Murphs Rock Climbing Days

[MalMember]

Murph wanted me to post some pics of him climbing back in the day. So here’s a couple mate and see if you name the climb and the area.

Murph was just as mad opn the rocks as he is on the bike.

I like this one. And yes 1inarow I was belaying him at the time. He had a 17m drop to the ground if the bolt let go. Great stuff.

[ChrisMember]

Crikey I zoomed in on that photo, didn’t know you wore g-strings whilst rock climbing

[Gareth Morgan-ThomasMember]

Go the view! Ultimate trust. Remeber, not the first 16m thats the problem!

[Gareth Morgan-ThomasMember]

Just had a another look at the first shot, definately bolted! Great line!

[MalMember]

It’s not even the fall that bothered us. It was the sudden stop at the end. I took a 15m fall once. First bit gear pulled out (hit me in the face), second bit broke and thrid bit held. I pulled up 2m from the ground. 1.5 tri cam, bent the hell out of it and cracked a bone in my ankle. Then walked out of Mt York. We were hard men back then.

Now I roll around on the ground if I graze myself when I come off the bike.

[murph the surfMember]

Good onya Mal
That would be Exhabition Wall at Mt York and another grade 21 at Zig-Zag
Now wheres the photos of you mate :woohoo:
Glad we didn’t wear lycra like some of the other poses did. That just would have been wrong :blink:
Cheers
Murph

[MalMember]

‘Dress Rehersal Rag’ mate. Grade 17 first pitch and 21 second.

[MalMember]

Another one of the Wall.

[murph the surfMember]

That looks like just after a fall Mal???
Or maybe just before one, I remember taking a bit of a drop on one of the first attempts near the top of that climb
Cheers

[Dwayne OMember]

Nice pics Mal & Murph,
You nutters :woohoo:

Wish I had the gear & the time to do that again…

I was never that good though,,,, nor will I be at his age & condition :laugh:

[ChrisMember]

Thats insane!! Great Pics, obviously before digital.

[MalMember]

chris72a wrote:

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Thats insane!! Great Pics, obviously before digital.

Yeh I’m scanning the old pics. Mid 90s stuff.

[MalMember]

Murph the surf wrote:

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That looks like just after a fall Mal???
Or maybe just before one, I remember taking a bit of a drop on one of the first attempts near the top of that climb
Cheers

Yep just before it. Do you want to see it? I just scanned it.

[LiamMember]

I could take it with a pipe guard. :laugh:

[ChrisMember]

Diddel I’ll supply the pipe guard, I’m not worried as I’ll win the 100k on funniest home videos :laugh: :laugh:

Chris.

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