On a fleeting visit to a damp Malham Cove, Chris Sharma got stuck in to Rainshadow (F9a). With a quick onsight of Raindogs (F8a) and a lap on Consenting Adults (F7a) to get warmed up, Chris was eager to get down to the real business.
Malham pedants, country-wide, will now be getting their knickers in a knot over whether Chris did the 7c+, Sheffield, veteran, cop out finish or the 8a version
In reply to UKC News: Raindogs. 1986 vintage so old hat really. As Geoffrey Boycott used to say...my grannie could climb that! I would have liked to meet his grannie...some woman.
In reply to UKC News: I belayed Didier when he tried a true onsight on my clips, he rattled the chain after trying for ages to clip it. He didn't know it finished by grabbing it, and it took me awhile to get the message too him 1990 June.
> (In reply to UKC News) I belayed Didier when he tried a true onsight on my clips, he rattled the chain after trying for ages to clip it. He didn't know it finished by grabbing it, and it took me awhile to get the message too him 1990 June.
I thought Raindogs was onsighted by a Belgian guy as well. It may have been a flash. Can't recall his name just now - short, ginger hair IIRC climbed with Saxon Jones in the States.
In reply to Simon Lee: Jean Paul Finne, he onsighted Zoolook but I don't think he did Raindogs might be wrong though.
He did fail to onsight Bream in Black on the Embankment and said he prefered Yorkshire to the Peak!
Carnage05 Mar 2009
In reply to Simon Lee: Saxon Jones? - If you mean Aussie strongman Saxon Johns, who spent plenty of time in UK/EU/US (can't be that many 'Saxons' around!) let me know and I'll ask him.
> (In reply to Simon Lee) Saxon Jones? - If you mean Aussie strongman Saxon Johns, who spent plenty of time in UK/EU/US (can't be that many 'Saxons' around!) let me know and I'll ask him.
there's a blast from the past.....we were in the same climbing club at school.....is he still climbing?