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Title: Roadrunner cave RIP
Post by: Pantontino on July 20, 2004, 10:03:55 pm

Do you want the bad news, or the bad news?

http://www.northwalesbouldering.com/newsitem.asp?nsid=75

Title: Roadrunner cave RIP
Post by: Bubba on July 20, 2004, 10:11:50 pm

Shit, that's harsh  :(

Title: Roadrunner cave RIP
Post by: a dense loner on July 20, 2004, 10:15:20 pm

shit, never got to go :cry:

Title: Roadrunner cave RIP
Post by: dave on July 20, 2004, 10:23:35 pm

god damn.

Title: Roadrunner cave RIP
Post by: Bubba on July 20, 2004, 10:26:21 pm

So is the place a complete write-off? Is it worth seeing if it's just the surface layers that are shattered? I suppose even then it would take forever to re-clean it, etc.

Title: Roadrunner cave RIP
Post by: Rhys on July 20, 2004, 10:48:46 pm

:(  I really wanted to go as well. I wonder how many people had a long term project there?

Still I suppose it'll free up space for the Penysarn boulder in the reprint- 6ft high by 12 ft wide with 8 eliminate problems up to V2...

Seriously must have been a bummer- I did hear that it was a good venue.

Title: Roadrunner cave RIP
Post by: Doylo on July 20, 2004, 11:40:40 pm

RIP Roadrunner, gone but not forgotten.  Thanks for the good times.

And as for the dozy fucking workmen who set it alight  :die:

Title: Roadrunner cave RIP
Post by: Jim on July 21, 2004, 07:03:02 am

Sorry to see this venue go, only got to go a few times.
Has all the work finished round there now?

Title: Re: Roadrunner cave RIP
Post by: AndyR on July 21, 2004, 09:17:02 am

Quote from: "Pantontino"

Do you want the bad news, or the bad news?

http://www.northwalesbouldering.com/newsitem.asp?nsid=75

Bummer - I can't imagine that the thermal shattering will have propagated that deep into the rock though - I'm sure a session with a bit of hardware will get you to sound enough rock - hell, you can even create some fine 'designer' problems.

Title: Roadrunner cave RIP
Post by: Pantontino on July 21, 2004, 10:30:04 am

I do remember when Kristian Clemmow pulled down the pillar at the right side a few years ago. We initially thought it was a write of, but it cleaned up nicely.

I guess the question is, is how deep do you have to go before you reach solid rock?

Anyway, last night we drank a toast or ten to the memory of our beloved cave. Christ I've got a hangover this morning.

Title: Roadrunner cave RIP
Post by: Doylo on July 21, 2004, 10:36:24 am

nodder will be walking round this week with a black armband on!

Title: Roadrunner cave RIP
Post by: AndyR on July 21, 2004, 10:39:56 am

Quote from: "Pantontino"

I guess the question is, is how deep do you have to go before you reach solid rock?

I guess there's only one way of finding out.

Title: Roadrunner cave RIP
Post by: Taxi on August 09, 2004, 11:37:38 am

Drove past the cave many times when it was shut, so many times in fact it became a mystical venue :)
Now I don't get to go, so sad  :(