Grades please, Barros, you bloody drama king.
No mention of all the great hobbies he got to try while resting his finger either?
Top 3 custom kneepads self-sewn during finger resting.
Where Eagles Dare, Scoor, MullDuring the cold snap in April/May, a perfect day and a perfect cliff. This was my third lead of the day and year and despite thinking I didn't stand a chance collected the rack and started wobbling my way up. It was an awesome mix of controlled terror, gear fiddling and really lovely climbing. An amazing spot:https://imgur.com/uw6SVM5
I'm quietly confident you'll think the new route names are amongst the best in Europe. Safe to say Tom?
Moonshine, Beinn Eighe. We weren't sure which route to finish on, so went all in for this and I got the crux pitch. I made decent progress, but had no ability to recover on the jugs. The climbing was fairly steady with a few tricky moves, then a bit of a run out the "foothold on the arete". I got this hold in my hands then got really pumped trying to get a bit of gear in a flake before committing to the move. I couldn't get it seated properly and eventually I just had to make do and go for the move, shouting to my partner to "watch me, this could be a bad one!" I almost got the move, but I was just too tired, fell off, the gear ripped and I went quite a long way before the next pieces caught me. It's a steep route and a safe fall, and the other gear was totally bomber. I was pleased that I'd managed to go for it, but frustrated that a) I could have probably just done the move and b) If I'd had more mileage I would have been able to shake out at my highpoint, rather than get more pumped. Partner didn't fancy it so we bailed.
Staying Power, Yew Cogar - newly retroed. Was expecting a fight but happily did it first go after a bolt-to-bolt with power to spare. The sun came onto the crag and we left to find Roger Deakin's "tufa pools" for a swim. The water was beautifully warm.
Quote from: Ged on December 31, 2021, 10:12:07 amI'm quietly confident you'll think the new route names are amongst the best in Europe. Safe to say Tom?They are incredible. You should be very proud.
Quote from: Will Hunt on January 02, 2022, 10:32:21 amStaying Power, Yew Cogar - newly retroed. Was expecting a fight but happily did it first go after a bolt-to-bolt with power to spare. The sun came onto the crag and we left to find Roger Deakin's "tufa pools" for a swim. The water was beautifully warm.Lovely! Any clues as to where they are from the crag ? Ive looked for them from the top of the scar before but no luck.
Got a load of other FAs, sent a topo to Will, but he refused to put it on unknown stones because I didn't put stars on the routes. C'est la vie!
Motion sickness on the Rosslare to Bilbao crossing last week. 24hrs of not being able to get up from the cabin bed without feeling horrible, on the roughest boat trip I've ever experienced, perhaps what it's like being a sock inside a washing machine.
the punters (me)1. Desparete 7B2. Book of Tricks 7B1. Son of Kong 7B2. The Giant Peach 7B1. Supercool 8a+1. Pretty Girls Make Graves, E6.2. Barbarossa, E6,1. Paralysed Power, E6.
Rons Reach E1/6B, CaleyBest of the bunch, might have been the same day as Ben's groove, fell off a few times. Again, tall enough to be exciting, but good team psyche and 36C's cleaning efforts made the experience!
Quote from: Duncan campbell on January 02, 2022, 07:07:19 pmthe punters (me)1. Desparete 7B2. Book of Tricks 7B1. Son of Kong 7B2. The Giant Peach 7B1. Supercool 8a+1. Pretty Girls Make Graves, E6.2. Barbarossa, E6,1. Paralysed Power, E6.I don't think you're allowed to call yourself a punter with that ticklist Duncan!We live round the corner from each other now. You'll have to come round for a board session.
Quote from: dunnyg on January 03, 2022, 07:04:10 pmRons Reach E1/6B, CaleyBest of the bunch, might have been the same day as Ben's groove, fell off a few times. Again, tall enough to be exciting, but good team psyche and 36C's cleaning efforts made the experience! Memory of playing on this for a few sessions before finally surprising myself by getting across the traverse and into the groove, fluked my way up it to get hands on the top, but finding it was green, damp and filthy. And all that was below me was one nervous spotter and a crappy wee Megagrip pad (remember those, just 2 steps up from a teatowel). I remember pointlessly smearing chalk into the green dampness and pulling up the sleeve of my fleece and trying to wipe away some of the moss and then clawing about in the grass trying to grab a big enough clump to pull up with. Eventually teetered up enough to do a sort of forward mantel roll / fosbury flop as far from the edge as possible.