I always thought the "pocks" on the pock block were from bullets.
Quote from: galpinos on September 03, 2014, 05:45:01 pmI always thought the "pocks" on the pock block were from bullets.Where's da pock block?
http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/c.php?i=28801http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.html?id=158670Can't believe you've not done it Tom. Pretty tough 5c. The boulder is riddled with billet holes, as are most of the boulders around there.
Quote from: galpinos on September 03, 2014, 07:38:15 pmhttp://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/c.php?i=28801http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.html?id=158670Can't believe you've not done it Tom. Pretty tough 5c. The boulder is riddled with billet holes, as are most of the boulders around there.pretty obvious why he's not done it
I'll have to check with my contacts, but Canche aux Merciers used to be heavily used by the army, was in a terrible stater for a long time. Hard to believe they didn't get up it on Pastis and start shooting boulders. Never thought about it before, interesting. I'm sure some of those finger pockets could be bullet holes.
Quote from: fried on September 03, 2014, 06:48:32 pmI'll have to check with my contacts, but Canche aux Merciers used to be heavily used by the army, was in a terrible stater for a long time. Hard to believe they didn't get up it on Pastis and start shooting boulders. Never thought about it before, interesting. I'm sure some of those finger pockets could be bullet holes.Canache aux merciers was not a live fire area, there used to be loads of brass but they would have been using BFAs, and I can't remember anything like a bullet hole either.
The Burbage Valley was used for military training during World War 2 by a number of units between at least 1941 and 1944. There are numerous earthfast boulders scarred with bullet holes, mortar shell scars and at least four filled-in foxholes. Some of the boulders give the appearance of concrete pill boxes. The majority of boulders are usually hit only on one side. The troops were British and Canadian.