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Title: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: slackline on July 06, 2012, 11:24:56 am
Cancelled, but BBC's to go ahead (http://www.cliff-hanger.co.uk/)
Title: Re: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: rodma on July 06, 2012, 11:26:29 am
Shittington Bear
Title: Re: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: slackline on July 06, 2012, 11:28:07 am
I was considering going along if it was raining and I couldn't get out climbing.
Title: Re: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: rodma on July 06, 2012, 11:33:45 am
It was clearly going to be a bit of a miserable do anyway due to the weather, but now I'm def not looking foward to it very much.  :thumbsdown:
Title: Re: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: weakdave on July 06, 2012, 12:06:51 pm
God bless the British summertime! Fucking useless global warming!!!
Title: Re: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: Obi-Wan is lost... on July 06, 2012, 12:44:44 pm
Guess the site must have got too waterlogged, they should have left it at Millhouses where it was mostly on tarmac. Shame.
Title: Re: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: Johnny Brown on July 06, 2012, 12:51:06 pm
It was at Graves the first year - similar weather, total mudbath. On the plus side everything was pretty close together.
Title: Re: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: slackline on July 06, 2012, 12:54:48 pm
Guess the site must have got too waterlogged, they should have left it at Millhouses where it was mostly on tarmac. Shame.

I actually thought returning to the original site on top of a hill was a good idea given the potential for flooding in Millhouses (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millhouses_Park#Flooding).

Sheffield (Millhouses Park) Floods (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCnyOKO8iO8#)

Sheffield (Millhouses Park) Floods 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZIP6zVnr8A#)

I went along in the first year, whilst it was decidedly wet underfoot I didn't think it was that bad (but was only there for an hour or so on the Saturday I guess the conditions probably deteriorated).
Title: Re: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: lagerstarfish on July 06, 2012, 01:04:46 pm
what's this about rain?
Title: Re: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: slackline on July 06, 2012, 01:16:19 pm
I hear we're due for a bit of a downpour, shame as the weathers been so nice recently.
Title: Re: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: lagerstarfish on July 06, 2012, 01:27:27 pm
those millhouses park flood vids send a shiver down me - that's where that little lad got swept away and drowned

hope people are being more cautious
Title: Re: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: Wood FT on July 06, 2012, 01:43:23 pm
Where is the comp happening? Works? I can't access the link on my phone for some reason
Title: Re: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: slackline on July 06, 2012, 01:47:13 pm
Where is the comp happening? Works? I can't access the link on my phone for some reason

In the big fuck-off marquee....

(http://www.cliff-hanger.co.uk/thumbs/pictures/Story_Viewer/CLIFFHANGERCANCELLED3.jpg)
Title: Re: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: slackline on July 06, 2012, 02:26:21 pm
It appears to have now been removed but there was a brief post on UKC saying CragX would be having all the stuff they'd been intending on having on sale at Cliffhanger but in-store from 16:00 today all weekend.

 :shrug:
Title: Re: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: Caribou on July 06, 2012, 02:36:47 pm
Any idea if prices are going to be the same if there's just the championships to watch?
Title: Re: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: T_B on July 06, 2012, 02:43:07 pm
It says on UKC that it will be free to watch the BBCs
Title: Re: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: abarro81 on July 06, 2012, 05:04:03 pm
It appears to have now been removed but there was a brief post on UKC saying CragX would be having all the stuff they'd been intending on having on sale at Cliffhanger but in-store from 16:00 today all weekend.

 :shrug:

That appears to be the case - it's on my FB feed at the moment
Title: Re: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: SamT on July 06, 2012, 05:10:57 pm

I actually thought returning to the original site on top of a hill was a good idea given the potential for

The Sheaf (river) is going mental past tescos at the moment so I reckon Millhouses Park would be a no go, tarmac or not.
Title: Re: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: wiain on July 06, 2012, 10:52:11 pm
It appears to have now been removed but there was a brief post on UKC saying CragX would be having all the stuff they'd been intending on having on sale at Cliffhanger but in-store from 16:00 today all weekend.

Yep, spoke to them on the phone earlier and is true.
Title: Re: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: Obi-Wan is lost... on July 12, 2012, 05:29:15 pm
Anyone want a bargain novelty t-shirt for an event that never happened?

http://www.alpkit.com/shop/cart.php?target=product&product_id=16788&category_id=261 (http://www.alpkit.com/shop/cart.php?target=product&product_id=16788&category_id=261)
Title: Re: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: dobbin on July 18, 2012, 08:36:37 am
It was at Graves the first year - similar weather, total mudbath. On the plus side everything was pretty close together.

it was at this comp where Dan Bradley got in the final, didn't realise he had done so went off and had three pints yet still managed to come fifth!
Title: Re: Cliffhanger 2012 cancelled
Post by: Jaspersharpe on July 18, 2012, 10:34:49 am
What kind of idiot would do something like that?  :whistle:
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