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Mark Bolam

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  1. Mark Bolam
    That’s why all the top climbers must choose them in cold weather instead of the Pfanners then.
  2. Mark Bolam
    Sorry Rich, removal of previous post makes it look like this was aimed at you. Please don’t hit my face!
  3. Mark Bolam
    Idiot. If it’s not CE certified you will die.
  4. Mark Bolam
    Kram, when all the experienced guys tell you something is really good do you just have a general aversion to believing them?
  5. Mark Bolam
    How do you know? You haven’t used them.
  6. Mark Bolam
    No.
  7. Mark Bolam
    I’m still on my original pair. I’ve had to swap out the left or right a few hundred times over the years, but they’re still in pretty good nick.
  8. Mark Bolam
    How can you comment on something you’ve clearly never used?
  9. Mark Bolam
    No, the ice grips are still spot on Doug. I always thought the thin ones were crap.
  10. Mark Bolam
    https://www.safetygloves.co.uk/ace-grip-lite-11.html?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAsaS7BhDPARIsAAX5cSAntYHb-1KaAbAsDnWVbNX7dBGYAIOHbZ9f_ZKynVwFjgcrKmkvOHIaAmEwEALw_wcB
  11. Mark Bolam
    Ace grip lites have good grip Bill. Like Rich I use Pfanner ice grips when it’s chilly. Really good grip and they last well, about £7 per pair.
  12. Mark Bolam
    Wordle 1,283 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
  13. Mark Bolam
    Could be an American.
  14. Mark Bolam
    As Rich says, if you’re relying on grip strength that much you need to sort your technique out, fast. I climbed like that a quarter of a century ago. I’m embarrassed even thinking about it now.
  15. Mark Bolam
    Mine are still on the limb as well you Philistine!
  16. Mark Bolam
    Wordle 1,282 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
  17. Mark Bolam
    It’s a wonder that trees managed to survive for so long before we came along, invented modern arboriculture, and started helping them out.
  18. Mark Bolam
    I was surprised they didn’t deck it. The real risky stuff was in the bag. Great watch though.
  19. Mark Bolam
    Quite possibly Mick. I know @MattyF has had experience with conifers that have shat themselves AFTER being thinned.
  20. Mark Bolam
    Best time of the year!
  21. Mark Bolam
    ‘Promoted’ to dog toys! Love it!
  22. Mark Bolam
    I did make this chunky half stool from a seasoned (outdoors) cedar log a few years back and it has done alright.
  23. Mark Bolam
    Wordle 1,281 5/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
  24. Mark Bolam
    Left it late today! Wordle 1,280 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
  25. Mark Bolam
    It will split for sure Alan, but hopefully not before Christmas. I could screw a plywood circle to the underside. It would probably still split but not move, if that makes sense? That would ruin the aesthetic for me though, so we’ll just see how long it lasts.

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