UKC

Post below your opinion on who your favourite rock climber is. I will then add them up and post the results!

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

the ones having the most fun;

so about 6 in total

end of thread.

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Aleister Crowley. Everyone else just isn't interesting enough

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Dave MacLeod

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Spiderman

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Yvonne Strahovski

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Can I have 3?

Sasha DiGiulian
Chris Sharma
birdie num num

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

A.F. Mummery

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

The Mrs.

In reply to Alyson:

Can I have two? Joe Brown and Ron Fawcett.

In reply to Alyson:





And what is it about the devastatingly handsome, awesomely muscled, insanely talented, hot, buff num num that puts him on your list?

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Mickie Beard

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Franco Cookson

In reply to Al Evans:


Nope. You gotta choose.

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Clematis Montana

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

My old Climbing buddy Dave who i havent seen for years.

We Climbed a couple of Times a week for Several years, and when swinging Leads on multi Pitch routes, he Never once complained that i always Arranged it so that he led all the horror Pitches

In reply to Submit to Gravity:

He's had my respect ever since I saw him onsight Indian Face in Mrs Num Num's slippers.

In reply to Alyson:

What, those big pink fluffy ones, 'interestingly' stained, covered with Mrs Num Num's fag ash?

The dirty dog! He told me he was saving 'em for properly technical stuff - well, V10 at the very least.

And then he whips them out for IF - onsight or not. I can see now what Redhead meant about folk with sloppy ethics.

Num Num's going to have to watch himself if he expects to stay in the top ten. That's all I can say.

Mick (outraged of Tunbridge Wells)

In reply to Alyson:

You're confused. He onsighted Mrs Num Num's face in Indian slippers.

In reply to shaggypops:


My favourite answer so far

In reply to Submit to Gravity:

Oops! You're right of course. I thought at the time the crux was in an unexpected place.

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Franco Cookson

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Vince Mcnally is so hot right now.

In reply to victorclimber:


I prefer Cranco Fookson

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Hazel Finlay.

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

My *favourite* rock climber? So you're asking me to choose between my wife and my son? I refuse.

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Johnny Dawes - crazy but innovative

In reply to Duncan Bourne:


Plus he's a lovely bloke

In reply to shepofthesheeps:
Nick bullock- awesome all rounder

In reply to bpmclimb:


Yvonne is my favourite poisoner... but a rock climber?

In reply to BnB:

Apparently so.

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Can I have two?

Sir Christian John Storey Bonington, CVO, CBE, DL.

Joe Brown.

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Whillans.
McClure.
Randall.
Brown.
Fawcett.
Dawes.
Possibly in that order. Don't know enough/see enough of foreign climbers to put them on the list.
Apologies to anyone I have left off, but did this as a spontaneous exercise, and as an avoidance strategy, as today is a rest day and I am supposed to be getting boring chores done. (Do them once and they need doing again within 12 months, every year it is the same!)

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Pat Littlejohn

In reply to Submit to Gravity:


Ok then, Joe Brown.

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

John Whittle

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Jimmy Marshall

Cheers,

In reply to Duncan Bourne:

I have met Johnny Dawes, he is a very nice guy but he could not climb with me because he had a broken leg. He was handing out prizes at a competition I went to. If you are interested he has a book and a movie which are both supposed to be very good.

Dave Birkett...who else can claim to have climbed S2

In reply to Alyson:

How about the least favourite?

Mine is: Convolvulus arvensis

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Actually he had a book and two films.
Full of myself (book)
and
Stone Monkey (film)
Best Forgotten Art (film)
BF is no longer available which is a shame as in my view it was his best film

In reply to loose overhang: Aww, the humble bindweed?

Mine is Passiflora incarnata. Showy bastard.

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Mclure
Gaskins
Moon
J Dunne
Ron
Franco
Buxton Stick Man
Moffatt
Dawes
Procter

in that order

In reply to paul_in_cumbria:

I'm told you are only allowed one!

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Of all time?

Got to be Colin Kirkus or Menlove Edwards. The latter's seconds generally couldn't follow him, and he was crap at judging grade what grade to award which got a lot of people trying to do subsequent ascents into difficulty.

In reply to Al Evans:

Guess it's got to be Franco then.....

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

After watching the footage of CWIF, i think it has to be Shauna Coxsey for me at the moment....

In reply to shepofthesheeps

I will add up all of the numbers today and we will see what everyone thinks the top ten best climbers are.

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Franco Cookson..

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

I pretty sure Calum Muskett, Dave Macleod and Nick Bullock have to be pretty near the top for me at the moment.

On a slightly related note, our company has an outdoors budget for the climbing club which can be used for anything from indoor intro lessons for new climbers to outdoor tuition from pro climbers - really exciting!

Anyone got any suggestions on top uk climbers who would do fun day sessions?

cheers

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Sasha diGuilian
Shauna coxsey
Sierra Blair Doyle

On utter hotness!

In terms of skill,
Chris sharma
Andy Kirkpatrick
Adam ondra

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Dave Macleod - and it's not a difficult choice for me.

1) He is an astounding all rounder - on that alone there's no-one in the UK to compare with him.
2) Amongst elite climbers he is easily the most intelligent and perceptive of speakers and writers about the experience of climbing.
3) He has an excellent command of the technical pursuit of climbing, in terms of training and tactics, and the willingness and ability to share it.
4) The combination of 2) and 3) makes him completely unique, and he is uniquely insightful about the interface between preparation and performance.
5) The strength of his will is inspiring - both in terms of pushing himself, and in steering his own course through ethical waters.
6) Given the above it is remarkable that he manages also to be modest, nurturing and level-headed.

He only misses out on perfection by failing to express himself like a poet.

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Have you Tallied them up yet?

Ill bet Franco wins, he always does

where did my old Mate Dave come? He got one vote

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

ron fawcett = number 1.

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

If I can only choose one, Ondra. Yeah, I know, sport fanboy.

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

+1 for Macleod.

For all the same reasons as the guy above ^

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Stevie Haston

In reply to Womble:

Jonny Dawes

In reply to shepofthesheeps: On pure ability, it has to be the incomparable Franco. Head and shoulders above the chasing pack,

Andy F

In reply to andy farnell:

I'm glad you came round eventually Andy. I can send you a branded cup if you want. I'll get the team down at FrancoCookson HQ on it tomorrow.

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Here are the results!

1 Franco Cookson
2 Ron Fawcett
3 Johnny Dawes
4 Dave Macleod
5 Joe Brown
6 Chris Sharma
7 Adam Ondra
8 Nick Bullock
9 Calum Musket
10 has to be spiderman!

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

where did my old Mate Dave come?

In reply to Franco Cookson:


I'm good for cups, but I could do with a few rolls of the embossed bog roll

Andy F

In reply to Matt300:


Another vote for Sean, brilliant climber, inspirational, great sense of humor, and seems like an all round cool guy.

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Gaskins.

For anyone that feels the need to ask "who's Gaskins?", that's exactly why

In reply to shepofthesheeps:
Emily Daniel (née Young)

EDIT: actually Lynne Hill

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

I've decided I'm dropping Sharma in favour of Steve McClure. I've watched him climb and it's like poetry, plus he seems modest with it.

In reply to Alyson:

He met me once. Nice bloke.

In reply to NicholasHart:


He's one of the best climbers because he's relatively unknown? That makes me some kind of superhero.

In reply to shepofthesheeps:

Derek Hersey
Michael Reardon
John Bachar
Peter Croft
Alex Honnold
Jimmy Marshall
Dougal Haston