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news / Re: AidanWad
« Last post by Fultonius on Today at 10:24:35 am »
We are almost as predictable with our scoffing and sneering  :lol:
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news / Re: AidanWad
« Last post by andy popp on Today at 10:18:32 am »
Three Pebble Slab.
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news / Re: AidanWad
« Last post by Bonjoy on Today at 10:13:23 am »
And as if by magic:

https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/04/aidan_roberts_climbs_two_top-end_projects-73655

Second comment: Shadowplay. Boom.  :slap:
This should form the basis of some sort of drinking game, along with 'what have they done on grit', 'is it as hard as Indian Face?', 'benchmark E0', etc
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music, art and culture / Re: RIP
« Last post by andy popp on Today at 09:45:53 am »
I have just heard news of the passing of legendary North Wales character Cliff "The Captain" Phillips.

Cliff, a stalwart of the Llanberis scene since the 60s, was a man preceded by his reputation for deep, almost cosmic eccentricity and long-lived dirtbaggery. He was also known for some incredible tales of survival, particularly when he took a reputed 200ft ground fall soloing on the Mot, managing to crawl to the road before passing out. I believe he took another big soloing fall at Tremadoc.

I knew Cliff a little as part of the general 'Beris scene in the 80s and remember a rather sweet man. He was a very active new router on the slate at that time, and as a climber he was really much more than the reputation for oddness and mishaps suggests. He was actually very good, on rock and in the Alps.
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Update

Quote by me on UKC

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I sent the details of 411 signatories for the subsidiary resolution and 461 signatories for the financial disclosure resolution and was completely confident that at least 382 but I’m told that for the subsidiary signatories only 151 were verified, 45 came up with a match but weren’t current members and a staggering 195 weren’t matched at all. Similarly for the financial disclosure only 177 were verified, 50 came up as match but weren’t current members and 214 weren’t matched at all. I’ve requested further info from the office to try to understand how it went so wrong.

So in terms of what went wrong I now understand that the Change location isn’t as exact as I assumed it was as it was often drawn from the IP address and often comes up with a nearby post district. I have asked that given this that the verification by location is relaxed more ie member name matches approximate location but this isn’t seen as acceptable.

Of the 45 ‘non members’ I have received emails from 7 of them so far including our famous alpinist. I don’t know whether their middle name is on the database or not. I don’t know the reason for the other six being counted as non members. I have agreed with the Office to park that for the time being.

Thank you to everyone who has emailed me. This has enabled me to gather the membership numbers of 62 signatories for both resolutions who were classified as non members or no matches in the verification process. Keep the emails coming.

Additionally there are 58 new signatories for both resolutions of which I have the membership numbers of 20 of them. Please sign the petition if you haven’t already.

I have chased those I know via Facebook and will email those in the CC handbook who I can name match.

I wanted to publish a list of the 200 or so names of the unverified signatories so others can chase them for member numbers on my behalf but that appears to conflict with GDPR and a post I made on UKC to that effect was pulled.

I will submit the updated back to the Office on the 27th which is the deadline. I have made a request that if the verification thresholds aren’t met that the Office sends out emails to the unverified to see whether confirmation can be ascertained that way

I’d like to thank Arun, Josh and Thom for the work they have carried out so far and the further work that is heading their way. We are working in less than ideal circumstances to unclear rules. I’d like to stress that I believe they are working diligently as neutral parties.

I won’t be able to devote as much time to this as I have recently in the run up to the deadline as I have a significant birthday tomorrow and off to Kalymnos on Monday.

Thank you everyone who has supported me and the campaign so far.
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power club / Re: Power Club 748 8-14 April 2024
« Last post by Will Hunt on Today at 09:25:35 am »
When you see the surgeon next, think of questions that will give an indication of how much you can load your spine in terms he'll understand

Good idea, I hadn't thought to translate it like this.
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bouldering / Re: Yorkshire Open Projects
« Last post by Will Hunt on Today at 09:23:38 am »
Really? I didn't think it looked that bad. The holds are small, but that's what you get on a hard boulder.
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news / Re: AidanWad
« Last post by andy moles on Today at 08:08:25 am »
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shootin' the shit / Re: GDPR type question
« Last post by shark on Yesterday at 11:56:35 pm »
Thanks guys
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news / Re: AidanWad
« Last post by lukeyboy on Yesterday at 10:31:06 pm »
Seeing this is the Aidan thread, one of my favourite moments on the podcast was Lorenzi saying there was no way he was travelling to try Terranova because it looked so terrible.

This is where those formative years of climbing on grotty UK limestone pay dividends
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