[tomtom]

get rid of cobwebs

Jesus Christ, JB!

What kind of heartless nature-hater are you?

How else do people get rid of cobwebs? Feather dusters?

you know full well that using any sort of aid to reach from the floor makes for an invalid cleaning session, let alone using a power tool

Does an invalid cleaning session require a mobility scooter?

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[Baron]

Touchet

[Ethan]

Mind Control for Sasha today, the girls are loving that route at the minute!

[leeroy]

Mind Control for Sasha today, the girls and the boys are loving that route at the minute!

usual rubbish on 8a about downgrading it aswell 

good efforts all round.

[Nigel]

Paul Smitton smashed in Duel Font 8a last week. Not a cutting edge number in the grand scheme but slabs don't really go much above 8a/+, and it probably hasn't had many British ascents (can only think of Malc, Ty, Will Perrin, and Adam Mulholland). I think its impressive anyway, especially since it only took about 6 goes! Video here:

[Nibile]

fantastic. he's a hero of mine.

[fried]

Made it look like a piece of piss as well.

[andy popp]

I've always wanted to know what the holds are like on this (shit, obviously, but just how shit?). Maybe I'll see it one day.

[Krank]

i didnt think they looked "that" bad for an 8A slab, then i tried to pull on. There shit.

[Probes]

I've always wanted to know what the holds are like on this (shit, obviously, but just how shit?). Maybe I'll see it one day.

Very smooth, nice.

..Well pick your worst slab nightmare add a few ripples and tilt it a lot.

Not done it, but yrs ago got very high on it on a few goes in, then spent another 3 or 4 days trying to get back to that point. Right bitch it is.

[Duma]

I've always wanted to know what the holds are like on this (shit, obviously, but just how shit?). Maybe I'll see it one day.

Much less bad than you imagine, then you (try to) pull on...
But compared to something like Golden Feet at Cuvier it looks about 6A!

Sadly I think this problem may be the nail in the coffin of my lifetime goal of the entire Cuisiniere Black circuit. 

[Johnny Brown]

Legend. Been to look at Duel about four times, never actually had a go yet.

[SA Chris]

Would have thought it was right up your leafy avenue JB.

[Fiend]

Good effort that man. Surprised about the other British ascents, hadn't heard of any of those.

JB saving it for the flash obviously...

[miso soup]

Mind Control for Sasha today, the girls and the boys are loving that route at the minute!

usual rubbish on 8a about downgrading it aswell 

This did all sound a bit dubious but I wasn't paying much attention.  Can anyone who has been paying more attention tell me if any of the female ascentionists have suggested a downgrade?  And which male ascentionists have suggested it, and did they suggest it when they climbed it or only after loads of women did it?  Obviously I have no concept of how hard Mind Control is but it does look a lot like 'anything girls can climb can't be that hard' syndrome.

Sasha is apparently having a crack at La Rambla, so brace for that to get downgraded to 9a when she crushes it in a week or so.

[leeroy]

Mind Control for Sasha today, the girls and the boys are loving that route at the minute!

usual rubbish on 8a about downgrading it aswell 

This did all sound a bit dubious but I wasn't paying much attention.  Can anyone who has been paying more attention tell me if any of the female ascentionists have suggested a downgrade?

i think gabri moroni said "everyone knows its 8c anyway" or something of that kind. one of the girls who repeated apparently said she wouldnt be suprised if it got downgraded. no concrete suggestions of it going down anyway. if ondra didnt downgrade it, its 8c+. full stop. 

[Nibile]

Gabriele is quite well known for very stiff grading. And very strong fingers.
What Leeroy said. Full stop.

[slackline]

Sasha is apparently having a crack at La Rambla, so brace for that to get downgraded to 9a when she crushes it in a week or so.

Picture posted by ypy of her working it on the DFBWGC.

[Adam Lincoln]

Keenus joins the 9a club by sending his project. Escaltamasters.

[Nibile]

... and they happily lived ever after!!!
 

[leeroy]

Keenus joins the 9a club by sending his project. Escaltamasters.

Superb

[cofe]

Great news, nice one James.

[SOH]

Keenus joins the 9a club by sending his project. Escaltamasters.

How big is that british 9a list now?

Neil Carson – Big Bang
John Gaskins – Violent New Breed
Steve McClure – Overshadow, Mutation, Northern Lights etc
Malcolm Smith – Hunger
Jame McHaffie – Big Bang
Tom Bolger – Fabela pa la Enmienda, Ciudad de Dios etc
James Pearson - Esclatamasters

Honorable mention to the Moon for Hubble 8c+(9a)????
Has Dunning ticked any?
Also Paul Smitton for Pedigree chum,  Staminaband-PUTP link, unless he’s done Mutation under the radar. Pasquill?
I’m sure there are plenty of other british beasts who have silently ticked away a 9 here or there.

[SA Chris]

Dave Macleod (assuming A Muerte is still 9a)

Richard Simpson

(only joking, don't shoot me)