[andy popp]

YYFY
I am going to meet Lore 

I had the pleasure of meeting Lore in his home town. Its when you get opportunities like that that UKB starts to feel a little special. Mind you,I think my daughter was somewhat bemused by the whole scenario.

[Nibile]

 

[nik at work]

How much weight is that Nibs?

I'm going to have to put some serious effort into training before you arrive....

What are you like at loose, poorly protected trad?

[nik at work]

YYFY
I am going to meet Lore 

I had the pleasure of meeting Lore in his home town. Its when you get opportunities like that that UKB starts to feel a little special. Mind you,I think my daughter was somewhat bemused by the whole scenario.

Exactly, currently in the early stages of planning a trip to Austria with a UKBer... It's a small world.

[Nibile]

How much weight is that Nibs?

What are you like at loose, poorly protected trad?

It's 10 kg.
I am like one who watches you climb while sipping beer! 

[nik at work]

 

[fatneck]

Let us know when you'll be getting in to Liverpool so we can have a welcoming party to escort you to the ferry terminal Lore!

[Nibile]

Brilliant!
I should be at Stansted quite early in the morning, flight is at 6:40 am... Then I'll catch a train to London and then to Liverpool.
If all planets align I'll have a few hours before the 20:00 ferry to meet a few scousers!

[andy popp]

Let us know when you'll be getting in to Liverpool so we can have a welcoming party to escort you to the ferry terminal Lore!

I'm envisioning a parade a Scouse boulderers, Lore aloft on their shoulders, marching down from Lime Street to the waterfront. That would be a sight to see.

[Nibile]

Upon our arrival, I'm expecting to find the ferry terminal adorned with gigantic staues of myself so magnificent as to make Ramses II wake up from his sleep.

[Fiend]

Brilliant!
I should be at Stansted quite early in the morning, flight is at 6:40 am... Then I'll catch a train to London and then to Liverpool.
If all planets align I'll have a few hours before the 20:00 ferry to meet a few scousers climb at Pex!

 

[fatneck]

 

I'm envisioning a parade a Scouse boulderers, Lore aloft on their shoulders, marching down from Lime Street to the waterfront. That would be a sight to see.

This is exactly what I had in mind

What date Lore?

[Nibile]

Tuesday, March the 6th.

[fatneck]

Assuming you mean May?!

[Nibile]

Jesuschrist I need a vacation.
Sorry, Tuesday the 6th of June.

[fatneck]

I will be there

[Nibile]

 

[nik at work]

This might be sacrilege but...

I think I'm more excited about meeting Lore than I am about the TT.

[Nibile]

 
Now I feel under pressure!

[Will Hunt]

Had an amazing week in Font. My credentials as a card carrying weakling punter are absolutely beyond question but, for me, based on my own expectations of my own performance, I feel like I smashed it - a feeling I haven't had on the boulders in ages. I had a goal in mind for the trip to climb a 7B. Highlights included:
le Carre d' As - 6C+ - Highball wall next to Duroxmanie. You have to lock a two handed crimp down to your waist and carefully stand up on a pair of little foot smears, one of which is a bit shit and blind. You have to properly get all your weight over your feet and then go groping around the arête to find a 2 finger dink-crimp with which to get stood up and your feet established. It's amazing.

Having a great day at Isatis flashing Rataplat (7B) and Boule des Nerfs (7A+). Both soft for the non-midget and both crap problems, but good to come away with flashes. Also doing La Memel (7A+) and laying El Poussif (7A+) to rest and then finishing the day with Kangaroo City (7B).

Doing Carnage one morning at an otherwise deserted Cuvier (literally nobody else at the crag except for my mate). Went back later in the trip to do the static start (7B+) which was equally enjoyable.

Flashing both sides of l'Angle Allain (it's a great feeling to be officially Better Than Ondra).

Abbatoir (7A+) at Cuvier. WHAT A PROBLEM!

Visited Petit Bois and Rocher Greau on the last day and did some brilliant problems. Laid La Baleine (7A) to rest after a shambolic performance two years ago. Also did the direct to the right which is a terrible problem and morpho but adds another 7B to the list. Then found an amazing dyno - Les Poids des Soupirs (7B) near Paddy. Patience Yago (7A) at Rocher Greau was a nice one to finish with, though not skin friendly and baking in the sun!

Apologies for the wanky post with grades included for added wankiness, but it was brilliant. YYFY!

[lagerstarfish]

nice one Will

I had my own YYFY experience out bouldering today

on a sequence of my own devising, on a problem I had not previously tried, I found myself moving up the rock in a manner which far exceeded the amount of effort I was putting in

not had that for a while

[Oldmanmatt]

When I realised the pain in my foot wasn't the "normal" pain etc and it was diagnosed as a fairly advanced  osteoarthritis; I thought my endurance race ambitions were toast. When I'd just started to think I'd got around that, a rapidly growing lump in my mouth and some very rapid surgery two weeks ago ( looks benign, apparently, get the biopsy result on Monday, reckon the alarm bells would have gone off by now had it been otherwise) and I thought I was out for the count.

But, I was back Training two days after the op and last week started running again. Then today, I ran this, with the full 20kg (thats a full 70ltr exped pack with 20ltr chest pouch, no "artificial" weight allowed, only useful kit) and only stopped because I ran out of time!

[DAVETHOMAS90]

Some great YYFYs there, though especially for you OMM "I thought my endurance race ambitions were toast" is kind of worth a toast on it's own  No, seriously, that's tremendous stuff. I especially like the little text box "Nice work! Run this route again to see how you're progressing" 

On a different note..

Midnight Lighting!! 

I turned up at Broomgrove wall at 10.30pm about a week ago, to find that someone had worked out a great solution to the lighting - but that's as much info as you're getting  Bingo!



Not me climbing. Hi Ben and Jake!

[Fultonius]

Solid run Matt!  I had a hard enough time running 14k with only my own lardass to drag around. That was longest run yet foe me and the lass. My toe has nearly recovered now.

Had a mini YYFY at Ratho yesterday. I've consciously been avoiding redpointing indoors - just doing laps of onsight level and just above. Yesterday it was quiet and a mate was down from Aberdeen so we had a good onsighting session with plenty of rest. Decided to have a go on a 7c that some guys I know have been working on recently. Fr7c onsight is my long...long...term vague sport-climbing ambition. Well, I failed.

What? Yep. But I gave it a really good go, climbed well and got to the 14th of 17 clips, through all the cruxes and just ran out of steam. Very promising! Indoors I know, but still, progress! Second go I fell one move lower, took a short rest and climbed to the top.

I can still only do 10 pull-ups... 

[Fultonius]

Loving the little micro-toe dance propulsion for the final mantle.