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In this, his second article for UKClimbing.com, Stevie Haston recounts the first ascent of Comes The Dervish, but more than that, he takes us back, back to another time in climbing, another world even.

"Climbing was so popular that you couldn't get into the pubs of a weekend, or onto the fashionable crags. This meant routes were clean, info was on offer, and there were partners and enjoyable climbing society everywhere. You could be penniless and physically broken, but some kind old dude would buy you a pint and listen to your tales of daring do..."

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=2799

Another fantasic bit of writting, thanks Stevie! And another call for you to write a book!

In reply to UKC Articles: Great article, Stevie. Please keep them coming! Dervish is one of the (very!) few E3s I've led - it was many years ago, and I can still remember the moves vividly.

Cheers
Andy

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Very entertaining article as always.

Humour me here; where did Joe B place bolts, then? And whose homemade bolts are those (or were those) on Heading the Shot, I wonder?

jcm

In reply to UKC Articles: Found this article hugely enjoyable and absorbing, brilliant stuff once again full of powerful memories.

Thanks for sharing.

A fantastic and inspiring article, cannot wait for the next installment.

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What a thoroughly enjoyable read - keep the articles coming Mr. Haston!

Ronny

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Great article; I learned something as well as being entertained. I really liked "the flow";

>you could see it if you looked very closely and thought outside the finger strength box

...I'm sure that this "flow" is the key to climbing well; I've observed the phenomenon and it does work, better than just training muscles or technique. Thanks...

In reply to UKC Articles: There's writing flow here too. It's a terrific read.

In reply to Chris_Mellor: Thanks for that Steve - heading to Stoney now and hope to get in 'the flow!' Like it.

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Great read, thanks Stevie. Enjoyed many of your routes. Respect.

very good article. was the route called "come" the dervish?

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Great article. Really enjoyed it.

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tremendous piece of writing.

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Lovely article.

But, Stevie, you don't half look like Voldemort in that photo...

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mucho enjoyed...

In reply to UKC Articles: Another brilliant bit of writing, look forward to the next one, and Stevie - write that book.

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Excellent read.
Putting the pieces together, the picture of Hank Pasquil looks very much to be from the same camera as the shot on page 272 of the Lancs rock guide <the brick> The picture there shows Nigel Bonnet on the very same problem with I presume Hank just out of shot. The picture is credited to Brian Cropper. On page 337 is a group photo of the 'motley crew'. Its in 1977 at Brownstones and looks to be a happy day out for the best climbers in Lancashire at that time. Great stuff!

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And the odd Yorkshireman.

Phil

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Top bit of writing. A UKC article that mentions the dance of the flaming arseholes too; surely this can't be bettered.

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Of course!
A pic shortly to appear in my photos of me in the same position as Dave Cronshaw on the complete streaker on page 256. You can see the change in the quarry, the pool wall now looks unclimbable and the pool nearly all gone? global warming? anyway, I digress!

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'Never placed a bolt on slate'?

So who placed the home made bolts on 'Heading the Shot'?

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Joe Brown placed bolts on hamadryad and Razors edge

Nick Walton bolted heading the shot.

Ian - Done My Secret Garden yet?

In reply to hoseyb: Not yet, been busy on Tambourine Man...which I finaly managed to redpoint the other day

Will get back on it though!

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Any chance of getting the last picture ( http://img.ukclimbing.com/i/144078.jpg ) in a higher resolution?

Cheers

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Yes, thanks, I did manage to work that out in the end. Didn't know HTS had (presumably) been someone else's/an open project first, though. Man, that was a good route.

jcm

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Great read. Jedis, dance of the flaming arseholes....