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really? shit  thought it was chalk. and we where on wss story about half 12 and we found it like that and tried to brush it. think some one had tried to stop seapage on to the lower hold when it was wet.

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Hi, first i appologie for my english :sorry:
About chalk and tick mark i published a lot of articles in the webzine of Font  and we try to explain climbers how change.
http://latribunelibredebleau.blogspot.fr/2012/07/la-magnesie-ca-fait-tache-brosser-cest.html
or like this on 1er april http://latribunelibredebleau.blogspot.com/2012/04/les-grandes-marques-simpliquent-dans-la.html

 :please: If ou have time read some of them, translate it, and tell us what you think about it.
 :wall: http://latribunelibredebleau.blogspot.com/2012/03/des-grimpeurs-blanc-comme-neige.html

 :spank: http://latribunelibredebleau.blogspot.com/2011/11/green-climbing-la-preuve-par-limage.html


I know you don't used "pof" in your country but read it to...
fabrication : http://latribunelibredebleau.blogspot.com/2011/06/fabrication-dun-pof-bleausard-modele.html

 :goodidea: and how used it in Font and bouldering !
http://latribunelibredebleau.blogspot.com/2011/06/fiche-pratique-2-lutilisation-du-pof.html

See you in Font, with a brush.
Have nice trip

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Jess' Roof today. I just don't understand how these help?!

Where is this?

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#903 Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
October 06, 2012, 04:13:24 pm
Almscliff. To be fair it's hard to see these from the ground.. Ye

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Hanging rib at burbage yesterday was a bit of a mess of chalk after the weekend.  Never seen donkey lines there and cant for the world work out how they help.
I did my best with a brush.



more worrying was this..



Looks for all the world the same size as a standard builders bolster chisel. Cant recall it being there, but its been a while since I've been and it didn't look totally brand new.  Its just below the start of holds of the Hanging rib.

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The mother of all tick marks on top of the Gorilla Warfare block this morning.
T marks the spot.... but of what?  :wank:


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Terrace frist thing on Sunday. Perhaps not the worst but still a little bizarre.




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more worrying was this..



Looks for all the world the same size as a standard builders bolster chisel. Cant recall it being there, but its been a while since I've been and it didn't look totally brand new.  Its just below the start of holds of the Hanging rib.

I think that's been there donkeys years, but my photographic memory fails me.

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I think that scar has been there years too.

Terrace area was more ridiculous week before last. I can only assume Stevie fucking Wonder and his cronies had been out trying it. Lines literally a foot long.

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It would be redder if it was recent.

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weird that someone has glued a finger to the wall though, no?

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weird that someone has glued a finger to the wall though, no?

Been there for donkey's years hasn't it? But my photographic memory fails me. It would be redder if it was recent.

What I've never worked out is whether to call it a foothold or a handhold.

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I think that scar has been there years too.

Terrace area was more ridiculous week before last. I can only assume Stevie fucking Wonder and his cronies had been out trying it. Lines literally a foot long.
What use is a donk line to a blind man? Maybe if they'd found a white stick or a labrador glued to the hold....

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I think that's been there donkeys years, but my photographic memory fails me.

Yeah - it didn't look uber fresh and I'm sure I'd have heard about it on here if new, just didn't recall it standing out so obviously.   (Finger for scale, innit  ;) ).

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That was brilliant.  :clap2: Hopefully a few culprits see it and realise how pathetic they look with unnecessary excessive tick marks.

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 :lol:

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If anyone is out grindleford way tomorrow you might want to take a brush.





Unlikely to be climbers but still looks a mess.

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If anyone is out grindleford way tomorrow you might want to take a brush.





Unlikely to be climbers but still looks a mess.

what they wrote on the lip of the roof sums it up to me, both my feelings and their intelligence

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or they could have been geordies - "WY I" pet.

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#920 Re: Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
November 01, 2012, 08:45:32 am
Another reason to pic up any bits of chalk that have escaped from overturned chalk bags. Maybe not climbers (hopefully not) but possibly their chalk?

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#921 Re: Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
November 06, 2012, 09:37:18 am
Biking/bouldering crossover:


(From doug at basqueMTBs review of the Orbea Occam)

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#922 Re: Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
November 06, 2012, 02:54:15 pm
Good spot! Wonder if Doug noticed, he's a climber (or used to be).

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#923 Re: Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
November 09, 2012, 05:03:32 pm
Curbar was a disgrace last night. Great white finishing hold ticked badly, the upper arete of bens wall ticked about 5 times along it, footholds ticked, all of them almost! Bad landing lip holds ticked and numerous ticks on the groove itself. All the lines were thick ones aswell. Gorilla warfare was also chalked up badly, you don't need chalk on footholds!
please brush them off!

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#924 Re: Donkey line / tick mark hall of shame.
February 17, 2013, 04:36:44 pm
Maybe a repost but these are of Wellington Crack...





 

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