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In response to a discussion on Rocktalk - http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=641304 - please only answer this if you're NOT a rock climber.

What do you (as a non-climber) think is the most famous climb in the UK?

In reply to Michael Hood:

Ben Nevis

In reply to Michael Hood:

Mount Snowndown

In reply to Michael Hood:

From son of a bus driver to mayor of London

In reply to Michael Hood:

Mt. Snowdon. Glorious climb, do-able on a 70m single and 15 quickdraws, protection is sparse but the climbing is easy. You should get on it when you get the chance.

In reply to Michael Hood:

Cuillin Ridge probably

In reply to Michael Hood:

Catbells

In reply to Michael Hood:

Mount Snowdon, obviously

In reply to Michael Hood:

Ben Nevis. Its the biggest.

In reply to Michael Hood:


The rope (this is what many non-climbers think we climb).

In reply to Michael Hood:

the stairs.

In reply to Michael Hood:

If you're talking about mountain climb. It'll be one of the big three but I'm guessing Snowdon would be the most everyone would immediately think of.

Rock Climbing, I'd suspect Old Man of Stour would be fairly widely heard of.

In reply to Michael Hood:

Old Man of Hoy?

In reply to Michael Hood:
Given many peoples geographic knowledge it would be Everest
then Mount Snowdon
For a rockclimb -That thing on Ben Nervous in Scotland that was on the telly wot that Joe Brown done

In reply to Michael Hood:

This thread's not going too well is it?

In reply to digby:


It's going quite well. Only one dislike on the whole thread so far, and we have idea what for, so all is good.

In reply to Michael Hood:

Mole Fatwa

In reply to All:

Hmmm, approx. 0 useful responses so far - I should have known better - at least I'm getting some laughs out of it.

In reply to Michael Hood:


Your post isn't very clear. What exactly do you mean by a climb? Most posters have suggested Snowdon.

What exactly are you expecting to use this 'useful' information for?

In reply to DancingOnRock:



Surely it's Mt Snowdon?

In reply to Trangia:

Call it what you want. Not sure what the aim of the thread is.

Two dislikes now. I'm quite disappointed.

In reply to DancingOnRock:

Your post isn't very clear. What exactly do you mean by a climb? Most posters have suggested Snowdon.

It's posted in the 'HILLTALK' forum, so I assume he's asking hill walkers as opposed to climbers, what they think is the most famous climb that climbers would consider a climb. So Mount Snowdon, etc. is not included.

In reply to DancingOnRock:


Surely you don't expect the OP to explain the aim of the thread? It's obvious!

In reply to Michael Hood:

At the risk of replying seriously to the OP, maybe something like Cenotaph Corner - I'd certainly heard of it before I started climbing. There are maybe national/regional variations though: up here it might be Tower Ridge or Zero Gully.

In reply to OMR:

Before i started climbing, i knew about old man of hoy and 3 peaks challenge.
Nuff said.

In reply to FactorXXX:


That's very confusing.

He's asking what I think the most famous one is. The two most famous Old Man of Hoy and Stour are, but he doesn't like that answer. So I'm not sure exactly what he is after.

You think he's asking what is the most famous rock climb that hill walkers would have heard of. As opposed to the most famous rock climb that the general public would have heard of. Which wouldn't be 'climb' because hills are climbed as well. Not very specific.

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In reply to DancingOnRock:
Do you mean the Old Man of Stoer in Sutherland ? There`s also the Old Man of Storr on Skye ? The Stour however is in East Anglia.
Yes I am a pedant, sorry .

In reply to Michael Hood:

Surely there's more non-climbers to ask on Rocktalk than on here : -)

In reply to leon 1:
Thanks for that. Stoer. Not being a climber I didn't know the spelling I've only ever heard of it.


4 dislikes now. Things are picking up.

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In reply to leon 1:

Seeing as you're a pedant, I might correct you as Everest in not in the UK.

In reply to Michael Hood:
Surely hillwakers' most famous climb is The Inaccessible Pinnacle on Sgurr Dearg on Skye?

Edit - spelling

In reply to zimpara:
Being a pedant I shall of course reply pedantically.
Firstly you incorrectly spelt the word 'is' in your reply. 'Seeing as you're a pedant, I might correct you as Everest in not in the UK.'
Secondly I wrote 'Given many peoples geographic knowledge it would be Everest' I did not imply that I myself thought that it would be but thank you for confirming my belief that Everest isn't in the UK . Obviously the answer should then be Mont Snowdin or Ben Nervis
Im off now to correct the rest of the internet.
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In reply to leon 1:

Oi!

The dislikes are only or me on this thread. Start your own thread if you're collecting dislikes.

In reply to DancingOnRock:
God its hard work pedantically correcting the internet today. You missed out the 'f' in for.
I`ve just given you a dislike to make it all better

In reply to leon 1:



And I've just given you one for missing out the apostrophe on I've

In reply to Goucho:
I`ll deny it now but thank you for breaking the monopoly of DancingonRock.