[Frost]

check out Dave Macleods blog. in a running race everyone's walking backwards compared to him. E8 in winter is world news.

[SA Chris]

http://www.davemacleod.blogspot.com/

Links are good.

Fuck me. Not like a fat column of ice hanging down it to make it any easier.

[dave]

spot the difference:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NCwOS2t65Sw/S4fOZAzVCGI/AAAAAAAACH8/7RjU4GpdLfU/s1600-h/DSC003612.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NCwOS2t65Sw/S4fOeJlNxeI/AAAAAAAACIM/W7bgohodAo8/s1600-h/Anubis+Cubby+Images.jpg

I think he's using axes in one of the shots. otherwise I'm stumped. 

[SA Chris]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NCwOS2t65Sw/S4fOWURuuCI/AAAAAAAACHs/qklCYvdlgSs/s400/anubistopo.jpg

Looks pretty wintery to me - easier to climb with tools than without.

You getting all UKC now and questioning winter effics dave?

[slackline]

spot the difference:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NCwOS2t65Sw/S4fOZAzVCGI/AAAAAAAACH8/7RjU4GpdLfU/s1600-h/DSC003612.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NCwOS2t65Sw/S4fOeJlNxeI/AAAAAAAACIM/W7bgohodAo8/s1600-h/Anubis+Cubby+Images.jpg

I think he's using axes in one of the shots. otherwise I'm stumped. 

More clothes on in the first one too 

[chris_j_s]

Tell me the majority of it doesn't look in condition though - lest you forget this is a mixed route!

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NCwOS2t65Sw/S4fOWURuuCI/AAAAAAAACHs/qklCYvdlgSs/s1600-h/anubistopo.jpg

[dave]

You getting all UKC now and questioning winter effics dave?

Hey its all aidclimbing to me.

[Fiend]

More winter news, what is this UKMountaineering or something etc etc bleh.

Could be easier in winter nick, two big jugs all the way instead of small crimps and crozzles 

[petejh]

Holy shit - awesome fucking effort 

More winter news, what is this UKMountaineering or something etc etc bleh.

I'm sure normal service will be resumed soon, I think it's pretty funny how ukb has gone winter ledge-shuffling this week. It's a broad church and all that.

What all you boulderers and sport-climbers maybe don't realise about hard mixed is you have the perfect fitness to excel at it, if you wanted to. Steep M10 on tools is like 7c sport (ok I've only climbed 7b+ and M9 but it 'aint that much of a leap of imagination), do it on gear with a safe fall and you'd be at the very top of the game. Likewise M5 with no gear 

[Pantontino]

More winter news, what is this UKMountaineering or something etc etc bleh.

As someone who has started and contributed to numerous chuffing threads on UKB I am mystified by your jibe about other people talking about winter climbing on here. It's all climbing is it not, or have I missed something? (i.e. is it only 'climbing' if you say it is?)

[Pantontino]

check out Dave Macleods blog. in a running race everyone's walking backwards compared to him. E8 in winter is world news.

MacLeod is so far ahead of the pack - this is just mind blowing!

[Fiend]

Hi Pantonius. It was just cos they were mocking me about posting a so-called "Cocktalk-style" thread in the main forum....UKB is a broad church including styles of climbing AND styles of forum threads...

[Johnny Brown]

Shit dog, impressive. I need to get some better gear.

[Teaboy]

Is that all it'll take?

 

[chummer]

to fiend....you seem to take the chuffing stance when it comes to bouldering(ie you're shite but quite keen to an extent but it's the trad you live for) and the boulderers stance when it comes to winter,( ie non participant) when surely winter climbing is the ultimate form of chuffing..........no need to reply, consider it an expose of your want to consume and conform. Oh dear, it appears i souldn't have had that last pint...never mind the kebab..n o doulb yopu give me a big back lash and a thorough puntering but i don't give a fuck. E8 winter ascent, fuck a fucking duck, does.nt matter which way you look at it...what a fucking leg end respect goes well and truely out to the man who won't evn buy that fuckin trifle in his local spar.
remeber everyone, don't post when you're pissed.

[petejh]

A fucking men

[Fiend]

I knew the insect overloads could be trusted.

Just hope we don't end up with "What winter nick is the Ben in" in the conditions forum  ???

[SA Chris]

Could be easier in winter nick, two big jugs all the way instead of small crimps and crozzles 

And how about the glassy smears with crampons on?? Without knowing the route this is a super UKC comment.

[Fiend]

Nice one Chris, it was actually humourous but nevermind.

[cowboyhat]

Dave McLeod: Congratulations on your Fantastic Achievement.



I'm not sure what it is or what is good about it but you're a nice lad so well done anyway.

[SA Chris]

Nice one Chris, it was actually humourous but nevermind.

Intended to be humorous.

Given your current track record it's hard to tell. Nice one yourself though.

[Jaspersharpe]

Do you want to borrow a spade Fiend. 

[Jim]

don't think he needs it, maybe a bigMac when he gets to the bottom tho

[Johnny Brown]

A man moves to scotland. In winter. He refuses to winter climb. The man is a fool.

[Fiend]

Skiing's pretty good though.

Moving to Scotland in winter has put me off winter climbing more, it has no appeal whatsoever. An added bonus is that it's physically impossible for me to do the walk-ins too.

Anyway,  thanks to you lot going on about something which didn't need a reply... So has Dave Mac given it a Big Number yet??


Edit: no chillax, it is as far from the truth as possible. As utterly false as saying someone is a fool for moving to the Peak in summer and not wanting to climb sport climb limestone there.