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fatbuoy
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 08 Mar 2010 : 14:04:45
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Been following this thread on the ol UKC for a wee while now, its highly entertaining, if you can be arsed tae read the whole thing..
http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=396967
and then read this, which made me piss myself laughin this mornin,
you can make your mind up yourself as to what you make of the man..
http://steviehaston.blogspot.com/ |
Laybacking hurts less than jamming until you fall off. |
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chrisrgx
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08 Mar 2010 : 15:41:24
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Yeah, I've been following this one too. You can always count on UKC threads for amusement value!
Haston's known for complaining about pro climbers (more accurately him!) being poor or not making a good living but then his last post was about not wanting to write and hating work! He comes across as a bit of a ****!! |
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fatbuoy
United Kingdom
998 Posts |
Posted - 08 Mar 2010 : 16:30:21
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Aye, clocked his last post this afternoon, did ye get the whole glasses thing fae the blog below that??, he sure likes tae have a dig..
i think if you were refering to him as a ****!!, i'd agree, but if not then ****!!, ****!!, ****!! or ****!! would quite easily fit the bill too.. |
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slackline
251 Posts |
Posted - 08 Mar 2010 : 17:45:05
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I wonder if DM will be climbing 9a on bolts and new routing E8 on the Lleyn when he's in his 50s
I think I'd refer to SH as inspirational. But yeah he does like to have a dig ;) |
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Wavey Davey
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08 Mar 2010 : 17:51:27
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| Slacks, which is your inspiration, climbing 9a or being 50? |
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chrisrgx
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08 Mar 2010 : 18:40:27
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| There's no doubt the SH is a fantastic all round climber without taking into account his age, so being 50 makes it even more impressive. It a shame he has to have a dig all the time (seeming squarely at DM and Scotland). I happen to follow DM's climbing because I like what he does and how he does it. I don't follow SH because of how he comes across. He needs to get rid of the chip! |
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RonHills
United Kingdom
293 Posts |
Posted - 08 Mar 2010 : 20:14:42
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Re. Stevie Haston - for a man trying to make a living from writing about his climbing adventures, he ought to be able to spell 'article', no matter how large the chip on his shoulder is.
'tell you what though, he does have a f***ing big rabbit so you have to give him a bit of leeway.
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Wavey Davey
United Kingdom
658 Posts |
Posted - 08 Mar 2010 : 21:14:29
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| that rabbit is dynamite |
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slackline
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Posted - 08 Mar 2010 : 22:48:05
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Originally posted by Wavey Davey
Slacks, which is your inspiration, climbing 9a or being 50?
Waves, interesting choice but my inspiration would be the
new routes he put up on Craig Dorys last year. If you've
seen that cliff you'll understand why! |
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slackline
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Posted - 08 Mar 2010 : 23:04:33
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quote:
Originally posted by chrisrgx
There's no doubt the SH is a fantastic all round climber without taking into account his age, so being 50 makes it even more impressive. It a shame he has to have a dig all the time (seeming squarely at DM and Scotland). I happen to follow DM's climbing because I like what he does and how he does it. I don't follow SH because of how he comes across. He needs to get rid of the chip!
I agree it can get a bit wearing after a while but I get the impression that
a lot of it is tongue in cheek. In fact it's a bit refreshing that someone
is willing to be a maverick and have a pop at the establishment every
now and again. Climbing has always had it's characters. Its a thin line
between madness and genius they say.
Maybe the rabbit can do 2000 pull ups in an hour as well. |
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chrisrgx
United Kingdom
182 Posts |
Posted - 08 Mar 2010 : 23:10:50
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| I've got to admit that the guys a machine! There's a picture in one of my mags with SH (weight 66kg) with an additional 80kg which he uses when doing pullups!!! |
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slackline
251 Posts |
Posted - 08 Mar 2010 : 23:30:00
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There's a story in 'The Hard Years' about Morty
Smith doing 9 press ups with someone of his own
weight (9 1/2 stone) sat on his shoulders! |
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Wavey Davey
United Kingdom
658 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2010 : 09:14:00
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it even seems as if Joe Brown relys on them for training ;)
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RonHills
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09 Mar 2010 : 19:13:12
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now I get it! - I don't have a f***ing big rabbit, that's why I'm a rubbish climber!
How many rabbits can you bench press, Wavey?
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slackline
251 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2010 : 22:51:32
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What's going on with it's front legs? It looks like a cross between
a rabbit and a tyrannosaur.
Is it a belay bunny?
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