Comments on: Retreat from the Frontline http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2008/04/22/retreat-from-the-frontline/ The latest reports of world wide rock & ice climbing (and other extreme) fun and adventure! Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:57:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: ian http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2008/04/22/retreat-from-the-frontline/#comment-3325 ian Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:24:04 +0000 http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=1628#comment-3325 It was “desperate”!! :shock: :shock: I was 2 metres above my gear…. a poor micro friend, trying to rock up to a mossy sloper…………………. I suddenly developed tourettes, a disco leg better than John Travolta, and the assured confidence of Gordon Brown. At that moment I was buggered :sad: :sad:

]]> By: Pete http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2008/04/22/retreat-from-the-frontline/#comment-3324 Pete Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:56:27 +0000 http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=1628#comment-3324 I can’t imagine what it must be like; you hardly ever call “watch me” or anything Ian. :zip:

]]> By: ian http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2008/04/22/retreat-from-the-frontline/#comment-3323 ian Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:33:23 +0000 http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=1628#comment-3323 It was a hark back to the old days Jon……. a classic moment! :lol:
Lucky the camera was in the car!

]]> By: Jon http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2008/04/22/retreat-from-the-frontline/#comment-3322 Jon Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:27:09 +0000 http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=1628#comment-3322 “managed to downclimb to the belay (much cursing)” – I’m pretty sure we can all picture this! Anybody not experienced a retreating or in extremis Grimshaw?!

]]> By: Anna http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/2008/04/22/retreat-from-the-frontline/#comment-3321 Anna Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:10:13 +0000 http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?p=1628#comment-3321 I certainly would not have led the second pitch of Frontline; you can drag me up it one day if you like, Pete (on a rather tight rope I think!!).

A perfect evening though – sunny, warm and still; perhaps summer will arrive this year after all?

[Vile photo - mental note to buy some sexy climbing clothes and not just wear old stuff; alternatively practise posing...]

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