Sub 18minute 5k
Quote from: SA Chris on January 04, 2013, 09:30:51 pmRight this year I'm going to get my shit together.1 - Carried forward from 2012 - the sea arch traverse. If the planets align and we get a decent dry spell it will go.2 - get sorted with new house3 - get woody up in new house4 - get bouldering fitness back on above mentioned woody5 - get to wall once a weekish and get on some routes6 - NYD I tipped the scales at 14 st 1.5, my heaviest yet. Aim to be back down to 13 st by the time clocks change.7 - maybe take on a proper redpoint project for the first time since 2005. If 2 above pans out maybe get on thishttp://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/c.php?i=198382 as it will be on the doorstep.8 - get on some of the 30 or so FAs I have earmarked for development9 - get on some traddy stuff - esp potential new local crag and some west coast spots esp Ardnamurchan108 - yoga at least once every 2 weeks, preferrably weekly.10 - surf more. Maybe get an inflatable SUP to cruise around coast (subject to 2 as well)11 - ski / board more12 - sort out shit at work either by fight or flight13 - Maybe do Passportes if UKB massive are out again. I will definitely be in Les Gets at that time.14 - Get decent desktop and get better at photo and video editinga few more than the 2 last year!Looks like #2 is ticked, bar any slipups. Double garage - woody build commences end March!#13 is down the pan though; couldn't make dates work as family are over from Oz, but will be in Les Gets 3 to 15 July if anoone is out there - flights booked, first hol outside UK in 4 years!
Right this year I'm going to get my shit together.1 - Carried forward from 2012 - the sea arch traverse. If the planets align and we get a decent dry spell it will go.2 - get sorted with new house3 - get woody up in new house4 - get bouldering fitness back on above mentioned woody5 - get to wall once a weekish and get on some routes6 - NYD I tipped the scales at 14 st 1.5, my heaviest yet. Aim to be back down to 13 st by the time clocks change.7 - maybe take on a proper redpoint project for the first time since 2005. If 2 above pans out maybe get on thishttp://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/c.php?i=198382 as it will be on the doorstep.8 - get on some of the 30 or so FAs I have earmarked for development9 - get on some traddy stuff - esp potential new local crag and some west coast spots esp Ardnamurchan108 - yoga at least once every 2 weeks, preferrably weekly.10 - surf more. Maybe get an inflatable SUP to cruise around coast (subject to 2 as well)11 - ski / board more12 - sort out shit at work either by fight or flight13 - Maybe do Passportes if UKB massive are out again. I will definitely be in Les Gets at that time.14 - Get decent desktop and get better at photo and video editinga few more than the 2 last year!
2012 was not a vintage climbing year (except Squamish), so I will make some public goals for a bit of motivation.1. 10 7a's on the bolts. Had a go at a couple at the weekend but no ticks. Felt like I was climbing reasonably well but head wasn't so good above the bolts. 2. Klondike, Pocket City and Solid Gold at Pen Trwyn. Not been3. The Big Groove and Rat Race on Main Cliff. Not been4. Red Wall on Red Wall. Not been5. Something easy at the easy end of North Stack Wall. Not been6. Go to Pembroke at least once (no trips this year) and do another route in the leap. (Maybe Bloody Sunday if I have a cup of MTFU). Not been7. Go to Cornwall (Bosigran and Sharpnose are pre-requisites). Holiday booked for end of the month8. Climb in the Pass a bit more. Not been9. Get on Laurin or Flaky Wall at High Tor. Not been10.Something on Craig Arthur. Maybe Manikins of Horror. Done. Manikins of Horror got done on Saturday. Bit of a let down as a route but at least I got stuck in and climbed it with only the minimum of faff in the loose bit...
Finally got some enthusiasm for climbing back so lets have a look at these... Quote from: metal arms on January 03, 2013, 02:05:48 pm2012 was not a vintage climbing year (except Squamish), so I will make some public goals for a bit of motivation.1. 10 7a's on the bolts. Had a go at a couple at the weekend but no ticks. Felt like I was climbing reasonably well but head wasn't so good above the bolts. 2. Klondike, Pocket City and Solid Gold at Pen Trwyn. Not been3. The Big Groove and Rat Race on Main Cliff. Not been4. Red Wall on Red Wall. Not been5. Something easy at the easy end of North Stack Wall. Not been6. Go to Pembroke at least once (no trips this year) and do another route in the leap. (Maybe Bloody Sunday if I have a cup of MTFU). Not been7. Go to Cornwall (Bosigran and Sharpnose are pre-requisites). Holiday booked for end of the month8. Climb in the Pass a bit more. Not been9. Get on Laurin or Flaky Wall at High Tor. Not been10.Something on Craig Arthur. Maybe Manikins of Horror. Done. Manikins of Horror got done on Saturday. Bit of a let down as a route but at least I got stuck in and climbed it with only the minimum of faff in the loose bit...Only 9/10 remaining!
1. complete my 12 week training plan without getting horribly injured or slacking off. Tick! Although I got Ill for 3 weeks after and was on 2 courses of antibiotics by the end!2. Climb Louis Armstrong. Fail - not been the cave for 1 year, will change very soon!3. Climb Red Baron at Shipley. (Standup) Fail - not been back yet4. Double body weight deadlift. Fail - got to within 6 kilos, then started to get a dodgy lower back again. Will go back to this later in the year and build up even more slowly5. Retain the UKB FF title again! On course for glorious victory but very aware of that Manc supporter Lincoln being a bit too close for comfort!
Quote from: Richie Crouch on December 31, 2012, 10:35:24 am5. Retain the UKB FF title again! On course for glorious victory but very aware of that Manc supporter Lincoln being a bit too close for comfort!
5. Retain the UKB FF title again! On course for glorious victory but very aware of that Manc supporter Lincoln being a bit too close for comfort!
No chance of me catching you!
Mine are really a repeat of last year's...Onsight E4 consistently. Done very little trad climbing this year so far. Did get Moon Walk done though, not onsight but a nice tick. Cornwall next week.Onsight a couple of proper E5s. Get on a Peak 8a that I'm motivated to do. E.g. Unleashing. Not been on 8a, but first session on Body Machine was good, think it will go with some persistence.Flash 7b. Very close at Brean Down, second go which is UK best.3 Font 7a+ and 1 7B. 2 7A+ so far, and very close on others, looking good for this.Use fingerboard at least twice a week over the winter. Was going well with this, and definitely saw the difference. Unfortunately tweaky finger, then dodgy bicep and now hand injury seems to be getting in the way. Progress though.[/orange]Money and time dependent it would be good to get some big routes done in Yosemite/Dolomites/Verdon or similar, at the expense of the other goals, but we'll see! Not looking good for this, but gives more time to focus on the above.
TradSolid E2 - done some E1sSome E3 - nothing harder than E1 so farSportLead 7b - Jam Session at bruixes solid 6c onsight - everyone has been second go so pretty closeBouldering7A - got a project making slow progressSpecific stuff:Top out the cheifThe grand Wall - Squamish by best possible stylePebble WallFlying arête - fell off top move 6 times in a sessionCrucific traverse and lowClimb at gogarth
Pray for a dry 2013Strap my ball bag on and climb an E6 grit route this winter.Continue to develope and train hard on my 45 and barrel.Clip my way up an 8a in the summer.Sail the 7c's
1. Do the Knock, Nosferatu, No More Excuses and Tracka'thacat (dont deck on wings)Flashed Nosferatu, first of grade whether a 5 or a 6. Havent even made it westside and didnt go up to high neb in the snow. 1a. Boulder 7b - Monochrome, My Apple, PowerHumpsnot tried any 7Bs2. 7c sport RP - Obsene Gesture/Toilet, New Dawn, Let the tripe increase etcchose Obscene Gesture, 2 Unsuccessful RPs, feel close or felt close as have now bust finger. 3. Onsight a mega 7a/+ home or abroad Onsighted Bueno Bueno in Siurana, mega, buzzing etc. 4. Trad E3/4 - Memory Lane, Adjudicator Wall, Flaky Wall, Pembrokenot been on Peak trad or the Pass yet, had opportunity in Pembroke for a day but stayed on E1s, felt piss so am dissapointed with myself, still time. 5. Get to Pembroke and Catalunyatick on both6. Get out of flat into houseTurns out woman no want move, make man angry grrr7. Develop girlfriend holiday into DWS trip to Mallorca (wheels in motion)even got mates coming, motion carried8. Move out of photograhic punterdom and make longer/better videos throughout yearThe zone video got an ok reception, still making stupid mistakes. Took one good photo in 5 months, down to the camera rather than me. 9. If it rains for another month scrap all the above and leave the sinking kingdomquietly confident about the summer of '13all in all looking good (must of set them too easy) plenty of time for all goals. I am treating the recent finger gripe properly so just hope it will recover quick enough.
Buy house
1. Finish my Red Wall Link Up Project Only been on rock twice.2. Boulder 7c. I think the Red Wall project will be this grade, so that is excluded. It'd be nice to do a 7C that doesn't instantly get downgraded too. Ditto.3. Reacquaint myself with Silverdale after a year of not visiting. Ditto.4. Build a woody, and more crucially, use it Planned. I've just got to finish painting, then buy some wood.......5. Tick two problems from the last few years Aims For lists Not been out.6. Run another marathon or two Did Manchester, and ran the course for the Rivington Ultra Trail. Doing the event in November.7. Go to Font Booked for August.8. Do at least twenty new Wainwrights Done 12 so far this year.9. 7b in Font Probably unlikely in August after a year of doing no climbing!10. Read ten more books from the BBC Big Read top 100 Working my way through Gone with the Wind at present.
Same aim as Last Year.Get up the Beast.All holds found, moves held, and Psyche Found, all I need to do now is Start Training.....Off to do some Press Ups!
Start bouldering again, having done pretty much nothing in 2012. Apart from a slight injury to my left bicep, I've been getting out a lot more regularily. Tick!. Start and see through to the end the insanity workout in January. FAIL. Keep off the booze for all of January and generally keep it in control for the rest of my life. FAIL on the January thing but generally a lot less than previously consumed. Get my business established and sort my finances out. Certainly picking up more trade and moved into other areas of work also so happy days. Still skint though. Get at least one decent holiday booked and also make it to Font for the first time (could be one and the same!) FAIL. Grow my hair again and stop looking like a thug. MASSIVE TICK! Finish the remaining jobs on the house. FAIL Get established doing regular DJ sets in and around Keswick. TICK. All in all, should be easy.......
I immediately regret writing this as normally my plans are massively over ambitious. In an attempt to manage my expectations I've kept it as vague as possible:i. Stop wasting my time on anything other than inspiring problemsHad to remind myself of this on more than one occasionii. Climb more stuff outside the peakTrips to various Yorkshire & Northumberland crags. Need to get over to Wales / Lakesiii. Reiver (see aims i & ii.)Boom! Bank Holiday ground up tick in a sessioniv. Font 7C+ (must meet criteria of aim no. i)Did Heaven in your Hands, not convinced it's 7c+ but to be honest I wanted to climb this regardless of the gradev. Finish my on - off 4 year affair with Arch Enemies (ideally this would be completed tops off for power style in front of a bunch of hot female tourists who all want to sleep with me afterwards)Not been over to Dovedale yetvi. Be less shallow (see aim no. v)
Font 7b by the end of the year sounds good and is more than attainable.. Working on it. Made plenty of progress...Boulder and DWS developing... Shit loads around here. Got some good bouldering being developed. DWS will have to wait until it gets abit warmer but have got some walls in mind.Get down to the Grampians this winter too. Check! Going down there in 2 weeks for a week.... Can't fucking wait...
They might be quite 'summer proof' too.
