I'm embarrased to say that I've been slyly lurking on the thread, too ashamed to pipe up - my apparently-soon-to-be-dead belay buddy (and lift) welshed out. Seems he had a better offer involving women and alcohol.

Bugger.

You'll be pleased to hear however, that it's only a postponment and there'll be the promises of fresh corpses next weekend. In the meanwhile - everyone please feel free to continue posting helpful route suggestions or, even better, giving each other a right royal slagging .

Yours,
quietly confidently,
Spas

Sorry, I forgot to take my medication. I feel much better now.

Spasmatron, Are you British?

YUP!
How'd you guess?

The Royal Slagging thing gave it way, you nancy boy Brit, you?

and also "welshing" - wonder how my cousins from Swansea feel about that term?????

Irish

you nancy boy Brit

Wondered how long it would take you to figure that out (and start in with the homo-anglophobic slurs).

Like Bugger wasn't a gimme?

and also "welshing" - wonder how my cousins from Swansea feel about that term?????

They're too busy taking a leek to care. I seem to recall a discussion of the origins of the phrase "welshing" some time ago. Anyone care to look for it? Wait long enough everything gets regurgitated on this board - kind of like a certain person's chicken wings.

How'd you guess?

With a name like spasmatron it would be hard to be anything else.

ps - I am going to climb HighE asap because I want to see those cam grooves

If there are cam grooves on HighE I expect that's my fault - sorry