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Lancashire Lanks Series - Part 02
11 June 2013, 3:18 pm

            More esoteric first ascents and quality problems in unexpected places.

Jumbles - Clown's Pocket Direct 7a (FA), Project Dyno, The Crescent  of Embrace 7b (FA), Flight 93 7a (FA), Clown's pocket 6b+, Sit Thee Down  7a (2nd ascent)

Lower Montcliffe Quarry - Bach 7a+ (FA), Dinosaur Adventure 3D 6c+, Indian Face SDS 7a, Maid in Stone 7a (2nd ascent)

Parbold Quarry - Etna Eliminate 6b+ (FA), Fundamentalist 6c-ish, Mentalist 6b, Vesuvius variation 6b

Climbers: GCW, Nik at Work, Andy Emery, Rick Ginns



Music:  Laurent Garnier - Crispy Bacon, Photek - The Hidden Camera

from GCW on Vimeo.



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[GCW]

If anyone is interested, the Jumbles Project Dyno is still up for grabs for anyone willing to require a skin graft.  I was very close but never went back.  7b/+??

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Lancashire Lanks Video Series Part 2
11 June 2013, 3:18 pm

More esoteric first ascents and quality problems in unexpected places.

Jumbles - Clown's Pocket Direct 7a (FA), Project Dyno, The Crescent  of Embrace 7b (FA), Flight 93 7a (FA), Clown's pocket 6b+, Sit Thee Down  7a (2nd ascent)

Lower Montcliffe Quarry - Bach 7a+ (FA), Dinosaur Adventure 3D 6c+, Indian Face SDS 7a, Maid in Stone 7a (2nd ascent)

Parbold Quarry - Etna Eliminate 6b+ (FA), Fundamentalist 6c-ish, Mentalist 6b, Vesuvius variation 6b

Climbers: GCW, Nik at Work, Robin Mueller, Andy Emery, Rick Ginns



Music:  Laurent Garnier - Crispy Bacon, Photek - The Hidden Camera

from GCW on Vimeo.



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Lancashire Lanks Video Series Part 3
1 July 2013, 3:32 pm

Part 3 of the esoterica series visits the excellent Stronstrey Bank Quarry, developed originally by Robin Mueller and later by myself. This quarry contains some excellent problems and gives some amazing sunsets.

I have also changed the music on the Lancs Lanks part 1 video as it was exactly the same as the Font video.  Ooops.

The problems:

Bob On 6c (2nd ascent)

Cackhanded Compliment 6b+

David Vetter 7a+ (FA)

Tony Bland Dyno 6b+ (FA)

Wurz to come 5+ (FA)

Bratwurz 6a (FA)

Wurz than that, Jim 6c (FA)

Wurzealous 6c+ (2nd ascent)

Spanners 6b (FA)

Tony Bland Mantel 6a+ (FA)

Love Handle 4+

Mirth of the Ducks (3rd ascent)

Phat Haendel 6b

Phat Haendel Direct 6c (FA)

TREEEOH 6c (2nd ascent)

Sans Arete 7a (FA)

Climbers: GCW, Nik at work, MadMac

Music by Queen: Headlong, Teo Torriate (let us cling together)

from GCW on Vimeo.

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Board:  The beginning
9 July 2013, 1:27 pm

As I'm about to start on the board project I thought I'd blog about it as others may find it useful in future.

Yesterday, I met up with the BeardyBeast.  As he is moving he has taken down the Wall of Burl and wasn't able to shift the larger lumps of wood.  He very kindly donated a lot of it to me, greatly appreciated.

So fifteen 4m and longer 2x4" bits of wood have moved from Chez Beast:



To Chez Lank:



There's something nice about the heart of the WoB becoming a new board, Wall of Lank?

And thanks to Mike for all the UKB efforts.  Legend.

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Progress
15 July 2013, 5:34 pm

On Saturday I bought a length of 2"x6", some brackets and screws and some MultiMontis.

Today I went to Chez Beast, who has very kindly donated some scaffolding and other bits. Today I've fitted the cross beam that will be the main weight bearing part of the board.

Beam attached to the right wall. This is a brick wall, attachment with four 10mm Multi Montis:



Left end of beam, wall is made of breeze block. Attached with a joist hanger that sits into the wall (slot cut) plus four rawl plugged screws:



Beam in situ, sorry it's not the clearest picture.





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[nik at work]

Looking good

[GCW]

Pleased so far, nice and solid.  As we discussed I think I'll be over cautious (paranoid?) and reinforce it with a beam up the right side.  Legs aching today from going up and down scaffolding and crouching on the top!!

[r-man]

Looks like a sizeable room. How big's the board, and what angle?

[rginns]

Legs aching today from going up and down scaffolding and crouching on the top!!

Your fault for being so Lanky.
Good work... still got that stuff for you

[GCW]

Looks like a sizeable room. How big's the board, and what angle?

Off the top of my head, the length of the board is just over 4m at 30-32 degrees, meaning vertical height is about 3.6m.  Can't fit a full width in due to pipes etc, so it's likely to be about 2.1m wide.

[r-man]

Should do the trick!

[GCW]

I certainly hope so.

I should have got Jennings to sign a piece of 2x4 for extra POWER!!!

[GCW]

Strapped a 2x4" to the beam, the board will be approx 32.3 degrees.

[rginns]

Strapped a 2x4" to the beam, the board will be approx 32.3 degrees.

approximately?

[GCW]

Give or take.

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Committed
17 July 2013, 10:59 am

I've had a couple of very hot hours measuring and checking. I've managed to fit the first strut, which is the hardest as it doesn't rest on the floor due to a brick wall butting out: the bottom needed to be fixed off the floor but obviously parallel to future beams.  I think I've got it right!  The is fixed directly to the wall with Multi Montis (these really are awesome) plus a joist hanger at the bottom, more for assisting me with positioning than anything else.  Crap photo of the joist- gives an idea of angle (32 degrees) and an idea of how I'm planning this out:



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[cheque]

the board will be approx 32.3 degrees.

Probably in both angle and temperature at the moment.

[GCW]

I was sweating an incredible amount this morning, literally pouring off me.  not fun.

[SA Chris]

you've beaten me to the kickoff, our garage is still impenetrable.

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Update
19 July 2013, 10:38 pm

Tonight I've sweated all the fluid from my eyeballs, but at least I now have three struts in position. Held up with a beam-to-beam joist hanger at the top and a joist hanger to stabilise the bottom end into a brick wall, these seem pretty solid. I've put them 30cm apart, meaning there will be eight struts for approximately 210cm width. Pleased.



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L'homme de fer and other stories
13 August 2013, 5:21 am

Back in Blighty after two weeks in France.  It was too hot for me.  Had a great time though.  Short video here:

from GCW on Vimeo.

As an aside, Mr H did his Iron Man at Bolton last weekend (from now on he shall be called Mr Iron).  An inspiring performance, 2.4 mile swim + 112 mile cycle + run a marathon, all in 13 hours, 34 minutes and 3 seconds!!  Awesome.  Video courtesy of the Turnock Family:

I've spent today working on the Wall of Lank.  All the beams are now in, and I've added a couple of stabilising cross members as well as a second transverse joist which is MultiMonty and Wall hanger fixed in the same way as the top beam.  Coming along nicely and feeling very solid.

As an aside, a recent comment on the 2nd Silverdale video has highlighted grade discrepancies.  Quite Right Mr C, 6a+ from now on.

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[GCW]

As an aside, Mr H did his Iron Man at Bolton last weekend (from now on he shall be called Mr Iron).  An inspiring performance, 2.4 mile swim + 112 mile cycle + run a marathon, all in 13 hours, 34 minutes and 3 seconds!!  Awesome.  Video courtesy of the Turnock Family:

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One layer done
19 August 2013, 3:41 pm

I've made more progress on the board in the last couple of days.  A bit slower as the impact driver charger died so I'm awaiting a new one.  I had to adjust one one strut as it wasn't quite in line but otherwise there haven't been any issues...... Yet.

     

 Main frame- middle rafter still needs to be attached to the frame with joist hangers:

   

 Kick board finished:

   

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Back in the game!
31 August 2013, 7:38 pm

The new impact driver charger is here and working well.  What a Godsend, sooooo much quicker.  So, progress has occurred today.

Bottom of three boards in situ:



Two boards in position:



I've run out of bolts, so I've ordered more.  I only have another 40 T nuts and each board takes 60, so progress may slow a little. Pleased so far though.



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