Quote from: sasscotty on September 27, 2006, 09:23:39 pmI have been climbing for about ten months and have lead 6c+ outdoors, 7b indoors, bouldered v8 indoors (just done my first v8 tonight!!!!) v7 out doors, and seconded up a E3 outdoors.May I suggest finding some benchmarks. Then report back. Benchmark outdoor grades can be found out by speaking to the relevant crag police,
I have been climbing for about ten months and have lead 6c+ outdoors, 7b indoors, bouldered v8 indoors (just done my first v8 tonight!!!!) v7 out doors, and seconded up a E3 outdoors.
Then came the original Verticals (fore-runner of the 5.10's we all love), god they felt sticky back then....
Quote from: Andy F on September 28, 2006, 04:10:19 pm Then came the original Verticals (fore-runner of the 5.10's we all love), god they felt sticky back then....was this a 5.10 turquoise boot with luminous pink laces? (which i still own - and were my first rock shoes)
i thought lazers were black with red stripes.
Quote from: webbo on September 29, 2006, 08:41:51 ami thought lazers were black with red stripes.Original ones were very pink, Mk II less so, but still pink..
Regarding benchmark climbs, what would be bench mark in the v5 to v7 range? As some of those I have done have felt all over the shop grade wise. For example v7 for the anchor at Brimham?
E5 OS E7 HP (but only on slate. Never bouldered back then).
Quote from: richdraws on September 28, 2006, 10:52:35 pmRegarding benchmark climbs, what would be bench mark in the v5 to v7 range? As some of those I have done have felt all over the shop grade wise. For example v7 for the anchor at Brimham? I go with: If it feels easier it probably is, if it feels harder it probably isn't. Anchor probably isn't V7. Handy Andy's at Earl probably is.
and then a second hand pair of Asolo Runouts which were an absoulte revelation as I could use footholds which previously never existed.Andy F
Quote from: webbo on Yesterday at 08:41:51 AMi thought lazers were black with red stripes.Original ones were very pink, Mk II less so, but still pink.
You know in Return of The Jedi on the forest moon of Endor, don't some of the Ewoks shout `Houdini' as some sort of battle cry?
I think handy andy's is at the top end of the grade personaly so not benchmark IMHO