A Crook

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Location
Merseyside

Best Climbing Experience
Too many to mention; A fast and light ascent of Mt Aspiring SW ridge, NZ. 17hr epic day ending in being able to see both coasts of NZ, wow. Taking a big whipper on the crux of gogarth scarry but fun. Cautley Spout done after work like climbing a melting snow ball in a waterfall tremendous. The Devil's Appendix (nuff said.) Driving to scotland kipping in the car, doing a hard route, getting a wee bit stocious, drive home next day. classic

Favourite Climbing-Related Discussion Topic
Yorkshire 5c (a grade that covers everything) In other words you can do it or you can't the grade means nothing. Its a Pex grade (add one to to yorkshire 5c)

These boots are too tight. Conditions are just too wrong. Barksdale where's my shoe

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UKC Volunteer
Moderator for 2 crags, checking missing climbs added to the logbooks: Pex Hill Quarry, Vallee De Crevoux

Interests Outside Climbing
Taking pictures of anything that amuses me, trying to travel on every different form of transport there is, Shouting at the telly, The old cliche; films, Video games, Wiess Beer.

About My Photography
Generally done with a beat up old Nikon EM
or with a new Olympus mju 720 WP which had now broken yes folks a bash proof camera that got a tap and broke!! Now I use one of those Panasonics with Linux lens which has also broken and it back to the Olympus Tough 820.

PHOTO GALLERY Click to View all 22 photos in A Crook's gallery.

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I've voted for 4,940 photos, average vote 3.1.
(5% superb - 22% good - 54% average - 15% poor - 2% rubbish)

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Anything Else We Should Know
I don't like mushrooms, small yappie dogs, the skin of peaches/kiwi fruit, scallies, slurping tea, 4WD,

I do like beer, cheese, farting loudly, all types of sausages and pies. Oh and Trad climbing is just - Climbing. I still am confused where this Trad thing came from. Oh well perhaps I am getting old.

User Profile

registered 27/Sep/04
updated 22/May/13

Age
38

Been Climbing For
More than 20 years

Best Onsights
Winter - VII
Trad - E3
Sport - 6c
Mixed - M5

Worked Grades
Trad - E6
Sport - 7a+
Mixed - M7+

Main Sport/Activity
Trad Rock Climbing

Favourite Crag/Rock
Gogarth, Pex, Helsby
Gneiss

Favourite Wall
Don't care its all plastic

I Climb...
Several times a week
All over the world

Favourite Climbs
Devil's Appendix
Dream of white horses(gogarth)
Shivers Arete (wilton)
Scavenger(gogarth)
Debauchery (High Tor)
Bowfell Buttress (winter)
Caultley Spout (winter)
True Moments (gogarth)
Brush Off (Helsby)
Eliminate 1 (Helsby)
Harvey Wallbanger (Pex)
The Old Man of Hoy

Latest Climbs
Granny Easy Way VB 3a
Granny Left Arete VB 3c
The Crack V0- 3b
Central Route V0- 3a
Egg Scoop V0- 3b
Right Wall V0- 3b
Left Arete V1 4c
Al V1 5a
The Granny's Chair V0 4c
Antimacassar V0- 4b
Ledge Climb (north Face) V1 5b
Who Wall Route 1 VB 4c
Who Wall Route 2 VB 5a
Who Wall Route 3 VB 4c
Who Wall Route 5 VB 4b
... list all 1626 climbs

Ticklists BETA
Classic Rock 60%
North Wales Rock Graded List 13%
ROCKFAX Western Grit Grade List 28%
Top ridge scrambles of Britain 10%
Munros 7%
Munro Tops 4%
Marilyns 2%
Trail 100 23%
Cheshire Bouldering Gentle 39%
Cheshire Bouldering Enthusiastic 12%
... list all 43 ticklists

Climbs Wishlist
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