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Of course it bloody was not are you all mad!!!!
have you looked out of the window recently.
be very funny to see how many hits this gets.

In reply to sheffieldchris:

A stupid and iresponsible post imho encoureging people to go and climb routes when they are NOT in condition by Suggesting an accent. if you have made an accent it is completly unethecal and WILL NOT COUNT as a winter accent

In reply to Richard Baynes:

It's probably a South Yorks accent I suggest?!

In reply to Richard Baynes:

Haha Richard I hope you're joking mate!

In reply to JohnnyW:

I was thinking more of a South African if I'm honest

In reply to sheffieldchris:

I down-climbed in my undies. Really don't see what all the fuss is about.

In reply to xplorer:

I would Never Joke about and Accent hich are unethical and out of condition. This route and all the turf on it Could be riuned by This iresponsable and behavier. Why oh Why caNT people ust Wait until routes Are in consition properly?

In reply to Richard Baynes:

Haha. I too, hope you're joking. Read the OP's post properly.

In reply to Lew13:

And people come On here to this froum and defend unethical accents like this. It really bugs me. The delicate rock will be All scratched and it will Ruin the Downfall for summer accents.

In reply to Richard Baynes:

I'm sorry. I can't take you seriously. Autocorrect or no autocorrect, please spell "ascent" correctly before you post.

In reply to BnB:

Funny really, you'd expect him to be a bit better at the old spelling and punctuation. Given that he's a journalist

http://www.richardbaynes.com/

In reply to Tim Chappell:

I'm more worried by the fact that his words strongly suggest he didn't bother to read past the header before commenting.

In reply to Tim Chappell:

When his dander's up his spelling obviously goes right oot the windae

In reply to Joak:


If anyone's getting wound up here, I bet you your last jelly-baby it ain't him :-0

In reply to Richard Baynes:

Listen Richard, there wont be a single piece of ice developing on the downfall yet! And its pretty obvious from the OP that nobody has made an ascent today using tools!

You are just proving my points in other threads, that people are to quick to jump on the ethical/conditions band wagon! Thanks for that.

In reply to Richard Baynes:

P.S. There isn't any turf on the downfall you icetool!

In reply to xplorer:

Umm... I'm pretty sure he's taking the p*ss..

In reply to ciaran1999:

I don't think he is. I just think he jumped on the band wagon without reading or knowing anything about the downfall. I don't see why anyone would want to take "the piss" in that way. Doesn't really prove a point, Does it?

In reply to sheffieldchris:

There was a frost on my car this morning...

In reply to xplorer:

Perhaps, but i'd be more inclined to believe he's messing. Journalist or not, it takes work to fit that many mistakes into one sentence..

"I would Never Joke about and Accent hich are unethical and out of condition. This route and all the turf on it Could be riuned by This iresponsable and behavier. Why oh Why caNT people ust Wait until routes Are in consition properly?"

In reply to xplorer:


Oh I think it does!

In reply to Joak:

I don't think it does, come on let's not pretend this is all to make people more aware of conditions and ethics, give it a rest

In reply to ciaran1999:

He's got a very nice piece on old gits' cycling clubs in Weege. Beautifully written, well worth reading. If you go on his webpage it's here:

http://www.richardbaynes.com/?p=27

In reply to Tim Chappell:

Shocking piece of work.. not even a basic grasp of the English language

Perhaps it's someone else who's guilty of wading in before looking at the info available!

In reply to ciaran1999:


That website also tells us that Richard has extensive experience as a sub-editor.

Remind me, what does a sub-editor do?

In reply to Tim Chappell:
OK, rumbled. But what does it tell us about our other contributors that someone could have taken that stuff seriously?!!
And thanks for the compliments about the old gits cycling - AKA the Wednesday Woblers, great guys and still at it.

In reply to Richard Baynes:

It tells us that more often than not, people are always preaching about conditions and ethics. When they have very little idea about routes and even actual winter climbing.

Anyway, you had your ten minutes of fun, I'll be sure to post a link on your website haha

In reply to Richard Baynes:

I did just wonder if you were ...vewy vewy drunk... <hic!>

Mr Xplorer has shown once again his sarcasm detector is a bit wonky.

In reply to TobyA:

Haha yea maybe, sarcasm is sometimes a little hard to detect when people post on here.

Maybe I just have to admit that the ethics/conditions preachers have actually got to me, quite a lot :-/

In reply to xplorer:



Well they've got to me too, and so have the people who spell ascent "accent".
I'm not usually a wind-up man but I thought the OP was brill because we all looked... , and once I started ... sorry for any offence.
Ah well, back to footie headlines ho hum...

In reply to Richard Baynes:

Apologies for jumping the gun!

In reply to sheffieldchris:

Had to turn my thermostat up by 2 degrees this morning, AND slept with an extra blanket last night...

Has anyone been up to see if the Downfall is in this morning?

In reply to Luke.addison:

yes get on it quick the sun is out

In reply to xplorer:

This was how it looked when I nipped up it wi't Sealyham this mornin'

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia...

In reply to sheffieldchris:

some of us have climbed the downfall on days like this - there's no rule that says you have to do it as an aid route with picks and sticks, people did once climb outside in the wet

In reply to sheffieldchris:

Ich hatte zum Tragen von Handschuhen beim Reiten mein Fahrrad heute. Glauben Sie, dass die Kinder nicht so toll sein könnte nick?

In reply to nigel n:

yes nigel but isn't climbing some rock when wet a whole other ethics/conditions debate.

shit, I should have kept my mouth shut..........

In reply to Nigel Modern:

mwen trundled wout la antye ak sealyham a, sa a, se pou asire w

In reply to xplorer:

Looking across to Bleaklow:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/K2,_Mount_Godwin_Austen,...

In reply to Tim Chappell:

Lol!!!!!! Quality.

In reply to Tim Chappell:

I love that webcam too, I always look just before I jump on the train!

In reply to sheffieldchris:

I assume you have all seen this. If you missed it, enjoy.

youtube.com/watch?v=zGq-3TlswZs&

In reply to xplorer:

How does the Dan Osman ascent of the waterfall fit into your ethics/conditions debate?

In reply to n-stacey:

how does my ascent of various routes fit into your ethics/conditions debate?

Because to be frank, I have no debate with ethics/conditions, I know exactly what I can and can't do.

In reply to Luke.addison:

I thought that had been done to death but that was pretty funny

In reply to Richard Baynes:

bloody hell,someone has had a sense of humour extraction.
i hope you are joking and i have your post wrong.

In reply to mark s:Maybe read the entire post to see Richards response ??

In reply to Tim Chappell:


Google translate tells me that is Haitian Creole...but I think I am missing something :O)

In reply to L.A.:

he did a good job of getting a reaction...doff my hat

In reply to Nigel Modern:

repons lan se wi, w ap dwat, li se kreyòl ayisyen

In reply to Tim Chappell:

Nice one Tim

In reply to sheffieldchris:

Thanks Chris, i took my axes as there was a thin film of ice on my car window and thought it may 'just' be in !!!!

If the wind keeps up there's be some spectacular ice pillars

vimeo.com/82873913

In reply to sheffieldchris:

I climbed it on Boxing Day, what's the problem?

In reply to sheffieldchris:

Did a quick flash up it this morning. Arctic conditions.

Take a transceiver.
Seriously.

In reply to bradzy_c:

Went up Kinder Scout today, now there is quite a bit of snow up there.There seems to be bit of ice in places, looks like the downfall is just starting to freeze in places.Its no where near in condition but to a mere beginner like my self it looks like it could one day freeze this winter.

In reply to Nigel Modern:

Want to try that in German?

JW