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#375 Re: Topic split - chasing a spectre
January 04, 2020, 05:09:37 pm
Heard you lot were talking shit.

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#376 Re: Topic split - chasing a spectre
January 04, 2020, 06:04:34 pm
Is that you, Danny?

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#377 Re: Topic split - chasing a spectre
January 08, 2020, 08:32:22 pm
There's a mea culpa in this video about lying about climbing. Seems pertinent to the discussion.



Good video, just watched it. Refreshingly honest. Would have liked a bit more explanation about why the rehab that worked worked for him. Wonder what he wrote on his 8a.nu scorecard in the end lol.

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#378 Re: Topic split - chasing a spectre
January 09, 2020, 11:16:38 am
I loved that too, the guy spoke very engaginly. The 8B+ must climb really well, cos I thought t looked shit.

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#379 Re: Topic split - chasing a spectre
January 09, 2020, 11:33:10 am
I loved that too, the guy spoke very engaginly. The 8B+ must climb really well, cos I thought t looked shit.

Went to have a look at it when we were there, Big Worm has nice holds but climbs out of a dabby hole. I think at the time (pre Jade and the more relatively recent development of a tonne of harder boulders) this was the hardest boulder problem in the Alpine areas, if not CO overall?

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#380 Re: Topic split - chasing a spectre
January 09, 2020, 12:22:09 pm
Yes, that's how it looked - dabby.

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#381 Re: Topic split - chasing a spectre
January 09, 2020, 01:02:33 pm
Yes, that's how it looked - dabby.

Sounds like you did the right thing giving it a swerve :)

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#382 Re: Topic split - chasing a spectre
January 09, 2020, 03:20:14 pm
oh no, i did it, just didn't enjoy it much.

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#383 Re: Topic split - chasing a spectre
January 09, 2020, 03:45:16 pm
oh no, i did it, just didn't enjoy it much.

Yeah - me too. Overrated.

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#384 Re: Topic split - chasing a spectre
January 13, 2020, 07:26:40 pm
I loved that too, the guy spoke very engaginly. The 8B+ must climb really well, cos I thought t looked shit.

Went to have a look at it when we were there, Big Worm has nice holds but climbs out of a dabby hole. I think at the time (pre Jade and the more relatively recent development of a tonne of harder boulders) this was the hardest boulder problem in the Alpine areas, if not CO overall?
And to be fair a lot of Lincoln Lake climbs out of dabby holes but the moves are so so good.

Just got round to watching it, really good :)

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#385 Re: Topic split - chasing a spectre
July 20, 2020, 12:14:40 pm
Did this topic ever reach a conclusion? I'm assuming he probably lied about the ascent since he's mysteriously disappeared for the last 7 months.

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#386 Re: Topic split - chasing a spectre
July 20, 2020, 12:26:16 pm
"he" being Said?

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#388 Re: Topic split - chasing a spectre
July 20, 2020, 03:09:44 pm
Yeah I guess he either lied about Action Direct and the other routes such as that 8c+ at Gorge du Loup, or was so upset by the climbing "community" doubting him he disappeared. Is he still sponsored by La Sportiva etc?

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#389 Re: Topic split - chasing a spectre
July 20, 2020, 06:04:20 pm
No sign of him on here. Still listed on the Petzl site though.

I’d forgotten all about this. That Czech film crew are really taking their time editing the Action Direct footage.




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#390 Re: Topic split - chasing a spectre
July 20, 2020, 10:39:59 pm
No sign of him on here. Still listed on the Petzl site though.

I’d forgotten all about this. That Czech film crew are really taking their time editing the Action Direct footage.
You should go film the film crew Mike - just so you can call it Cheque Checks Czechs

 

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