UKC

Just wondering ...

In reply to ukno1guy:
Yes, I have soloed the Old Man of Coniston...

In reply to Only a hill:
Although I did have beta so I think that affects the grade.

In reply to ukno1guy:

A well known french lass soloed the Old Man of Hoy if that's what you mean?

In reply to ukno1guy: The late Chris Dale soloed the Old Man of Stoer up and down (no abseil) at age 16, whilst his Mum and Dad thought he was at school in Penrith!

In reply to ukno1guy:

Plenty people have. I have climbed it, but not soloed it apart from the first pitch. I think the traverse a the start of pitch two would give me the most concern.

In reply to ukno1guy: I don't see the point personally, you have to carry ropes and harness to the top anyway.

In reply to ukno1guy:
It's probably been done, but climbing is now banned on this part of Mow Cop as it's apparently about to fall down.

In reply to shantaram: Awesome.

In reply to The New NickB:

Getting down again would probably give me some concern.

In reply to ukno1guy: Im disappointed that no sexual connotations have yet been brought forth.

In reply to Toreador:

It's been 'about to fall down' for the last 30 years In fact, a large chunk of the aid route in the quarry did fall down - with me on it.

In reply to ukno1guy:

I remember reading somewhere (Patey - One Man's Mountains perhaps?) that a couple of local kids soloed the Old Man of Hoy shortly after the televised first ascent.

In reply to Southern Man:

hmm- i thought the patey tale involved a 14 year old girl soloing it prior to the televised climb (so the locals were less than impressed by the influx of media for a mere roped ascent). i confuse easily, mind... i may well have dreamt that bit!

tom patey, eh? they don't make them like that anymore.

In reply to don macb:

That could well be it! Few years since I read it.

In reply to n-stacey: I've been known to solo the 'Old Man' when the wife's away. It's pretty safe I reckon unless she's due back imminently.

In reply to Ron Walker: Catherine Destivelle ?

Maroccan -born

I was under the impression that she tried but failed and had to use some gear then

In reply to ukno1guy:

She did solo it, but was helicoptered off the top as I recall so nobody has soloed up and back down.

In reply to 3leggeddog: I noticed in a videoclip of STEPH DAVIS where it looks like she has a thin line tied to her trouers(belt i guess) when she solo's the one climb,not sure the name of it.

Then she basejumps off the top.

That could be a way I guess,depends on the climb.

In reply to Toreador: Climbing is now banned where ?

I was talking about the Old-Man-of-Hoy .....

In reply to ukno1guy:

A mate of mine soloed it before the talented French glamour puss.

On descent he used the ab ropes of another party. I think this was around 1988.

In reply to ukno1guy:
Sorry, I assumed you meant the Old Man of Mow

In reply to ukno1guy:

Someone once told me in the pub that Crispin Waddy drove up there entirely on his own and soloed it both up and down.

Didn't Edlinger do it for French TV? The story was that he was up there with his flim crew at the same time as Joe B was doing it with his daughter, and the night before they were sitting round in the bothy and PE was queening it about how he would only do it if ze weather was fine, and his film crew were looking a bit sick since it was their last day and if it carried on raining they were looking at going back with no film, when the 60-year old Joe leaned over and said 'don't worry, lads, if 'e won't do it then give me the money and I'll do it', after which the queening ceased. I imagine the slightest research would show this story was untrue, but I liked it.

jcm

In reply to n-stacey:

Damn, I was just about to, then saw your post. Now I'll feel stupid if I say it...
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Right, well I'm off to go solo with the old man...

In reply to matt perks:

Yeah but it's not as much fun as when you know you might get caught.

In reply to johncoxmysteriously:

IIRC, Crispin soloed up and made use of another party's ab rope - so he didn't solo down the crux.

In reply to johncoxmysteriously:

I've never seen it but is that the one where Zoe whacks the seagull with her hex (no jokes please), got talent-spotted and was presenting Razzamatazz (sp?) a couple of weeks later? She was a feisty, lovely lass.

Mick

In reply to GrahamD:

Most of the instances I am aware of have involved another party climbing it roped and the soloer using their ropes to descend.

In reply to johncoxmysteriously:

Wow.

In reply to lowersharpnose: thanks for the reply...may i ask what your mate's name is,and which area are you from? I would like to chat to a few,who have solo'd the Old-Man-of-Hoy,we're going up there in the summer

In reply to lowersharpnose: Crispin ?

In reply to matt perks: Nicely put. On a thread where innuendoes could be rife, you're the only one to take it up. Well done!

In reply to ukno1guy:

Crispin Waddy.

In reply to ukno1guy: I can't see a problem with soloing it if you are happy at the grade and have a means of descent, it all seemed pretty solid ect to me.