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E: 02/12 5PM Outside - 30 days, 30 prizes (daily 5pm)
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DAY 27
Win a Primus ETA Lite Stove - perfect for a solo trip or a brew for two. Answer the question below before 5pm tomorrow!
Question 27:
On display in the Outside boot room, you can see the pair of boots which Rab Carrington used for the first ascent of Jannu in Eastern Nepal, 1978.
How much do you reckon they weigh (per boot)?0 -
DAY 28
Win an outstanding Moon Pluto bouldering crash pad today worth £110.
Question 28:
Ben Moon wrote an autobiography about his spectacular climbing career and held the book launch at the Outside Cafe. What was the book called?
http://www.outside.co.uk/latest/competition
Bit confused as to the answer as the book is "Statement: The Ben Moon Story" but it is a biography not an autobiography. Unless there is another book?Rational judgement, now, at this very moment.
Virtuous action, now, at this very moment.
(Wisdom, Courage, Self-control, Justice)
Willing acceptance - now, at this very moment - of what you can’t change0 -
DAY 28
Win an outstanding Moon Pluto bouldering crash pad today worth £110. Just answer the question below before 5pm tomorrow!
Question 28:
Ben Moon wrote an autobiography about his spectacular climbing career and held the book launch at the Outside Cafe. What was the book called?
Statement: The Ben Moon Story
https://www.ukclimbing.com/gear/news.php?id=69640 -
Day 20
http://www.outside.co.uk/latest/competition
Win a one-of-a-kind, Bluesign® certified Edelrid 60m 9.8m Parrot Rope worth £130. Just answer the question below before 5pm tomorrow!
The Edelrid Parrot gets its name from using "upcycled" yarns to create a unique, multicoloured rope. How much of their leftover sheath yarns do they use up this way?A strong man stands up for himself, a stronger man stands up for others.0 -
95%
from here: https://mpora.com/rock-climbing/edelrid-parrot-9-8mm-climbing-rope-review#ZsPdTFfMd5VlVgFc.97
"New for 2016, the Parrot is a 9.8mm rope made with reused sheath yarns left over from production. This upcycling process uses up to 95 per cent leftover yarns. And, as the colour of the yarns is also different, your Parrot rope is unique."Many thanks to everyone who posts, it is very much appreciated!
Joined Jan 2012. Best wins:
2012 - Shortlist £400 bespoke suit, Tresor Paris Bracelet
2013 - 16gb iPad with ITV, Krups Coffee Maker
2014 - case of Oyster Bay wine, £100 Evans voucher
2015 - Toshiba Laptop and Aspinals Bag with The Telegraph, £200 Sweaty Betty voucher0 -
DAY 30
We've saved the best for last but be warned, you'll have to know your climbing history to win a full set of Wild Country Friends - worth a whopping £380.
As befits the final competition, this is a tricky question, so we're giving you a whole week to dig up the answer. That's till 5pm next Sat 2nd December.
Good luck and thanks for sticking with us for 30 years!
Question 30:
Which route at Millstone did Mark Vallance famously fall off, when testing the first Wild Country friends for the BBC's Tomorrow's World?
hanging off Millstone Edge in Dark Peak (Not sure if the right answer)
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/summit-or-nothing-how-we-took-mountaineering-to-new-heights-1-79750130 -
I think the route might be DEXTERITY :
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/latest-news/wild-country-launch.html
But please dyor :-)0 -
Day 30
Question 30:
Which route at Millstone did Mark Vallance famously fall off, when testing the first Wild Country friends for the BBC's Tomorrow's World?
http://www.outside.co.uk/latest/competition
Have pm'd op with new end dateRational judgement, now, at this very moment.
Virtuous action, now, at this very moment.
(Wisdom, Courage, Self-control, Justice)
Willing acceptance - now, at this very moment - of what you can’t change0
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