[cofe]

that cuts deep.

[Johnny Brown]

It's been said before but I'll say it again:

"That's quite some hair for a white guy"

[account_inactive]

Cutting it deep might be an improvement

[Falling Down]

Ok. and the photographers?

I realise one of these is tenuous but there has to be a reason why one of them didn't put on his harness on saturday. Is it because he saw what was happening and opted for the ego friendly challenge of my focal length is bigger than yours or because he is carrying the bouldering only torch forward in a lineage that inlcudes quentin fisher and jason myers...?

Pritchizzle?

[Sloper]

Can I add Usurper is a see you next tuesday.

[David S]

Ok. and the photographers?

I realise one of these is tenuous but there has to be a reason why one of them didn't put on his harness on saturday. Is it because he saw what was happening and opted for the ego friendly challenge of my focal length is bigger than yours or because he is carrying the bouldering only torch forward in a lineage that inlcudes quentin fisher and jason myers...?

Oh yeh! I see what you mean now..... It ain't me. It's a reference to the other guy who was out with a smaller length    

[Johnny Brown]

Enjoy it while you can Dave....

[David S]

What u getting then?

[AndyR]

Am I the only person who hasn't understood a word of this thread?
I get the fact that some HELLO climbing celebs took a spanking, but I can't for the life of me work out who it actually was from the series of replies.......

[Johnny Brown]

if you don't know who 'bonkers grit primate' or 'world's best traditional climber TM' are you need to have a long hard think about your commitment to this sport.

[dave]

or just a long hard look at some OTE back issues will do.

[r-man]

I can hear a funny clicking noise. Click click click...

...No, wait, it's clique, clique, clique...

 :wink:

[AndyR]

if you don't know who 'bonkers grit primate' or 'world's best traditional climber TM' are you need to have a long hard think about your commitment to this sport.

I have to hang my head in shame, and regretfully admit to myself that I'm just not up to date with climbing trivia these days.:cry:

Time was, I could have quoted large sections of extreme rock when it first came out, or recited an entire editions worth of photo captions from OTE pre number 50, but I simply can't cut it these days.....

You're right JB, I think a bit of soul-searching may be needed.

[Stubbs]

The Primate one was fair enough, but if i hadn't read an article about a big overhanging crag in scotland written by (cough) someone posting(cough), the World Best Traditional Climber(tm) one would have been lost on me too.

[saltbeef]

clique- small exclusive group.
what's cliquey about going climbing with your mates? and them having knicknames?

[r-man]

clique- small exclusive group.
what's cliquey about going climbing with your mates? and them having knicknames?

Twas but a jest, my good man. If you'll glance at this similarly light-hearted post by JB:

if you don't know who 'bonkers grit primate' or 'world's best traditional climber TM' are you need to have a long hard think about your commitment to this sport.

 

...You'll see that the importance of that small group and of their nick-names is emphasised. Hence cliqueyness. Or however the hell you spell it. Don't worry, I'm not about to start ranting about the good folk on ukb, I know they're all gangsta mo-fos and I wouldn't dream of messin with them.  :wink:

[AndyR]

or just a long hard look at some OTE back issues will do.

I think that's too high a price to pay - I'm content to continue reading this thread without knowing what the fuck you're all talking about.

Stubbs - was that an attempt to clarify a couple of the people? - if so, it was lost on me......

[Stubbs]

Was more of an attempt to point out that my knowledge of said nicknames was from reading one magazine article written by a prolific member of this board.

As far as i can work out (and i am probably wrong)
El Mocho/ Potter/ BB Guns = Bransby
World's Best Trad Climber (Tm) = Sir Leo of Houlding
Bonkers Grit Primate = I can only assume Dawes.

As for the rest.....

[Sloper]

if you don't know who 'bonkers grit primate' or 'world's best traditional climber TM' are you need to have a long hard think about your commitment to this sport.

Since I had no idea I'm supposed to take up knitting?

Navel staring twaddle at best, complete arse on any other assessment.

[Johnny Brown]

The world's best traditional climber tag was bestowed by an american mag in their first awards ceremony. If you're not reading the american mags too you're not really taking this seriously. And I could have easily identified any of these before I ever met them.

If you didn't spend your adolescence learning the captions to The Power of climbing its no surprise you're struggling now. C'mon, without looking, how many steps on the cragX ladder?

[a dense loner]

old or new?

[cofe]

don't you mean the rivelin quarry ladder...

[nik at work]

Well if you're going to go to the effort of building a ladder you might as well put it at a decent crag...


P.S. 90% of this thread is gibberish to me. Am I old or just deeply un-hip?

[SA Chris]

P.S. 90% of this thread is gibberish to me. Am I old or just deeply un-hip?

I am coming in at 95%. I dont think you are either old or unhip, just not in with the incrowd.

[Johnny Brown]

Hey it doesn't matter who you know, it's still gibberish.