Pretended to be Sharks 'partner' when he looked around a house near me. He wouldn't hold hands...
Quote from: tomtom on April 16, 2017, 07:27:43 pm Pretended to be Sharks 'partner' when he looked around a house near me. He wouldn't hold hands... One thing could have led to another and I don't think it would have worked out long term. Apart from anything we both already have bad backs
F. Malham PM. Met Moose there. Cons x 2. First go on Oak dogged and linked throw to mid traverse Second go did 2nd bolt to pulling into undercut but toe caught underoverlap and fell Third go Had 3 goes from 2nd bolt to throw Fourth go a shambles. Drove to South Lakes.M. Malham. Bit woozy. Slightly hungover. Cons x 3. F&EE x 1 Warm. 3 goes on Oak. Go 1 Horn to top. Go 2 & 3 Throw to crux midway across top traverse. Not terrible but not great either. Threw the towel in early due to thin skin and below par performance and went home.Not sure where I am with the Oak. Going up thursday again. If this goes poorly may sack it off till the autumn.
Quote from: shark on April 17, 2017, 08:44:41 pmF. Malham PM. Met Moose there. Cons x 2. First go on Oak dogged and linked throw to mid traverse Second go did 2nd bolt to pulling into undercut but toe caught underoverlap and fell Third go Had 3 goes from 2nd bolt to throw Fourth go a shambles. Drove to South Lakes.M. Malham. Bit woozy. Slightly hungover. Cons x 3. F&EE x 1 Warm. 3 goes on Oak. Go 1 Horn to top. Go 2 & 3 Throw to crux midway across top traverse. Not terrible but not great either. Threw the towel in early due to thin skin and below par performance and went home.Not sure where I am with the Oak. Going up thursday again. If this goes poorly may sack it off till the autumn. Don't despair... I reckon it's your belayer's fault: he was too weak and light; you drained yourself unnecessarily hauling into position before each attempt. And, you can pride yourself on iron-hard resolve: I've given up on the Oak after 2-3 sessions!
Tonight, I'm having a couple of "farewell to Easter" whiskies; tomorrow, I am leaving the key to the spirits cabinet in my office.
Mon - another hour a Bonehill late afternoon. Was shit and got quite upset about it, had expected to do The Wave after coming so, so close yesterday. Eventually managed a 6C in the worst style imaginable.
Quote from: nai on April 16, 2017, 09:23:04 pmMon - another hour a Bonehill late afternoon. Was shit and got quite upset about it, had expected to do The Wave after coming so, so close yesterday. Eventually managed a 6C in the worst style imaginable.You actually have to be born in Devon to muster more than one day per fortnight of moor skin,and massage clotted cream into your fingertips.
Murph, that's ace, Charles better watch his back!
Quote from: Duma on April 17, 2017, 10:37:38 pmMurph, that's ace, Charles better watch his back!Just looked up who you meant here. My god. 8C barefoot, 7C barefoot and blindfold :jawdrop:
Plan: time on rock, trad. climbing (it’s six months since I’ve placed gear) and slowly, carefully, build up the fitness indoors.
put in a solid session on Shadows of Ourselves – another problem with which I thought I had unfinished business until a mate told me that I’d done it years ago.
Siurana was heaving with visitors
found myself in front of Dalle à Clement https://bleau.info/sablons/3164.html. I get about 5 goes at this every year, 3 to work the sequence, up to th last move....
M - Petit Bois, dry for a week or so, so worth a punt. Pretty green still but got stuck into the traverse of remise à l'heure https://bleau.info/petit/8004.html. Close but not there, did the beginning and the end but couldn't quite get out of the groove, no doubt the crux. Did loads of easy stuff.
Quote from: fried on April 19, 2017, 07:12:47 pmM - Petit Bois, dry for a week or so, so worth a punt. Pretty green still but got stuck into the traverse of remise à l'heure https://bleau.info/petit/8004.html. Close but not there, did the beginning and the end but couldn't quite get out of the groove, no doubt the crux. Did loads of easy stuff.Lovely problem on a lovely block. I think if I could pick up on little part of Font and transport it back home it would be Petit Bois (obviously Franchard being too big to transport).
Quote from: the_dom on April 18, 2017, 07:17:30 amput in a solid session on Shadows of Ourselves – another problem with which I thought I had unfinished business until a mate told me that I’d done it years ago. I do that sometimes.
Quote from: duncan on April 18, 2017, 09:49:02 amSiurana was heaving with visitorsThat chimes with what other reliable sources have told me: Siurana is off limits for a few years until it becomes unfashionable again. A pity, would like to revisit at some point soon.
Easter innit.
Went around to Pill Box, freezing in the wind. Tried the Original (7A) again, still feels impossible, how this can be 7A I'll never know.
Quote from: Luke Owens on April 21, 2017, 07:14:13 pmWent around to Pill Box, freezing in the wind. Tried the Original (7A) again, still feels impossible, how this can be 7A I'll never know.Its hard but try the beta in this vid of Drink Driving, drill your feet into them polished smears!youtube.com/watch?v=Y4rB2QkR9lI&t=152s