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.
Also really enjoyed the women's football, just saying...
Quote from: kelvin on July 05, 2015, 09:52:16 pmHurry up hayfever and depart - 5 or 6 antihistamines a day and this heat meant I've been overly lethargic. I get bad hayfever - and this time of year is a total lottery for me... I take both Beconase (nasal spray) and Citrizide Hydrochloride (used to be branded Zirtek) which largely keeps it under control. But even if I'm not sneezing I feel wacked out. It's as if I'm suffering the after effects of the symptoms without the symptoms of that makes sense.
Sounds like the heat fucked everyone up this week!Quote from: tomtom on July 05, 2015, 10:00:05 pmQuote from: kelvin on July 05, 2015, 09:52:16 pmHurry up hayfever and depart - 5 or 6 antihistamines a day and this heat meant I've been overly lethargic. I get bad hayfever - and this time of year is a total lottery for me... I take both Beconase (nasal spray) and Citrizide Hydrochloride (used to be branded Zirtek) which largely keeps it under control. But even if I'm not sneezing I feel wacked out. It's as if I'm suffering the after effects of the symptoms without the symptoms of that makes sense.Have either of you tried Loratadine? I get the drowsy reaction you describe with Citrizine but nothing with Loratadine.
Have arranged to go to try Powerplant again this evening but sort of regretting that now as I didn't sleep much last night, skin is poor and hayfever is insanely bad today.
Hmm, I'm now starting to wonder if I was at the Cornice Thurs but I don't think I was. I'm sure I met Iain off of here at the cornice one of the days?! Is that you Iain? I was belaying Dave Redpath on R'n'P. What day was that?! I thought it was Tues.
It was Tuesday and I'm being a muppet, just edited my post. Nice to meet you
With me I believe! Let me know how you feel later. I can sort something else out of you're not up for it.
I was belaying Dave Redpath on R'n'P?
used loratidine for years and then it just stopped working. Been in citrizine for the last 7 or so and it works good enough to enable me to live a fairly normal life.
Normal caveats apply - i'm an industrial chemist, not a high street pharmacist!
Quote from: kelvin on July 06, 2015, 11:10:34 amused loratidine for years and then it just stopped working. Been in citrizine for the last 7 or so and it works good enough to enable me to live a fairly normal life.If Clarityn/loratadine "just stopped working" it might have "just started working again" - why don't you try it again?
Whats Rowtor Rocks like anyone? Never been but looks ok if not a mantle fest in the guidebook.
Quote from: Ally Smith on July 06, 2015, 01:30:22 pmQuote from: kelvin on July 06, 2015, 11:10:34 amused loratidine for years and then it just stopped working. Been in citrizine for the last 7 or so and it works good enough to enable me to live a fairly normal life.If Clarityn/loratadine "just stopped working" it might have "just started working again" - why don't you try it again? Picked up some loratadine a few weeks ago in desperation having been unable to find Beconase in the available shops. I'd stopped taking it years ago as it didn't work anymore - it now seems to work just fine again. Cetirizine knocks me sideways, not really an option. Not a lot to report the last two weeks, I'm not sure I've actually made it to the wall. If I did I didn't do much. Too hot, too much work, too tired, etc. I've had two days at Wallsend on Realm of Chaos (nice fight AJM, good job), getting some decent links, now waiting for good enough conditions to string it together. One day at the Cuttings on Hall of Mirrors. Sometimes I can get stood up on the jug... usually I can't, and I just can't figure out what's different I think it's just going to be a case of getting through the next couple of weeks and fitting in what I can.
got on Hidden Sign (7b) classic line.