if i dont find some dry rock soon ... (Read 7296 times)

paulh · December 27, 2002, 02:36:30 pm

I'm going to go MAD.

I just drove 20 miles to the ones spot i thought would be OK and it was SOAKING.

One more place to try when the tide gets out - I should be able to get an hour in before it goes dark. But if its wet there too, I'm going to explode
:twisted:

i hate this country

paulh · December 27, 2002, 02:59:17 pm

would you believe it, I stepped foot out the door and the heavens opened.

Im starting to get p*ssed off now
:cuss:

james · December 27, 2002, 06:33:37 pm

Crap! Thats all I can say!
Cheers

James

Bubba · December 28, 2002, 11:12:14 am

Blue skies over Sheffield - time to haul the blubba up some grit :D

james · December 28, 2002, 10:09:14 pm

Did you get out Bubba?
Cheers

James

paulh · December 29, 2002, 10:54:15 am

Blue skies in cornwall too yesterday, but nothing is dry...

bummer

Bubba · December 29, 2002, 01:00:21 pm

Quote from: "james"

Did you get out Bubba?

Went to Burbage South boulders for a bimble about. Did about six problems then the rain started. God, I felt so strong and nimble after a week of eating and drinking :?

dobbin · December 29, 2002, 01:16:21 pm

I can't believe I missed it! I got a message from Rob Smith at about 10am proclaiming that sheffield was swathed in sunlight, jumped in the car (at me parents again) and headed home (via the S.A.L.E.S, urgh!) and as I turned off the motorway it started f*cking raining.

its too much to bear. :cry:

dave · January 02, 2003, 09:00:53 am

The weather this xmas blew a big fat dick. I only got out 3 times, and another two where we walked to the crag only to find it raining/wet (wharncliffe/rivelin). I mananged to get to wharncliffe for routes on the 21st, did some nice soloing, and fell off dead heat whilst trying to boulder-out the start. Unfortunately the thick fog turned gradualy to thin rain so we bailed. Burbage/stanage was good on the 27th untill it rained, but even then WSS stayed dry so I had to endure the indignity of failing on that again. Managed to get into the new Matrix wall at the uni, Â£3 in, open to the general public out of term time it seems (although they forgot to tell anyone) - its a good wall, worth a visit. NYE saw us go to hampers hang area, which was the best day, got HH 2nd try, which is a weight off my shoulders. Got the 2nd ascent of a new(?) dyno, which had gone unrepeated for over 3 minutes. Hope it stops raining in 2003.

T.H. · January 02, 2003, 07:50:41 pm

I've already drowned several particularly fluffy kittens in my rage against the weather. The south west is just like one big god's piss pot. I had a load of stuff I wanted to get done while it was 'cold and dry', but I've been climbing outdoors once since october, even then the ground was so fuckin mong I spent more time cleaning my boots. And to cap it all off, I've hurt some tendons in my forearm training with one arm pull ups, that wouldn't have happened if it had been dry, when was the last time you saw a chin up bar at your nearest crag?

Fuck it all!!!!!!!!!:guns:

Bubba · January 03, 2003, 09:48:05 am

Jeeesuz fuckin' keriste!!! Now there's bloody snow everywhere. A bit of winter bouldering anyone?

Quote from: "T.H."

And to cap it all off, I've hurt some tendons in my forearm training with one arm pull ups

You're obviously far too strong and deserve little sympathy :wink:

paul hesketh · January 03, 2003, 10:55:17 am

has anyone managed to do anything in the peak then?

or is there too much snow? it usually ends up dripping down the problems when the thaw starts...

was considering getting out tomorrow...

dave · January 03, 2003, 10:59:35 am

I recon tomorrow might be damp rock due to melting snow, so personally I'm banking on sunday being dry. Does anyone know if it got snow over in staffordshire/roaches?

james · January 03, 2003, 11:29:55 am

Ive been trying to phone the roaches boys but they arnt answering. I might head over anyway. The five clouds might be dry. Anyone fancy joining me?
Cheers

James

nik at work · January 03, 2003, 11:57:50 am

I am in Stockport and it looks pretty good here - blue skies breaking through and the ground is pretty dry so the roaches might be a goer.
Unfortunately I am stuck in an office :cry:

mark s · January 03, 2003, 07:16:50 pm

roaches is a winter wonderland.its below freezing now so early morning will be ok,but once the sun hits it it will start melting

paulh · January 03, 2003, 07:30:55 pm

Quote from: "mark s"

roaches is a winter wonderland.its below freezing now so early morning will be ok,but once the sun hits it it will start melting

Argh I want to puke. Now I'm back in POXY london, the weather goes perfect and I can't escape...

f8ck it all Im taking up being a towney london tw8t instead of climbing

paul

Bubba · January 04, 2003, 10:27:41 am

PGD today - crisp, cold and sunny ------ but ------ the snow will be melting on the boulders - aaaagghhh!!! Tomorrrow might be the day but going to head out anyway and see what's dry.

You need to escape the clutches of London paulh - you know it makes sense! Living in London would mash my head I reckon, the place has everything going on but it's just tooooo big!

paulh · January 05, 2003, 11:30:00 am

Quote from: "Bubba"

You need to escape the clutches of London paulh - you know it makes sense!

this is so what Im trying to do,

bring on the south West, Dartmoor and Northcote rule

T.H. · January 06, 2003, 01:54:05 pm

Yeeeeeeeeessssssssssssss!!!

Went down to cornwall on saturday and actually did a bunch of problems at Hartland. Tried Simon Young's Acheball but didn't have a mat so hurt my arse when I fell off onto those damn monster pebbles. We even had our tops of in the sun, a novel experience for January.

:D

paulh · January 06, 2003, 10:12:24 pm

Quote from: "T.H."

Yeeeeeeeeessssssssssssss!!!

We even had our tops of in the sun, a novel experience for January.

:D

NOOOOOOOOOO life is so unfair, what did you do to deserve this good fortune?

every time I go away it pisses it down, I wennt to font for a week and it pissed 5 days, the Christams pisses, then YOU go to Cornwall and climb in the SUN in JANUARY.

This is an outrage

paulh · January 06, 2003, 10:13:21 pm

Quote from: "T.H."

Yeeeeeeeeessssssssssssss!!!

We even had our tops of in the sun, a novel experience for January.

:D

NOOOOOOOOOO life is so unfair, what did you do to deserve this good fortune?

every time I go away it pisses it down, I wennt to font for a week and it pissed 5 days, the Christams pisses, then YOU go to Cornwall and climb in the SUN in JANUARY.

This is an outrage

if i dont find some dry rock soon ... (Read 7296 times)

dave

dave