Quote from: Jaspersharpe on June 11, 2014, 08:55:33 amQuoteMark Edwards (Font 8A?)He's done tons of 8As. Haven't you seen his videos?many of them first ascents?
QuoteMark Edwards (Font 8A?)He's done tons of 8As. Haven't you seen his videos?
Mark Edwards (Font 8A?)
And Andy Cave? Wasn't there an article saying he'd done VIII, E8, 8a, 8000m and 8-pints in an 8 month period? (Not sure about the 8A bit though to be a true all rounder?)I guess i have a tenuous claim on the triple crown too if you count long Parisella's problems as 8A? I've swapped leads on a VIII FA, but seconded the crux, so can't quite claim the extended version.We could throw in M8/D8 for some further variety and whittle the list down a bit further?
Sorry Ally, back around. I'm going to suggest that goes in the next guide at VII - compared to Great Corner it is.
how many have done a 8000m peak? is it just Leo Holding?
Quote from: J_duds on June 11, 2014, 09:12:48 amhow many have done a 8000m peak? is it just Leo Holding?Is 'climbing' an 8000 m peak really a challenge that climbers aspire to? I don't think it is.At a family do a few years back I got introduced to a distant relative who was a 'climber', turns out they had paid a lot of money to go on several guided trips up big peaks in the Himalayas. He didn't have a clue about climbing, e.g. he drew a complete blank when I said I really wanted to climb London Wall. The type of people drawn to Himalayan mountaineering generally seem to fit this mold. Now I'm not saying it's not a challenge, it clearly is, but I just I don't think the majority of British all-rounders even momentarily think of climbing 8000 m peaks.Furthermore, for the majority of people (minus Ueli Steck), climbing an 8000 m peak is so far removed from the independent nature of the rest of our activities that it's almost an alien concept paying to go on an organised trip.
How about doing them all in a day, that would be impressive.
Not as impressive as doing the Yorkshire Triple Crown in a day though. That still blows me away.
Nik could go for 5* 8 but his knees are too little to get him to the top of a big hill.
Quote from: T_B on June 12, 2014, 12:05:12 pmNot as impressive as doing the Yorkshire Triple Crown in a day though. That still blows me away.Has anyone seriously tried this?
Quote from: Sloper on June 11, 2014, 08:58:16 amNik could go for 5* 8 but his knees are too little to get him to the top of a big hill.you seen Andy Cave's legs?
[q Sorry Ally, back around. I'm going to suggest that goes in the next guide at VII - compared to Great Corner it is.Cool topic, the 8A would seem by far the hardest and the trad the easiest (?) out of 8a, e8, VIII, 8A - the trad could be redpointing a bold 7b it seems?!, winter is more about time spent doing it than a high physical performance standard and sacrificing a normal life to chase conditions, sport probably second hardest? and the boulder problem - there's no short-cutting that sort of physicality (except knee-bars...) no matter how easy it is to work/access.
As pointed out earlier surely 8A must be the hardest. I find it unbelievable that anyone who climbs 8A cant do an 8a route. I know a lot of people who climbed 8b-8c routes who couldnt do 8A. A tiny bit of application would get an 8A boulderer up 8a.
Does anyone have anymore info on this. I would love to hear about it was there any write up on it, what order would you do them in do you walk from crag to crag as we'll or is this just folklore. I've always thought this would be such a brilliant thing to be able to do.