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Monkeys Fist

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  1. If you look up his hometown on Wikipedia, apart from the dodgy name, he’s not even listed in the “people of note” section. population : 3436
  2. Fuck. Send him my sympathy. Doesn’t matter how old you are, losing your old man hits you hard. Totally understand him taking a timeout from online shite.
  3. The point about K2 in winter, as well as all the points mentioned earlier, is just the ridiculous, energy-sapping cold. -47. That’s not even factoring wind-chill, plus the effects of altitude. It also mentions that in winter “all the snow will have been blown off it”, which sounds like a good thing, but it’s not. It increases the difficulty by a huge amount- where certain parts would be a relatively easy slog up snow fields or “easy” ice climbing, the lack of snow makes these parts way more technical and risky. Also, with more rock and ice pitches, the risk from rockfall ( caused by daily freeze/thaw actions), is hugely increased. Whilst the above increases the likelihood of accidents, it also makes the possibility of rescue significantly less viable. I really hope they manage it- it’d be one the greatest feats of modern mountaineering. I also hope that they have the nous to call it a day if things look dicey, but the very fact they’re attempting it tells me their risk aversion doesn’t make this likely.
  4. I’ll be very surprised if this ends well- up to 24 people to make a winter attempt on K2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55341778 It’s a brutal mountain at the best of times, but this is just asking for it.
  5. I’m sure Trooper is retired?
  6. Is that @The Fish’s Tinder persona?
  7. Mine is about when Macca met Gandaft down the local scrap heap for a sesh on White Lightening and Rich Energy… “Mullered in Tyres So pissed rolling round on our knees…”
  8. They used all the folks from the moon landings conspiracy. Rethink Reskill Reboot
  9. Got a letter from my daughter’s high school yesterday, which included this… So, Johnson wants them to do their own testing, but doesn’t seem keen on helping them execute it- what a shock Whilst NHS staff have rightly been applauded for their Herculean efforts during this whole shitshow, I think the schools have also done an amazing job. Within a week of it all kicking off, with no help at all from govt, they transferred their entire operations online and have since then carried on with, at times, drastically reduced staffing. Hats off 👍
  10. Are you this dull in real life, or is it just an act?
  11. I’m sure that’s not the first time this phrase has been used in relation to it, either.
  12. Quite impressive that, even though most of his face is covered, you can still detect the embarrassment of the poor charva in the pic.
  13. Nah, there’s a couple of lads opened a microbrewery in sunderland and called it Vaux. They’ve got the same logo etc, are selling merchandise, but they’re nowt to do with the old Vaux. As I said, I could open a corner shop and call it Debenhams, which is what they’ve done. edit; they have two beers on their site, neither of which are available. They should partner with Gandaft. https://www.vaux.beer/collections/beers?sort_by=title-ascending
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