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Or "Why aren't we reporting 85 year old's ascents on UKC"?

If age is an indicator of newsworthiness, why not offer a counter balance, as suggested in the thread title?
There have certainly been a few threads on this, for instance:

http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?t=562409&v=1#x7489190
http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?t=31583&v=1#x432201

But has there ever been a news item to herald an old-timer's ascent of something quite hard?

(btw - I declare an interest, rapidly approaching a qualifying age myself)

In reply to Greenbanks:


What are the newsworthy ascents?

Wally

In reply to Greenbanks:

http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=7831
There are some.

In reply to tuckey234:

Yes - missed that one. But 70? That's no age at all!

In reply to Greenbanks:


Shouldn't that be 85 year old crushes The Cad in awesome sending spree...?

Or "Why aren't we reporting 85 year old's ascents on UKC"?

The Westmorland Gazette are doing that reporting instead!!

http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/14503465.85_year_old_climber_un...

In reply to Greenbanks:

I'm confused. Which octagenarian has climbed The Cad - could you post a link? I think it would definitely be newsworthy!

In reply to Mowglee:

An 85 year old climbed a bold E6 at gogarth? Surely not. Colour me impressed if this is the case and sounds pretty newsworthy. Looks terrifying that route. We talking about something else?

In reply to snoop6060:

I think Greenbanks was just trying to make a point. If I reach 85 and I'm still climbing I will be thinking along the lines of "I've got this far, I'm not going to throw it all away now just to get up a route" In fact at68 I'm thinking that way already and sold all my ice climbing gear last year

Al

In reply to Mowglee:

I'd like to think that there are some fit old 'uns who could certainly second the route. The likes of Boysen, for instance, look pretty chipper. Wonder whether, had he not left us, someone like Jimmy Jewell would jump at the challenge?

There is no news item, it was conjecture on my part.

In reply to Antony Mariani:

Thanks - nice story (reasonably reported too - given the frailties of journalists regarding anything to do with climbing)

In reply to Greenbanks:

I would be prepared to second it.

Al

In reply to Greenbanks:
I think Rowland Edwards is still leading E3s at 79.

In reply to Greenbanks:

Well the oldest we had Wonderland (http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=69926) was 70. It wasn't E6, but it was a first ascent and a traverse above the sea, so falling would have not been the best idea.

In reply to Antony Mariani:

And for anybody who is a little older and is not sure they would be able to climb, John has just one piece of advice.

"Go for it," he said. "Just get out and do it. Do not hesitate."

In reply to Greenbanks:

You can guarantee it would be reported if it ever happened. But it won't (for obvious reasons).

In reply to Rob Naylor:


Actually, he led the first ascent of a new E4 yesterday!