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Hazel Findlay E7 FlOnsight.

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 henwardian 28 May 2012
http://hazelfindlay.wordpress.com/

Amazing effort! I'd call it an On Sight if I had climbed it in that style.
I'd take bets that this summer will see Hazel On Sight E7, especially considering UKC thinks Tombola is hard for E7.

This would be the first time a woman has On Sighted E7, right?
 Furanco C 28 May 2012
In reply to henwardian: Sounds like an onsight to me. It's a chump who climbs hard sandstone without tricams. Perhaps a chumpsight?
 Enty 28 May 2012
In reply to henwardian:

Onsight in my book. Good effort.

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 poeticshambles 28 May 2012
In reply to henwardian: What does FIOnsight? I get the onsight, but what is the FI?
 Dave Warburton 28 May 2012
In reply to poeticshambles: Flash onsight.

Onsight in my book too by whats written there. Fine effort.
 Wft 28 May 2012
In reply to poeticshambles:
> (In reply to henwardian) What does FIOnsight? I get the onsight, but what is the FI?

just before people start using this term, it's a joke.


Nice one Hazel!
 poeticshambles 28 May 2012
In reply to Dave Warburton: Haha I find all these ethics strange. Why can't we just say whether we climbed it or not? I don't really bother with all this, I just climb things, maybe that will change after I've been climbing for a while.

Anyway, great effort.
 Skyfall 28 May 2012
In reply to henwardian:

> This would be the first time a woman has On Sighted E7, right?

No, Lucy Creamer has. There may be one or two others..

Anyway, v interesting link to Hazel's blog and superb effort by her (and the others, particularly James P by the sounds of it).
 Furanco C 28 May 2012
In reply to poeticshambles: For the same reason we have a police force- everyone dislikes them, but as soon as you don't have them you realise how useful they are.

Let's not debate this. It is tedious and obvious.
 Puppythedog 28 May 2012
In reply to poeticshambles: The article explains it, FLashONISGHT
 Anna G 28 May 2012
In reply to henwardian: awesome stuff!!! glenda huxter has onsighted e7 - the bells the bells and another one maybe - im not sure
 Furanco C 28 May 2012
In reply to annna g: Has Karin Magog not onsighted E7? She's certainly onsighted a fair few E6s.
 Bulls Crack 28 May 2012
In reply to poeticshambles:
> (In reply to henwardian) What does FIOnsight? I get the onsight, but what is the FI?

Female intuition?


In which case it's not fair!
 Blue Straggler 28 May 2012
In reply to henwardian:
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I am pretty sure that that is wrong, I think there are a few precedents. Emma Twyford springs to mind (not 100% sure though)

OP henwardian 28 May 2012
In reply to henwardian: Hehe, woops. Should have googled a bit before sticking my foot in my mouth about first there. Still an awesome feat right up there with the hardest on-sights by a woman ever.
 Blue Straggler 28 May 2012
In reply to henwardian:

we just cross-posted! sorry
 Skyfall 28 May 2012
In reply to Blue Straggler:

> I am pretty sure that that is wrong,

Jesus, we've given you two names above. Just google them.

Not to take away from a superb achievement from Hazel who really is a rising star of British climbing, never mind the supposed gender gap.
 Blue Straggler 28 May 2012
In reply to JonC:
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> Jesus, we've given you two names above. Just google them.

I hope that wasn't directed at me given that my reply was direct to the OP.
 GrahamD 29 May 2012
In reply to poeticshambles:

> (In reply to Dave Warburton) Haha I find all these ethics strange.

The only "ethics" here is that the STYLE of ascent was honestly reported.
 mattrm 29 May 2012
In reply to Blue Straggler:

Mary Jenner as well? I'm sure she's climbed E8, not sure what she's onsighted tho.

Still kudos to Hazel, it's a fantastic achievement and I love the term and the very honest reporting of the climb. TBH, if she claimed an onsight, I wouldn't quibble with that. Good blog as well.
 Furanco C 29 May 2012
In reply to GrahamD: Like.
 Nic_Sandy 03 Jun 2012
In reply to henwardian:

Why not just call it an 'Onsight' or a 'flash' f***ing whatever. This whole jargon and splitting hairs is getting silly. She went there, she climbed it with no falls. Excellent all round!!
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