chummer
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http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=59419
I, and I'm sure I am not alone, find the whole thing quite sad (in a depressing way). I know the topic about Rich was locked and rightly so and I am genuinely not trying to be all UKC about this but these statements do raise the question; what will be recorded about Rich's ascents in the history books?
Just read that back and it sounds like I am trying to stir an already muddy pool after it's just settled, that is truly not my intention. I think for the N.Wales Limestone guide that we'll have to mention something about Liquid Ambar but will this set a precedent where all unproven/ unwitnessed ascents of hard routes will have a footnote in the history section? That in my opinion would be pretty shit and it undermines the whole amature sport ethos.
I, and I'm sure I am not alone, find the whole thing quite sad (in a depressing way). I know the topic about Rich was locked and rightly so and I am genuinely not trying to be all UKC about this but these statements do raise the question; what will be recorded about Rich's ascents in the history books?
Just read that back and it sounds like I am trying to stir an already muddy pool after it's just settled, that is truly not my intention. I think for the N.Wales Limestone guide that we'll have to mention something about Liquid Ambar but will this set a precedent where all unproven/ unwitnessed ascents of hard routes will have a footnote in the history section? That in my opinion would be pretty shit and it undermines the whole amature sport ethos.