before weekend breaks to Swanage are considered.

Edit: Omitted plug for South Eastern trains.

[Will Hunt]

Russell, at first your post appears inoccuous and reasonable enough; however I cannot muster the words to describe how grotesque it is. To try and compare the local climbing of London with that of Leeds, in a way that seeks to convey that they are even vaguely comparable, is a disgraceful misrepresentation of the facts.

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Shopping a la mode
5 July 2014, 4:56 pm

I call it the dragged man. You see it all the time in department stores. Women marching headstrong...

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I'm still working up a concept to sell to department / fashion clothing stores. I'm calling it the mangarten, like a kindergarten, except the enclosed area has a comfy sofa, a coffee machine (beer dispenser might need licensing issues), wifi, and a telly, they are in the corner next to each changing room. Man get's left with pile of bags he's there to carry, can relax, catch up on sports and take a few easy paces before comment on each outfit being presented in changing room. mutter compliments, then return to telly until called on again. 

[Footwork]

Enjoy the blog but there's no need to throw in the beer mat living in London.  Southern Sandstone makes for a quality diversion in the summer evenings and was, once upon a time, cheaper than 8.50 on the train.  Suspect it's one to save up for now... Anyway, Font is now a stone throw away and the mauve circuit at Dame Jouanne is an alpinist's training/play-ground. And this is before weekend breaks to Swanage are considered.

Haha, i'm not throwing the towel in just yet! Will is right though, it's a harsh reality after having lived in Leeds for the past 5 years. I've been on southern sandstone a bit, but didn't really enjoy the whole top-roping part. I've only ever been to font leaving from further North and can't really see the fact i'm in London make a difference to the amount of trips I make there. Having the time, money etc are the main factors rather than distance. I backed off the Dame Jouanne circuit, it was scary 

I miss the the Grit, especially the Keel boulder.

[Russell_B]

Russell, at first your post appears inoccuous and reasonable enough; however I cannot muster the words to describe how grotesque it is. To try and compare the local climbing of London with that of Leeds, in a way that seeks to convey that they are even vaguely comparable, is a disgraceful misrepresentation of the facts.

No comparison just consolation. Of course Footwork is a poorer* man now and I feel for him. On the SS, admittedly the top-roping part turns the whole affair into a tops-off family picnic perhaps you could try the EXTREME soloing on offer down there? Oh wait, much the same as DJ circuit so... a fixie and beard it is then.

* even taken into account living wage adjustment.

[Will Hunt]

I miss the the Grit, especially the Keel boulder and I have been told that there are some other crags in Yorkshire which it would have been nice to visit. I think one was called the Virgin boulder.

[Footwork]

so... a fixie and beard it is then.

Unfortunately I crashed my fixie and i can't grow a beard. It's like a London caste system and i'm at the bottom of it.

I'll have you know I went to Snowden crags once, Will. I'm back this Sunday to next if you want to see my (beardless) mug

[tomtom]

Start a microbrewery... Call your beer 'Wank' in an ironic but not actually ironic piece of marketing...