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get involved: access, environment, BMC / Re: Spad climbing

« Last post by ToxicBilberry on Today at 08:21:19 pm »

The same landowner who is content to have over a 100 dogs on a dog walking meet on a summers afternoon like we witnessed last May.

I'm sorry but some perspective is required here.

Is this false equivalence or a straw-man?

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get involved: access, environment, BMC / Re: Spad climbing

« Last post by Hydraulic Man on Today at 07:56:25 pm »

The same landowner who is content to have over a 100 dogs on a dog walking meet on a summers afternoon like we witnessed last May.

I'm sorry but some perspective is required here.

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music, art and culture / Re: Anyone seen any good films lately - Part the second

« Last post by ToxicBilberry on Today at 07:44:51 pm »

Rewatched Dredd on Film 4 recently, possibly one of the last decent action movies made? Solid 8/10

I also watched Rolling Thunder on Prime - apparently one of Tarantino’s favourite films 🤷🏻‍♂️- old school revenge thriller with psychologically complex characters. 8/10

An odd one - ‘All you need is Death’ Irish folk horror with body mod / dysphoria and occult themes. Low-Fi but entertaining 4/10

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for sale / wanted / Re: UKB Freecycle

« Last post by SamT on Today at 07:33:51 pm »

Hi Nic. . Yours on the assumption Bradders doesn't want it. (Too big)

PM me and we can arrange collection/delivery.

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get involved: access, environment, BMC / Re: Spad climbing

« Last post by ToxicBilberry on Today at 07:21:17 pm »

It’s hard to give a perspective without getting into the ethics. On a basic level of the landowner doesn’t want bolts and fixed gear placed, then it seems straightforward. Don’t place them.

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get involved: access, environment, BMC / Re: Spad climbing

« Last post by andy moles on Today at 07:13:40 pm »

Can anyone describe exactly what is installed?

Without letting slip the name of the venue, which I'm sure no one could possibly work out from what's been said.

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photography / Re: Help with resurrecting and taking photo with a Kodak Six-16

« Last post by jwi on Today at 06:29:10 pm »

just bring a digital camera with good metering, set it to the same iso, and use aperture priority mode. Take a test picture and double check the histogram. If it is good, set the camera to the same shutter speed

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get involved: access, environment, BMC / Re: Spad climbing

« Last post by AlistairB on Today at 06:01:36 pm »

We climbed the classic low E grade route to get up there last summer and were pretty shocked to discover the via ferrata arrangement and the amount of fixed kit up there in general. My first reaction to seeing the UKC thread about the chopping was "good" to be honest, I'm inclined to agree with JB that if people want that tick, putting the work in to access the route without leaving fixed gear shouldn't be much of an additional hardship, and maintaining access should always be the top priority.

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for sale / wanted / Re: UKB Freecycle

« Last post by nic mullin on Today at 06:00:20 pm »

Kids harness.
Simond decathlon "Easy 3"
Hardly used at all and certainly never fallen on etc.

This one.
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/climbing-harness-easy-3-blue/_/R-p-143818

Photos here.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ooJkdY8BNF31PddT6

Collect from Sheffield (Netheredge) or Works.

That’d be perfect for my eldest if Bradders doesn’t want it.

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get involved: access, environment, BMC / Re: Spad climbing

« Last post by teestub on Today at 05:35:15 pm »

I guess, so many times, it happens too fast, you trade your passion for glory. It’s important that you don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past, you must fight just to keep them alive