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BMC Supremo Dave Turnbull in Bouldering Shocker

© Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com
Dave Turnbull, Chief Executive of the British Mountaineering Council (website) has fully embraced bouldering.

Yesterday at Thorn Crag (downloadable guide here) he nearly sent And For My Next Trick (see photo) a fingery and balancy Font 7a from the sit-down start!

The first move is a straightforward pull with deft use of feet, then the fun starts; undercut with left, more foot jessery then a powerful barn door move with your right to a finger flake, now the crux, left to share with your right (you've hopefully left enough room), adjust feet and a big move for the finishing jug. You can see Dave's sequence here and here and his painful highpoint here

One reason for Dave's failure was that he wasn't wearing a beanie unlike a couple of alpinists spotted on a nearby boulder (photo).

Dave did complete other ascents at this fine crag (No Dogs please....photo). He admits to being 'hooked' and said that, "I've never had so much fun.". Do these comments represent an official endorsement of bouldering by the BMC? Maybe so and it does most certainly mean that this autumn's bouldering season is officially OPEN.

UKClimbing.com suggests that Dave hangs out at the bouldering chat room, ukbouldering.com, to swat up on bouldering lingo, the correct attire and perhaps some beta for his next attempt on And For My Next Trick.


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16 Oct, 2006
The death of a Trad Climber?
16 Oct, 2006
Possibly the most un-newsworthy drivel I've ever read. Nearly sending a boulder problem, and having offical seasons for bouldering. What a load of rubbish.
16 Oct, 2006
Otherwise known as comedy.
16 Oct, 2006
I think he should be training more and eat less at his Executive Lunches.
16 Oct, 2006
news shocker, 'sense of humour bypass' detected on UKC
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