I hesitate to imply that Nick Dixon is old, but I learnt today he's climbed E8 (or E9) every year since 1986 - that's 31 years.
Quote from: andy popp on November 30, 2017, 10:45:44 pmI hesitate to imply that Nick Dixon is old, but I learnt today he's climbed E8 (or E9) every year since 1986 - that's 31 years.I'm not trying to belittle practice, but is that E8 onsight every year?
PB grade-wise as well, I take it?
Quote from: lagerstarfish on December 01, 2017, 11:04:59 pmQuote from: andy popp on November 30, 2017, 10:45:44 pmI hesitate to imply that Nick Dixon is old, but I learnt today he's climbed E8 (or E9) every year since 1986 - that's 31 years.I'm not trying to belittle practice, but is that E8 onsight every year?I'd be surprised if it was onsight, Nick's always been a headpoint wad in my mind.
Quote from: remus on December 04, 2017, 11:44:55 amQuote from: lagerstarfish on December 01, 2017, 11:04:59 pmQuote from: andy popp on November 30, 2017, 10:45:44 pmI hesitate to imply that Nick Dixon is old, but I learnt today he's climbed E8 (or E9) every year since 1986 - that's 31 years.I'm not trying to belittle practice, but is that E8 onsight every year?I'd be surprised if it was onsight, Nick's always been a headpoint wad in my mind.I thought Lagers' comment was a little off to be honest. Even now, onsights of E8 and E9 are quite rare and tend to be concentrated in relatively hard and relatively safe routes (e.g. in Pembroke) that aren't necessarily Nick's forte. Even if none of Nick's ascents were onsight/ground up (though I'd be surprised if there weren't some in there somewhere) I doubt anyone can match such a level of performance over such a long, unbroken period of time.
Steve Crowe has set a new uk benchmark having just redpointed an 8b+ at 60 years young. Logged on 8a.nu : Mundo Feliz at Villanueva del Rosario
2 old men transforming the profile of the crag over the space of a couple of days. Awesome.