Go back to Pass of Ballater and finish off Drambui
Usual running/climbing split for me. Managing the balance is always a challenge, so just being happy with one or the other would be great!Climbing :-Do more stuff on a rope. 2021/2022 2023 isn't a high bar to beat, but would be good to get back to enjoying routes. Ideally come back from a day on the ropes feeling more physically tired than mentally (a sign of how much by head game has disappeared over the last 3/4 years of minimal route climbing).Commit to some hard(er) boulder problems - failed at this in recent years so need to make more effort before the wet Autumn weather writes the season off and I scuttle back indoors. I'll put a number on it to try and make it more specific - 10 problems F7B and above.Have a couple of weekends away somewhere. Make the effort to meet up with friends more, rather than going solo all the time.Some arbitrary numbers - 20 new problems F7A and above, 5 new (to me) crags.Running :-Get back to racing following long Covid/post-viral stuff. Long plodding in the first half of the year and then drop miles and build some speed again.Either short fell races and the fell relays in the second half of the year or focus on the roads and maybe a PB.Some arbitrary numbers - 50+ Oxstones runs to/from home, 30+ different trig points.Life :-Finish off house projects - probably kitchen and render this year, then a couple more bits to go.Make more time to spend with my wife and without the kids.Try and get more comfortable with alternate ways of working that don't involve me working evenings, weekends or on my day off. Delegating is something I really struggle with as I have a definite way of approaching problems and have rarely found staff that quite as rigorous in their approach.
...learn 100 kanji.
1. Be able to handwrite every katakana character come COP 2024 and learn 100 kanji.
Didn't bother with this thread last year (injury induced low psych), not got that excuse this year so might as well!Climbing- Do an E2- Do a F7a, probably in Spain- Go bouldering and enjoy it without ruining skin for the next week- Keep doing conditioning after climbingPotentially conservative, but not planning on doing loads of training, so not wanting any pressure.Running- Run regularly if not injured (3+ per week, high mileage if possible to setup long term goals)- Do a big AL fell race, probably Borrowdale- Get qualifying races done for said big fell race (nice intermediate goal)- Look into Paddy Buckley legs- Do better (position-wise) in British Fell Relays- Some sort of big day out like Welsh 3000s, Y3Ps, etcSecondary goals- 5k PB- 10k or half PB- Across Wales Walk event if summer goes wellOther - Big solo trip to Scotland, mainly to spend time in the Cuillin- Take camera on most days out, take good pics- Stay injury free!- Keep doing the Welsh on Duolingo
- Keep doing the Welsh on Duolingo Fully accepting it's not an optimal learning method, but I'm on a 485 day streak and intend to continue that for another year.
I've been pondering what I should go for this year, I think this makes a decent list:WinterI need to tick more Munros in winter if I want to join the SMC. Making sure I combine doing some decent routes at the same time would be great. I've got off to a reasonable start with this already. A friend gave me a little Munro record book for Xmas, so my first task is to try and remember which ones I've actually been up! If I could bag a dozen in winter conditions that would be great, and if I can also get half a dozen days winter climbing as well even better.SportGetting Silk Purse finished is the obvious gap. Having a few days in Strathyre and Glen Ogle would be good too. Chain Lightning is an obvious target, but really I just want to make sure I visit.TradI got very little done this year and never got my head together, so it's all to play for.I'd love to get 3 big mountain routes done. I've not been to Creag an Dubh Loch, so something there would be good, Titan's Wall and Minus 1 are other targets.One thing I really enjoy about living in Scotland is being able to have a big hill day and throw in some easy classics as well. I've got a few in mind, if I got one done that would be cool. Cycling in to Binnean Shuas and soloing Ardverikie Wall and Kubla Khan is one I'm keen for, but I've also got designs on some longer links in the Cairngorms.LifeFinish the fence and put a patio in.Get the dog properly trained. I'm enjoying this, he's very smart so learning quickly at the moment. Training good recall is going to be important, especially as he'll be a big dog when fully grown.Running - I'd like to do another long distance run in the hills (~40km), I'm not overly concerned whether it's an organised event, but it's sometimes easier to be motivated with a hard deadline. Something in Scotland or the Lakes would be good. I've got a couple of ideas for good independent routes (e.g. running from Loch Etive over the 7 munros back to Rannoch Moor).