bograt said:It was suggested, 'back in the day' that BMC invented competitive climbing as a way to squeeze more funding out of the Sports Council , TTF caving has not gone down that route.
mmilner said:bograt said:It was suggested, 'back in the day' that BMC invented competitive climbing as a way to squeeze more funding out of the Sports Council , TTF caving has not gone down that route.
I think u r right Terry. I seem to remember Caving missing out on funding from the Sports Council for not being a 'competitive' sport / activity or whatever. Shame.