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There are many ways to change the world and this is mine, I want to build a mountain in Suffolk, a climbing and winter sports mecca.
Join the campaign here http://igg.me/at/suffolkmountain
Join the campaign here http://igg.me/at/suffolkmountain
In reply to MaranaF:
Hahahaha!!! Love the bit about deporting the whole of Woodbridge. I'd donate just for that!
Hahahaha!!! Love the bit about deporting the whole of Woodbridge. I'd donate just for that!
In reply to 1step2far:
You after a job on the board?... the foot hills could be extended to take out Diss...
You after a job on the board?... the foot hills could be extended to take out Diss...
In reply to MaranaF:
Seal level at 2500ft? Seals as sherpas is unique concept but the resident seals on the suffolk coast might not be in favour. I also think that you need a wall on this mountain where folk can put up bolted routes, which can then be chopped by others, and everyone can chat about it on UKC. Otherwise, it's a great mountain (oh, can it be a part of a 4 peaks route)
Seal level at 2500ft? Seals as sherpas is unique concept but the resident seals on the suffolk coast might not be in favour. I also think that you need a wall on this mountain where folk can put up bolted routes, which can then be chopped by others, and everyone can chat about it on UKC. Otherwise, it's a great mountain (oh, can it be a part of a 4 peaks route)
In reply to Removed Usermountain25:
Thats a fantastic idea Mountain25, thank you for your contribution. I will forward your suggestion to the 4peaks committee for their consideration and as soon as you contribute £25,000 to the campaign you can have your brilliant wall bolted/chopped crag and we can call it the "Mountain25" crag.
Just to clarify, I suggested the alpine meadows would start at 2,500m ASL, below that would be the forests etc..
Please remember to share the campaign with your network with this link http://igg.me/at/suffolkmountain/x/8163228
Thank you!
Thats a fantastic idea Mountain25, thank you for your contribution. I will forward your suggestion to the 4peaks committee for their consideration and as soon as you contribute £25,000 to the campaign you can have your brilliant wall bolted/chopped crag and we can call it the "Mountain25" crag.
Just to clarify, I suggested the alpine meadows would start at 2,500m ASL, below that would be the forests etc..
Please remember to share the campaign with your network with this link http://igg.me/at/suffolkmountain/x/8163228
Thank you!
In reply to MaranaF:
Seeing as I live in Suffolk and therefore have an interest in this mountain, I am happy to donate 25k, but, in return for this I want:
The bolted and chopped sport climbing face
Some routes with ice (derived from a domestic fridge) deposited on them and photographed from one angle only. Those routes MUST also be summer rock climbing routes.
A conveyer belt mounted on top of the mountain (airplane compatible)
cheers!
rb
Seeing as I live in Suffolk and therefore have an interest in this mountain, I am happy to donate 25k, but, in return for this I want:
The bolted and chopped sport climbing face
Some routes with ice (derived from a domestic fridge) deposited on them and photographed from one angle only. Those routes MUST also be summer rock climbing routes.
A conveyer belt mounted on top of the mountain (airplane compatible)
cheers!
rb
In reply to MaranaF:
The conveyer belt is to see if an airplane, mounted on an conveyer belt, could take off if the belt was spun fast enough. Search these forums. This, a seemingly innocuous topic, sparked a massive thread, as did the other conditions i mentioned! I want a contentious crag!
rb
The conveyer belt is to see if an airplane, mounted on an conveyer belt, could take off if the belt was spun fast enough. Search these forums. This, a seemingly innocuous topic, sparked a massive thread, as did the other conditions i mentioned! I want a contentious crag!
rb
In reply to Removed Usermountain25:
Its a lot to ask for £25K, if we could also integrate the conveyer into the via ferrata then you could share the investment with someone else.
I look forward to receiving your £25,000
Its a lot to ask for £25K, if we could also integrate the conveyer into the via ferrata then you could share the investment with someone else.
I look forward to receiving your £25,000
In reply to MaranaF:
Thats obvious... to see if an aeroplane can take off from a conveyor. Given it's location, it could also be used to see if a plane could land on a conveyor belt, a much more advanced experiment
> what is the conveyor belt for?
Thats obvious... to see if an aeroplane can take off from a conveyor. Given it's location, it could also be used to see if a plane could land on a conveyor belt, a much more advanced experiment
In reply to MaranaF:
I'm in. I've been lobbying for years for something like this for Norfolk.
How high exactly will it be? At Suffolk's latitude it needs to be 3000m to be glacial, so I'd recommend you make it about 6000m. Or you could just go the whole hog, and make it the world's 15th 8000m peak.
Above all, what is it going to be called? It needs a good name. And if it's going to be an 8000er, I can't help thinking it should have a suitably Himalayan name. Something scary and mysterious, with the killer winds of altitude hissing through it, a grunt or sob of human effort, and a hint of bleak, unknowable transcendence... Chomolhuri... Tirich Mir... Nanda Devi... Cho Oyu... something like that.
I'm in. I've been lobbying for years for something like this for Norfolk.
How high exactly will it be? At Suffolk's latitude it needs to be 3000m to be glacial, so I'd recommend you make it about 6000m. Or you could just go the whole hog, and make it the world's 15th 8000m peak.
Above all, what is it going to be called? It needs a good name. And if it's going to be an 8000er, I can't help thinking it should have a suitably Himalayan name. Something scary and mysterious, with the killer winds of altitude hissing through it, a grunt or sob of human effort, and a hint of bleak, unknowable transcendence... Chomolhuri... Tirich Mir... Nanda Devi... Cho Oyu... something like that.
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In reply to Tim Chappell:
4,357m plenty high enough to have permafrost and glaciers on the north west side sliding down towards Orford Ness.
Also that should ensure we get 2,000m of slopes for the ski station.
name .. we could sell that ... £500,000 to name a mountain?
> How high exactly will it be?
4,357m plenty high enough to have permafrost and glaciers on the north west side sliding down towards Orford Ness.
Also that should ensure we get 2,000m of slopes for the ski station.
name .. we could sell that ... £500,000 to name a mountain?
In reply to MaranaF:
Can there be a section on the north side with permanent fixed lines all the way to the summit? This can be reserved for the richest climbers who are too busy to practice winter skills.
Also consider a fixed camera on the summit, hard-wired directly to Instagram? That way everyone in the party can be photographed on the summit bench.
Can there be a section on the north side with permanent fixed lines all the way to the summit? This can be reserved for the richest climbers who are too busy to practice winter skills.
Also consider a fixed camera on the summit, hard-wired directly to Instagram? That way everyone in the party can be photographed on the summit bench.
In reply to purplemonkeyelephant:
I think one of the rich climbers can pay for their own fixed lines.
I do like the camera idea, it will be credit card operated.
I think one of the rich climbers can pay for their own fixed lines.
I do like the camera idea, it will be credit card operated.
In reply to MaranaF:
So "Etihad Summit"? "Subway Hill"? "Mount Domestos Kills 100% Of Germs Dead"?
Or I suppose there's always this option...
http://climbnz.org.nz/nz/si/aoraki/fox-range/big-mac
> name .. we could sell that ... £500,000 to name a mountain?
So "Etihad Summit"? "Subway Hill"? "Mount Domestos Kills 100% Of Germs Dead"?
Or I suppose there's always this option...
http://climbnz.org.nz/nz/si/aoraki/fox-range/big-mac
In reply to MaranaF:
Hang on. I smell a rat. That's the height of the Dent Blanche, isn't it?
Right, I think you'd better explain to us what all those JCBs and dump-trucks are doing in Zinal
> 4,357m plenty high enough to have permafrost and glaciers on the north west side sliding down towards Orford Ness.
Hang on. I smell a rat. That's the height of the Dent Blanche, isn't it?
Right, I think you'd better explain to us what all those JCBs and dump-trucks are doing in Zinal
In reply to Tim Chappell:
They are noting to do with me, I understand they are just on exercises... no threat...
And that smell isnt rats it sugar beet.
They are noting to do with me, I understand they are just on exercises... no threat...
And that smell isnt rats it sugar beet.
In reply to Tim Chappell:
All that weight. Surely the South East will sink and there'll be a corresponding uplift in the North Wales landmass. I think they'll have to abandon the Snowdon railway if your plan goes ahead.
If the people of Suffolk have a hand in it, maybe Sind Actili VI would be appropriate
> How high exactly will it be? At Suffolk's latitude it needs to be 3000m to be glacial, so I'd recommend you make it about 6000m.
All that weight. Surely the South East will sink and there'll be a corresponding uplift in the North Wales landmass. I think they'll have to abandon the Snowdon railway if your plan goes ahead.
> Above all, what is it going to be called? It needs a good name. And if it's going to be an 8000er, I can't help thinking it should have a suitably Himalayan name. ... Chomolhuri... Tirich Mir... Nanda Devi... Cho Oyu... something like that.
If the people of Suffolk have a hand in it, maybe Sind Actili VI would be appropriate
In reply to llechwedd:
That, is so inappropriate.
> If the people of Suffolk have a hand in it, maybe Sind Actili VI would be appropriate
That, is so inappropriate.
In reply to MaranaF:
I meant to mention, we need a new grading system for this artificial mountain, I have decided it will be the "NFN" grading system and it will start at 32 and go up in increments of 11.
There will be an alternative grading system for investors with only two grades NFNY, for routes you can climb and NFNN, for those you cant.
I meant to mention, we need a new grading system for this artificial mountain, I have decided it will be the "NFN" grading system and it will start at 32 and go up in increments of 11.
There will be an alternative grading system for investors with only two grades NFNY, for routes you can climb and NFNN, for those you cant.
In reply to llechwedd:
Works for me.
Better still!
> All that weight. Surely the South East will sink and there'll be a corresponding uplift in the North Wales landmass.
Works for me.
> I think they'll have to abandon the Snowdon railway if your plan goes ahead.
Better still!
In reply to MaranaF:
Much as I like the idea, I do think an entire mountain is a bit ambitious, at least at first. How about starting with some decent sized sea cliffs around Lowestoft?
Much as I like the idea, I do think an entire mountain is a bit ambitious, at least at first. How about starting with some decent sized sea cliffs around Lowestoft?
In reply to AndrewW:
To paraphrase Maya Angelou - "The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to build a mountain is wise.”
To paraphrase Maya Angelou - "The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to build a mountain is wise.”
In reply to MaranaF:
If I were to design a crag and then some arse hole comes and bolts it, would I get a refund?
If I were to design a crag and then some arse hole comes and bolts it, would I get a refund?
In reply to brad8563:
NOOOO but we would allow you to shoot the person who bolted it. Also as we are using new, high tech self healing rock you can be sure it will repair it self within 24 hours of "chopping"
NOOOO but we would allow you to shoot the person who bolted it. Also as we are using new, high tech self healing rock you can be sure it will repair it self within 24 hours of "chopping"
In reply to MaranaF:
And you thought I was mad...
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/let-s-build-a-planetary-energy-transmitt...
And you thought I was mad...
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/let-s-build-a-planetary-energy-transmitt...
In reply to MaranaF:
I can't get at the site right now so can't evaluate either proposal, but it seems that you could build the energy transmitter on/in the mountain, along with a top secret underground base to operate it.
I can't get at the site right now so can't evaluate either proposal, but it seems that you could build the energy transmitter on/in the mountain, along with a top secret underground base to operate it.
In reply to MaranaF:
We just pull the logs from ukc, hunt down everyone who has read this thread and throw them in the shark tank.
We just pull the logs from ukc, hunt down everyone who has read this thread and throw them in the shark tank.
In reply to MaranaF:
Can't believe they even have bids! Building a mountain in Suffolk is far more sensible. Just.
Can't believe they even have bids! Building a mountain in Suffolk is far more sensible. Just.
In reply to MaranaF:
So you doubled your funding in 13 days. My maths tells me that at this rate you will need 22.25 * 13 day cycles = 289 days to reach your initial funding goal.
This may sound a bit disheartening, but fear not! The same perfectly reasonable exponential growth assumption allows you to pay for the entire mountain with only the same wait. Construction will begin in under 2 years!
Give it another 6 months and you can build a range, or another couple of years and build a planet!
Working:
log2(5000000) * 13 = 22.253 * 13 = 289.295
log2(24000000000000) * 13 = 44.448 * 13 = 577.825
So you doubled your funding in 13 days. My maths tells me that at this rate you will need 22.25 * 13 day cycles = 289 days to reach your initial funding goal.
This may sound a bit disheartening, but fear not! The same perfectly reasonable exponential growth assumption allows you to pay for the entire mountain with only the same wait. Construction will begin in under 2 years!
Give it another 6 months and you can build a range, or another couple of years and build a planet!
Working:
log2(5000000) * 13 = 22.253 * 13 = 289.295
log2(24000000000000) * 13 = 44.448 * 13 = 577.825
Post edited at 12:32
In reply to MaranaF:
Have you thought of applying for government funding?
A hollow mountain in Suffolk with a suitable system to open the top as required would be an excellent location for the UK spaceport.
In the event of Scotland becoming independent or the Lake Distict refusing to store the nuclear waste it could double up as a nuclear weapon launch site and nuclear waste dump.
Have you thought of applying for government funding?
A hollow mountain in Suffolk with a suitable system to open the top as required would be an excellent location for the UK spaceport.
In the event of Scotland becoming independent or the Lake Distict refusing to store the nuclear waste it could double up as a nuclear weapon launch site and nuclear waste dump.
Post edited at 15:28
In reply to MaranaF:
Too bad it is planned in Suffolk. If it had been built over a pigsty in Birmingham, you could have called it RasherBrum.
Too bad it is planned in Suffolk. If it had been built over a pigsty in Birmingham, you could have called it RasherBrum.
In reply to tom_in_edinburgh:
Sounds more like a case of SPECTRE funding.
> Have you thought of applying for government funding?
> A hollow mountain in Suffolk with a suitable system to open the top as required would be an excellent location for the UK spaceport.
Sounds more like a case of SPECTRE funding.
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