I feel strongly that Fitzcarraldo-esque determination to carry boats to alpine lakes is a thing to encourage in growing lads.
Quote from: Muenchener on July 05, 2015, 04:59:12 pmI feel strongly that Fitzcarraldo-esque determination to carry boats to alpine lakes is a thing to encourage in growing lads.No idea who or what Fitzcarraldo is but the concept of kids taking boats to inaccessible places meets with strong approval
God knows whats up with my body at the moment!
11.5-6 overto Lagers BBQ
Hurry up hayfever and depart - 5 or 6 antihistamines a day and this heat meant I've been overly lethargic.
S - Portland with the retired super-Alpinist. What were we thinking! Everyone in SE England was heading to the coast, slow-moving nose-to-tail for 5 and a half hours, literally from the start of the M3 to Weymouth. Went to Godnor to avoid the sun, stick-clipping F3+ scenes! Luckily the climbing was good, company and weather excellent, did 8 routes, stopped at 7.30 with gas still in the tank but another epic drive loomed.
STG: The Brute (by 6th Sept); Diamond proj 8a/+; Detritus Wall trad proj; G.Orme trad proj.Pottering easy base week. Another to follow with some strength mixed in. Enjoying the shuffling.
Quote from: duncan on July 06, 2015, 08:12:17 amS - Portland with the retired super-Alpinist. What were we thinking! Everyone in SE England was heading to the coast, slow-moving nose-to-tail for 5 and a half hours, literally from the start of the M3 to Weymouth. Went to Godnor to avoid the sun, stick-clipping F3+ scenes! Luckily the climbing was good, company and weather excellent, did 8 routes, stopped at 7.30 with gas still in the tank but another epic drive loomed. I had planned for full on sunbathing and swimming conditions over on the west coast, but actually the breeze made it quite reasonable and I was in shorts for a lot less of the day than I would have expected...
Quote from: petejh on July 05, 2015, 11:16:10 pmSTG: The Brute (by 6th Sept); Diamond proj 8a/+; Detritus Wall trad proj; G.Orme trad proj.Pottering easy base week. Another to follow with some strength mixed in. Enjoying the shuffling.Pete - I'm intrigued. Given that Diamond season starts potentially 2 or 3 weeks from now, the Brute is a PE route and you have a cut off date of 6 Sept, I would have thought you'd be hammering the AeroPow at the moment? Then topping up your power with some bouldering? Prior to getting on it. Or do you just intend to get fit on the route? It's a lot longer than the Oak, isn't it i.e. the endurance end of PE?
We were a mixed ability group - not the retired super-Alpinist - which was another reason to stay on the east side. Wallsend would have been a bit much sadly (well done on Realm of Chaos). Ironically, by 7pm it was very greasy and even 6b was a bit of a struggle.