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	Country	Contributions	Between	Climbers	Crags	Summits	Climbs	Ascents
1	United Kingdom	61541	14th November 2023 – 12th November 2026	1805	711	0	3143	5087
2	USA	26437	14th November 2023 – 12th November 2026	819	182	165	865	2434
3	France	12592	14th November 2023 – 11th November 2026	273	126	23	556	1047
4	Switzerland	10026	14th November 2023 – 11th November 2026	79	43	52	311	1127
5	Spain	8918	15th November 2023 – 11th November 2026	92	76	10	461	934
6	Italy	5181	16th November 2023 – 12th November 2026	120	59	30	196	388
7	Canada	4056	16th November 2023 – 11th November 2026	67	22	147	111	285
8	South Africa	3696	16th November 2023 – 11th November 2026	12	35	2	128	402
9	Germany	3313	16th November 2023 – 11th November 2026	120	49	1	106	236
10	Austria	2786	16th November 2023 – 11th November 2026	76	26	25	105	226

	Date	Time	User	Type	Name	Attribute
39121	11th September 2026	12:39:50 UTC	remus	climb	Sturgeon in the Cupboard	climb_type
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39122	11th September 2026	12:39:50 UTC	remus	climb	Sturgeon in the Cupboard	grade_id
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39123	11th September 2026	12:39:50 UTC	remus	climb	Sturgeon in the Cupboard	climb_name
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39124	11th September 2026	12:38:49 UTC	remus	ascent	Nick Dixon's ascent of Turd Burglar	notes_pretty
Before `None` After `<h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <em>On The Edge</em> Issue 1 (1987) page 7 <a href="/library/16453/on-the-edge-1" rel="noopener noreferrer">/library/16453/on-the-edge-1</a></p>`
39125	11th September 2026	12:38:49 UTC	remus	ascent	Nick Dixon's ascent of Turd Burglar	notes
Before `None` After `### References [1] On The Edge Issue 1 (1987) page 7 [/library/16453/on-the-edge-1](/library/16453/on-the-edge-1)` Diff `--- before +++ after @@ -1 +1,3 @@ - +### References + +[1] On The Edge Issue 1 (1987) page 7 [/library/16453/on-the-edge-1](/library/16453/on-the-edge-1)`
39126	11th September 2026	12:34:50 UTC	remus	library item	On The Edge 1	notes_pretty
Before `None` After <p><a href="/climber/661/ed-douglas" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ed Douglas</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h3>SIGN OF THE TIMES</h3> <p>'It is utterly impossible to persuade an Editor that he is nobody.' – William Hazlitt.</p> <p>Why Hazlitt? Easy, that one. A moment ago I was sitting on my front porch in that tangle of streets squeezed between Rusholme and the Stockport Road, listening to David Bowie saying 'Thank you, thank you,' and hearing the sounds bounce and rattle round the houses like some monstrous, apocalyptic Big Brother taking a bow. Hence Orwell, hence Hazlitt.</p> <p>But back to Apocalypse; 1987, in climbing terms, had 1984 potential. First the exhausting wait for <a href="/list/112/extreme-rock" rel="noopener noreferrer">Extreme Rock</a> ended and leaving aside the inspiring photography and interesting essays, it could have been Diadem's answer to Newspeak. Instead we have the impression that they're a little bewildered by it all. There are no propaganda condemnations of the state of play, no impassioned pleas for calm, just . . . bewilderment.</p> <p>Then there are the proposals from the BMC for assessment of single-pitch rock climbing instructors which admittedly send every self-respecting rock jock into a stupor of indifference but which have been heralded as a fundamental attack on our personal liberty. In reality they turn out to be rather innocuous and even, dare I say it, helpful.</p> <p>Finally we have those twin sisters of Beelzebub, competitions and bolts, bearing down on us threatening utter destruction, but which seem to remain largely south of Paris. So where's the worry?</p> <p>Before you roar your disapproval at my apparent indifference and reach for your pens, I'll finish what I've started.</p> <p>During last autumn, a certain magazine editor claimed that British rock climbing was dead, that my generation had destroyed 'that fragile flower' and that we might as well all go and live in <a href="/crag/2006/buoux" rel="noopener noreferrer">Buoux</a>. Ignoring for the moment the arrogance of the idea that the past is perfect and the present rotten, I find from personal experience and from talking to people who still bother to climb that British climbing is fit and well and living in Hope Street.</p> <p>That is not to say that everything is in good order. Of course competitions are a sinister and frightening and real possibility and they need fighting tooth and nail. Of course bolting could castrate our climbing tradition but giving up the fight by not representing the views of those who are pushing back the barriers now, in 1987 and not 1977 or 1967, is hardly a step in the right direction. We need a medium at the front line not generals ten miles behind the trenches. We need purpose. We need direction. Welcome to On The Edge.</p> </blockquote>
39127	11th September 2026	12:34:50 UTC	remus	library item	On The Edge 1	notes
Before `None` After [Ed Douglas](/climber/661/ed-douglas): > ### SIGN OF THE TIMES > 'It is utterly impossible to persuade an Editor that he is nobody.' – William Hazlitt. > Why Hazlitt? Easy, that one. A moment ago I was sitting on my front porch in that tangle of streets squeezed between Rusholme and the Stockport Road, listening to David Bowie saying 'Thank you, thank you,' and hearing the sounds bounce and rattle round the houses like some monstrous, apocalyptic Big Brother taking a bow. Hence Orwell, hence Hazlitt. > But back to Apocalypse; 1987, in climbing terms, had 1984 potential. First the exhausting wait for [Extreme Rock](/list/112/extreme-rock) ended and leaving aside the inspiring photography and interesting essays, it could have been Diadem's answer to Newspeak. Instead we have the impression that they're a little bewildered by it all. There are no propaganda condemnations of the state of play, no impassioned pleas for calm, just . . . bewilderment. > Then there are the proposals from the BMC for assessment of single-pitch rock climbing instructors which admittedly send every self-respecting rock jock into a stupor of indifference but which have been heralded as a fundamental attack on our personal liberty. In reality they turn out to be rather innocuous and even, dare I say it, helpful. > Finally we have those twin sisters of Beelzebub, competitions and bolts, bearing down on us threatening utter destruction, but which seem to remain largely south of Paris. So where's the worry? > Before you roar your disapproval at my apparent indifference and reach for your pens, I'll finish what I've started. > During last autumn, a certain magazine editor claimed that British rock climbing was dead, that my generation had destroyed 'that fragile flower' and that we might as well all go and live in [Buoux](/crag/2006/buoux). Ignoring for the moment the arrogance of the idea that the past is perfect and the present rotten, I find from personal experience and from talking to people who still bother to climb that British climbing is fit and well and living in Hope Street. > That is not to say that everything is in good order. Of course competitions are a sinister and frightening and real possibility and they need fighting tooth and nail. Of course bolting could castrate our climbing tradition but giving up the fight by not representing the views of those who are pushing back the barriers now, in 1987 and not 1977 or 1967, is hardly a step in the right direction. We need a medium at the front line not generals ten miles behind the trenches. We need purpose. We need direction. Welcome to On The Edge. Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1 +1,19 @@ - +[Ed Douglas](/climber/661/ed-douglas): + +> ### SIGN OF THE TIMES + +> 'It is utterly impossible to persuade an Editor that he is nobody.' – William Hazlitt. + +> Why Hazlitt? Easy, that one. A moment ago I was sitting on my front porch in that tangle of streets squeezed between Rusholme and the Stockport Road, listening to David Bowie saying 'Thank you, thank you,' and hearing the sounds bounce and rattle round the houses like some monstrous, apocalyptic Big Brother taking a bow. Hence Orwell, hence Hazlitt. + +> But back to Apocalypse; 1987, in climbing terms, had 1984 potential. First the exhausting wait for [Extreme Rock](/list/112/extreme-rock) ended and leaving aside the inspiring photography and interesting essays, it could have been Diadem's answer to Newspeak. Instead we have the impression that they're a little bewildered by it all. There are no propaganda condemnations of the state of play, no impassioned pleas for calm, just . . . bewilderment. + +> Then there are the proposals from the BMC for assessment of single-pitch rock climbing instructors which admittedly send every self-respecting rock jock into a stupor of indifference but which have been heralded as a fundamental attack on our personal liberty. In reality they turn out to be rather innocuous and even, dare I say it, helpful. + +> Finally we have those twin sisters of Beelzebub, competitions and bolts, bearing down on us threatening utter destruction, but which seem to remain largely south of Paris. So where's the worry? + +> Before you roar your disapproval at my apparent indifference and reach for your pens, I'll finish what I've started. + +> During last autumn, a certain magazine editor claimed that British rock climbing was dead, that my generation had destroyed 'that fragile flower' and that we might as well all go and live in [Buoux](/crag/2006/buoux). Ignoring for the moment the arrogance of the idea that the past is perfect and the present rotten, I find from personal experience and from talking to people who still bother to climb that British climbing is fit and well and living in Hope Street. + +> That is not to say that everything is in good order. Of course competitions are a sinister and frightening and real possibility and they need fighting tooth and nail. Of course bolting could castrate our climbing tradition but giving up the fight by not representing the views of those who are pushing back the barriers now, in 1987 and not 1977 or 1967, is hardly a step in the right direction. We need a medium at the front line not generals ten miles behind the trenches. We need purpose. We need direction. Welcome to On The Edge.
39128	11th September 2026	12:30:42 UTC	remus	library item	On The Edge 1	Crag Features
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39129	11th September 2026	12:30:24 UTC	remus	library item	On The Edge 1	Crag Features
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39130	11th September 2026	12:30:17 UTC	remus	library item	On The Edge 1	Contributor
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39131	11th September 2026	12:30:11 UTC	remus	library item	On The Edge 1	Contributor
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39132	11th September 2026	12:29:59 UTC	remus	library item	On The Edge 1	Features
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39133	11th September 2026	12:29:49 UTC	remus	library item	On The Edge 1	Contributor
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39134	11th September 2026	12:29:27 UTC	remus	library item	On The Edge 1	News Editor
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39135	11th September 2026	12:26:39 UTC	remus	climber	Bill McKee	date_of_death_pretty
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39136	11th September 2026	12:26:39 UTC	remus	climber	Bill McKee	date_of_birth_pretty
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39137	11th September 2026	12:26:39 UTC	remus	climber	Bill McKee	country_flag
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39138	11th September 2026	12:26:39 UTC	remus	climber	Bill McKee	country_membership
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39139	11th September 2026	12:26:39 UTC	remus	climber	Bill McKee	country_name
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39140	11th September 2026	12:26:39 UTC	remus	climber	Bill McKee	country_id
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