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NEWS: Dame Kelly Holmes rises to the BMC’s climbing challenge

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 Jack Geldard 30 Oct 2008
Double Olympic gold medallist and National School Sport Champion, Dame Kelly Holmes showed her natural sporting ability during a day of rock climbing in the Peak District National Park, where she met some of Britain's young talented climbers and was shown the ropes by the BMC.

Dame Kelly climbed with the BMC's guidebook editor Niall Grimes.

Read More: http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/older.html?month=10&year=2008#n45413
 Al Evans 30 Oct 2008
In reply to Jack Geldard - Editor - UKC: So what routes did she do?
 Taba 30 Oct 2008
In reply to Al Evans:

she o/s soloed The Promise and downgraded it to E0...
 Niall 30 Oct 2008
In reply to Al Evans:

Wasn't Nea Morin a Dame, or a Lady or something?
 Niall 30 Oct 2008
In reply to Al Evans:
> (In reply to Jack Geldard - Editor - UKC) So what routes did she do?

Yeah, what's she done on grit?
Profanisaurus Rex 30 Oct 2008
In reply to Niall:

She toproped TPS, naturally. In muddy trainers.
 tommyzero 30 Oct 2008
In reply to Jack Geldard - Editor - UKC:
> Dame Kelly Holmes was shown the ropes by Niall Grimes.

I can picture it now.

Niall: "Yeah, er, thanks for coming down Dame Kelly, or something. Those are the ropes over there." Niall points to a huge collection of tangled ropes in the back of the BMC van.

Niall: "Sort them out for us would you love? The menfolk want to go climbing."
Ackbar 30 Oct 2008
In reply to Jack Geldard - Editor - UKC: Oh God.....
Removed User 30 Oct 2008
In reply to Jack Geldard - Editor - UKC: News? Who gives a toss...

It doesn't even mention the routes and the style!
 Simon 30 Oct 2008
In reply to Al Evans:

This was on Calender last week, she did the Coin - HS - at Stanage...

The presenter interviewed Grimer - who said bluntly "Kelly asked people to ring her, so we rung her..."

Then it was Kelly's turn and the presenter said - well now you've done "the coin" what's next?

Guess her answer...

;0)

Si
 craig d 30 Oct 2008
In reply to Simon:
Do you mean The Coign?
 Simon 31 Oct 2008
In reply to craig d:
> (In reply to Simon)
> Do you mean The Coign?



Yes thats the fella!
 Chris_Mellor 31 Oct 2008
In reply to Jack Geldard - Editor - UKC:

Do we have to use the 'dame' term? I know there's nothing like a dame but 'Dame Kelly this' and 'Dame Kelly that' reads like a press release with its oleaginous respect for titles. Kelly please once the title has been mentioned for the one and only time.
Chris.
 James Oswald 02 Nov 2008
In reply to Jack Geldard - Editor - UKC:
Did she lead them or were they Toproped?
 BelleVedere 02 Nov 2008
In reply to Jack Geldard - Editor - UKC:

didn' t she used to be an army PT instructor? so wouldn't she have had to have climbed a bit then?
 Simon 03 Nov 2008
In reply to james oswald:
> (In reply to Jack Geldard - Editor - UKC)
> Did she lead them or were they Toproped?

Seconded
 Pekkie 03 Nov 2008
In reply to Chris_Mellor:
> >
> Do we have to use the 'dame' term? I know there's nothing like a dame but 'Dame Kelly this' and 'Dame Kelly that' reads like a press release with its oleaginous respect for titles. Kelly please once the title has been mentioned for the one and only time.
>
Yeah. It's like the way they call Paul McCartney, 'Sir Paul McCartney', when he can't even sing in tune. I bet Kelly could do a better turn on karaoke night.

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