In reply to sihills:
> (In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com)
> I know there completely different websites, just makes me giggle when ukc puts up BRAND NEW news that is a few days old.
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sihills - not everyone visits 8a.nu news on a daily basis. We have many thousands of readers at UKC with very wide tastes. Many haven't time to scour all the climbing websites, we pick the highlights for them, it is part of the service that we provide free of charge. We generate our own news reports and select news reports from other websites. If you've heard about the Markus Bock F9a why even comment. What is the point?
Further, we try to to include significant ascents worldwide on the UKC news page so that we have a record of them and can look back over the year at climbing achievements. The news page is searchable too - some visit two or three times a month and search the news.
> As i said before lot of respect for the belgians for trying, but that is all they did try, they didnt actually onsight it.
But what a fine effort sihill. These guys aren't even Brits with our long tradition of traditional climbing, both onsight and headpoint. To get so far on solid E8 is quite some achievement and sets a great example. It is good solid news, part of Jack's reportage on the International meet and appreciated by many as a good story.
> Abarro if your only interested in trad then dont respond to a thread about a sports route no??
The same could be said to you... anyway the sun is out: get out climbing, I am soon.
Mick