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MoonBoard / Re: Moonboard - climbing by numbers or rather LED lights

« Last post by tomtom on Today at 09:33:24 am »

Mine have always been fine. From experience the best way to get feedback/gently raise a complaint is via the facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/moonboard

Good luck - sounds like a manufacturing issue to me - plenty on that FB group with more knowlege...

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

« Last post by Ed booth on Today at 09:32:10 am »

Is there a record for the area then of fixed/insitu gear that has been agreed? And do we know if any of the fixed gear in discussion was ever agreed anyway. There are a couple of very old pegs at the top (top in a sporty sense, end of the clean overhanging rock, where it transitions into a chossy easier angled groove) of EOTT. These are where the bolt was that I saw chopped . The bolt backed up the pegs which are now pretty poor. I think one has no eye and the other was shit.
On a separate but semi-related topic, has EOTT had many on sights? Steve? Jacopo?

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

« Last post by northern yob on Today at 09:24:40 am »

It will become less popular if it gets banned….. we’ve engaged with the landowner and have an existing agreement which allows us access, I’m not against open channels and pushing for more, but maybe after being busted for ignoring the previous agreement isn’t the best time, and doesn’t put us in the best position to be negotiating….

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

« Last post by spidermonkey09 on Today at 09:13:53 am »

I think a decent compromise is us following the very simple rules already in place as asked for by the land owner(who has every right to tell us to fuck off)! What is it with us as a group..? And our sense of entitlement and inability to follow simple rules, access is only going to become more of an issue, if we can’t do better, we deserve everything we get…

To be clear, I agree that leaving a fixed line up the HS isn't on and I can see why it was chopped, and I don't think the owner of the rope has anything to complain about. But I can't see a problem with trying to engage with the landowner to help ensure that this doesn't happen again and future proof the agreement a bit. Its a sporty E7/8 on an iconic bit of rock, its not going to become less popular.

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

« Last post by northern yob on Today at 09:08:26 am »

I think a decent compromise is us following the very simple rules already in place as asked for by the land owner(who has every right to tell us to fuck off)! What is it with us as a group..? And our sense of entitlement and inability to follow simple rules, access is only going to become more of an issue, if we can’t do better, we deserve everything we get…

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

« Last post by spidermonkey09 on Today at 08:59:40 am »

adventure trad climbing......hugely popular tourist beauty spot and picnic area.

I suspect this is part of the issue. Its pretty clearly not an adventurous location. Its an extremely busy walking and picnic area as you say, with dogs, prams, selfie sticks etc, at most 15/20 mins from the parking (haven't been in ages so might be wrong). I think some limited fixed gear up the back and a bolt belay to facilitate the route being worked with minimal faff is a decent compromise.

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news / Re: Significant First Ascents

« Last post by teestub on Today at 08:23:10 am »

The whole way through I just kept wondering how anyone can focus with all the inane "support" chatter in the background.

He does the same, so is obviously into it, how strange that different people are motivated by different things!

If you don’t like it I’d avoid bouldering anywhere in the states, although, like eating massive portions and drinking strong beers, it kinda comes with the territory and you get used to it very quickly.

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

« Last post by TobyD on Today at 07:54:19 am »

Belfast
On Netflix now for a couple of days more before it goes. It's a beautiful film, I would have liked it to have more direction and less sentimentality, but it's definitely worth watching despite this.

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news / Re: Significant First Ascents

« Last post by nik at work on Today at 07:09:41 am »

Great little film, really enjoyed it.

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

« Last post by ToxicBilberry on Today at 06:57:38 am »

Whatever happened to going about your business quietly with as little fuss and impact as possible?

What happened is you (still) don't hear about those who are.

Yes sorry it was a rhetorical statement, I forgot about the difficulty of translating text to reality on the internet. Although the phenomenon of the 'pseudo dark horse' with a fragile ego is always around.