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CWP Interview 9-Mar-2011 At 7:16:48 PM crazyjohn

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>In reality - how many climbers in the world ARE being paid just to go
>climbing? Most I've seen have to go to obligatory trade shows, pose in
>wanky videos and get their mugs in questionable ads.

Leo Houlding is sponsorred by Berghaus among others and he is apparently well off. Watch the Asgard Project and they base jump off with Berghaus chutes! Exactly what your talking about. As for the rest of us... If I get %40 off at MD's I consider myself lucky! Cheap Chalk! WOOHOO!

>Someone like Crazy John probably could have made a bit of money with his
>mad one day solo ascent of Frenchmans -

I was sponsorred! And I kinda had a video team(my girlfriends digi camera!). This is from my blog...

Id like to thank my sponsors...
Dready Ben from the Blueis who gave me a pair of shoes he got from a guy on the West Coast Track.
Jedi who loaned us his car so we could bin dive and that got me the banana and candy bars.
Stubley who gave me the little bullet backpack that carried everything.
Alex and Will who drove us out.
Anna having pasta cooked on my return. And always believing in me.
Jakey B and Gaz for the idea in the first place.
And everyone in Tas who is Psyched!
See ya out there!