[slackline]

Anyone know if Alex visited North Wales as hinted at?

[Muenchener]

Hope not. I'm looking forward to seeing The Man That Follows Hell flashed when I meet up with pete D in the 'jura next weekend.

[El Mocho]

Think the DMM German team are arriving early next week. Pete R has used his Mathematical Oceanography degree to sort the tides out so that Megos can flash all of LPT. Caff was scared he wouldn't be the best climber in North Wales so is leaving on Sunday night 

[Doylo]

Think the DMM German team are arriving early next week. Pete R has used his Mathematical Oceanography degree to sort the tides out so that Megos can flash all of LPT. Caff was scared he wouldn't be the best climber in North Wales so is leaving on Sunday night 

Petes going too! I can't show him the moves on the 8c+s, I can't do them. You're gonna have to come Ben.....

[petejh]

So the second best climber in the world comes to Wales, sponsored by DMM, and the two local DMM-sponsored sport-climbing wads (amongst other feats) aren't even there to give him the tour, point him at the few 8c+'s and 9a's that we have and give him beta for flash attempts? Who organised that?! Seems like a rather momentous opportunity missed for some historic flashes, unless he onsights everything instead.
And half the best sport-climbing in N.Wales doesn't open until August. FFS! 

[masonwoods101]

Don't think he will need showing how to do them to be honest..... Hahahah

[Doylo]

I'll even let him have The Big Crunch if he promises to keep the name 

[petejh]

Über Crunchen

[fatneck]

According to DMM's Twitter account he did the Fred Nicole roof project at Porth Ysgo today!!! Waddage!

[Drew]

Alex Megos has apparently climbed the Fred Nicole Roof Project at Porth Ysgo Linky

Uber-waddage!


Wasn't this was mentioned as a long-standing project in Pantontino's 2004 guide?

[ducko]

aye big news !
good effort indeed its bene tried by many and rumoured to be around the 8b mark wouldnt be suprised if a plus gets put at the end!
hopefully theres footage!

[andy_e]

I remember watching Dolph try this. It's really hard. Good work.

[SA Chris]

Not bad for a sport onsighter!

[Muenchener]

According to DMM's twitter account Left Wall is E2/3

Classic Welsh cragging day for the team. Alex Megos learning the art of wire placements on Left Wall E2/3 5c

Can we believe anything they say? Or is that the direct finish in the picture?

[Nibile]

Pilgrimage next?

[Wood FT]

with his ability and keenness for onsighting it's quite exciting to think what might be if he takes a fancy to trad bumbling.

[Mondo]

Write-up of Megos at Porth Ysgo http://dmmclimbing.com/news/2013/05/megos-sends-wales-ultimate-problem/

[Doylo]

Shocking name for a classic Mondo... Was raining today so he went to Parisellas and did 4 8as. Still gutted he didn't have a decent LPT session.....

[Muenchener]

Was raining today ... Still gutted he didn't have a decent LPT session.

He wouldn't have been any better off at home. Six degrees & pissing down in the 'jura yesterday, and more of much the same forecast for the coming holiday weekend 

[James Oakes]

Spotted him at tremadog yesterday, didn't see him climb anything though. Some others were trying strawberries, saw Felix (Neumärker?) cruise to the top and then jump off for some reason..

[fatneck]

Shocking name for a classic

Agreed, I thought Right Said Fred was perfect...

[BenF]

Agreed, I thought Right Said Fred was perfect...

Yeah, that was the point of naming Mike's original line Left Said Fred... to enable that.  I don't know, the guy might be able to onsight 9a, but if you can't work a 90's pop song reference into a problem name, who cares about all that talent and training.

[Doylo]

He wasn't even born when that song came out

[tomtom]

Just to get a few things straight in my head....

1. Fred Nicole has never been anywhere near that roof - its pre-name came because someone said "thats so bloody hard, it'll take Fred Nicole to do it" etc.. (or words along those lines)
2. Someone then names the prob to the left of it left said fred..
3. Now someone comes along, does the problem (that has no association with Fred Nicole whatsoever) and calls it Das Pumpenhaus?

So whats the problem?

[Doylo]

The problem is Das Pumpenhausen Testpiece is a terrible , terrible name for the best hard problem in Wales