ianstevens
Jack of all styles, master of none, a lover of sketchy gear, long runouts and fighting grade inflation, one petty argument at a time. Relegated to indoors a lot for now due to life in the flatlands.I also avoid the world of "real" work by studying glaciers, how they melt and the microbes that live on them.
Location
Copenhagen
Best Climbing Experience
Starting 2019 in the bowels of Lockwood's Chimney
Favourite Climbing-Related Discussion Topic
What to climb next?
Winter conditions and associated ethics.
Why route X is a grade lower than you think it is.
Recent Postings
Currently at number 22 in the Top 40 Posters.
Articles by ianstevens
Logbooks Volunteer
Moderator for 5 crags, checking missing climbs added to the logbooks: Clogwyn Du'r Arddu (Cloggy), Rhoscolyn, Craig y Castell (Tremadog), The Gwynant Crack, Craig y Llam
Interests Outside Climbing
Running, cycling and cricket. Political chit chat in which I will judge your character completely based on your views on how our society should operate. Sorry about that.
About My Photography
I often leave at home/in the car/at the bottom*, resulting in bad, blurry phone pictures. However I always have a good time when I actually take my proper camera and put the legwork in, and have previously managed to get pictures of winter climbing into the Guardian's weather articles. I don't put alot of pictures on here as the small image sizes tends to ruin the quality of nice shots.
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Photo Gallery
Ouch. Only injury was a broken helmet thankfully
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Catching "the" hold on Goose Creature
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Falling 101 by AMC El Pres Joe Dean (although maybe don't get the rope round your leg next time).
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Moving up the balancy crack on Ethos
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Sol making the delicate crux moves
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Not quite the classic photo of the File, as James logs some air time on a chilly day.
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Ed leading the final steep section on Clogwyn Left Hand Branch
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Sol lost in a sea of slate on Bise-Mon-cul
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I've voted for 325 photos, average vote 4.0.
(49% superb - 21% good - 13% average - 12% poor - 4% rubbish)
Anything Else We Should Know
If you're not sure whether I'm being sarcastic or an arsehole, it's probably the former.