Sorry for the Daily Mail link .
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6466759/Daredevil-dangles-clouds-1...
1,312ft off the ground to be precise!
Lovely (very manly) pic of Mr Hutton though
At long last, the long grit multipitch we've been looking for.
I think they should quote British peak heights in inches - then they would sound even more impressive!
> 1,312ft off the ground to be precise!
If what you mean by "the ground" is mean sea level. (Which doesn't seem very precise to me!)
If it encourages other Daily Mail readers to go out and try and replicate it for themselves, then i'm all for this article
I'm really impressed that he managed to take off his T-shirt while doing it
That is exactly what is wrong with mainstream journalism - and wanky outlets like the Mail in particular. No research. No context. No verification or investigation.
Pure clickbait.
> That is exactly what is wrong with mainstream journalism - and wanky outlets like the Mail in particular. No research. No context. No verification or investigation.
> Pure clickbait.
Totally agree. What it does though is make you realise that everything else they write must be as garbage as this article. When it comes to politics though it’s deeply worrying that people source their ‘news ‘ and ‘facts’ from places like the Daily Mail.
According to UKC log here there are currently 1966 daredevil climbers who have ascended this mighty beast to date and I am one of them. Wondering if I should inform the DM of my prowess?
Would it be wrong of me to add #metoo?
> What it does though is make you realise that everything else they write must be as garbage as this article.
My thoughts exactly. This story has recalibrated my Daily Mail Bullshitometer.
It's not that bad! so they've used his altitude figure incorrectly, at least they published his pictures. It's not as though they said he was climbing in The Peaks.
Oh come now, at least they managed to call it The Peak District, which is better than some on here can manage.
I've got to agree with the DM, I was truly astonished. I couldn't believe how brave he was.
Got to pop some stuff into the mother in law later. She gets the DM (we have mercilessly teased her about this over the years). I will check to see if this carp is in the printed version as well.
Truly amazing! The big question is how did he get down again?
> Truly amazing! The big question is how did he get down again?
Well that is obvious - "round the back",
Chris
> That is exactly what is wrong with mainstream journalism - and wanky outlets like the Mail in particular. No research. No context. No verification or investigation.
However the photographer involved must obviously have cooperated with the paper.
Send this to em:
https://www.ukhillwalking.com/images/dbpage.php?id=201308
Daredevil copycat
Great comments everyone. This just re-enforces my views on how shit the Daily Fail is.(I thought it was shit, now it's even shitter) Amazing that someone at the mail could even comprehend that a rock face could be 400m above the ground when we only have crags up to 25m in the peak .
They will write any shit
The guy who wrote it must be an absolute muppet
Hey Shani. You should check out the punter comments on the Mail link . Says it all
What was your involvement with the article? How did it get commissioned? How much did they pay you for it? Why did you get involved with a paper which you already thought was 'shit'?
Basically photos were sent to an agency that deals with all papers and I get paid for ever showing web and print. My caption was correct. I think everyone knows how much the papers exaggerate stuff.
I never deal directly with the papers. Hope this answers your question
Nah, he's not climbing 3 miles up. He's just walking across the little toy bridge!
Thanks for the reply. If you are not happy with the outcome, then you might have a word with the agency.
How did the paper get the quotes from you? Were they part of the 'package' you sent to the agency?
Final question: what's with the hot sauce bottles in the final beefcake shot? That part of the article is thoroughly weird.
You Daredevil you.....,
Re mail comments. Does that mean you are not really a narcissist who is 'asking for it', then ? ..... you cheered up our pub meet after round 1 of the Depot comp last night .... we wondered if you will bring signed Huttonator postcards on the Pabbay trip ??
A photographer with several BMC guide covershots!! A man said to be too nice to be true!? Bear chests (sic) and hot chilli sauce!!?? The Daily Fail!!!??? I smell a rat, even if Mike doesn't... you just need to dig a bit more !? .
I'm sorry to say that the same photo appears in the Times today, saying that it was taken '1300 feet up in the Peak District'.
Here's a less sensationalist take on the same material:
https://www.storytrender.com/78322/the-ultimate-cliff-hanger-man-captures-h...
Ah - 400m above the ground.
oh yes, missed that bit. They are all rubbish!
or the agency hype?
"He was able to capture his brave climb by balancing the camera and tripod on the edge of the mountain – something which captured the images automatically"
It never occured to me that I could get selfies automatically just by balancing my camera on a mountain, to think I've been messing around with timers all these years.
I hear it's how they filmed Free Solo.
> Hey Shani. You should check out the punter comments on the Mail link . Says it all
My favourite comment: "...in the last picture it's hard to see that he actually has a good enough hold to support his weight, could there be a bit of photo shopping here?"
Please tell me you are strong enough to hold a massive jug!
> It's not that bad! so they've used his altitude figure incorrectly, at least they published his pictures.
And apparently without stealing them or the copy, things are looking up at the Mail!
jk
Watch out Ondra
I can't stand it when people- and this includes Countryfile presenters- use the expression 'The Peaks'. Makes me cringe.
> I can't stand it when people- and this includes Countryfile presenters- use the expression 'The Peaks'. Makes me cringe.
You are not alone!
> I can't stand it when people- and this includes Countryfile presenters- use the expression 'The Peaks'. Makes me cringe.
I was born and bred in the peaks. It’s always been called the peaks to us too, it’s just part of the vernacular. I think it’s a middle class thing to say the peak , us working class rodents are always gonna add that beautiful little s at the end. PEAKS
If we ever meet I'll buy you a pint. Our river was always, for locals, phonetically the 'nen' and incomers lectured us it was the 'neen'.
The history of the name is full of maybes and even then, if it came from the peaklanders they were named after a land of peaks. The obssession is a complete nonsense. We can boldly go to the Peaks without fear of snobs.
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