Colmcille Climbers

Poets' Corner - A little diversion!

There once was a climber called Cooper,
Who thought doing new routes was super,
Every line that he took,
Was one for the book,
The bloke was a bit of a looper.

A climber called Rod on "Hell's Kitchen"
Said "Why is everyone bitchin'?
Sure, I like to climb slow
It's to make sure I grow	[Pic]
A nice thick coating of lichen"	[Report]

There once was a climber from Derry
His legs were tattooed and hairy
His leads took three hours
'Cause he looked at the flowers
So his belayer called him a FAIRY	[Report]

A climber from Coleraine called Punch
Could lead when it came to the crunch
But if given the chance
On his strings he would dance
Till they lowered him down for his lunch	[Report]

An Eglinton climber called Tees
Said "Can somebody grade this route please
I think it's severe
Or something quite near
Or maybe it's up in the E's"

A fellow called Bill cleaned a cliff
He felt sure it would go at v. diff
But the climb was extreme
And it spoiled his dream
So he sat down and rolled up a spliff	[Report]

There once was a wise owl Mullah
His biceps and triceps were fuller
That boy could hold on
When his strength was all gone
A helluva finger crimp puller	[Report]

A Waterside fella called Stu
Just couldn't decide what to do
Should he climb with the men?
Or funk out once again?
And just take a photo or two?	[Report]