presented by Vicky Butler-Henderson? God I have such a wierd trivial memory.
Quote from: lukeyboy on March 12, 2014, 10:19:44 pmQuote from: roddersm on March 12, 2014, 08:55:03 pmQuote from: cowboyhat on March 12, 2014, 05:22:20 pmWhich makes me think of a question, how into competitions was he and bearing in mind how apparently easily he won the domestic comps why does he think he didn't do better on the world stage?Didn't he come second at some comp in the states to Chris Sharma?Read somewhere way back that he was at some international comp where he did this one arm pull up on this really bad hold - Yuji Hirayama I think was the route setter and couldn't believe it, so he kept the hold and every strong climber he asked to try and do a one armer on it but no one else ever managed it so he called it the Malcolm smith hold. No idea where I read this now... Yeah I remember reading something along these lines, I think it was an Arco comp. Don't think it was Yuji Hirayama though.OK great at least I didn't imagine it all then - Hans Florine?I'd be interested to know what he thinks about the current crop of top boulderers - Woods, Robinson etc. and how far he feels things have moved on from his peak - were he seemed a cut above the rest in terms of power. Also what motivated his return to high end sport climbing a few years ago after so many years and does he feel he reached his full potential in bouldering and sport climbing?I remember meeting him briefly at bas cuvier 7 or 8 years ago, a friend of mine, who knew him, introduced him but I was too awestruck to speak....muttering a brief "how's it going" or something lame like that... legend.Any time frame on this Interview?
Quote from: roddersm on March 12, 2014, 08:55:03 pmQuote from: cowboyhat on March 12, 2014, 05:22:20 pmWhich makes me think of a question, how into competitions was he and bearing in mind how apparently easily he won the domestic comps why does he think he didn't do better on the world stage?Didn't he come second at some comp in the states to Chris Sharma?Read somewhere way back that he was at some international comp where he did this one arm pull up on this really bad hold - Yuji Hirayama I think was the route setter and couldn't believe it, so he kept the hold and every strong climber he asked to try and do a one armer on it but no one else ever managed it so he called it the Malcolm smith hold. No idea where I read this now... Yeah I remember reading something along these lines, I think it was an Arco comp. Don't think it was Yuji Hirayama though.
Quote from: cowboyhat on March 12, 2014, 05:22:20 pmWhich makes me think of a question, how into competitions was he and bearing in mind how apparently easily he won the domestic comps why does he think he didn't do better on the world stage?Didn't he come second at some comp in the states to Chris Sharma?Read somewhere way back that he was at some international comp where he did this one arm pull up on this really bad hold - Yuji Hirayama I think was the route setter and couldn't believe it, so he kept the hold and every strong climber he asked to try and do a one armer on it but no one else ever managed it so he called it the Malcolm smith hold. No idea where I read this now...
Which makes me think of a question, how into competitions was he and bearing in mind how apparently easily he won the domestic comps why does he think he didn't do better on the world stage?
Sorry can't be arsed to re-read posts, but wasn't the comp where he one-armed the hold the one at Birmingham NEC that was set by Jerry, televised, and presented by Vicky Butler-Henderson? God I have such a wierd trivial memory. Worth a Google from someone who wants the info and isn't at work anyway, I can't do it / don't care.
Not a mile off
With heresay of being to weak to walk to the bottom of The Tor,
Quote from: mini on March 13, 2014, 10:08:08 pmWith heresay of being to weak to walk to the bottom of The Tor,Where did this come from btw? It's bollocks (I thought dave was joking earlier in the thread).
What about Mark Croxall?! Won in Brum, 2005. Oh right, overall...How many Brits have won rounds in the bouldering world cup? Andy Earl la Reunion in 2007.
Q. Is Malcolm comfortable with being called a legend?
"Not going to spare your blushes -"Malcolm Smith Climbing Legend" would sum it up for me"
"legend" is that all, i want more!! haha, no that's very flattering thanks.
The point was the hold he did it on. I read the story too (also fairly sure it wasn't Yuji, possible Hans) and if memory serves a lot of pro climbers haven't been able to hang the hold let alone do a one armer on it.
Malc will be at the CWIF tomorrow
Quote from: GraemeA on March 14, 2014, 09:42:20 amMalc will be at the CWIF tomorrowCompeting?
Quote from: mini on March 13, 2014, 10:08:08 pmWith hearsay of being to weak to walk to the bottom of The Tor,Where did this come from btw? It's bollocks (I thought dave was joking earlier in the thread).
With hearsay of being to weak to walk to the bottom of The Tor,