[Johnny Brown]

less than hour to almscliff/caley

in what? A helicopter? Or do you leave for the crag at 5am?

Caley is the best bouldering in the uk. Shame its usually either midgy or wet

[a dense loner]

The best bouldering area in Ireland is Glendalough, no doubt about that. How it compares to the UK I don't really know

it doesn't

[webbo]

personally speaking i've always said that the best stuff at glendalough was the same quality as the best suff anywhere.

Below that quality level i found that it seemed to drop off quite quick into the territory of "locals" problems, i.e. low roofs in scree, dodgier landings, lip traverses etc. In many ways this can be good though cos theres pleanty for locals to go back for, and at the same time a visitor can feel like they've pollished off the bulk of quality up to their grade in a couple of visits. I don't think its quote got the depth of quality of some places, but its very good and got some amazing stuff.

going there on my own in summer.i found that iwas limited by what was safe to try even with two mats.there were some good problems but it seemed first division rather than premier league.
i thought the sad and lonely boulder was as good as any thing in glendalough.

[cofe]

less than hour to almscliff/caley

in what? A helicopter?

er, yes. how else do you think i travel.

if the chopper is at Marks' with lady fame getting her bits then i've been known to do said journey in similar time in a seat ibiza, and scouse's proton - remember pulling up at caley in the latter as jonny wilkinson drop goaled for the world cup.

[Dave Flanagan]

i thought the sad and lonely boulder was as good as any thing in glendalough.

Should of gone into Glenmacnass itself plenty more like that.

[dave]

and scouse's proton - remember pulling up at caley in the latter as jonny wilkinson drop goaled for the world cup.

ahh yes, that was whats known in the trade as perfick timing.

llandudno to home in 1.5 was also pretty word. no huey required.

[andy_e]

does scouse's proton still work? i would think it's not got much left in it, i've seen it being driven, first saw it being driven through the bushes at the right-hand end of Raven Tor!

[Scouse D]

It's working better than ever I'll have you know. Them Malaysians sure know how to build an engine, although they need to work on the windows.
Best hundred quid I ever spent.

[andy_e]

does it have cheap insurance too? apart from looking like a heap of shite it must be tough, reckon i'd get the piss taken at college for driving in in one of those, but it could be handy for those clandestine lunch-break brownstones trips! how many mats can you fit in?

[dave]

although they need to work on the windows.

word to that. but of course then you'd miss out on magic moments like cruising down the motorway with all the doors open. :

[Scouse D]

does it have cheap insurance too? ?

Fairly

apart from looking like a heap of shite it must be tough, reckon i'd get the piss taken at college for driving in in one of those,

fuck off

but it could be handy for those clandestine lunch-break brownstones trips! how many mats can you fit in?

3 pods in the boot

[andy_e]

you should enter it for Pimp My Ride

[webbo]

i thought the sad and lonely boulder was as good as any thing in glendalough.

Should of gone into Glenmacnass itself plenty more like that.

yeah i wanted to but 40 mins walk in to the wilderness on my own with variable weather put me off.if i'd fallen and dinged myself i bet nobody would have found me yet.

[dave]

I'd love to see the proton in a duo-tone metalic blue-yellow paintjob, gullwing doors, ice-white leather interior, flames painted on the wheelarches, 1920s style running-boards fitted, bonnet air intake, dukes of hasard style CB radio, dropped suspension, finished off with 20inch chrome spinners.

[andy_e]

and tim westwood going yeah! homeboys word dis is da ride of a well mint dude innit ma homeys checkit. and then the wheels fall off.

[cofe]

if anyone is wondering what scouse's car looks like, here's a watercolour i just knocked out:

[andy_e]

quality man, all those bent panels, eh?

[Scouse D]

this is the proton engine


It's fuelled by MAGMA for fuck's sake
It's fantastic, pyroclastic, drastic, good.

[andy_e]

you resparayed the engine bay? or is that not your car?
MAGMA its lava good. more camp than a row of pink tents. more rust than a shipbreaker's yard.

[Stubbs]

What is that, 5 litre V12?

[andy_e]

no its a diesel 2-stroke 50cc sewing machine engine. my uncle's got a fridge freezer engine with more power than that thing.

[Scouse D]

What is that, 5 litre V12?

That's right it's got litres and valves and all that jazz

[Scouse D]

no its a diesel 2-stroke 50cc sewing machine engine. my uncle's got a fridge freezer engine with more power than that thing.

This bitch needs to learn some respect.

[cofe]

i thought it was V8+.

[AndyR]

:D