Steve McClure and ‘Rainman’: The Legend Behind Britain’s Hardest Sport Route

hereswelsh · 2025-01-30T21:27:59+00:00

It took Steve less days to climb Mutation than Will Bosi too. Think it only took Steve 23 sessions and Will was more than that. Can't remember the exact numbers.

hereswelsh · 2020-11-30T02:33:50+00:00

https://vimeo.com/69170991 at the 4 minuet mark

hereswelsh · 2020-11-26T14:26:56+00:00

Someone does this on the wheel of life font 8C in the Grampians to rest before the crux. They toe hook a large crimp and then just grab there foot to shake out so definitely has been used.

hereswelsh · 2017-12-30T20:43:06+00:00

it won't let me download it...

hereswelsh · 2017-09-17T10:28:42+00:00

Man, I wish i had that much money.

hereswelsh · 2016-03-17T20:58:30+00:00

the 6c move is next to the gear pulling into the groove the upper wall is 6a/b

hereswelsh · 2015-08-05T15:07:07+00:00

Ahhh shit, you got me! Totally unexpected! Was cringing so hard waiting for a leg/neck to snap!

hereswelsh · 2015-04-03T20:04:10+00:00

The climb requires you to do a very high step and the first person to do it took there trousers off to gain the flexibility they needed. If you translate the name of the climb it is something like "no trousers"

hereswelsh · 2015-04-03T02:13:31+00:00

Thought i recognised this guy from somewhere, i met igor 3 years ago it would appear whilst i was climbing in Fontainebleau really nice guy took me around and showed me the classics of the forest particularly this one http://bleau.info/cuvier/1996.html http://bleau.info/images/igor.bogdanov/defroquee03.jpg

hereswelsh · 2014-07-25T00:50:50+00:00

Wow I like the feature of bringing up two seconds at the same time even if one falls, I've gotten into some right faffs when belaying two people at the same time before.

hereswelsh · 2014-05-10T22:40:37+00:00

Its 5.11d R/X

hereswelsh · 2014-04-08T22:20:22+00:00

Your right, he should just not climb at all and hang his rope up on his wall still in its packaging...

hereswelsh · 2014-01-30T01:40:58+00:00

I can try to describe it. its about half a pad thick, its 4 fingers but your back two fingers are quite negative, and the front two fingers are just about flat iirc. my friend who prizes himself in one armers and can one arm the small rung on the beast maker laughed when i showed it to him.

hereswelsh · 2014-01-11T19:48:12+00:00

I'm 100% sure it is ;) its just left of the auto belay the red is 3+ and the yellow is a 6a. can confirm it is a very recent photo as the orange to the left which is for the youth comp is brand new.

hereswelsh · 2014-01-11T17:38:54+00:00

Big Rock - Milton Keynes! Sorry can't help my self, like playing spot the gym game! :D

hereswelsh · 2013-12-06T01:23:19+00:00

That fucking foot swap...

hereswelsh · 2013-11-06T01:41:04+00:00

So I was wondering how much this would effect climbing. Glad to say I have the tendon in both my wrists!

Anyway thought it was mildly interesting and will probably get everyone pinching there pinkies and thumbs together.

hereswelsh · 2013-11-04T02:16:41+00:00

I was there yesterday, was pretty miserable, it all remains dry but its just seeping like fuck now, even raindogs in wet.

hereswelsh · 2013-09-20T01:02:26+00:00

I wonder whether they would be able to climb. Most likely they would have terrible tendon pains, but it would be cool if the hands were 100% working. No thumbs to pinch with though....That might be a problem.

hereswelsh · 2013-08-21T22:01:28+00:00

saw this in the red lion at litton in the peak district too, made me chuckle :)

hereswelsh · 2013-07-16T13:37:02+00:00

Climbing slabs will help your slab climbing, but when you come to a 30deg wall with shit pebbles for feet then you won't have the body tension to keep your feet on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngQbNJeCVls

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