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places to visit => uk and eire => Topic started by: Christobal on October 25, 2009, 08:22:04 am
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Hi there, I've been over from Sweden a couple of times bouldering and where thinking about planning another trip.
Last year I heard about Vol2 of the Yorkshire boulderingguide that was soon due for publishing. I am keen on buying it but have a hard time finding any info on how to purchase it.
Any pointers?
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Can't help you sorry...
Why is this in the news section?
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Sorry, I put it in the wrong forum.
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Best place to ask is the publishers (http://total-climbing.com/holding/).
Although given it was due in March 2008 who knows?
Maybe 1000.dave (http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=1802) put a stop to its production after he threw his rattle out of the pram over comments made about Vol 1 :P
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Yep it was supposed to be march 2008, maybe this guide got backtracked a bit what with steve opening that new wall in leeds? as long as stevie wonder and ray charles are off the proofreading team this time.
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I heard they have drafted in this jovial chap and a DFBWGDW
(http://quotingthem.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/david-blunkett-sadie-tija-753308.jpg)
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slightly :off: but if Vol 1 is anything to go by I won't be getting Vol 2. :thumbsdown:
This has probably been done to death, but although the pics/design was all ver flash, the guide wasn't very useable i.e. approach info too limited, few maps, rubbish format etc - I have gone back to using the RF 2001 guide as I find it much better if a little retro
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I doubt the new guide will be perfect, but I'm damn sure it will contain a shit load of info on some of Europe's best bouldering that isn't available elsewhere; hence I'll be pre-ordering.
A lot of folk seem to expect the moon on a stick nowadays. I even own a northumberland guide, which is more like a turd on a stick, but well worth the cash for the info.
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The old N'umberland guide, or the new one?
I think new one is ace, but calling the old one a turd on a stick is too complimentary. A rotten twig dipped in a runny turd perhaps.
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I quite liked the old one actually. Had the RF before that and YGB is worth it just for the photo topos. So much easier.
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I kind of liked the first volume of YGB. And even though not being from he UK I still managed to find most of what I wanted. The one thing I wasn't too happy about was getting misinformed about the stretch of "Millstone grit" which apparently was poorly described in the guide.
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The old N'umberland guide, or the new one?
I think new one is ace, but calling the old one a turd on a stick is too complimentary. A rotten twig dipped in a runny turd perhaps.
the new one promises so much but lots of the stuff described is dross which just seems to be in so there's a seperate bouldering guide.i reckon you could have got it all in the routes guide,like the bmc peak guides.
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I think the new northumberland guide is at least useable, and with a non-fictional grading system, and hence is a significant improvement on the old guide. However like the previous guide it still looks about 15 years behind every other current guide in the UK in terms of design. And i don't need to see mark savage's website URL on every photo, i do know how to use google.
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i heard going to printers now/soon and is improvement on vol 1.