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Title: Irelands Hardest problem
Post by: Dave Flanagan on January 08, 2004, 12:13:59 pm: ...Over the Christmas John gasking climbed Darkness before Dawn in Glendasan, Wickow. This is Irelands hardest problem (Font 8a+/v12) and one of the best lines around....

see http://www.theshortspan.com/glendasan/darkness.htm for more photos and information.
Title: Irelands Hardest problem
Post by: Bubba on January 08, 2004, 12:17:52 pm: "John used a cam placed under the boulder to hold his mat in place and prevent it (and him) surfing down the grassy slope."

:lol:
Title: Irelands Hardest problem
Post by: jonP on January 08, 2004, 01:17:40 pm: Quote from: "Bubba"
"John used a cam placed under the boulder to hold his mat in place and prevent it (and him) surfing down the grassy slope."

:lol:

That sounds a bit unethical to me. Somebody needs to repeat it better style, without the cam.
Title: Irelands Hardest problem
Post by: Adam Lincoln on January 08, 2004, 01:25:12 pm: Quote from: "yorkshiregrit"
Quote from: "Bubba"
"John used a cam placed under the boulder to hold his mat in place and prevent it (and him) surfing down the grassy slope."

:lol:

That sounds a bit unethical to me. Somebody needs to repeat it better style, without the cam.

Shhhh, you sound like Fiend :roll:
Title: Irelands Hardest problem
Post by: Bubba on January 08, 2004, 01:26:54 pm: Yeah, I don't reckon it can really be 8a+ because of that. Some people :roll:
Title: Re: Irelands Hardest problem
Post by: AndyR on January 08, 2004, 01:32:55 pm: Quote from: "Glen Dale"
...Over the Christmas John gasking climbed Darkness before Dawn in Glendasan, Wickow. This is Irelands hardest problem (Font 8a+/v12) and one of the best lines around....

see http://www.theshortspan.com/glendasan/darkness.htm for more photos and information.

Fucking hell - Nice one Lee Hurst lookalike!

Whereabouts is that boulder then Dave?
Title: Irelands Hardest problem
Post by: Bubba on January 08, 2004, 01:36:41 pm: Quote from: "Adam Lincoln"
Shhhh, you sound like Fiend :roll:

Don't mention that freak on this board - wash yer mouth out :wink:

Actually, I'm pretty sure I've met him and he seemed alright in real life.
Title: Irelands Hardest problem
Post by: jonP on January 08, 2004, 01:38:45 pm: Quote
Fucking hell - Nice one Lee Hurst lookalike!

That's another one of your projects he's stolen Andy!
Title: Re: Irelands Hardest problem
Post by: Dave Flanagan on January 08, 2004, 01:50:53 pm: Quote from: "AndyR"
Quote from: "Glen Dale"
...Over the Christmas John gasking climbed Darkness before Dawn in Glendasan, Wickow. This is Irelands hardest problem (Font 8a+/v12) and one of the best lines around....

see http://www.theshortspan.com/glendasan/darkness.htm for more photos and information.

Fucking hell - Nice one Lee Hurst lookalike!

Whereabouts is that boulder then Dave?

http://www.theshortspan.com/glendasan/glendasan.htm
Title: Irelands Hardest problem
Post by: Big Frank on January 08, 2004, 02:22:33 pm: Quote from: "Bubba"
Quote from: "Adam Lincoln"
Shhhh, you sound like Fiend :roll:

Don't mention that freak on this board - wash yer mouth out :wink:

Actually, I'm pretty sure I've met him and he seemed alright in real life.

That is bollocks bubba, the guy needs sectioning under the mental health act, come to think of it so does Yorkshiregrit!
Title: Irelands Hardest problem
Post by: AndyR on January 08, 2004, 02:23:46 pm: Quote from: "yorkshiregrit"
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Fucking hell - Nice one Lee Hurst lookalike!

That's another one of your projects he's stolen Andy!

Tinker! Actually, I'd been up to that boulder on a wet day and hadn't thought it worth going back - shows how wrong you can be (plus I wouldn't have thought to try something that hard.......)
Title: Irelands Hardest problem
Post by: Bubba on January 08, 2004, 02:24:25 pm: FH, You checked a mirror recently, you strange man? :P
Title: Irelands Hardest problem
Post by: hongkongstuey on January 09, 2004, 12:48:28 am: Quote from: "Bubba"
Don't mention that freak on this board - wash yer mouth out :wink:

Actually, I'm pretty sure I've met him and he seemed alright in real life.

he's perfectly normal in real life - crashed at my place in HK for a few days on his way under a year or two back
Title: Irelands Hardest problem
Post by: c.j.d. on February 12, 2004, 04:19:07 pm: Is this in one of the veues to be toured on the 'weekend'?
Title: Irelands Hardest problem
Post by: Dave Flanagan on February 12, 2004, 04:42:59 pm: Quote from: "c.j.d."
Is this in one of the veues to be toured on the 'weekend'?

Thats up to you.
The information you need is http://www.theshortspan.com/glendasan/glendasan.htm and its about 10/15 mins from the hut.