[dave]

is it true? tell me its true panton.....

[Doylo]

According to my spies in the homeland it is in fact in V12 outdoor. All seems a bit hush hush to me. Any of the head honchos wanna spill the beans?

[Adam Lincoln]

:dancing:  :dancing:  :dancing:  :dancing:  :dancing:

[Rockman]

Well, I aint a honcho, but it had better be in the shop, or else i was sold an mirage yesterday over the phone.

Not received it yet, but hopefully it will arrive on my doormat in the next day or two.

I can't wait.. Time to book some time off work

The RockMan

[dave]

so how do i get my muthafukking copy?

might get me bird one for her birthday......and then borrow it.

[Bubba]

Amazingly, I can't find it on the V12 Outdoor website!

Sold out already  :wink:

[mireeves]

Si you were right this is the bench mark guide.

Quality and Querkiness. Spent all last night reading it could I just couldn't put it down.

Now I just can't wait to get out and use the damn thing

[Huffy]

What are the photos like Gruff?

[Doylo]

Ahhh i can't stand this, i want one! Everyones prancing round Wales with the new guide an i'm stuck in a dingy room in S6 trying to write thousands of words on the most boring thing in the world.

Nice 1 Si, sounds like all your hard work has paid off. Can't wait to get my mitts on it!

 :worthy:  :worthy:  :worthy:

[Doylo]

I have it in my hands this very moment, had the pleasure witnessing the delivery van at V12 yesterday afternoon, unloading a considrable number of Panton's pride and joy.

Good effort Si, have already had two brilliant days out with this bad boy, and it's a fine piece of work.

g

Save some skin for next week, i'm gonna be like a dog with six cocks (although knowing my luck its gonna piss down for 3 weeks!)

[mark]

Just ordered one from V12.

Congratulations Simon. Does this guidebook count as your third child? Gestation was certainly long enough!

[Rockman]

This is just not fair

The guide finally came out, the day after I left wales for easter..

Had to order my copy for postal delivery, and I bet that takes a while to get here.

Everyones saying the guide is the dogs bollox, and I can't comment yet.

Im so annoyed.

The Rockman

[Fiend]

:D  :wink:  :twisted:      :shock:     !

[dave]

more importantly, is the ukb advert in there?

[dave]

hot dog!

[Huffy]

Hey lad,
Still at Lush aye, back home for a couple of months after a quick trip to font first. Maybe we can finally go climb the big red button! :D

Take it easy//Huffy

[Pantontino]

Gents (and ladies too), I'm starting to crank up the distribution and it will be appearing in all the important climbing shops very shortly. Outside in Hathersage should have it today and you will be able to get signed copies at the Outdoors Show (Birmingham NEC) Fri-Sun this coming weekend on the V12 Outdoor stand (I'll be hovering between here and the Snowdonia-Active stand).

I still can't believe it's finally here - it felt so strange when I picked up the first copy, a very surreal moment.

Gruff and Ryan were already there making the first purchases when I turned up at the shop, and it has been flying out the door ever since, so I'm told (I've been away since Monday night on a secret Stone Circles mission).

Go get them slopes, amigos!

Hwyl, Simon.

[Greg C]

I, like Mark, spent last night reading through it and it truely is excellent well writen informative and silky smooth mmmmm!  

Get em while there hot!

[Doylo]

Outside in Hathersage should have it today

I'm on the mo fo!

Gruff and Ryan were already there making the first purchases when I turned up at the shop

Thats my boys! Keen as mustard!

[Stu Littlefair]

Bloody Nora.

Ordered it on the phone at about 1pm yesterday, woke up to a shiny package in my box this morning. How's that for service!

Cheers to whoever was onshift at V12 yesterday. Simon, it is a thing of beauty. I think I'll use it to learn welsh.

[dave]

whats the damage plus P&P from V12 then? i don't know if i can wait till i'm in snatch/the edge.

[Stu Littlefair]

I didn't even think to look at the receipt?!! Too busy flipping straight to the graded list at the back, soul-less grade whore that I am.

I do know that the V12 lot say free delivery on their website, so you can't go wrong. Faster than a speeding badger too.

Might take the afternoon off, run a hot bath and read the guide a bit more.

[Rockman]

Well what can I say,

I blame mr Panton for the lack of work I have manage to get done this morning.

There was a bang on the door at 7am this morning, and I knew there could only be one reason.. Yup, my friendly postman was trying to get a copy of the guide through the postbox with little luck.

Anyway, spent the rest of the day so far planning the next outing(s) to north wales.

Love the guide, the photos are smashing, as are the maps, as are.. oh sod it, the whole thing is smashing... It's even better than the pre-print copy that was in outdoors which was wicked anyway.

as for P&P I paid £5 (according to my reciept) to have two copies sent to me first class, 2nd class for two copies was about £3.5, so if people are after one copy then it should be even cheaper than that. (obviously that was from outdoors).

See you all in north wales (playing spot who doesn't have the guide).

The RockMan

[Adam Lincoln]

Is it available on Outside website or just over the phone?

[dave]

is there a prize for the first person to tick the entire graded list? its going to be nodder innit.....

[Doylo]

I can confirm the guide is in hathersage, just got myself and dave a copy. I nearly crashed about five times on the way home trying to read it. I have to say that it is absolutely stunning. In fact i can't even think of enough superlatives to do it justice.  Combine an awesome area, with top class graphics and design, tons of good piccies and inspiring and interesting text and what have you got? The perfect guide (oh yeah, its also comprehensive and written by someone who is more passionate for the area than anyone) sorry i've just shot my load  :blowjob:

on the downside i've got to hand an essay in tomorrow and thats now looking fairly unlikely, cheers panton you've just cost me my degree! :D

[Bubba]

Mine is in the post  

:dancing:

[dave]

I can confirm its the most kick-ass muthafuckin best most flava bouldering guide i've ever seen, innit. even edges over 7+8. and you can quote me on that.

[hongkongstuey]

even edges over 7+8. and you can quote me on that.

i wasn't that impressed with the visuals of 7+8 to be honest - ok, its by farthe best font guide out if thats your grade range, but on the whole, the guide seemed a bit bare.

looking forward to seeing Simons master piece when i come back to Blighty this summer though...........

[dave]

from flicking through the guide it looks like ukb is actually very well reprazented in the guide! so for i've spotted photos of FBSF, Greg, Scouse, Moi, CJD, Pantene, Malc......Cofes got a photo in, and even ChrisD, Jimbo and Bubba are getting mad props in the "i'd like to thank..." bit. anyone i've not spotted?....

god job Si - its reyt good.

[Doylo]

well gaz parry's just registered and he's in it, oh yeah and the owen gets mention. Taken it into work with you Dave? Its a bit of a doss your job innit! I know you wanna cancel your font trip so you can have an extra week in wales :!:

[dave]

nah, its safely on the coffee table at home. wouldn't want to take it out and spoil it.

[Dave Flanagan]

Well done Simon.
Are you having a launch party?
How many problems are in the guide?
How many pages?
How many areas?
What are the biggest areas?

[Fiend]

Whoop, got mine - well two, one for a friend. Will bring them into V12 sometime this spring for signing  

Looks very cool....very stylish. Comprehensive and loads to go at, particularly at the mid-grades. Some nice photos....the photos of the boulders with the blurred backgrounds are pure class  : . The spirit of bouldering is captured well in the introduction and along with the YGB guide will be a part of bouldering history as a reflection of it's validity in it's own right.

A few things I didn't like - I think it might not be as hardwearing as it could be, the text and stars aren't quite as clear as standard, and although I appreciate the inclusion of Welsh text as a positive political point, it does reduce the user-friendliness slightly (obviously not for people who can only read Welsh though!)

Oh and one strange thing -  RAC boulders, SS to the thin crack between 25&26 isn't in....very good (and pretty pure) problem.

Suffice to say it's got me very inspired  :wink:

[dave]

....the text and stars aren't quite as clear as standard,...

i find most guides which don't follow traditional text formats hard to work with at first (inc. 7+8, pink font guide, rockfaxYBG, ...) but generally after reading it for a few weeks it'll be right.

[curly ben]

:roll: :?:  Where can you mail order it from- over the internet? couldnt findit on v12 website- am i jus being a blind fool

[dontfollowme]

I ordered mine over the phone, the number is on the website (see earlier posts for link)

[Bubba]

Aaaah, guess what was on the doormat waiting for me when I got home?



Thanks Simon  :D

Will report back in a bit - will be doing a review for this site too, anyone else is welcome to add their comments....

[cofe]

nice arse and excellent vein definition.

word.

[Scouse D]

I have to say-this guidebook is the fookin bomb. I am sooooo psyched!
Don't think 'd take the guidebook to the crag though-far too nice for that.

[mark]

Mine dropped through the postbox yesterday. Thanks to V12 for quick service.

Nice one, Simon, it's tremendous. Love the design, loads of great pictures. Haven't used it in practice but everything corresponds to what I remember it and the combination of the photo-diagrams, drawn diagrams and text makes everything very clear and easy to find. Loads of things described that will be new to me. Damn, I've got a lot to go at! Thanks for all the hard work. Can't wait to get out and use it.

[dave]

welsh trip after font lads? i'm psyched for some mountain crags.

is it me or has the S7 on mals trousers been taken off in the cover photo?

[Scouse D]

word D! Lets go and tear it down-you can even try for the 2nd ascent of a classic V4....

[dave]

i'm down for that, and a flash of elephantitus. lets go as soon as my elbows have recovered from font.

[cofe]

i'm down for that, and a flash of elephantitus. lets go as soon as my elbows have recovered from font.

June 2009 then?

i'm psyched doggs. word.

[Huffy]

To the pimpin massive....
Will be out in Font from 3rd-11th, Shef for week (i'm psyched for it Cofe :wink: ) then headin home to Wales - somewhere in all this we's gotta meet up no?

[cofe]

damn right

[dave]

To the pimpin massive....
Will be out in Font from 3rd-11th, ...

yo H-bomb, we're on font 10th-17th so theres a finite chance we might even bump into you there dogg.

psyched for wales and ting.

[Huffy]

Be freestylin around in an oldskool teak caravelle, listen out for Rahzel!

[cofe]

Be freestylin around in an oldskool teak caravelle, listen out for Rahzel!

"if your mother only knew..."

[dave]

huffy makes music with his mouth - the beat, and the chorus, at the same time.......