Charles Arthur

Still searching for the 48-hour day in order to fit all the things I'd like to do into it - eg family, work and play.
Frequently at Mile End wall.

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Best Climbing Experience
On Keelhaul (E2 5c), a delicious slab climb at Bosherston Head, Pembroke. I was leading the crux when my belayer John Nolan yelled to me to look down. And there in the sea was a seal, watching it all with profound interest. Great.

Favourite Climbing-Related Discussion Topic
Is the number of people wearing helmets who can toprope a classic slab in an afternoon greater or less than the number of angels who can dance on the head of a pin, and would the angels be as annoying?

Recent Postings

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• Running a UK tech content site isn’t that hard. If you do it right 16-Sep-12
• Review: Prometheus: don’t waste your money or time on this film 18-Jun-12
• Review: Prometheus: don’t waste your money or time on this film (updated) 18-Jun-12
• Where’s the Prometheus script, then? Or what the original Alien script... 17-May-12
• Review: Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker: a marvellous novel about... 01-Apr-12
• Review: Star Wars episode 1: The Phantom Menace in 3D: you sure it’s 3d? 12-Feb-12
• Review: Star Wars episode 1: The Phantom Menace in 3D: you sure it?s 3d? 12-Feb-12
• Secoh air pump stopped work? Fault’s probably the easily-replaced... 12-Jun-11
• Secoh air pump stopped work? Fault?s probably the easily-replaced diaphragm 12-Jun-11
• ‘Steve Jobs would walk in, say ‘this is far too big’ and walk... 27-Jan-11

Personal Webpage
http://www.ukclimbing.com/crags/guides/toptens/charles.html

Articles by Charles Arthur

• Advice for novices and would-be climbers May/2011
• Northern England - Ten Crags Jan/2008
• A Glossary of Climbing terms: from Abseil to Zawn May/2006
• 100 things you learn from experience Mar/2003
• Use your feet! Mar/2003
• "Winter doesn't get any better than this!" photo comp May/2002
• An Overdose Of Gravity Jan/2002
• "Now that's what I call climbing" photo comp Jul/2001
• Come to the Dervish Feb/2001
• How to succeed in bouldering comps Feb/2001
• Rock Climbing In England and Wales Oct/2000
• Regions of the Heart Sep/2000

Interests Outside Climbing
Family, computing, the oriental game of strategy called Go - which is very handy for negotiating with wife + 2 kids for weekends climbing. And music: Radiohead, Soul Coughing (magic!), Cake, Muse, Queens of the Stone Age and um XTC and King Crimson. You don't have to like the last two, but Soul Coughing are obligatory.

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Anything Else We Should Know
Slippery when wet. Do not feed yourself to the lions. Stand on the right. Keep out of reach of children or you'll get jam on your clothes.

User Profile

registered 17/Jun/01
updated 24/Jul/09

Age
39

Been Climbing For
4 to 10 years

Best Onsights
Trad - E3
Bouldering - V2
Sport - 6c+

Main Sport/Activity
Trad Rock Climbing

Favourite Crag/Rock
Gritstone

I Climb...
Several times a week
In the UK & Europe

Favourite Climbs
On UKClimbing's top tens page: actually I did 50 (:-) - see my Webpage link.

Latest Climbs
North Climb S 4a
Cruisin' for a Bruisin' E2 5c
Axis VS 5a
Dialectic E1 5b
Illustrated Man E2 5c
Ra HVS 5a
Spider Crack VS 5b
Right Fin HVS 5a
Long Tall Sally E1 5b
Greeny Crack VS 4b
The Rainmaker HVS 5a
Route 2 S 4a
Route 3 HVD 4a
Holly Groove VS 4c
Strapiombante E1 5b
... list all 45 climbs

Ticklists BETA
... not setup

Climbs Wishlist
... not setup