UKC

Hi there, thought I would introduce myself to the forum.  I'm not exactly starting out.  But after 40+ years away from climbing, surfing can do that to you, I took up the challenge again a few years back.  Being in the west country I spend much time simply hill walking on the moors to stay fit.  Promoted by my son I joined the local climbing hanger 2years back and was starting to get there.  After a fantastic day, on a BMC ready to rock course last year and a spot of Alpine climbing in NZ, I was all up for finally getting back into things properly this summer.  Alas Covid has scuppered those plans and it's back to lonely treks on the moors to try and stay fit at the moment.

Anyway that's me.  It's a great site I've been using it a lot the past two years, to relearn things I had long forgotten and much more, so probably about time I said hello.

Welcome

Welcome.

You'll find a potted history of the last couple of decades for the site here:

https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/the_pub/poll_of_polls-720579

Every new user should be forced to read this.

Welcome.

You can check out but you can never leave.

Actually you may already have achieved a record. “40+ years away” and thence to return is going to take some beating!

............I should point out that, by the nature of UKC, somebody will be along soon to do just that. Anyway, Hi!

Welcome. I love it here and have visited (admission) virtually daily for years. However, at the moment I'm finding it a combative, screwed up and unfriendly place to be. Echoes of the world I guess, but it has been, and will be, so much better than this. 

For warned is for armed.  I'll try to keep my powder dry, till I get to know the place.

I think you mean "forearmed is forewarned".  By the way, do you really need that comma after "dry"?

 

Welcome.

Welcome. Kevin Bridges sums up social media quite nicely, IMO

vimeo.com/357172550

Oh this could be a fun place.

Nope. It's always good to forewarn (and forewarm) your forearms. 

welcome. general forum rules, don't say things like:

but what's he/she done on grit?

the peaks instead of peak district,

anything to do with bolting a trad crag or saying things like 'well you can just climb it without clipping the bolts'

Anything to defend Boris

Anything to defend Brexit

.... and yeah, you'll be fine

Welcome

Please ignore the moron ( unfortunately there are a few on this site) who ignored the convention that newcomers are not to be treated unfairly and chose to give your perfectly reasonable post a dislike.

Sorry, it was late and I was fed up and couldn't resist a bit a bit of irony.  It was tongue in cheek , honest...

Anyway, welcome back to climbing though you could have picked a better time.   Hope you can get to enjoy some of that lovely Cornish granite this summer. As a Londoner, I am really envious.  

Tis good stuff.

Or at least, if my soft office hands ever toughed up enough, it will be. 

I hope those commas are placed correctly.  

Welcome Buzy !

I’m glad the BMC course was so good for you - it was a superb day at Trewavas as I recall and a pleasure to deliver it!

welcome to the forum, sure we’ll cross paths on some Cornish rock again soon. 
 

Best, 

Jay