[clm]

are 'the teeth' someone called rich gill? Vaguely remember him. He's probably on here and getting all offended. No idea who has the floppy spandau hair. Is the guy in the top photo pat king?   

[DaveC]

1998 is old skool?! If that's the case we need an Ancient History thread for the 80s stuff like mine!

[Jim]

is the floppy hair an ex-junior champion?

[saltbeef]

is the floppy hair an ex-junior champion?

too much muscle tone?!

[tc]

1998 is old skool?! If that's the case we need an Ancient History thread for the 80s stuff like mine!

What can I say?

 

[Houdini]

Technically, tc, you are from the Cretinaceous Period of Climbing History 


But seriously, anyone wearing 5.10's (other than early Lynxes) has no place here.   Haven't seen any socks w/ heavy striping for a while, and where did the headbands go?

[Johnny Brown]

is the floppy hair an ex-junior champion?

too much muscle tone?!

Of course it is. Before he stopped improving and had to start dieting.

I don't think the teeth are Rich Gill. There is one more character you haven't spotted too. Tip: compare head sizes.

[Jim]

Is it our very own mr happy?

[SA Chris]

1998 is old skool?! If that's the case we need an Ancient History thread for the 80s stuff like mine!

Or 70s stuff like Blunk's. There are even pads in that photo.

Guess nostalgia's not what it used to be.

[Jaspersharpe]

Very true. Ten years ago can not be considered Old Skool.

[DaveC]

Ten years ago can not be considered Old Skool.

 

Old school is what's in my little profile pic thingy. Lycra and classic Fires!

[DaveC]

Just to get things back on-topic, some 1980s Arapiles!

German climber Andi Doggerl on Imagination (25), January 1985.


Dr Paul Smith on Yesterday Direct (28), Summer 1987/88.


Californian Dave Griffith off Mind Arthritis (26), December 1987.


Louise Shepherd on Life in the Fast Lane Direct (25), January 1986.


Steve Monks on Masada (29), January 1986.


Apologies if they've been posted before.

[slackline]

As all those appear to be hosted on Flickr, you should check out the HowTo Embed Pictures to UKBouldering : Backlinking The Easy Way page of the wiki. 

[SA Chris]

Good stuff Dave C. Can we see your profile / avatar at bigger scale?

[cowboyhat]

Dense behind Dom, but who is that behind Dan and Bingham?

[clm]

i had no idea id met dense before 2003ish!

[a dense loner]

now you know. looks like a gathering of milk bottles

[GraemeA]

Dave Griffith - he used to doss at our house on Cowlishaw Rd. We used to go down Brunswick Street on a regular basis to buy 'liquorice', unfortunately we often got sold liquorice 

Various Convicts used to doss there as well as our address seemed to have been given out all across Convictland - you weren't one of them were you DaveC?

[Sloper]

Dave looks like a slightly camp Paul Hogan, with grey hair. 

[DaveC]

OK, I'm up again now.

As all those appear to be hosted on Flickr, you should check out the HowTo Embed Pictures to UKBouldering : Backlinking The Easy Way page of the wiki. 

I keep meaning to do that Slackers but I keep forgetting. I might try and take a look tonight when I get home.

Dave Griffith - he used to doss at our house on Cowlishaw Rd. We used to go down Brunswick Street on a regular basis to buy 'liquorice', unfortunately we often got sold liquorice 

Various Convicts used to doss there as well as our address seemed to have been given out all across Convictland - you weren't one of them were you DaveC?

Nope, I was living down in Rugby pretty much from when I arrived in '89. (I did have an address in Sheffield but I cannot remember what it was.)

Dave looks like a slightly camp Paul Hogan, with grey hair. 

Thanks Tom!
No grey hair in '89 btw.

Good stuff Dave C. Can we see your profile / avatar at bigger scale?

Ask & ye shall receive!



Before Slackers says anymore, I'll fix up the size from home tonight!!

[Idol eyes]

No, its the direct finish to Charlotte Rampling, doable but will be bold!

....and reachy. If you're >6ft it's a tricky deadpoint, if you're <6ft it's an all points off dyno. Still eminently doable though, even for the smaller folk and an excellent bit of climbing.

Im coming back!!!!

[Johnny Brown]

You'll have to be quick, a lot of talent about nowadays...

[a dense loner]

especially since its just been patioed

[duncan]

Regent Street, 30 years ago. Gulp.

[Johnny Brown]

Wow, what a mess it used to be at the base! Where did all those boulders go?