The climbing was easy but I didn't 100% nail the water-entry from the jump from just below the top - it felt like I had been assaulted with a sledgehammer. Anyway, the girls in the boat seemed impressed.Sun: nothing! Appear to have symptoms of a fractured rib Looks like next week will be a low-intensity one ...
first 7a+ since 1997
S: Great day onsighting on Portland with S. 9 routes, 5 6a+ ish, 3 7a onsights and 1 very close 7a+ onsight failure. (fell off because I made a mistake, not because I was tired.)
Well jealous! I can't be the only landlocked climber craving some seaside rock in this kind of weather.
I have been very lazy this week (mainly spent enjoying the weather at the pub!)but noticed a slight niggle in my left middle finger so will be taking it easy training wise and try to get out running plenty.Goals (2012)7 x 7A/+ (3 done - 2 x 7A, 1 x 7A+)3 x 7B1 x 7B+/7CFront lever & a one arm pull-upM: restT: 4.75 mile hilly road run, BM: max hangs - pockets (conditions poor!)W-Fri: nothingS: Bouldering at Conies Dale, very easy trad at Castle NazeS: very easy trad at WindgatherShould have managed another 7A on Sat but failed on the final (easier) move about 10 times, was then too tired to manage anything else, what a punter! Should go next time. Realised that a year ago I would have been overjoyed with a 7A after many sessions but now get annoyed with not getting one in a session.
So that was you. When you asked to join in with us I had an awful feeling you were going to piss up it and say " thats never 7a in a million years"