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abroad / Re: Sport climbing in Andalusia

« Last post by Fultonius on Yesterday at 09:59:22 pm »

Reviving this one. We're off to Andalucia to stay at with friends for few days (near Torre Del Mar) and then have 4 days to go climbing. Thinking of staying to Antequera? Other option is save some money and just stay with them - bit of a trek to El Chorro, but there some more local stuff (Villanueva / Torcal etc.)

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news / Re: Significant First Ascents

« Last post by Fiend on Yesterday at 09:28:49 pm »

Love it! Congrats on the grading monstrosity Barrows!!

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competitions / Re: IFSC comps 2024

« Last post by sherlock on Yesterday at 06:30:08 pm »

And Max!

Doh, of course! I'm the world's worst would-be reporter......
Erin only one in her group to top all 5 problems.Err, I think.

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competitions / Re: IFSC comps 2024

« Last post by Duma on Yesterday at 06:15:28 pm »

And Max!

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competitions / Re: IFSC comps 2024

« Last post by sherlock on Yesterday at 05:32:05 pm »

Toby and Erin comfortably through to semis in Prague.

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equipment / Re: Unparallel sizing question - Up lace

« Last post by Steve R on Yesterday at 05:13:32 pm »

Nice one, thanks cheque

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equipment / Re: Unparallel sizing question - Up lace

« Last post by cheque on Yesterday at 05:01:47 pm »

You need the Up Lace LV- the pink ones not the blue one.

Lace and Rise sizing is the same.

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news / Re: Significant First Ascents

« Last post by lukeyboy on Yesterday at 04:40:01 pm »

Alex Barrows has completed the often eyed up link of  Hard Times SS (8B) into Sean's Roof (8A/+) to give "Pretence of Youth".

It's been given the ultimate cop-out slash grading monstrosity: 8B+/C/9a/+!

That grade is most dedicated piece of UKB trolling I've ever seen 

Congrats on the FA Alex!

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equipment / Unparallel sizing question - Up lace

« Last post by Steve R on Yesterday at 04:13:50 pm »

If I'm a 7.5 uk in TN pros and also a 7.5 uk in Up rise LV what size Up lace should I get? Also 7.5?
The TN pros are tighter fit than the up rise lv - which is ideal as bouldering vs routes shoe.  I want the Up lace for routes primarily so after the same sort of fit as the up rise LV.
Thanks
 

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music, art and culture / Re: UK development built from historical slavery???

« Last post by stone on Yesterday at 03:32:27 pm »

I guess my view of this hinges on what "investment" means. I always struggle with how the word "investment" has both the meaning of paying people to build factories, invent stuff, etc and also the very different meaning of buying financial securities in a secondary market. The second meaning sometimes just equates to using wealth to claim a stream of income that would be generated anyway but instead claimed by whoever else was holding that security. My impression is that such "investment" often does little or nothing to facilitate/induce the industry "invested in".