andy

Married to Karen, little girls Maisie and Lily, dogs Chester (Heinz 57). Work in Marketing for a little weeny bank.

Live in Embsay (underneath Crookrise) but family and roots are in the Lakes. Known bob for what seems like hundreds of years...

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Location
Dales - just outside Skipton.

Best Climbing Experience
Probably Voyage on Goat - one of the best pitches I've done anywhere

Favourite Climbing-Related Discussion Topic
Why toproping is not a valid way to learn to climb. Why the lakes is better than anywhere. Why Yorkshire grit is second only to the lakes. Why bolt routes are so forgettable.

Recent Postings

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• Another week, another not been out on my bike... 11-Mar-13
• Whoops, sorry readers... 07-Mar-13
• Last one for a bit 16-Feb-13
• Steady lunchtime 14-Feb-13
• 1k reps. They hurt. 12-Feb-13
• Back off the road again 09-Feb-13
• Back t'Track 05-Feb-13
• Back in the saddle 03-Feb-13
• Snow gone 31-Jan-13
• Still snowy, still running... 26-Jan-13

Interests Outside Climbing
Running (road and fell), kids, digital photography, now reborn as a roadie cyclist.

PHOTO GALLERY Click to View all 27 photos in andy's gallery.

Click to list photo comments written by me. (2 comments)
I've voted for 11 photos, average vote 2.7.
(27% superb - 9% good - 0% average - 36% poor - 27% rubbish)

Anything Else We Should Know
Jim Bowen once came to my birthday party. As did Ian McCulloch from the Bunnymen (but not the same party).

User Profile

registered 25/Jun/01
updated 30/Oct/12

Age
47

Been Climbing For
11 to 20 years

Best Onsights
Trad - E4
Sport - 6c+

Main Sport/Activity
Trad Rock Climbing

Favourite Crag/Rock
Gritstone

Best Magazine
Climber (UK)

I Climb...
Most weekends
In the UK & Europe

Favourite Climbs
Tumble - Dow
Golden Slipper - Pavey
The Bludgeon - Shepherds
Poetry in Motion - Rylstone
A Question of Balance - Simon's Seat