You're all obviously much cleverer than I. Found it hard to concentrate on and confusing. Not unlike the man.
What dave said. What on earth were you expecting?
Quote from: Duma on January 03, 2012, 10:15:57 pmWhat dave said. What on earth were you expecting?A book that was memorable for conveying his unique life thus far, and his equally unique way of looking at things, rather than a book that was memorable for his 'unique' way of writing?Its a poor argument to suggest that this book couldn't have achieved those things with a decent edit. For an example, the "TPOC" Johnny interview does a fantastic job of conveying his analogy of sliding cars (walking along Eccy rd. he was perched outside a coffee shop doing exactly that during the summer). Unless I suppose, shifting tense is actually what the man is all about.
It’s a book about Johnny the person rather than Johnny the climber, so much of it is not about climbing.
Quote from: Muenchener on December 29, 2011, 09:23:10 amAnother interview with Johnny on Planet Mountain. Most interesting one I've read so far. "Careless Torque. I told Ron Fawcett about it, and he climbed it just before me in 1987."I didn't realise johnny had done CT! awesome etc.
Another interview with Johnny on Planet Mountain. Most interesting one I've read so far.
Do his problems on the Manchester underpass still exist, I wonder?
Where is the underpass?
Quote from: mrjonathanr on January 06, 2012, 10:51:35 pmWhere is the underpass?Isn't it under the A57(M) / Mancunian Way. Several of the bridges/underpasses are quite similar so I'm not sure which section it is.
*Paul, how can you hold this up against The Power of Climbing on the grounds of editting!? TPOC is the worst edited book I ever read.