[Adam Lincoln]

In the world, according to 8a.spew

Cortomaltese
High Plains Drifter
Graviton
Carnage
Mushroom Roof
The Hulk
Soul Slinger
Jet Set
The Joker
Daily Dick Dose
La Marie Rose
Lobster Claw
Blown Away
Babar
Super Nova
Worm World Cave

Not one from the UK!

How many have you done, i've managed 16.

[Dr T]

How many have you done, i've managed 16.

show off 

Have done 2 but seeing as I've never climbed in the US
of to font next week so may be

probably tells you more about the demographic and travel patterns of 8a users rather than a true test of greatness....

[Bonjoy]

Five. I wouldn't consider any of these five to be world class. Just goes to show, most popular does not generally equal best.

[Paul B]

Hmmm how have they got to this?

If they've just counted up how many times each problem is on all of the scorecards then things like "the hulk" might get a bit confusing.

[Houdini]

La Marie Rose is shit.

[Jaspersharpe]

As it's 8a.dogshit they probably just made it up or got the statistics wrong anyway.

[dave]

there's loads and loads of easier stuff that is way way way more popular, just that most people don't bother to log every easy problem on 8a.co.ck, thus this list is bollocks.

[Slide]

Most popular food in the world

Mcdonalds
Wimpy
Burger king
KFC
taco bell
Doughnuts
eggs over easy
waffles with syrup
frogs legs
snails

FACT

[SA Chris]

I think

log

Is probably the most relevant word there. And I think "most popular" and most often ascended are two different things.

Why did you choose 16, not Top 20 Adam? Because you havent done no 17?

[Adam Lincoln]

I think

log

Is probably the most relevant word there. And I think "most popular" and most often ascended are two different things.

Why did you choose 16, not Top 20 Adam? Because you havent done no 17?

It was the list that was on the homepage at the time....

[fatboySlimfast]

If thats the Hulk at the Crappys then to paraphrase a small headed individual with a rythmic finger action.....
LOG

Cortezmalteser isnt much better...

Isnt the joker in the uk

[magpie]

I have done 1 on the list. 

By done I mean been given a punty up so I could have a look at the top of the boulder 

[Percy B]

14 - but most of the stuff on this list isn't what I would consider the best by some distance.....

[Percy B]

Sorry, now I see. Its not a list of 'the best', its the 'most popular'.

By this, as I understand it, it means a list of the most popular over-graded soft-touches in the world. Hence why I have done so many (and why Mr Lincoln has done all of them!). Shit, shit, shit! I wish I'd managed an Australia trip - then I too could have had a clean sheet!

[Adam Lincoln]

Hence why I have done so many (and why Mr Lincoln has done all of them!). Shit, shit, shit! I wish I'd managed an Australia trip - then I too could have had a clean sheet!

Ouch Percy! 

[Jim]

If thats the Hulk at the Crappys then to paraphrase a small headed individual with a rythmic finger action.....
LOG

I like it.
Where you been fatboy, still getting out climbing?

[220bpm]

Well unsurprisingly I've ticked a grand total of one  (Marie Rose)

And it wasn't even that good either.......

Ah, most popular not the best. Makes more sense now, just.

Actually no, does it feck. The Joker, ffs 

[Norton Sharley]

La Marie Rose is shit.

No it's not, it's a piece of rock in Font that a lot of strong people find harder than they were expecting and therefore call it shit.  You'll be telling us next that Science Friction is shit and should be re-graded to 7a.

If we need a definition of shit your avatar would be a good starging place 

[KH]

I have done the 6 in Font and must say that I enjoyed the experience of climbing all of them.  Whenever I'm in Cuvier, I'll get on La Marie Rose to warm up and have always enjoyed doing so.

What actual rules are there to constitute what is a good or bad problem then?

[SA Chris]

bad = log
good = not log

[Jaspersharpe]

Marie Rose is always getting grief but I thought it was a good problem. Not amazing but good and obviously interesting from a historical point of view. It also gave Lagers great amusement when I failed to flash it.

In fact, based on the 8a.stupid system of grading by number of attempts, it must either be 7A+ or La Joker (which is pretty shit) is 5+ as Marie Rose took me 3 goes and Joker 2.

[Bonjoy]

Where is Lobster Claw?? It says font, but Ive never heard of it.

[Adam Lincoln]

Where is Lobster Claw?? It says font, but Ive never heard of it.

Lobster Claw is Hueco, North Mountain.

[Jaspersharpe]

Where is Lobster Claw?? It says font, but Ive never heard of it.

Lobster Claw is Hueco, North Mountain.

Close then.

[Adam Lincoln]

Where is Lobster Claw?? It says font, but Ive never heard of it.

Lobster Claw is Hueco, North Mountain.

Close then.

[chappers]

"yeah chad, yeah, there it is, yeah etc..."
LOG

[Jim]

"its so big, its so big"
obviously talking about Nik's pen

[fatneck]

Where is Lobster Claw?? It says font, but Ive never heard of it.

There is Langouste Royal at Cuvier, 7a pinchy arete thing I need to get sent next trip?
(apologies for the Facefuck link)



I think I was psyched out by Dave Graham wimping out of the top-out just before I got on it!

[lagerstarfish]

"yeah chad, yeah, there it is, yeah etc..."
LOG

0.36   "come on Chad...it's so big....it's so big.."