[T_B]

Fair dues. He's done a bunch of gnarly big wall stuff with Neil Chelton, including Reticent Wall, 2nd ascent of Continental Drift (w/Pitons Pete), and the South African route on the central tower of the Torres Del Paine (including rockfall and epic descent). Good all round wall climber.

Really? I associate him (from his logbook) with bouldering really hard. I'm amazed someone who is such a good rock climber is interested in aid climbing.

[turnipturned]

Really? I associate him (from his logbook) with bouldering really hard. I'm amazed someone who is such a good rock climber is interested in aid climbing.
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In the last couple years he has mainly bouldered. He has also done a lot of hard trad climbing in both lakes and Yorkshire. One of those people, if he wants to do something he will do it.

[Johnny Brown]

Deal with it Tom, he's the genre spanner. All the kids are climbing 8A/8A+ nowadays though, not many are doing the Afanasief or Reticent.

[T_B]

Sure but aid climbing's basically over-hyped rope access. Except you don't get paid. It appeals to a certain... er person in my experience (like someone who prefers touching cold steel rather than rock). Font 8A may be peanuts thesedays, but I'll wager there aren't many A5 leaders who boulder harder than Font 5+ (edit: actually I know a very good aid climber who boulders 7C).

Is he an engineer?

[Footwork]

Callum Coldwell-S is a brilliant climber. IIRC he flashed Marrowbone Jelly?

Seen him at the cliff a couple of times and he just pathed everything he tried. He didn't seem interested in sieging stuff, just got on with it and climbed as much as he could.

I don't know him personally but his attitude to climbing is top. Also very patient, waiting ages in the freezing cold for his mate (Rob Lay?) to do Pistol Whip after he did it 2nd/ 3rd go.

[Johnny Brown]

Yeah, I wonder if he'd be sponsored and famous if he sieged some big numbers. Or maybe they don't fancy someone who climbs with partners like Irritating Welshy, the jew and Gav the cunt.

[Will Hunt]

I've seen him climb up on Barden Fell and he's pretty handy. I seem to remember him flashing Free Range and I was really impressed, but it looks like he didn't log it as a flash on UKC. But then Nige Kershaw (well known Peak Punter) also flashed that problem so maybe it's just not as nails as I thought 

What surprises me with his bouldering is how he can get to a point where he's pathing all these things without ever having a phase where he projects stuff - which presumably is when you make your gains in strength (i.e. when you're doing proper limit bouldering). Does he train lots?

[36chambers]

I don't know him personally but his attitude to climbing is top. Also very patient, waiting ages in the freezing cold for his mate (Rob Lay?) to do Pistol Whip after he did it 2nd/ 3rd go.

That's very unlike Will Hunt of him.

[Johnny Brown]

I don't think you need to train much if you climb enough. Guessing he had to project the 8A/+ stuff.

[Duncan campbell]

Nice one Calum!! Went on a trip to Pabbay with home a few years ago. Been watching his logbook with an open mouth since.

Though from memory he didn't work much so maybe this is all to be expected? 

[Moo]

Lazy cunt's never worked a day in his life #waster   

[Doylo]

Bewilderness 8B+ for monkey boy (Dave Mason)

[dave]

Nice one Mase.

[duncan]

Jorg Verhoeven has repeated Dihedral Wall, according to Adam Ondra. This is the most sustained and probably hardest of Tommy Caldwell's pre Dawn Wall routes with 10 pitches of 8a-8b+.

The route takes one of the most obvious lines on El Cap, the corner and cracks left of The Salathe. It was the third line to be climbed (1962) after the Nose and Salathe. First ascentionists Ed Cooper and Jim Baldwin warmed up on Squamish's Grand Wall, climbed the previous year.

Topo


Photo: Jon Glassberg

[HaeMeS]

Also on El Cap this weekend, Sebastien Berthe (another strong Belgian climber) made the first repeat of the Free Heart Route (FFA Mason Earl 2015) according to Sebastien on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/Sébastien-Berthe-1060275197397636/
https://www.facebook.com/mcflyteam/

[Wood FT]

 

Also on El Cap this weekend, Sebastien Berthe (another strong Belgian climber) made the first repeat of the Free Heart Route (FFA Mason Earl 2015) according to Sebastien on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/Sébastien-Berthe-1060275197397636/
https://www.facebook.com/mcflyteam/

Wow what a picture

[remus]

Probably only significant if your a south west yokel, but looks like the ramp challenge has had it's first successful 'ascent': http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/c.php?i=436884

In short: all the starred routes on the ramp at avon gorge in <24hrs. 50 E points per person, 12 routes and an average grade of ~E4.

[rosmat]

Good effort by the Ginga Ninja

[Will Hunt]

Since there's lots of El Cap talk going on, I thought it worth pointing out that Bronwyn Hodgins very very nearly freed Freerider. I think there was one move of the Huber boulder problem that she didn't do.
Bronwyn is better known (unfairly) as Jacob Cook's girlfriend, but is herself an impressive climber - a Bronwad^TM if you will.

In May last year Bron freed Moonlight Buttress with less than three year's of climbing experience under her belt. I've not got some sort of internal clock that monitors how long the Bronwad^TM has been climbing for, but by my count that means she's been climbing for 4 and a half years at the very most.

[tk421a]

Since there's lots of El Cap talk going on, I thought it worth pointing out that Bronwyn Hodgins very very nearly freed Freerider. I think there was one move of the Huber boulder problem that she didn't do.
Bronwyn is better known (unfairly) as Jacob Cook's girlfriend, but is herself an impressive climber - a Bronwad^TM if you will.

In May last year Bron freed Moonlight Buttress with less than three year's of climbing experience under her belt. I've not got some sort of internal clock that monitors how long the Bronwad^TM has been climbing for, but by my count that means she's been climbing for 4 and a half years at the very most.

Probably the most inspirational thing to come from the Valley chat. Someone who I'm more able to associate with - as opposed to uberwads - (almost) climbing something I'd love to do. There might be hope yet 

[rosmat]

Bron also did the Rostroman link up this season (Astroman + Rostrum) - pretty amazing for someone who has been climbing about 4 years.

[shark]

Bewilderness 8B+ for monkey boy (Dave Mason)

[Doylo]

Maddy Cope has just climbed Freerider on El Cap with Ryan Pasquill. When I google 'British female on el cap free' it just comes up with Hazel so that's another blonde Warrington lass in the exclusive El cap club.

Great stuff

Apparently it wasn't completely free, fell off a few times . Same for Ryan.

[Wood FT]

Maddy Cope has just climbed Freerider on El Cap with Ryan Pasquill. When I google 'British female on el cap free' it just comes up with Hazel so that's another blonde Warrington lass in the exclusive El cap club.

Great stuff

Apparently it wasn't completely free, fell off a few times . Same for Ryan.

wa.

[Ged]

Probably only significant if your a south west yokel, but looks like the ramp challenge has had it's first successful 'ascent': http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/c.php?i=436884

In short: all the starred routes on the ramp at avon gorge in <24hrs. 50 E points per person, 12 routes and an average grade of ~E4.

Ascent of the year. Well done to the Bristol asked loud moth