Johnny Dawes - contender for 'Greatest Living Englishman'.

I remember my first beer

Watched several times, listened to podcast multiple times, pure gold. Well done Grimer on capturing this, thanks so much! Joyful to watch and listen.

I feel like Dawes is a hybrid between british comedy and climbing, and I don't know anyone else like that. Great guy

Just brilliant! Could listen to these two all day. Love JD's description of modern bouldering.

@niallgrimes3642

5 жыл бұрын

Kevin Dawson check out the full interview on Jam Crack Podcast Kevin.

@kevindawson9270

5 жыл бұрын

Niall Grimes Downloaded it yesterday. Also posted the link here on UKC. Keep up the good work. PS. Have you interviewed Ron Fawcett? My 'hero'b back in the 70s.

Johnny Dawes, the real deal, there were a few climbers at that time that were inspiring, but something about him and his climbing blew me away, thought to myself, how the hell does he do that.

every now and then I stumble upon a gem, superb

There are very few climbers I truely admire ! Or relate to .reading the book full of myself I can totally relate to the mindset the way the rock makes me feel .Johnny said what I think here too .Even more respect for him now after this thank you for posting .

it's brilliant to have (some of) the video from the podcast, Niall! GThans for posting. Priceless. Naughty Mr Dawes (inevitably).....!

I'm not really arsed about climbing as much as I used to so it feeds my saltiness wonderfully when Dawes slags off the modern boulderer

Pure gold :)

Fantastic.. heading off to listen to the podcast now :-)

22:47 absolute comedy gold!

I saw JD abbing on wizard ridge one evening in the 90s whilst dog walking still not done

@michael1

3 ай бұрын

Well keep trying and you'll send walking the dog eventually

Millstone edge was never chipped... it's a quarry where thousands of tonnes of gritstone were removed, bore holes were drilled into the rock for blasting and then it was used for target practice by rifle regiments and then aid climbed in for decades with hammered pro. Definitely no chipping though.

@johnnydawes7099

3 жыл бұрын

Do some research

@balke7935

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnnydawes7099 joke obv. millstone edge is itself a crag length chip; a massive example of human industrial brutality, the hillside littered with discarded millstones and metalwork that photographers flock to. Hard to deny chipping went on there... none of the classic peg scars would exist without hold modification. I imagine you’re referring to the ‘aggressive cleaning’ of Scritto’s prior to the first ascent in particular?

You use that road to go bouldering 😂😂😂😂😂

lovely sock

Nice socks

Like watching kenneth williams 🤣 talking sbout his career raconteurs supreme

Ps, I also remember my first bear but I could never have climbed like him

@planetpeckham1

4 жыл бұрын

Out of interest, was it black or grizzly?