Bob

Originally from the South Lakes area, now live in North Darklands having got here via North Wales and the North York Moors.
Have been climbing for over 25 years. Have a definite preference for proper routes though I have been known to climb the odd unsporting route.

Used to be ugly and hairy, now just ugly. Older than I look but younger than I feel.

Married to Cath, no kids but one cowardly labrador called Mot and a bossy cat called Boris.

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Best Climbing Experience
Memorable would be a better description but ....... deep breath!

One hundred routes in a day on Stanage.

Walker Spur as my second ever alpine route.

Central Pillar of Freney in my first alpine season. Still one of the wilder bivvies that I have had to take.

North Face of Eiger by the 1938 route

Taking 1970's Lakes star Ed Cleasby up Footless Crow.

Calvary (Stanage) on a very windy day.

Skye Ridge the day after my final exam at college.

Diamond Couloir on Mt Kenya.

Winter solo of the Swiss Route on Les Courtes.

Watching a Brocken Spectre whilst climbing the upper arete of the Yellow Edge in the Dolomites, spooky!

Winter ascent of Moss Gill Grooves on a perfect day with no-one else on the mountain.

Route Major on Carn Etchachan on yet another perfect winters' day.

Bowfell Buttress in winter.

Royal Arches Route in Yosemite.

Having my rucksack dropped at 6000m in the Karakoram. Then spending a further 6 nights out on the hill.
The Bob Graham Round (OK not climbing but it is in the hills)

Favourite Climbing-Related Discussion Topic
Grades, styles of ascent, anything that gets people wound up :-)

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• Oops Pt2 27-Feb-13
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• A Quiet January 30-Jan-13
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Personal Webpage
http://bobwightman.co.uk/index.php

Articles by Bob

• Extending the UK Grading System Nov/2010
• Lake District Winter Climbs Dec/2006
• Abseiling Tips Jun/2006

UKC Volunteer
Moderator for 3 crags, checking missing climbs added to the logbooks: Rylstone, Craig Cwm Trwsgl, Whitestone

Interests Outside Climbing
Mountain and road Biking, Fell running Generally like being in the hills.

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I've voted for 11 photos, average vote 3.7.
(18% superb - 54% good - 9% average - 18% poor - 0% rubbish)

Anything Else We Should Know
Not telling!

User Profile

registered 04/Jan/02
updated 08/Sep/09

Age
50

Been Climbing For
More than 20 years

Best Onsights
Trad - E5
Winter - VII
Sport - 7a+
Ice - WI4+

Worked Grades
Sport - 7b
Trad - E5

Main Sport/Activity
Trad Rock Climbing

Favourite Crag/Rock
Scafell
Rhyolite

Favourite Wall
You must be joking!

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

Favourite Climbs
Saxon
Scafell
Diamond Couloir
Mt Kenya
Bowfell Buttress(winter)

Latest Climbs
Cliviger gorge WI2
Rip Torn E2 5c
Zukator / Grasper Connection E3 5c
Emily Street E2 5c
Hot Rats E4 6a
Knott 710m
Great Sca Fell 651m
Brae Fell 586m
Meal Fell 550m
Great Cockup 526m
Dodd 502m
Longlands Fell 483m
Fleetwith Pike 648m
Base Brown 646m
Low Fell 423m
... list all 1553 climbs

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