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#25 Re: Are you a Staffordshire Obscurist?
September 28, 2008, 09:07:24 pm
Now you're talking!

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#26 Re: Are you a Staffordshire Obscurist?
September 28, 2008, 11:09:03 pm
Three for me...

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#27 Re: Are you a Staffordshire Obscurist?
September 29, 2008, 08:08:59 am
Does climbing a route on the Old Man of Mow count? (I did in 1993).


Absolutely - the very pinnacle (sorry) of Staffordshire esoteria.

sent!  ;)

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#28 Re: Are you a Staffordshire Obscurist?
September 29, 2008, 08:13:52 am
Anyway, well done Fiend, that is medal-worthy, although with the suggestions from Andy and Falling, it looks like you are now just in the front door, and it's time to explore the house.
Aaaahhhhh well there's on a couple on Andy's list that will be feasible for me in this lifetime ;)

P.S. Who are the other 3 people have done it?? Confess!!

All of this would pale next to a list of Forest of Dean sandstone esoteria. How would you even begin to choose which route was more obscure than the next.
Done one....a "classic" VS at the "classic" Huntsham crag. It was E1 and made the Churnet seem like Stanage Popular End  :-\

Having said that, Shadowlands did look brilliant and is on my ticklist...

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#29 Re: Are you a Staffordshire Obscurist?
September 29, 2008, 11:33:44 am
It's an overstarred area, but that's not a phenomenon exclusive to southern england by any means.  I've done a few over starred things north of the border too recently.  I can't help but think that Brown and Whillans would've utterly destroyed Clifton Crag in an afternoon for example, that is if they didn't just dismiss it out of hand. 

Having said that, Shadowlands did look brilliant and is on my ticklist...

It is a unique `concept route', worth a moment of madness.  People are bigging up the bouldering here again, now. 

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#30 Re: Are you a Staffordshire Obscurist?
September 29, 2008, 11:48:58 am
I had a day at Huntshams by myself last year and actually genuinely really enjoyed it. I also did My Comfy Nook at Coppet Hill this summer (perhaps a touch overstarred but also undergraded, I can't believe this would be E3 5b anywhere else and I thought it was as hard as Late Riser) and will definitely go back to both - Coppet Pier looked ace. Went to a very damp Chase Wood, it was too wet to climb and I doubt I'd go back there over Huntsham. Knacker's Hole looks good in the guide though.

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#31 Re: Are you a Staffordshire Obscurist?
September 29, 2008, 12:59:31 pm
A true Staffs Obscurist would surely be able to tell you when you're climbing in Staffordshire or Cheshire at Bosley cloud.

OMG. This is so sad but the answer is:
Follow the drystone wall slightly south of the trig point. This is the staff/cheshire border and if followed north, probably goes right though White House Crack.
I'm off to hang my head in embarrassment...
« Last Edit: September 29, 2008, 01:13:42 pm by Bonjoy, Reason: quote »

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#32 Re: Are you a Staffordshire Obscurist?
September 29, 2008, 02:02:39 pm
5 mystery obscurists now - come on, come forth!!

Andy, fancy a trip down there at some point?? ;) You can point out all the sandbags for me to avoid...My Comfy Nook was one I had tagged down to look at  :(


Paz, Clifton might be minor but at least it's made out of rock!

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#33 Re: Are you a Staffordshire Obscurist?
September 29, 2008, 02:11:09 pm
Only 4 really. My mouse scrolled by accident as I went to click No and hit Yes. DOH.  :oops:

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#34 Re: Are you a Staffordshire Obscurist?
September 29, 2008, 03:05:36 pm
Sorry Mr Fiend.
I also clicked "yes" by mistake, but because I missed the point! Having said that, the only five I haven't done are all in the churnet cos everytime I go I get piss-wet through. Have done the 3 extras you added though.

Don't go down to the woods today... Thought that was pants!

Anyone here visited EVERY single venue in Staff guide (including all small-print + places that are banned!). I'm glad to say I haven't. quite.

 

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