[dave]

that makes him 5 years old at the time of the FA.

just goes to show it really is easier for the short!

[wannaclimb8a]

never doubted it was easier if you were short! 
when i first did it i asked in outside if it had been done before and was told it had been done the weekend before i.e. same weekend i did it.
to end the speculation im 29btw
wheres a smilie for banging head against brick wall-i didnt say i DID do the first ascent i said i MAY have because i was told i did it the same weekend as someone who claimed the first ascent,this may or may not have been rob that the guy in outside was on about

anyway back to the original post i PERSONALLY dont think its any harder than when ii first did it and i thoiugh about 7b!!


rich

[Bonjoy]

 I VERY much doubt Rob wrote this in the Outside new routebook, or laid claim to it in any way apart from telling his mates (in which case it is unlikely to have been common knowledge within a week). It wasn't the done thing back then. I do remember other people claiming the FA of Rocketman on later occasions though.

[cofe]

i'm pretty. sure i did the first ascent of rocket man.

read into my punctuation what you will.

[old cheese]

No, i did the first ascent actually

[cofe]

i thought nige was spartacus!

[saltbeef]

no i did the first ascent and so did my wife.

[Jim]

did you order her a fillet of fish afterwards to celebrate?

[wannaclimb8a]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

and it wasnt writen up in the outside new route book i heard it from a guy who worked at outside,you know,on the grapevine!!

anyway the climb is easy enough that peoples wives,granmas ect should be able to climb it!!


rich

[r-man]

 

Well done for not rising to the bait.

Many have died trying to stop this show...

[wannaclimb8a]

lol thats not rising to the bait ;)they didnt ay owt about me mum ;Dyet



rich

[Johnny Brown]

Seriously though, I'm pretty sure Pat king did the first ascent of this during the winter of 96/7.

[Houdini]

I'm Sparticus!

I thought exactly this as I clicked from page 2 to 3.  Magic.

[wannaclimb8a]

Seriously though, I'm pretty sure Pat king did the first ascent of this during the winter of 96/7.

will ask him next time i see him at the foundry
had heard that jason myers had been struggling on it but dont know if this is true but hes a similar height to pat.
how tall is rob smith??



rich

[Bonjoy]

 Small, going on tiny.

[Huffy]

Dont mess with him Rich, he'll rearrange yer kneecaps.

[Rocketman Rob Smith]

Just thought I'd add my thoughts on the first ascent of this problem. As far as I can remember I did this early 97, at the time we thought it hadn't been done. Maybe it had who knows. I definitely didn't report it in Outside though as like Bonjoy said, I just told my mates. I'm not really bothered whether I did the first ascent or not, it's a good problem that's what matters. I always liked the name as it seems quite appropriate. As for the grade, I always thought about 7B+ but I'm quite short and think it does suit those of small stature. Maybe Pat did do it first but he has never mentioned it to me and I know him very well. Guess we will never know for sure who did it first as in those days as we didn't report boulder problems. Anyway, it's a cool problem, for those who haven't done it go get it done it's a classic.

Rob 

[Johnny Brown]

I was joking about Pat... thought the 'seriously, though' might have been a giveaway but no...

[BenF]

I was joking about Pat... thought the 'seriously, though' might have been a giveaway but no...

 :D :D

Crikey, internet irony not noticed.  Shock throughout UKB forum...   

[a dense loner]

this thread really is amazing. just to clear things up i spoke to jolly roger last night about this while drinking overpriced beer and he admitted that he was small