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Bob Graham Round

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Northern Exile Feb 2020 4:10pm, 20 Feb 2020 5,974 posts	Quote Pin Northern Exile Well, I think he deserves commendation for giving it a go, poor lad. I guess he'll have learned a lot from this ....it's a bit of shame really, he came into this without the components in place that would have helped him succeed (not least the weather forecast) and people might remember him for the wrong reasons.
Derby.Tup Feb 2020 4:25pm, 20 Feb 2020 38,150 posts	Quote Pin Derby.Tup I’ve warmed to the lad. Obviously got a huge amount to learn especially in terms of organising himself but fair play to him
zp Feb 2020 4:29pm, 20 Feb 2020 602 posts	Quote Pin zp True, he really battled against the weather this week to get as far as he did, and am sure he could have gone further if he’d had a bit more luck there. One of the oddest things about the whole venture for me was trying something so big when there doesn’t appear to be any record of him doing anything before; even as a climber or mountaineer there’s no record of completed ascents. He’s planning on doing all the Alpine 4000s in 2021/22 but right now all I see is a few photos of him in the Alps with all the gear on.
flyingfinn Feb 2020 5:25pm, 20 Feb 2020 1,500 posts	Quote Pin flyingfinn What he did on the hills he seemed to do in a very competent way and he showed a lot of grit and resilience in awful conditions. I can appreciate that and they are all characteristics that ought to enable to perhaps make a true name for himself in the future. However, much of what went before doesn't sit well with me. Maybe I'm a grumpy old man but for me he showed a lack of respect to what has gone before and the previous record holders. I hope that he will learn a few lessons from the last week and come back with a more appropriate approach. With less hype and more realistic planning it would be interesting to see what he can achieve but I'm not sure that fits the narrative that he would like to create for himself.
jda Feb 2020 5:33pm, 20 Feb 2020 6,420 posts	Quote Pin jda I'm just relieved he's out of it safely (assuming he really has given up). Reading the updates in the thread felt a bit like rubber-necking.
zp Feb 2020 5:33pm, 20 Feb 2020 603 posts	Quote Pin zp His YouTube playlist is quite diverse .. m.youtube.com
flyingfinn Feb 2020 5:38pm, 20 Feb 2020 1,501 posts	Quote Pin flyingfinn jda it's definitely over, for now. He's posted on Facebook. Coming back for the summer/winter double in August and December. Not sure how much he's learnt to be honest reading his post. Wainwright’s Update everyone. 100+ miles in and Mother Nature has bested us this time. I am postponing the winter attempt as it’s too dangerous. The weather has been ridiculous and is forecasted to get worse with more stormy conditions and weather warnings on way with more 70mph+ winds on the tops on metoffice. Visibility has been near zero up high, ground is saturated lower down, some checkpoints are difficult/inaccessible due to flooding And I’ve had to change course several times on route to avoid certain sections of snow and ice on steep rocky descents. I’ve took a lot of risks these past four days especially going solo and have nearly paid for it bad several times. Those who know me know how much work I’ve put in for this behind closed doors But I WILL be back to finish what I started and I am still going for the Wainwrights summer/winter double this year (August & December). I am down but not out! Sorry for letting you all down. The legs and body felt good throughout and I’m by far and away in best physical condition of my life but weather wins this time Also, thanks to everyone who has supported me, friends, family and sponsors, it has been incredible the amount of people who are getting behind me now. We are not done yet, I’m only 23, I’m just getting started!! This just a learning curve. We could not have got more unlucky with the weather but the train keeps rolling. The 2020 Wainwright’s double is STILL ON regardless of all the naysayers. We go again in August in 6 months time. I will finish what I set out to do, mark my words!!! 📸 Matt Beresford Would be grateful if you could all share this post! Thank you all
Rosehip Feb 2020 6:12pm, 20 Feb 2020 15,142 posts	Quote Pin Rosehip If he'd had the weather that I had last February I can imagine that he'd have got a fair bit further - but his FB post is still very ballsy!
jacdaw Feb 2020 6:15pm, 20 Feb 2020 2,785 posts	Quote Pin jacdaw I think I have stopped warming to him...
Rosehip Feb 2020 6:23pm, 20 Feb 2020 15,143 posts	Quote Pin Rosehip I think we're (well I) am too old to be his target audience - he wants to be famous, he wants to be an "influencer", the language of the post is aimed at fellow youngsters -to impress. He went a damn sight further than I could have done.