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Has a decade really passed since Marc C submitted the first post of his legendary "I know that I shall meet my Fate..." thread? I'm afraid that it has; where did it go?

Just wondering if anyone has ever had a dream or premonition about their death - particularly a climbing-related death? With apologies to W.B. Yeats ('An Irish Airman Foresees His Death') here is a poem on this theme.

A Solo Climber Foreeses His Death

I know that I shall meet my fate,
Somewhere among the crags above.
Those back at home will think me late,
Until their fears inflame their love.
My ‘country’ is Snowdonia’s peaks,
My ‘countrymen’ the ghostly sheep.
No shattered end could bring them loss
Or leave them happier than before.
Nor friends, nor duty bade me climb
No well-thumbed guides, nor cheering crowds;
A lifetime’s seeking of delight
Led to this meeting in the clouds.
I teetered left, becalmed my mind;
The route ahead dispelled my breath;
No way above, no way behind,
Fingers once clasped to Life, touched Death

This was the thread that spawned an outpouring of poetic endeavour, from the UKC masses, and ultimately led to the publication of The Owl and the Cragrat anthology of climbing poetry.

Hurrah for Marc C and all who sail in her!

http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?t=66319

In reply to Clauso:

That was a great thread and a great wee book. I'm sure the creativity must still be about on here, it's just diluted with a thousand and one threads about biscuits.

In reply to Tom Last:
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Speaking of which, what's your favourite? Personally, I've really got back in to digestives, recently.

In reply to Clauso:

Garibaldi man myself.

In reply to Clauso:

It's still available.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Owl-Cragrat-Anthology-Climbing/dp/0954710703/re...

In reply to Clauso:

It also shows what Kendal is missing these days in fringe activities.

In reply to Offwidth:

Oi! get that back in the confectionary aisle, this thread's for biscuits.

In reply to 999thAndy:

I think you'll find that you're mistaken. Offwidth was actually bemoaning the lack of biscuit-related activities at the Kendal Mountain Festival.

In reply to Clauso:

Exactly ... who cuts the edge off a biscuit? Most people like fringes... even on cucumber sandwiches.

In reply to Tom Last:
It's just diluted with a thousand and one threads about biscuits.

Oi! I might have 1001 mediocre contributions to the film title thread but not one about biscuits.