Climbers/Boulderers

-Stone 3- · June 2007

does anyone climb/Boulder? if so where?
also, do you know about bouldering grades?

Why does a climber climb mount everest? Beacuase it's there

wmc · June 2007

Yes there are stacks of places to boulder, even railway arches & buildings are a laugh if you live to far from the rock. Do a search on google! You'll also find the bouldering grades through google.

Where in the UK are you looking to go? The Peak District is some of the best in the UK! Fontaine Bleu in France is excellent. Quantam Fields in NZ is out of this world!

P.S. If you're going to quote somone, please attribute it to them. It was Edmund Hilary who was asked by a rather stupid reporter 'Why are you climbing Everest?' He answered (partly sarcasticly & partly because the reporter obviously didn't get the point) 'Because it's there!'

If you like your climbing, read 'White spider' by Henrich Harrer as a good starter.

blacksun · June 2007

I climb and boulder when ever/where ever I can. Living in West Yorkshire, I can get to good grit in next to no time.

With grades, do you went to know English or French?

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Alex · June 2007

I boulder when i can, but mostly it involves me falling off inverted faces onto my head.

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UH DH · June 2007

At least you won't suffer any damage that way, eh Alex?

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Alex · June 2007

True enough.

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-Stone 3- · June 2007

WMC- i wasn't awear that Sir Edmund Hilary said that...
i read it in a mbuk review with bender.
are any of you guys going to the BMC bouldering comp. in July ?

Why does a climber climb mount everest? Beacuase it's there

-Stone 3- · June 2007

wmc, i changed my signature. better?

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'Why climb mount everest?' 'Beacuase it's there'
Sir Edmund Hilary's response to a reporter after the first ascent of Everest

Tom · June 2007

for bouldering the best place in england is probably the peak district. the roaches and stanage are probably the most popular but its better to head somewhere like secret garden to get away from the crowds of useless beginners. if you dont like grit then you can head to places like chee dale or water cum jolly to do some limestone or way down for sandstone or even chalk. portland has alot of good dws and northwales is good for some trad and bouldering.

basically get the northern grit/limestone guides for all the trad and sport routes in the peak and peak bouldering for that.

abroad there is good bouldering in font near paris and alot of sites all over the alps. a good place to start big wall climbing is chamonix in france because there are alot of very long bolted routes to get used to the exposure.

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Rudge · July 2007

Was'nt it MALLORY that first said those words?

longers75 · July 2007

There is also only one u in because.

longers75 · July 2007

And you were right. This riojas good - should have read - there's only one a in because.

I may be a pedant but at least I'm not very good at it. :oops:

Anybody know whether a petzl harness (used but no falls) has a resale value?

Red Panda · July 2007

I don't know why but bouldering on weathered gritstone is my fav...miles better than using a climbing wall.

After spending years climbing round the Peak District and the Lakes I went on a trip to Fontainebleau...as famous as it is I preferred the bouldering near to Saddleworth.

Chris James · July 2007

wmc wrote:

P.S. If you're going to quote somone, please attribute it to them. It was Edmund Hilary who was asked by a rather stupid reporter 'Why are you climbing Everest?' He answered (partly sarcasticly & partly because the reporter obviously didn't get the point) 'Because it's there!'

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If you are going to correct someone then get your facts right. It was George Mallory who was supposed to have made the 'because it's there' comment on a lecture tour to the US in the 1920s. I say 'supposed' as there is doubt that he actually said those words, but they were paraphrased that way by the press. Sir Edmund Hillary may well have said the same thing but it would have been 30 odd years later!

Father Faff · July 2007

I used to climb but after 10 years decided I wasn't really getting the same buzz and got into mtbing instead. However while you can have a good deal of fun mountainbiking you never achieve that totally focused zen-like state you have on a really hard move on a badly protected gritstone climb (or indeed on any climb where the consequences of failure could be grim). Anyway why do you ask - are you new to it and want to know where to go or what?

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