In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:
Yes John has genuinely joined UKC. He also posts on Supertopo.com.
The reason for the news report is to flag this up and also gives us the opportunity to write a bit about his achievements and position in climbing. Many younger climbers are unaware of how we got where we are and John has played an important part in the history of our sport.
Be good if we could keep the bickering off RockTalk threads and try to keep on topic. We are making an effort on this on RT threads. Stuff like that is better down the Chat Room. Many come to UKC to read and discuss climbing.
Cheers,
Mick