UKC

Given the news item about Britain's strongest climbing couple I have to wonder if the Sellers/Shirrmacher pairing up is truly a stronger couple than John and Anne Arran?

In reply to Dru not logged in:

Not forgetting Twid and Louise Thomas.

In reply to Mooncat:

Nor the half-British Wills Young and Lisa Rands, or, less specialist, Stevie Haston and Laurence Gouault (whose name I almost certainly can't spell).

In reply to Dru not logged in:


or Dave and Mary Birkett

In reply to Dru not logged in:
what about steve dunning and partner whose name i can't quite recall....

In reply to Dru not logged in: Internationally? Rodden & Caldwell?

In reply to Anonymous: That'll be Dalvinda then..

Andy F

In reply to andy farnell:

Just when I was trying to get down to some serious work and start concentrating, you mentioned Dalvinda ...

In reply to Dru not logged in: Ah - but think of the offspring that may come of these unions... Then again they could all rebel and become cavers

In reply to Dru not logged in:

bear in min sellers was done F8c at least, and E9. I don't think arran could match that.

Both the above couples pale into insignificance at the side of Ben and Jerry though.

In reply to Anonymous:

Or Alex and Thomas

In reply to Gordon Stainforth: Does she trouble you? Oh, and is here surname really Then?

In reply to richard bradley @ work:

Trouble is not the right word at all.

In reply to Dru not logged in:

Lucy Creamer and her partner (can't remember his name?!?!)

In reply to Anonymous:

the uk strongest climbing couple has to be Ben & Jerry...i mean come on !!!!

In reply to andy farnell:

I'd say in the uk for bouldering it would have to be steve and dalvinder.

Wouldn't matt birch and his lady also make a fairly strong bouldering duo?

m@

In reply to Gordon Stainforth: She is a pretty lady!

In reply to richard bradley @ work: what about Mark Garthwaite and Tracey Harrison???

In reply to m@: One of the few truly amusing things OTE ever published :

" Things you wouldn`t want ; Dalvinder`s lunchbox."

In reply to lummox:

Except that it was in the Thing, not OTE...

In reply to Anonymous: nice pedantry. I commend you.

In reply to Anonymous:

>bear in min sellers was done F8c at least, and E9. I don't think arran could match that

JA’s done E10 if you allow Dr Doolittle at that grade (and I don’t know any reason not to), and at least The Zone at E9 (again if you allow the grade, and I know there are murmurings). Also has a very decent on-sighting and adventure climbing record; not sure Nic S could match that although I expect he’s done a lot more than one’s heard about.

Wouldn’t have thought JA’d done 8c, tho’ I may be wrong, but then I don’t think that’s his game, tho’ I could be wrong there too.

Call it a draw, perhaps?

In reply to richard bradley @ work:

Precisely, Mr Bradley.

In reply to johncoxmysteriously1:


the original post was for "strongest", and i'd wager that arran wasn't done anything near F8c or 8c+ on bolts, so i'd still give it to sellars.

In reply to Anonymous: The news item was about husband/wife couple so most of those mentioned above don't qualify.

I reckon that Nic wins in sport & bouldering but John wins on trad. John also definately wins on nutter solo's and probably wins on big adventure stuff although Nic has done a bit of this.

Now Anne v Katherine. Daren't even think about that.

In reply to graeme alderson:

"Nic wins in sport & bouldering"

surely it's steve and dal?

Or am I missing something?

m@

In reply to m@: are they married?

In reply to graeme alderson:

Not as far as i'm aware, but there was no stipulation for being married, was there? it was just 'couple'. Or are you just being old fashioned!

m@

In reply to m@: how can steve & dal win a fight between john & nic?

In reply to m@: read the news article that started it all off

"They could be Britain's strongest climbing husband and wife team"

In reply to graeme alderson:

OK Graeme, you're confusing me now.

m@

In reply to graeme alderson:


Well, in that instance, I think Dal and Steve should get married. Then I'll be correct.

m@

In reply to graeme alderson:

Not forgeting Cubby and his wife Jo. An awesome pair on their day.

In reply to Steve Crowe:

Dont feel left out Steve. Im voting for you and Karin.....

What about Tim and Meilee Bertenshaw I think John and Nic are very different climbers and are infinite times better than everyone arguing on this forum and Anne and Kat are also very good in different areas so you should all get of the internet and go climbing...ps watch out for Tim and Meilee they'll be big!

In reply to johncoxmysteriously1:



It always seems a bit weird to be ranking and passing judgement on people in this kind of way. But I get the impression that JA is quite remarkable. His onsight solo of Jules Verne in Eldorado Canyon, back in the 80s, still strikes me as one of the most astonishing climbing achievements/ exercises in mental control of the last few decades.

In reply to Dru not logged in:

what the f*ck is this, Hello magazine or something?
J.

In reply to JJJJ.: well exactly!
WTF are UKclimbing putting up a bogus statistic like "possibly the UK's hardest climbing husband and wife team" without considering the alternatives anyway? I want a graded list. Ian Parnell has that overall "How tough are you" grading system on PlanetFear... add wifes score to husbands score, overall highest scoring couple wins!

In reply to Dru:
It's getting like a game of Top Trumps !!

In reply to Chris the Tall:

sad but true
J.

In reply to Dru not logged in:

JoHNY and Andseehowtheyrun?

talking of ben and jerry : is it true bens finally done jerrys crack?