http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/tags.php?tag=climbers The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Wed, 22 May 2013 05:49:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43509#post-124592 Thu, 31 May 2012 11:53:09 +0000 medici2471 124592@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Good stuff **** One or two repeats on here at the moment, must be everyone is preoccupied with Leveson. Or returned to full time employment... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43509#post-124577 Thu, 31 May 2012 10:13:21 +0000 Gerontius 124577@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Lovely sub.<br /> For one reason or another lots of subs don't register first time round.<br /> Sometimes they need dusting off, re-jigging, adding to or even snipping.<br /> There is a lot of fine material that has passed by unnoticed....no reason why you should not give it a make-over and post again.<br /> If the sub is worth re-visiting, then yes...let's have a few more like this. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43509#post-124569 Thu, 31 May 2012 08:54:23 +0000 Oxbridge 124569@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Wake up, guys, this is THIRD time around. At least. To be fair, it is the Isle of Wight, so the space-time curvature works differently. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43509#post-124551 Wed, 30 May 2012 21:40:26 +0000 Sinnick 124551@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>You're referring to this ...<br /> <a href="http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=24838#post-67411" rel="nofollow">http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=24838#post-67411</a></p> <p>I missed it 1st time around. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43509#post-124550 Wed, 30 May 2012 21:34:45 +0000 Tomfinger 124550@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I think the official Newsbiscuit line on that lovely island set in the silvery Solent is disgraceful. I found the place exciting and lively when I was last there. I've been meaning to go back to see what it looks like without the barbed wire and anti-invasion mines on the beaches. I just hope it hasn't changed too much.<br /> I've most definitely read this sub before. It's a good one, which is why I remember it. I just wish the chap, if he's going to put old ones up would give us the original date. This one must be from before there was only fields round here. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43509#post-124539 Wed, 30 May 2012 18:41:02 +0000 Sinnick 124539@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Ah, I'd assumed as a relative newbie you hadn't realised we'd a perennial thing on IoW. "My Bad" as one is supposed to say nowadays.</p> <p>Are you suggesting Oxy is repeating himself ? He's a leg end around here, you know. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43509#post-124534 Wed, 30 May 2012 18:02:34 +0000 Tomfinger 124534@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Sin, what I meant was, this is one of Mr Ridge's repeats </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43509#post-124529 Wed, 30 May 2012 16:05:55 +0000 Skylarking 124529@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Well, I've been saying for years that Shanklin needs a funicular railway like Sandown. After this latest tragedy, perhaps the authorities will finally take action! </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43509#post-124527 Wed, 30 May 2012 15:55:04 +0000 Sinnick 124527@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Tom, the IoW is a running theme; it's overdue for a mention</p> <p>Why not do a website search on it to get the idea ?</p> <p>Note the excellent book "Isle of Wight to get Ceefax"<br /> (well, I haven't read it, but I'm sure someone here must have) </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43509#post-124525 Wed, 30 May 2012 15:48:54 +0000 dvo4fun 124525@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Ah, who can forget the heady scent of nostalgia. </p> <p>Very good; gets a gentle 4 from me [as I didn't actually laugh out loud] </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43509#post-124520 Wed, 30 May 2012 15:18:45 +0000 Tomfinger 124520@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I've a feeling I've tuned in to Newsbiscuit + 1 or is it 2 years ago now? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43509#post-124514 Wed, 30 May 2012 14:54:41 +0000 Sinnick 124514@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Excellent. Maybe "beige cardigans" instead of "woolly jumpers", but it reads very well.</p> <p>Slightly off-topic, but why do ramblers walk along horizontal tarmac roads carrying 2 climbing sticks, and inclined as if they're climbing a 45 degree slope ? Just asking. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43509#post-124508 Wed, 30 May 2012 13:54:43 +0000 Oxbridge 124508@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Three intrepid pensionsers who set off to climb Shanklin Chine, a notorious natural gorge in the Isle of Wight, have not been sighted in the best part of two hours. According to experts, the chances that they will make it out in time for dinner are now almost negligible.</p> <p>John Bagnall, 68, his wife Muriel, 66, and Margaret’s sister Doris Nicholson, 62, set out to walk the 280 foot path to the top at 5.15 p.m., according to Doris’s traumatised husband Gordon, who urged them to take the bus back from the beach with him. The group did not take local guides, oxygen or even a flask of tea to see them through the steep climb. Experts have described their actions as foolhardy in the extreme.</p> <p>'People often don’t realise that Shanklin Chine has a micro-climate all of its own,' said retired local Sherpa, Roy Hodges. 'When it is sunny on the beach, it can still be a little bit chilly and damp in the Chine. Once I set out with a party at 3 o’clock in bright sunshine only to find we really needed woolly jumpers. Fortunately, they had the sense to turn back.'</p> <p>Particularly when a bit of light rain has swollen the waterfall, the 1 in 35 path to the top of the chine can become a wee bit slippy. In the last year alone, five people have lost their footing and one man hurt his ankle, waiting 45 minutes in a steady breeze for a first aider to come. Advice to take a walking stick and wear sensible shoes is all too often ignored.</p> <p>As night gathered and a previously warm spring day turned a tad nippy, Gordon Nicholson continued his lonely vigil alongside a grumbling gatekeeper. A realistic man, he said that he accepted that his relatives had already missed the first sitting at the Keats Green Hotel and might struggle even to find a place open for a sandwich. </p> <p>'Doris was always a great one for ignoring the danger signs and gallivanting around,' he told reporters. 'I thought she’d learned a lesson after that time we got slightly sunburnt on Alum Bay in July 2007, but no... Well, there’ll be no more adventure holidays for us from now on, I can tell you that for starters, my lad.' </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=24838#post-67593 Tue, 10 May 2011 13:41:14 +0000 Oxbridge 67593@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Right first time, it was taken in good humour. Plus this increasingly pedantic exchange has given me several opportunities to bump the sub back up to the top. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=24838#post-67480 Mon, 09 May 2011 19:03:44 +0000 Qoxiivi 67480@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Come on, surely there's always room for more pedants? It was just an observation from one writer to another; which I know you've taken in good humour. Personally, it always annoys me when I read something of my own back and notice, say, two identical words in the same sentence; it ruins the flow and erodes the reader's 'permission' to find you funny. And it happens all the time – especially when I’m constantly re-jigging/phrasing/ordering sentences and paragraphs.</p> <p>Plus, I always welcome pedantry with regards to my own articles. I'd rather something was pointed out and either a correction made or a lesson learned. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=24838#post-67477 Mon, 09 May 2011 18:23:40 +0000 Oxbridge 67477@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>hey, I'm the resident pedant round here... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=24838#post-67439 Mon, 09 May 2011 14:23:35 +0000 Qoxiivi 67439@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Small edit for consideration. Possibly change:</p> <p>“Particularly when light rainfall has swollen the waterfall,”</p> <p>to…</p> <p>“Particularly when a bit of light rain has swollen the waterfall,”</p> <p>You know, just to avoid the repetition of ‘fall’ which I, personally, tripped over (pun unintended) when I read it.</p> <p>Nice sub though. You do have a very good way with pathos, and words in general. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=24838#post-67436 Mon, 09 May 2011 14:09:31 +0000 Basil_B 67436@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Confidence in Doris's orienteering skills and local path knowledge were further questioned when it was revealed that she'd taken a copy of 'The Wainwright's Walks' with her. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=24838#post-67411 Mon, 09 May 2011 11:05:02 +0000 Oxbridge 67411@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>A party of three intrepid pensionsers who set out to climb up Shanklin Chine, a notorious natural gorge in the Isle of Wight, has not been sighted in over two hours. According to experts, the chances that they will make it out in time for supper are 'almost negligible'.</p> <p>John Bagnall, 61, his wife Muriel, 58, and Margaret’s sister Doris Nicholson, 62, set out to walk the 280 foot path to the top at 5.15 p.m., according to Doris’s shell-shocked husband Gordon, who urged them to take the bus back from the beach with him. According to him, the group did not take local guides, oxygen or even a flask of tea to see them through the steep climb. Experts have described their actions as foolhardy in the extreme.</p> <p>“People don’t realise that Shanklin Chine has a micro-climate all of its own,” said retired local Sherpa, Roy Hodges. “When it is sunny on the beach, it can still be a tad chilly and damp in the Chine. Once I set out with a party at 3 o’clock in bright sunshine only to find we really needed woolly jumpers. Fortunately, they had the sense to turn back.”</p> <p>Particularly when light rainfall has swollen the waterfall, the 1 in 35 path to the top of the chine can become slippy and treacherous. In the last year alone, five have lost their footing and one man sprained his ankle, waiting 45 minutes in a steady breeze for a first aider to come. Advice to take a walking stick and wear sensible shoes is all too often ignored.</p> <p>The Chine has both repelled and attracted visitors for centuries, according to a quick copy and paste job from Wikipedia. In 1545, French pirates briefly occupied it and during World War II, the PLUTO pipeline ran through it. Both Jane Austen and Jonathan Keats were enthralled by its harsh natural beauty. They, however, did the walk downhill.</p> <p>As night gathered and a warm spring day turned positively parky, Gordon Nicholson continued his lonely vigil alongside a grumbling gatekeeper. A realistic man, he said that his relatives had already missed the first sitting for dinner at the Keats Green Hotel and might struggle even to find a place open for a sandwich. </p> <p>“Doris was always a great one for gallivanting around,” he told reporters. “I thought she’d learned a lesson after that time we got slightly sunburnt on Alum Bay in July 2007, but no – well, there’ll be no more adventure holidays for us from now on, I can tell you that for starters.” </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3371#post-9751 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:02:53 +0000 Oxbridge 9751@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I was just wondering what that one thing I was going to learn today was. Cheers Mr S. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3371#post-9746 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:32:57 +0000 Scroat 9746@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Never mind the others Mr O. I like this a lot.</p> <p>Did you know that if you look at the OS map for the IoW, one of the designer people has sneaked his name into the rocks by Blackgang Chine? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3371#post-9694 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:07:20 +0000 Oxbridge 9694@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>A party of three elderly adventurers who set out to climb up Shanklin Chine, a notoriously dangerous natural gorge on the Isle of Wight, have not been sighted in over three hours. According to experts, the chances that they will make it out in time for supper are now negligible.</p> <p>John Bagnall, 61, his wife Muriel, 58, and Margaret’s sister Doris Nicholson, 62, set out to walk the 280 foot path to the top at 5.15 p.m., according to Nicholson’s shell-shocked husband Gordon, who urged them to take the bus back to the top with him. The group did not take local guides, oxygen or even a flask of tea to see them through the steep climb. Experts have described their actions as foolhardy in the extreme.</p> <p>'People don’t realise that Shanklin Chine has a micro-climate all of its own,' said retired Sherpa Roy Hodges. 'When it is sunny on the beach, it can still be a tad chilly and damp in the Chine. Once I set out with a party at 3 o’clock in bright sunshine only to find we really needed woolly jumpers.'</p> <p>Particularly when light rainfall has swollen the waterfall, the 1 in 35 path to the top of the gorge can become slippy and treacherous, even for experienced mountaineers. In the last year alone, five have lost their footing and one man sprained his ankle, waiting 45 minutes in a steady breeze for a first aider to come. Official warnings to take a walking stick and wear sensible shoes are all too often ignored.</p> <p>The Chine has both repelled and attracted visitors for centuries, according to a quick copy and paste job from Wikipedia. In 1545, French pirates briefly occupied it and during World War II, the PLUTO pipeline ran through it. Both Jane Austen and Keats were enthralled by its harsh natural beauty. They, however, had the sense to do the walk downhill.</p> <p>As night gathers and a late autumn day turns positively chilly, Gordon Nicholson continues his lonely vigil alongside a grumbling gatekeeper. A realistic man, he knows that his relatives have already missed the first sitting for dinner at the Keats Green Hotel and may struggle even to find a place open for a sandwich. However, he continues to hope for the best.</p> <p>'Doris was always a great one for gallivanting around,' he told reporters. 'I thought she’d learned a lesson after that time we got sunburnt on Alum Bay in July 2004, but no – well, there’ll be no more adventure holidays for us from now on, I can tell you that for starters.' </p>