jacobum1953
I am an experienced rock climber. mountaineer , fell runner and long distance walker with more than fifty five years of activity in the hills. Retired from proper rock climbing but still interested.Location
Sheffield.
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Started at Pex Hill in the mid sixties and joined Liverpool Mountaineering Club in 1968 . Studied climbing at Bangor and Sheffield Universities 1971-76. I gave up serious climbing in 1992 after my daughter was born. I always preferred free movement to technicality, quality and quantity to difficulty. Much of contemporary rock climbing is uninspiring to me. Being short, weak and inflexible means I am a very average climber. As a fully fledged " Starlight and Storm" mountain romantic of the WH Murray G Rebuffat persuasion .I rarely tie on now but potter a bit on the rocks and ,surprisingly, enjoy indoor climbing as exercise. An accident and age has reduced my activity but I still get out occasionally , perform modestly and still enjoy soloing the odd easy route.