[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..."