In reply to UKC News:
I drove down from Scotland to make what would become the 5th OS of Right Wall (1979), only to be confronted by Ron who politely asked if I would hang on until Sid had finished filming. If you look closely you can see Ian Duckworth and myself twiddling our thumbs on the screes below while Paul Williams darted around capturing the day on a stills camera. So we did Foil as a warm up and waited and waited....! As the sun started setting we eventually got on Right Wall - a climb with a massive reputation in those days and requiring considerable Psyche. On the headwall I strayed off route onto Lord and the crux of the day was linking back up with RW, probably on unclaimed ground. On reflection I should have gone for the 2nd ascent, but that would take place some years later.
Of course the infamous catch phrase for the year was "come on arms, do your stuff"
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