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Title: [The Brute] [8b] [The Diamond]
Post by: Doylo on August 21, 2011, 11:36:07 pm: Neil Dyer banishes a 20 year old project to give one of the great 8bs of Britain, bastard :chair: :chair:
Some pics n shit:
http://doylosblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/end-of-dream.html (http://doylosblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/end-of-dream.html)
Title: Re: [The Brute] [8b] [The Diamond]
Post by: nodder on August 22, 2011, 09:13:44 am: At least he didnt call it 'reve de doylo'
Title: Re: [The Brute] [8b] [The Diamond]
Post by: Doylo on August 22, 2011, 11:37:05 am: What do people think is the best 8b in Britain? It seems to me 8a+ has the mega classics.
Title: Re: [The Brute] [8b] [The Diamond]
Post by: Pantontino on August 22, 2011, 11:38:26 am: I feel your pain Chris, but Ding Dong is pretty unstoppable at the moment. I've put some more pics up on V12 news site, including one of you getting high on the route last year.

http://news.v12outdoor.com/2011/08/22/the-brute-f8b-the-diamond/ (http://news.v12outdoor.com/2011/08/22/the-brute-f8b-the-diamond/)
Title: Re: [The Brute] [8b] [The Diamond]
Post by: Doylo on August 22, 2011, 12:16:52 pm: Well it happened to you on Simon Says Mr P. Been lots of good stuff in the last few weeks, Big Bang, Megalopa. The Last Crusade and now The Brute. Its just the start for the Diamond too
Title: Re: [The Brute] [8b] [The Diamond]
Post by: Pantontino on August 22, 2011, 01:17:40 pm: Last Crusade up now too - so many things to catch up on after a two week holiday! Colin Goodey has been busy too - more on that later.
Title: Re: [The Brute] [8b] [The Diamond]
Post by: ding dong on August 22, 2011, 06:52:48 pm: Quote from: Doylo on August 22, 2011, 11:37:05 am
What do people think is the best 8b in Britain? It seems to me 8a+ has the mega classics.

not done many but heard Victor hugo(malham) is good. Tuppence(ansteys)?
fire power(anvil), snipe shadow(glen ogle) and blackout(anvil) have been touted as scotlands finest..
the new extension to stiff upper lip(orme) is super fun, and likely soft.
Huecool(gordale)?
probably a few at Malham actually.
Title: Re: [The Brute] [8b] [The Diamond]
Post by: Bonjoy on August 22, 2011, 06:58:54 pm: Haven't been on it but people rate Predator at Malham as super classic.
Title: Re: [The Brute] [8b] [The Diamond]
Post by: ding dong on August 22, 2011, 07:05:05 pm: maybe the jordanator(giggleswick)with name change.. ;)
sauron(slate)
mission impossible(ogwen)
mooguo(sp?)(thors cave)
Title: Re: [The Brute] [8b] [The Diamond]
Post by: al123 on August 22, 2011, 07:14:26 pm: Quote from: ding dong on August 22, 2011, 07:05:05 pm
maybe the jordanator(giggleswick)with name change.. ;)
sauron(slate)
mission impossible(ogwen)
mooguo(sp?)(thors cave)

just out of interest, i thought mission impossible was a E9? does it have fixed gear or is it just 8b climbing?
Title: Re: [The Brute] [8b] [The Diamond]
Post by: ding dong on August 22, 2011, 07:16:49 pm: 8b/8a+ on trad, snuck that one in..
Youthanasia(lpt)?
steallworker(steall)
somebody say if i'm getting carried away!
i dont really know anything about most of these routes! :bounce:
Title: Re: [The Brute] [8b] [The Diamond]
Post by: richieb on August 22, 2011, 07:46:23 pm: I think Stolen also at Steall Hut is meant to be amazing.
Title: Re: [The Brute] [8b] [The Diamond]
Post by: ding dong on August 22, 2011, 07:49:16 pm: scotland is coming out on top at the moment
Title: Re: [The Brute] [8b] [The Diamond]
Post by: Doylo on August 22, 2011, 08:55:51 pm: I don't think anything in wales comes close to this one, probably Predator the likely contender in uk