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More and more often climbing and mountaineering are featured in the mainstream news; radio, the internet, TV and the newspapers. It can make exciting and riveting copy for non-climbers. Everest is a top favourite, and has been ever since a May 29, 1953 first ascent when Tenzing and Hillary knocked the Queen's Coronation off the front page of the Nations' newspapers. News of the team's success reached London in time to be on every newspaper front page on 2 June, 1953 - the day of her Coronation.


To get pure rockclimbing in the general print media it is a little trickier.........

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In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:
Have you been approached by Five Live for another in-depth 5-second interview ?

In reply to Chris the Tall:



LOL - don't be cruel!!

;0)

In reply to Chris the Tall:

Fox News did approach, but they couldn't afford me.

In reply to Simon: has anyone got a link to that on the listen again section of 5 live?

Would entertain me, thinking how sarcy Steve is.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:
I just loved the irony of important climbing news from Scotland being dropped in favour of something pretty mundane happening in Sheffield

In reply to Chris the Tall:

Sheffield? Since when has Malham been in Sheffield???

Andy F

P.S. what Scottish climbing news?

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

That surprises me - what about Badger Bulletin or Squirrel Weekly?

In reply to andy farnell:
I was refering to Mr Ryan legendary 15 seconds on Five Live about Rhapsody (i.e. Scotland) which was cut short when they went live to cover some safety play in a snooker match (from Sheffield)

Do try and keep up !

In reply to hutchm:
Surely you mean Bat Bulletin? Or maybe the bats are too busy trying to sue for copyright infringement...