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Is my friend the fattest person to second the mortician

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My climbing partner managed to second the mortician on black crag hvs 5a at over 17stone! I would like to know if anyone heavier than him has ever done it as I believe he may hold some sort of record!
 Enty 05 May 2008
In reply to Christopher Williamson:

Good thread!

I'm all for giving UK trad climbing a weight handicap! Surely someone climbing an E5 at 92 kilos should be classed as a better climber than someone climbing E5 but weighing 56 kilos

The Ent
 co1ps 05 May 2008
In reply to Christopher Williamson: Many years ago walking back to the car park at St. Govans Pembroke, a mighty crew of belayers were hard at work winching in a rope and locking it off with prussicks. We waited to watch. About 30 minutes later a HUGE bloke came up over the cliff edge and lay like a great beached whale, while the belay team indulged in high fives and lay in the grass.
The route was I think 'Clean Hand Blues Band', can't remember the grade. E2?
 Judd_IV 05 May 2008
In reply to Enty:

Yes, that's it, I'm actually a E3 climber who is stuck at VD because of my weight handicap. I knew I was talented. At pie eating that this
 Albert Tatlock 05 May 2008
In reply to Christopher Williamson:

Sorry Dude,I led it a couple of years ago,I weigh in at 18 stone.
bill briggs 05 May 2008
In reply to Enty:

Very sensible idea, When I did Right Wall I was 16 st.
Thats a lot of weight on small finger holds.

Its got to be grades easier if you light.
 SC 05 May 2008
In reply to Christopher Williamson:

I'm not sure it's that much of a disadvantage. I lead a F6c route when I was 16 stone, I tried it again when I was 14.5 stone and got pumped half way and had to give up.
Climbing with a few extra stone on board does teach you how important good foot work is
 Chris Craggs Global Crag Moderator 05 May 2008
In reply to Christopher Williamson:

Is your 'friend' aware that you are calling him fat on a public forum?


Chris
 FedUp 05 May 2008
In reply to Christopher Williamson:

Were you both at Bowden the other sunny Saturday (at the time of the busy BMC meet)?
 Mick Ward 05 May 2008
In reply to co1ps:
> (In reply to Christopher Williamson) ...About 30 minutes later a HUGE bloke came up over the cliff edge and lay like a great beached whale, while the belay team indulged in high fives and lay in the grass.

Brilliant!

Mick
 John_Hat 05 May 2008
In reply to Christopher Williamson:

I used to climb with a lad who was 24 stone. However, shall we say he was not exactly small, height-wise (6'4") and very very powerfully built. The brick outhouse type. He bouldered at 6b/6c English.

We did quite a few 5a/5b routes, some of which he led, admittedly with me praying that he didn't fall off as I'd probably land somewhere in France...

He was placing double gear at every placement.
 Enty 05 May 2008
In reply to bill briggs:
> (In reply to Enty)
>
> Very sensible idea, When I did Right Wall I was 16 st.
> Thats a lot of weight on small finger holds.
>
> Its got to be grades easier if you light.

Shit, you beat me! I thought I must surely be the winner of that one. I was 92 kilos!!!

The Ent

In reply to Chris Craggs: My "friend" was the one who suggested the post as he was hoping for some type of record!
In reply to FedUp: Don't think so, when the bmc meet was on we were at Peel
 Chris Craggs Global Crag Moderator 06 May 2008
In reply to Christopher Williamson:

OK - fair enough, though you could maybe have been a bit more tactful!


Chris
 David Peters 06 May 2008
In reply to Christopher Williamson: I watched John Dunne do Raindogs (F8a) fairly effortlessly last year when he was as heavy as I have ever seen him. He was huge ! easily 17 Stone and he has to gall to say he was losing weight and had dropped a couple of stone already !! I hear he is much lighter now.
 climbingpixie 06 May 2008
In reply to Enty:

> I'm all for giving UK trad climbing a weight handicap! Surely someone climbing an E5 at 92 kilos should be classed as a better climber than someone climbing E5 but weighing 56 kilos

I'm sure you could figure out some formula on how far people were away from the optimal height and weight for climbing and apply it to your best onsight to work out what you're actually climbing
 N.Gibson 06 May 2008
In reply to Christopher Williamson:
Ive never seen you lookin so lovely as you did tonight.
Never seen you shine so bright, you where amazing.
Never seen so many men ask you if you wanted to dance, lookin for a little romance,
In reply to T-P-F: I can feel it comming in the air tonight.....oh lord.....oh lord
In reply to Judd_IV: So, you are a ninja pie eater then?
In reply to Christopher Williamson: To try and claim some sort of record: Can anyone beat a BMI of 33? He isn't muscular, just fat.
 Rob Naylor 08 May 2008
In reply to Christopher Williamson:
> My climbing partner managed to second the mortician on black crag hvs 5a at over 17stone! I would like to know if anyone heavier than him has ever done it as I believe he may hold some sort of record!

Well my best technical grade (on top-rope) when I was over 17 stone was English 5c, and I'm fat not particularly muscular, in my 50s, and "only" 6ft 1 in.

I've seconded a fair number of 5a routes...not had the bottle to try and lead one yet, though.
 Jamie B 08 May 2008
In reply to Christopher Williamson:

An inconclusive thread which doesn't answer your enquiry, but which does seem to suggest that there are in fact quite a lot of fat climbers out there who could second (or lead) the Mortician.

Hopefully this realisation will go someway to dispelling any notions that fat climbers are some sort of freak show; I would hope that the climbing world was more inclusive than that.

A Fat Climber.
 eraven99 08 May 2008
In reply to Christopher Williamson:
I'm pretty Lardy myself, probably why I'm still on diffs !
 THE.WALRUS 09 May 2008
In reply to Big Jonnie:
> (In reply to Christopher Williamson)
>
> Sorry Dude,I led it a couple of years ago,I weigh in at 18 stone.

Yeah, but you fell off South America wall at Hutton Roof on Monday because you couldn't fit your belly past the overhang....and you have the cheek to call me a fat bastard.

AND you've got crumbs in your cleavage.

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