[cofe]

"Come on arms, do your stuff!"

Yo. Those of you who got bored of me banging on about Jerry ‘Malc went from climbing 7c+ to 8c+ in an afternoon’ Moffatt’s book last year will love me even more now! We’ve just finished Big Ron’s book and we should be taking stock in about 3 weeks time. Cue me banging on about it for the next 3 months. Sorry.

As with Jerry’s, a shitload of work has gone into this too, and we’ve really pleased with the result. The guy is a total legend.

We’ve put a handful of mini-excerpts up here: www.ronfawcett.com

…and the boys from UKC will be running an extended excerpt, probably next week.

If anyone wants to see Big Ron in the flesh (apart from going down the Climbing Works most days of the week ) then we’re launching the book at Outside Café on 10 March with only 50 or so tickets available.

He’s also doing a big lecture at the Climbing Works a few days before – Sunday 7 March.

[Fiend]

How is this going to better Fawcett On Rock, though?? I need The Numbers, dammit!!

[lagerstarfish]

Does it have a full list of Ron's variations on The Green Traverse? Or is that going to be volume 2?

[cofe]

I should mention this is just book 1. Volumes 2-10 will cover Green Trav, top lip hair etc.

[dave]

Awesome. Good to see the BT shot on the cover. Hopefully no sideways photos like fawcett on rock.

Did they ever find out who came on his arms?

[Jaspersharpe]

Does it have the bit about how Vickers went from top roping E1 to onsighting 8a+ overnight just by staring really hard in one direction and not smiling?

[lagerstarfish]

I'm sure he must have included a bit about watching me lead my first route (I had no idea who he was until my belayer told me)

[SA Chris]

Da Do Ron Ron Ron.

Excellent stuff. Did he write it hisself or was Grimer involved again?

[cofe]

We got another visible ghost involved. Ed Douglas. Great job he's done too.

[shark]

In case anyone gets the wrong idea and thinks there are double standards (Matt!) big up to Vertebrate for sponsoring our first banner advert which should go up next week.

[Tris]

Cool - will it have snazzy graphics and redirect you to Ann Summers when you click on it?

[Paul B]

Does it come with a free moustache comb?

"As used by the man himself"
(while stocks last)

[fatdoc]

lets hope it's more *warts an all* than the shite veneer of aspects of Jerry's story that could have been truly riveting to read.

be good if the subject of the book doesnt sue people for their honest view points an all.....

in addition, whats the new site owners view on blatent self promo post of their business like this??

al the ronin pad shizzle ( way small fry admittedly) we cleared with bubba pre post... are verterbate paying for this?

dont want to be a downer... but if you are promoting another glossed over, shallow and rather tedious read then the publisher should pay the now more fiscally orientated site.

- personally I was amazed the jerry book won an award-

[cofe]

Thanks for that jon. Yes we are paying, cleared pre post.

[Tris]

Cool - a colour advert banner at last 

I clicked on it and it didn't go to Ann Summers 

I ended up on some vegetarian site with some scouser guy called Rob Tap or something daft selling a book.

Anyway I pre-ordered the book, I hope it will tell me how to style my hair like him 

[Paul B]

Thanks for that jon. Yes we are paying, cleared pre post.

I have to say that the banner ad is far from intrusive, pretty cool and doesn't really take anything away from UKB. Which is nice. Now who's this Ron Jeremy fellow?

[tomtom]

Thanks for that jon. Yes we are paying, cleared pre post.

I have to say that the banner ad is far from intrusive, pretty cool and doesn't really take anything away from UKB. Which is nice. Now who's this Ron Jeremy fellow?

Apparently he's good with his arms? 

[Jaspersharpe]

Thanks for that jon. Yes we are paying, cleared pre post.

I have to say that the banner ad is far from intrusive, pretty cool and doesn't really take anything away from UKB. Which is nice. Now who's this Ron Jeremy fellow?

 

[flyguy]

Thought the Jerry review was a little harsh i found it quite inspiring. ive just pre ordered the Ron book and cant wait to read it!

[SA Chris]

So what's the UKB discount / voucher code for pre-ordering?

[flyguy]

  just parted with 20 sheets and didnt even contemplate the barter!

[cofe]

we're chucking in free jiffy bags.

[cofe]

p.s. As well as Outside and Climbing Works, Ron's also doing a free book reading and signing at ShAFF on the Friday evening.

[chappers]

lets hope it's more *warts an all* than the shite veneer of aspects of Jerry's story that could have been truly riveting to read.

be good if the subject of the book doesnt sue people for their honest view points an all.....

in addition, whats the new site owners view on blatent self promo post of their business like this??

al the ronin pad shizzle ( way small fry admittedly) we cleared with bubba pre post... are verterbate paying for this?

dont want to be a downer... but if you are promoting another glossed over, shallow and rather tedious read then the publisher should pay the now more fiscally orientated site.

- personally I was amazed the jerry book won an award-

bad day?

[fatdoc]

nope.