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Title: Brimham trundling vandalism
Post by: andy_e on June 05, 2018, 10:30:39 pm: Anybody have any further details on this?

https://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/2018/06/05/police-appeal-after-vandals-damage-brimham-rocks-crag#
Title: Re: Brimham trundling vandalism
Post by: mark20 on June 06, 2018, 09:50:18 pm: Some pictures here - https://www.strayfm.com/news/local-news/2599406/pictures-youths-cause-irreplaceable-damage-to-brimham-rocks/
Title: Re: Brimham trundling vandalism
Post by: Stabbsy on June 07, 2018, 08:46:10 am: Is that the steep bulge next to (I think) Zebra Buttress? There is (or was) a 7A and a 7B on it.
Title: Re: Brimham trundling vandalism
Post by: andy_e on June 07, 2018, 09:12:09 am: Hard to tell from the crap photos, but I don't think so. It's certainly not Flow On/Zebra Prow, if that's what you mean.
Title: Re: Brimham trundling vandalism
Post by: SA Chris on June 07, 2018, 09:52:55 am: What is wrong with people...
Title: Re: Brimham trundling vandalism
Post by: Stabbsy on June 07, 2018, 10:02:56 am: Quote from: andy_e on June 07, 2018, 09:12:09 am
Hard to tell from the crap photos, but I don't think so. It's certainly not Flow On/Zebra Prow, if that's what you mean.
I think that's what I meant - didn't know those problems had names. From the top photo, it's somewhere in that area as it's in the pinnacles area between the car park and Castle Rock. I've rarely climbed round there as a lot of the rock is a bit "biscuity".
Title: Re: Brimham trundling vandalism
Post by: bigironhorse on June 07, 2018, 01:41:25 pm: >:(

What is weaselling?
Title: Re: Brimham trundling vandalism
Post by: SA Chris on June 07, 2018, 02:02:55 pm: Like ferreting isn't it?
Title: Re: Brimham trundling vandalism
Post by: Will Hunt on June 07, 2018, 03:27:58 pm: Quote from: bigironhorse on June 07, 2018, 01:41:25 pm
>:(

What is weaselling?

Pissing about. Finding ways onto the tops of the rocks, squeezing through the gaps between them etc etc. Basically what you'd expect any child to do when confronted with Brimham Rocks.
Title: Re: Brimham trundling vandalism
Post by: andy popp on June 07, 2018, 03:47:44 pm: Quote from: Will Hunt on June 07, 2018, 03:27:58 pm
Quote from: bigironhorse on June 07, 2018, 01:41:25 pm
>:(

What is weaselling?

Pissing about. Finding ways onto the tops of the rocks, squeezing through the gaps between them etc etc. Basically what you'd expect any child to do when confronted with Brimham Rocks.

Indeed. Somewhere there is a black and white picture, probably taken in the late 60s, of my brother doing exactly this. Though I grew up near Bristol, my grandparents lived in Harrogate and Brimham was our occasional playground during visits.
Title: Re: Brimham trundling vandalism
Post by: Fiend on June 07, 2018, 03:55:43 pm: Quote from: Will Hunt on June 07, 2018, 03:27:58 pm
Pissing about. Finding ways onto the tops of the rocks, squeezing through the gaps between them etc etc. Basically what you'd expect any child to do when confronted with Brimham Rocks.

Or indeed most climbers, especially while trying to find their intended route / bloc ;)
Title: Re: Brimham trundling vandalism
Post by: andy_e on June 08, 2018, 12:04:45 pm: Better pictures and more info courtesy of Paul Clarke here:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2071166553168407&set=pcb.1531335370337110&type=3&theater&ifg=1

Quote from: Paul Clarke
Just around the corner from Kangaroo Wall but fortunately no routes or problems hit.