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Who are Norrie and Gordon?

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 iceox 29 Nov 2007
As above,
What did they do?

 nz Cragrat 29 Nov 2007
In reply to iceox:

I take it you are a newbie and have not looked at the climbing history of the UK?
OP iceox 29 Nov 2007
In reply to nz Cragrat:

Where would one find this history of UK climbing?
 nz Cragrat 29 Nov 2007
In reply to iceox:

There are a myriad of sources ... a good read on Ben Nevis (one of the Norrie Muir stomping grounds) is Ken Crocketts book.

Maybe because I was climbing just a bit later than they were doing things it was their names in Mountain Magazine and other books - this was pre-internet remember - an that was in NZ so I am sure you can find a few sources Alpine Journal, SMC etc
 Duncan I 29 Nov 2007
In reply to iceox:

Someone's been messing with this again but here's his official biography as maintained by the mob:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norrie_Muir
 Norrie Muir 29 Nov 2007
In reply to nz Cragrat:

Tell him/her hee haw. He/she maybe be a chav and wants to break into our houses.
Carpe Diem 29 Nov 2007
In reply to Duncan I:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norrie_Muir

In part

He has now 'had his day' though, and thus prefers spending time on internet climbing forums, flaming other users for no obvious reason other than apparent self satisfaction. A poor and undignified way for a legend to 'fade to grey'.

Thats a bit rough???

I think he gives out what people deserve... mostly ;0




Tim Chappell 29 Nov 2007
In reply to Carpe Diem:

As for Gordon Stainforth, he was president of the Cambridge Union in Lent Term 1816.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cambridge_Union_Society_Presidents

He was also the first Old Alleynian to exceed 400mph in a plane.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Old_Alleynians
 sutty 29 Nov 2007
In reply to Norrie Muir:

How about feeding drips of information into Wikipedia Norrie to get some of the others minds working so the history is added to of Scottish climbing?

Hope you have a good season, whatever you do.
 MG 29 Nov 2007
In reply to Tim Chappell: You've been dying to post that for ages haven't you.
In reply to Tim Chappell:
> (In reply to Carpe Diem)
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> As for Gordon Stainforth, he was president of the Cambridge Union in Lent Term 1816.
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cambridge_Union_Society_Presidents
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> He was also the first Old Alleynian to exceed 400mph in a plane.
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Old_Alleynians


No, that was my great uncle, George Stainforth. Further details here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stainforth

And, yes, I was President of the Cambridge Union in a previous incarnation
 Frank4short 29 Nov 2007
In reply to Tim Chappell: Sorry old bean but i think Iceox was asking who Gordon Smith of the Jorrases fame was. As it has been him & Norrie jokingly shooting across each others bows on a number of other threads.

 Russell Lovett 29 Nov 2007
In reply to iceox:iv heared now they no longer climb hard 1st ascents the take it in turns to be that stig fellow on top gear.
satori 29 Nov 2007
In reply to iceox:

this is gordon...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Gordon_Smith_official_portrait.jpg

i not sure if he did any hard routes whilst still wearing the syrup.
 L.A. 29 Nov 2007
In reply to satori: No not that one! The Gordon Smith I remember best played for Hibs Hearts and Dundee.



(with apologies to the real Gordon Speedy Smith)
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