[J.Kydd]

First 7A+ on Sunday, and also the first time I've done two 7's in a day 
So genuinely exited for this winter. Bloody love this climbing lark 

[JackAus]

Off to Castle Hill first thing tomorrow morning!
3 weeks there!!! 

[Wood FT]

First 7A+ on Sunday, and also the first time I've done two 7's in a day 
So genuinely exited for this winter. Bloody love this climbing lark 

Sounds like a great day

[SA Chris]

Off to Castle Hill first thing tomorrow morning!
3 weeks there!!! 

Enjoy, it's a magical place

[Nibile]

After a Summer of work and study, with a grand total of two days off, yesterday I regained control. 300 kms of turns!
When my father called me to know if I was in Court, I was here:
image by Nibile, on Flickr

image by Nibile, on Flickr

When my girlfriend called me to know if we were going to have lunch together, I was doing this:
image by Nibile, on Flickr

image by Nibile, on Flickr

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[sherlock]

Glad to see all the hard work paid off. Nice one

[Nibile]

Cheers guys, it's been a tough Summer.

[Sasquatch]

Cheers guys, it's been a tough Summer.

So Jealous !!!!

Nice work 

[Nibile]

YYFY! My girlfriend got me a big punching bag! Already mounted, feels awesome. Bring on the training, one weekly session of boxing and hill sprints should bring good gains!
It's also a perfect way to have a muscular session while giving my forearms some rest.
Mega psyched.

[SA Chris]

Aurora spotting on the Moray Cost Friday night - Not an incredible display, but visible to the eye. Then sunny dawn surf at Sandend - easy to forget how good the breaks are up there; clear water, clean swells and great setups. A bit busier than when I used to get up there, but not crowded and a good vibe in the water, and caught some great waves. Then mountain biking at Moray Monster Trails - trails damp from rain and grippy but not muddy, dead quiet and some fantastic single track. Then home for Chicken Cassoulet and sweet potato chips. Broken but happy.

[Rocksteady]

YYFY improved my flash grade massively on holiday in Kalymnos with a F7a+. Previously downgraded from 7b so hopefully a proper 7a+. Alex Megos belayed me which may have helped for psyche! Also equalled my best ever redpoint grade with an anti-style 7b too. Well happy and keen as mustard for some hard training through the winter now and hopefully break my 7b plateau...

[Will Hunt]

Alex Megos belayed me which may have helped for psyche!

 

[Paul B]

Vicarious YYFY - Nat finally finished off 50 for 5 yesterday which has been her project since ~1 month into this season. Predictably, after a handful of sessions last-move-itis took hold and that's been the case for 3-4 redpoint attempts every session (>2.5 times a week I'd imagine) up until yesterday.

I can't think of anything worse for the spirit than the crux move as the last move!

I think it only happened as there was a small group of regulars screaming at the top of their voices having not quite managed to finish off their own respective routes. Unfortunately I'm now entrenches in my own mini siege vs. seepage with an impending holiday ().

[SA Chris]

Must suck having to go on a holiday somewhere nice and not being able to climb locally.

[CBA]

Finally ended my 10 months of punting,injury,a virulent virus,more injury and feeble fucking self-doubt with my first 7C+ boulder problem...YYFY doesn't even cover how I feel today. 

[Muenchener]

A year ago I got a ganglion cyst on the side of my finger. Went to the doc because I didn't know what it was; he said it was harmless and might go away spontaneously in a year or so.

Yeah right I though.

Just noticed today that it's gone.

[Paul B]

Finally ended my 10 months of punting,injury,a virulent virus,more injury and feeble fucking self-doubt with my first 7C+ boulder problem...YYFY doesn't even cover how I feel today. 

Time for a blog post?

[Nibile]

I had had some good vibes, fingers wise, as of late. Did some tests with half crimp yesterday and I'm well pleased about the results. Left arm is nothing special I think, but a big progress for me in terms of shoulder stability, the weights are paying dividends. Right arm felt very nice.
Now I'll go back to weighted hangs as usual.

[standard]

good effort.
interesting body position compared to me.
I find it easier to be face on to the board when doing 1 arm hangs (with a straight arm)

[standard]

Some improvements still to make though

https://vimeo.com/163455911#t=1m45s

[Nibile]

With respect to the position, I prefer to have my wrist in a neutral position, hence the 90 degrees position to the board. It's also more shoulder friendly for me.
In any case I don't have enough room to stay frontal, because of the door frame.
The downside is that I tend to rotate a lot and have to use the other hand to avoid twisting. This could be avoided by tucking the legs, but again no room for that under a doorframe.

[Dolly]

Today I did my last day of full time work and completed on another house.
Tonight I will mainly be drinking Champagne and eating broccoli.


After that I'll be climbing loads, getting stronger and generally having a smart time 

[Nibile]

You forgot the steak to go along with the broccoli, but apart from that, mega YYFY!
Congrats!