In reply to jon:
> Some great lines there: 'those long 8a's... they're not very hard are they?' Classic!
That's exactly what I thought! The next question was, well which ones are really, really "not very hard"?
Re Revelations, I've got a vague memory of stick (well branch) clipping it to get going on The Prow (on aid). And I flamin' well told my second it would go free and she thought I was bonkers! (That would have been just a few years before Jerry arrived and did the futuristic deed.)
Must see the R & S Special vid, FA by Curly Bill, aka John Eastham (a hugely underrated climber) after failures by notables. Bill was such a nice guy, totally under the radar, massive ability. You'ld have liked him, Jon.
Mick