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Grimer you should do a compilation of all your writing in a book or something? Stunning writing/writer.
 
I was just thinking that the other day, Perrin has done enough books from his climbers columns. High time Red Roddy got a wider airing.
 
Likewise. I liked some of the non-climbing related stuff he used to put on UKC too, like the one about the guys microwaving their brains for a laugh.
 
Oh hey, thanks everyone :) I can print them all off at work and flog it for a fiver.
 
grimer said:
Oh hey, thanks everyone :) I can print them all off at work and flog it for a fiver.

Another failed business idea right there!!

No hankerings of North Wales?!
 
Is there a link anywhere to Grimer's story about staying in a random eastern Europeans flat and freezing to death in a tent in Font (I think that's what it was about)!?
 
I would definitely buy said book.

I really used to enjoy your BMC blog - link here for anyone who's not seen it.

Last blog entry Feb 2008 - time for an update :please:
 
grimer said:
There's loads of good stuff around. I kinda imagine folks on here don't buy mags much but Climb comes through my door and I always find myself enjoying stuff in it.

I buy it intermittently and am always impressed with the writing and photos, and actually read most of it. Which I haven't done since early OTE days.
 
:agree: I came across it whilst wasting time at work, reading through a few of the blogs, didn't think it really stood out. However the Grimer article is great.
 
thesiger said:
I have seen links to that article all over the internet. What is that people like about it? Seems like a fairly linear account of trying some problems with a few scatterings of unprofound introspection. What am I missing?

I like that it's an insight into the process and thoughts of the most prolific developers of hard boulders in the world at the top of his game. I guess it would be less remarkable if he was talking about doing Brad Pit or 1,8,14, but he's talking about repeating an 8C and opening 3 8B's in a newly discovered bouldering area, on blocks which he's had the vision to see contain 3* hard problems. I think that's pretty cool.
 
In that regards its a rehash of his "The Island" blog post further up, I found that quite interesting, less so the more recent one on 5.10 (could be down to the fact that I've been to Font but not the US locations though).
 


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