Font 8a (Read 73984 times)

dobbin · February 22, 2005, 11:37:49 am

That video is awesome - was it taken during your heroin chic phase?

Bonjoy · February 22, 2005, 11:52:01 am

What are you implying Dobbin? That I'm fat now or that I looked like death in the vid?

dobbin · February 22, 2005, 03:12:23 pm

That you could have done with a few pies back then.

You are of course grotesquely fat these days. Its a wonder you've not pulled a few of these overhanging boulders a few degrees more overhanging. Or that your car can get up the hill to the Peak.

Your claw like death grip appears to be unhindered by your girth however, and you shouldn't be unduly concerned.

Tim Heaton · February 23, 2005, 02:47:51 pm

Quote from: "Bubba"

sorry to digress, but is there much bouldering on the Gower?

Just spoke to Tom Starke about bouldering on the Gower (I have never been myself) and he said that if anyone is particularly interested and wants to know more then he would be more than happy to give out some directions/information - he was really happy to hear that some of his problems had been repeated.

He's not a registered user here so if you PM me with your email address then I will forward it to him and he'll get back to you.

ferret · February 24, 2005, 03:06:45 pm

any idea whos buyin the pints yet stu, as u seem to be the unofficial judge.

Stu Littlefair · February 25, 2005, 01:33:10 pm

Still have no confirmation for Tim Rankin. Liam Halsey, Richard Ames, Simon Nadin, Paul Barton, Andy Crome or Andy Banks. I'm inclined to take Liam on trust, and possibly And Banks.

Which would give us (drum roll please)......

99 people who have climbed font 8a. I shit you not.

Unless someone else makes it today, I suggest panton should get the beers in

Fingers of a Martyr · February 25, 2005, 01:48:06 pm

Birketts done V11 hasn't he? i thought birketts circuit was v11?

Paz · February 25, 2005, 02:33:37 pm

Now then Stu, you remembered to count yourself didn't you?

saltbeef · February 25, 2005, 04:44:21 pm

you forgot cofe on that list...

Hockstack · February 25, 2005, 04:57:54 pm

Quote from: "Fingers of a Martyr"

Birketts done V11 hasn't he? i thought birketts circuit was v11?

Birketts circuit is V10 but am sure the man has climbed a v11, prob on one of his route above some crappy rp's.

dave · February 25, 2005, 05:13:07 pm

Quote from: "Stu Littlefair"

Still have no confirmation for Tim Rankin. Liam Halsey, Richard Ames, Simon Nadin, Paul Barton, Andy Crome or Andy Banks. I'm inclined to take Liam on trust, and possibly And Banks.

I'm sure judge Banks would be logging on here to set the record straight but i think he's over in NZ for a few months and ting. I say again i'm 90% sure he's in the 8a club.

Kim · February 25, 2005, 07:06:58 pm

Quote from: "dave"

Quote from: "Stu Littlefair"
Still have no confirmation for Tim Rankin. Liam Halsey, Richard Ames, Simon Nadin, Paul Barton, Andy Crome or Andy Banks. I'm inclined to take Liam on trust, and possibly And Banks.

I'm sure judge Banks would be logging on here to set the record straight but i think he's over in NZ for a few months and ting. I say again i'm 90% sure he's in the 8a club.

i'm not sure he has actually... i know he's done stu's roof but a quick search tells me that gets 7c+ these days. What about County Ethics, what's that in font money?

Doylo · February 25, 2005, 10:49:17 pm

Anyone counted Chris Graham (caterpult) and Dan Crammond (applat du gain, font)

cofe · February 25, 2005, 11:49:05 pm

Quote from: "saltbeef"

you forgot cofe on that list...

finally someone believes me. i am mr one hundred. i know dense would back me up if he was here too.

Greg C · February 26, 2005, 11:45:59 am

Neil (Nigel) Kershaw
Has done a few...
Cloning Technology - Woodwell (V11/12) - I've also done this.
Aeons - Fairy Steps (hard V11)
Hybrid Moments (although this is prob V10)

Tom Burns and Myself have both done "Art Of" at Woodwell

Hey whats all this "Into the Light" is V10 rubbish? Hockstack agreed with me that it was probablly V9/10 :wink:

Dan Varian may also have climbed V11, he's definately climbed V10.

Ian Vickers has climbed Anasthesia at Woodwell, which despite not being 8b+ the way he did it, would probablly get 8b anywhere else in the world.

Stu Littlefair · February 28, 2005, 09:35:21 am

I've got all those folks on my list. Still at 99......

(except Cofe of course)

JR · February 28, 2005, 10:05:10 am

This guy i used to know who climbed at nottingham climbing wall, did the sitter to arabesque (sp). I only know that his first name is James. He kind of looked/sounded like Charlie W of harder faster fame if that is any help???

KH · February 28, 2005, 10:47:41 am

James K from Nottingham now climbs in South Wales.

He told me that he'd done 'the sitter to arabesque (sp)' too, just right of Total Eclipse. He also flashed the standing start to Total Eclipse.

Jim · February 28, 2005, 10:52:32 am

that would be eclipse then.
the sitter to arabesque/eclipse is a huge move. he must be tall/have long arms

KH · February 28, 2005, 12:48:07 pm

Not too tall or long, but extremely strong.

Paul B · March 01, 2005, 05:48:48 pm

Nigel Callendar, currently resident in bangor i think did humble pie, thats v11. He been counted yet?

Paul B · March 01, 2005, 05:50:17 pm

theres also that guy who used to climb with chris graham, always see him at bowden with one of those huge triple fold out metolius pads. He seems to have everything at the crag wired not to mention vienna the mono way which is a notch harder is it not?

dave · March 01, 2005, 07:23:32 pm

Quote from: "Paul B"

Nigel Callendar, currently resident in bangor i think did humble pie, thats v11. He been counted yet?

i thought he was irish = invalid.

blockhead · March 02, 2005, 10:31:18 am

James K is James Kauntz, ex of nottingham, a true beast of the 10 one armer variety. He did integrale - the sitter to arabesque last year.

Dan Bradley strong comp boulderer and current of nottinham did futurs barbares direct last week. Awesome.

dobbin · March 02, 2005, 11:10:43 am

That Futures Barbares thing looks hard. Effort to the Bradley.

Paul B - do you mean Gary Vincent?