[SA Chris]

People tells me it has to do with being bottomless like the weapons bay on an aircraft. I'm sceptical.

It's true though.

[Nibile]

In need of clarification again.
When Ben talks about repeating Main Overhang, he says that he was on the last layaway, and when he built his feet up "the layaway snapped".
From what you know about the story, does this mean that the actual hold snapped, or that his fingers snapped out of it?
Cheers.

[lagerstarfish]

I'd read that as the hold snapping

[SA Chris]

How I read it too, but don't have any further direct knowledge.

[slackline]

No idea but you could go straight to the horses mouth and ask Ben via twatter. @moonclimbing is his account

[mrjonathanr]

That statement is that the hold snapped ie the rock itself broke.

Fingers don't 'snap out of holds', they slip, slide, grease off, but snapping is the act of breaking off a part of the whole.

[Nibile]

Cheers guys, that's what I thought.

[Nibile]

Guys, could you give me a few names of routes involving Arnie and the crag where they are?
The Austrian Oak at Malham.
Terminator?
A couple more?

[205Chris]

Guys, could you give me a few names of routes involving Arnie and the crag where they are?
The Austrian Oak at Malham.
Terminator?
A couple more?

Arnold Schwarzenegger Stole my Body, Higgar Tor

[mrjonathanr]

Predator, it's next to the Oak.

Try searching this:
http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/showlog.html?id=162049

[Nibile]

That link is private, but the nickname Beverooni is well cool.
Nevermind, the above list is more than enough, it's only to clarify things in a note.
Cheers.

[Nibile]

Guys, when talking about the Arco 1987 competition, it's said that Ben finished 10th, "one place behind Jerry and a few places adrift from Chris Gore and Martin Atkinson." Does this mean that he was a few placese ahead or behind Chris and Martin?
Cheers.

[erm, sam]

behind. as in a boat that is adrift is not under power.

[Will Hunt]

I would have said "adrift of Chris..."

Yeah, it means behind.

[Nibile]

Cheers.

[webbo]

Have you read Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson it might help you understand that there is not a lot of logic to English.

[Nibile]

Beasts,
when Ben says "You could say I was training for a profession" does this mean that he felt his training was like a profession at the moment, or that he was training for a future profession in the sport?
Cheeers.

[tomtom]

Beasts,
when Ben says "You could say I was training for a profession" does this mean that he felt his training was like a profession at the moment, or that he was training for a future profession in the sport?
Cheeers.

A bit tricky as possibly needs more context - though here Id' say it meant he was 'training for a job' as in his training was equivalent to a full time workload etc..

[Falling Down]

Without context it reads like the second option.

[Will Hunt]

I thought the same as TT. Need more context.

[Nibile]

Can I copy on here the small paragraph?

[Duma]

You could just tell me what page, I've got statement next to me atm

[Nibile]

Pm'd you. I have the Kindle version. No pages.

[Duma]

He's talking about training for his future in the sport, making the analogy between benefits (dole) allowing him to train, and student grants from the government allowing others to train for their professions.


Imo.

[Nibile]

So he was training for his future profession as a climber.
Right?