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Silence's bolts to be chopped?!

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 ChrisBrooke 07 Sep 2018
In reply to Jandwilson:

Nah, I reckon it’ll be alright. 

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 Bulls Crack 07 Sep 2018
In reply to Jandwilson:

Come on; he could easily fiddle some wires in from those upside down toe-hooks. 

 dunnyg 07 Sep 2018
In reply to Jandwilson:

I bet that guy has never left America. 

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 Webster 07 Sep 2018
In reply to Jandwilson:

made my day! obviously its very tongue in cheek but i rather agree with much of the sentiment

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 webbo 07 Sep 2018
In reply to Jandwilson:

I wonder if he has a moustache to hide the fact, he’s got “Dick” tattooed on his top lip.

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 GDes 07 Sep 2018
In reply to Webster:

Really? What part do you agree with? That one of the best and most important crags in the world should've been left in climbed because its got the odd trad placement? 

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 GDes 07 Sep 2018
In reply to Webster:

Really? What part do you agree with? That one of the best and most important crags in the world should've been left in climbed because its got the odd trad placement? 

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Wiley Coyote2 07 Sep 2018
In reply to Jandwilson:

I think  a few people need to go to settings and enable piss-taking from the drop down menu

cb294 07 Sep 2018
In reply to Wiley Coyote2:

From the link:

Unsent /un-sent/ 1. To have failed so badly on a route you had previously climbed that you negate your redpoint. 2. A humor column.

CB

In reply to Webster:

Says the complete punter who thinks the Long climb is comparable to the north face of the Eiger.

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 PPP 07 Sep 2018
In reply to Jandwilson:

Guy's not even wearing a shirt, do you expect him to carry cams up the route???

john yates55 07 Sep 2018
In reply to webbo:

Hope you don’t have to wait too long for the humour transplant. 

 webbo 07 Sep 2018
In reply to john yates55:

That was supposed to be funny. I guess if you are five or American it might be.

 

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 wintertree 07 Sep 2018
In reply to webbo:

> That was supposed to be funny. I guess if you are five or American it might be.

For a moment I thought you were talking about Spaceballs the Movie, or basically anything else by Mel Brooks...

 Webster 07 Sep 2018
In reply to Andy Clarke1965:

wow, arent you a prick

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 jwi 07 Sep 2018
In reply to Jandwilson:

I understand the column is supposed to be funny, and since humor is subjective there might even be people who found it amusing. Nonetheless, the proposal made me think: would it even be possible to chop the bolts from Silence without leaving some fixed gear in? How would you go about to do that? Considering that it is basically a 60 degree roof for a rope length.

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Wiley Coyote2 07 Sep 2018
In reply to jwi:

> I understand the column is supposed to be funny, and since humor is subjective there might even be people who found it amusing.

Oh Lordy, Lordy. Nothing kills a joke like having to have it explained but, for those who do, he is not taking the mickey out of Ondra or the route. He is laughing at - you might even call it satirising - those people who actually do complain that routes like Silence should not be bolted and he is doing by  deliberately exaggerating their silly comments to a laughable level.  And perhaps - sorry about this -  also having a little chortle at humorless souls who fall for it and  actually believe it is a genuine rant. Geddit now?  I did warn you it would kill the joke.

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 jwi 07 Sep 2018
In reply to Wiley Coyote2:

Jesus wept, of course I (along with most everyone else) understand who is satirised. 

 Cusco 07 Sep 2018
In reply to jwi:

It should be.

Even at Carn Vellan.

 Misha 08 Sep 2018
In reply to Jandwilson:

Pretty funny. It seems a few people here didn’t realise this is just good old humour...

 Misha 08 Sep 2018
In reply to Andy Clarke1965:

> Says the complete punter who thinks the Long climb is comparable to the north face of the Eiger.

It isn’t? Is it much harder? I was planning on doing the ‘38 route to prepare for the Long Climb but may be I need to throw in No Siesta as well just to be sure?

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Blanche DuBois 08 Sep 2018
In reply to who knows, and frankly who cares:

UKC at it's finest!

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 sheppy 10 Sep 2018
In reply to Jandwilson:

quality, still chuckling now.... Maybe I need to take a time out in my "safe space"

In reply to jwi:

> Jesus wept, of course I (along with most everyone else) understand who is satirised. 

Not you but it seems a few were 'taken in'


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