UKC

A new VIII 8 on Ben Nevis last week, a new Font 8b before that and an 8c+ redpoint before that.....and now fresh from the Ben, a new Font 8a at Dumbarton.


Report at the news page of UKClimbing.com http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Ahhhhh... But what's he ever done on grit? ... Apart from E10 7b?

The boy done good.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com: Does this website sponsor him or something ?!

In reply to Ben C:

Hot Aches film DM (and others) and document his climbing.

In reply to Ben C:

I'll say just one word and that word is...

symbiotic

In reply to JLS: Mutualism

In reply to JLS:

Ah I see......

sym·bi·o·sis /ˌsɪmbiˈoʊsɪs, -baɪ-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[sim-bee-oh-sis, -bahy-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -ses /-siz/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[-seez] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation.
1. Biology. a. the living together of two dissimilar organisms, as in mutualism, commensalism, amensalism, or parasitism.
b. (formerly) mutualism (def. 1).

2. Psychiatry. a relationship between two people in which each person is dependent upon and receives reinforcement, whether beneficial or detrimental, from the other.
3. Psychoanalysis. the relationship between an infant and its mother in which the infant is dependent on the mother both physically and emotionally.
4. any interdependent or mutually beneficial relationship between two persons, groups, etc.


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[Origin: 1615–25; < Gk symbí&#333;sis, equiv. to sym- sym- + bi&#333; (var. s. of bioûn to live) + -sis -sis]

—Related forms
sym·bi·ot·ic /&#716;s&#618;mbi&#712;&#594;t&#618;k, -ba&#618;-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[sim-bee-ot-ik, -bahy-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation sym·bi·ot·i·cal, adjective
sym·bi·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006

In reply to Ackbar:

Ah I see....

mu·tu·al·ism /&#712;myut&#643;u&#601;&#716;l&#618;z&#601;m/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[myoo-choo-uh-liz-uhm] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. a relationship between two species of organisms in which both benefit from the association.
2. the doctrine that the interdependence of social elements is the primary determinant of individual and social relations, esp. the theory that common ownership of property, or collective effort and control governed by sentiments of brotherhood and mutual aid, will be beneficial to both the individual and society.
3. Sociology. the force or principle of mutual aid.