[a dense loner]

That's your penis Dave

[haydn jones]

Did kabaah today and then evo in 3 goes. Back for mutation next week.

[Scouse D]

Effort Hayden.

[haydn jones]

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

[duncan]

Interview on Planetmountain.

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

[SA Chris]

Good interview. That picture looks like something out of a Jack Willis catalogue though.

[Serpico]

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?

[tomtom]

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...

[Will Hunt]

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

[Doylo]

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.

[ghisino]

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?

[T_B]

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?

[gcarmichael]

This clears it up...

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

[Coops_13]

This clears it up...

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

He should go into politics...

[tk421a]

Think he needs a paxman treatment

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

[Luke Owens]

Can we get Paxman to interview him?

Edit: Beat me to it!

[shark]

Interview on Planetmountain.

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

Good interview

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…

 

[Paul B]

This clears it up...

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

Does it? 

[Doylo]

Sounds like he's saying its 8c+ for him but 9a if you're weak 

[SA Chris]

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.

[petejh]

All places on the fence reserved with towels..

[Oldmanmatt]

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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[monkoffunk]

Jens' take on it all is quite amusing. He seems quite distressed by the uncertainty.

[Teaboy]

So to decided, Kaabah is 9a? Cool, Ted's climbed 9a

[jfdm]

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.