Who is the oldest working climber on Arbtalk?

[RobRainford]

thats just your body getting used to it when you first start climbing.

 

i keep telling myself that, ive popped my shoulder out briefly twice now, and it leaves me spinning for a couple of days after it, i fell off a little scooter when i was a kid and landed quite hard on my right shoulder. its been a bit loose around the joint since, now my left is starting to play up. the left is the one that has popped out twice, and its painful after it happens. i still need to get my body properly into climbing, ive always been physically fit from growing up on a farm ive always been active and got good body strength. Stamina is the worst thing though.

[Mark T]

Steve Woollard is pretty old - must be knocking on towards 55 I'd say!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

My boss john was 50 on saturday, i think hes tree creeper in here, he still climbs, occasionaly, and can still move around swiftly, does moan abit the day after a biggun though and thats with me in it too! LMAO

 

I do hope he sees this one! lol

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I reckon i will be out of the climbing full time by 40, as i promised myself from way way back. at 40 i will still be at my best, and that is how I intend to go out!

 

besides, its bloody hard work !

 

im 38 in june

[John Shutler]

Steve Woollard is pretty old - must be knocking on towards 55 I'd say!

 

[John Hancock]

 

im 38 in june

 

Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock.......

Edited April 13, 2010 by John Hancock

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Tick-Tockm Tick-Tock.......

 

Its no laughing matter man! Got bigger fish to fry, im bored of it now!

[John Hancock]

Know how you feel fella, I’m having an extreme case of a 10 year itch!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Know how you feel fella, I’m having an extreme case of a 10 year itch!

 

where do you wanna go from here john?

[Treeson]

One of the best climbers I have ever worked for was 52 and could put us young students to shame. He was previously a photographer then decided to go to tech and start a business and has never looked back. His only weakness was a lack of circulation to his fingers so if we were on a cold site he would have to keep swapping gloves over from the engine bay.