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#75 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 02, 2016, 10:28:42 pm
That's your penis Dave

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#76 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 02, 2016, 11:02:06 pm
Did kabaah today and then evo in 3 goes. Back for mutation next week.

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#77 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 02, 2016, 11:56:52 pm
Effort Hayden.

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#78 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 03, 2016, 12:03:15 am
Ahh well its all in a days work.  Would have done mutation but had to go cure aids this afternoon in the lab. So thats done now too

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#79 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 03, 2016, 08:57:53 am
Interview on Planetmountain.

"Personally I’m not a great fan of kneebars..."

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#80 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 03, 2016, 09:04:30 am
Good interview. That picture looks like something out of a Jack Willis catalogue though.

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#81 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 03, 2016, 10:07:00 am
It's a bollocks idea, since you can't rely on a consistency of capitalisation in most online content anyway. I've never seen a bouldering guide using uppercase.

It's like having a system where you tell the difference between pounds and pence that relies on the person saying it being stood up or crouching.
Can't believe this is new news to you. Get with the programme Ken Wilson.

TBH I've noticed it it before a few times but it seems such a terrible idea that I couldn't bring myself to actually acknowledge its existence. Basically I thought if I ignored it it would go away. Bit like UKIP or a mysterious lump on your bollocks.

You mean ukip surely?

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#82 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 03, 2016, 10:21:13 am
It's a bollocks idea, since you can't rely on a consistency of capitalisation in most online content anyway. I've never seen a bouldering guide using uppercase.

It's like having a system where you tell the difference between pounds and pence that relies on the person saying it being stood up or crouching.
Can't believe this is new news to you. Get with the programme Ken Wilson.

TBH I've noticed it it before a few times but it seems such a terrible idea that I couldn't bring myself to actually acknowledge its existence. Basically I thought if I ignored it it would go away. Bit like UKIP or a mysterious lump on your bollocks.

You mean ukip surely?

:D - and while we are at it... I have just noticed your forum name is dave...


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#83 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 03, 2016, 10:28:36 am
It's a bollocks idea, since you can't rely on a consistency of capitalisation in most online content anyway. I've never seen a bouldering guide using uppercase.

It's like having a system where you tell the difference between pounds and pence that relies on the person saying it being stood up or crouching.

yeah right on dave using capital letters to start a sentence or commas to indicate a pause is totally whack you cant rely on it you should just have everything written in lower case without these stupid grammar rules if you cant rely on it then theres no reason to even try to use it i for one will definitely not be using punctuation or grammar from now on cos its so much simpler than trying to put those stupid capitalists capitals and fascist full stops everywhere but you should know that im typing all of this while standing on one leg that means that im not being completely serious but i guess you know that because the crack youre on has given you excellent powers of perception peace out word

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#84 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 03, 2016, 10:44:45 am
Hardly surprising he found Kabaah harder. Hubble is four basic moves off the deck two grades below his boulder limit. Kabaah has 18? metres to learn with a droppable crux near the top.

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#85 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 03, 2016, 10:48:38 am
Interview on Planetmountain.

"Personally I’m not a great fan of kneebars..."

Disappointed about his way not to really comment the grade 

I wonder if he feels some pressure as FJ local.

If i was the journalist i would have asked: Ok then, do you think it is easier than
AD?

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#86 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 03, 2016, 11:17:43 am
Interview on Planetmountain.

"Personally I’m not a great fan of kneebars..."

Disappointed about his way not to really comment the grade 


He's saying it's 8c+ for him is he not? And he's confirmed the Font 8B boulder grade, which was always the grade BM gave it (before McColl tried it and suggested 8B+). What more do you want?

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#87 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 03, 2016, 12:42:39 pm

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#89 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 03, 2016, 12:54:16 pm
Think he needs a paxman treatment

https://youtu.be/Uwlsd8RAoqI?t=4m13s

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#90 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 03, 2016, 12:54:49 pm
Can we get Paxman to interview him?

Edit: Beat me to it!

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#91 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 03, 2016, 12:55:13 pm
Interview on Planetmountain.

"Personally I’m not a great fan of kneebars..."

Good interview

Quote
I returned to the UK in 2015 but didn’t try it, and now I’m back in the UK because I just wanted to come and climb here. I like the atmosphere, the people, the climbing…

 :wub:

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#93 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 03, 2016, 01:09:36 pm
Sounds like he's saying its 8c+ for him but 9a if you're weak  :o

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#94 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 03, 2016, 01:27:52 pm
This clears it up...

http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=70492
He should go into politics...

Don't let him near Longridge, the fence is getting broken enough already.

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#95 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 03, 2016, 02:11:40 pm
All places on the fence reserved with towels..

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#96 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 03, 2016, 02:16:40 pm
This clears it up...

http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=70492

Does it?  :-\

Yep.

I remember a little of my "O" level German and I can translate.
He said:

"Climbing grades are so F£&@ing subjective it hurts, now ask me how to solve the crisis in the Middle East, 'coz that's more simples, innit".

Roughly.


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#97 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 03, 2016, 03:41:52 pm
Jens' take on it all is quite amusing. He seems quite distressed by the uncertainty.

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#98 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 03, 2016, 04:09:50 pm
So to decided, Kaabah is 9a? Cool, Ted's climbed 9a

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#99 Re: Megos does Hubble
June 03, 2016, 05:34:53 pm
Had a look at interview with Alex on planet mountain.

In the end you can either do it or you can't.
Grades at the end of the day are subjective as Oldmanmatt/Alex etc suggests.
And also about bragging rights.

I grade climbs either easy - can do.
Or impossible - can't do.
It's simple, no need for fancy numbers or letters.
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