[LucyB]

Anyone else going? I'm skiving off work on the Friday and everything!

Can't wait...

[Nibile]

i cant go this year, a friends wedding booked the weekend!!!
 

[joel]

I'm going too!

Staying till Monday night making the most of the bank holiday weekend. Don't really know what to expect from it all, seems like there's going to be a lot of people there, will there be enough rock to go round?

Well more pressingly for me do I have enough skin? Still recovering from Font trip.... from what I hear it's pretty rough.....

At the very least it looks like a beautiful area...

[account_inactive]

There are ALOT of people

[unclesomebody]

more importantly...

http://www.mellognocca.it/

[LucyB]

 

Italians are great.

[Nibile]

weather info here

http://www.ilmeteo.it/portale/meteocomuni?citta=Val%20Masino&c=7572&g=0

[LucyB]

Cheers nibs - you taking the piss?

Why, oh why is it always gorgeous weather in the UK - when I leave to go somewhere else??

So I'm going to get rained on over the weekend. 

[Nibile]

no no, i wasnt taking the piss, i thought it could be of some help, in case someone still has to decide. im sorry about the weather, its crap in all italy. as crap as my left shoulder. 

[Nibile]

...and, the answer to your question is that we italians arrange bad weather to preserve our climbing projects from foreigners.

[Nibile]

anyway sunday should be ok!!!

good luck to everyone whos going, have fun!!!

[Nibile]

i read its been good on sunday, wasnt it?
and what about the new boulders? they are in val masino, not in val di mello, right? just close to mountain center?

anyway, waddage coming for risking the rain from uk to pull in italy!!!

[LucyB]

Hey Nibs,

Sunday was lovely (despite the hangover - the party was way better than the last 2 years). Sat was okay in the morning, we climbed quite a bit before it rained.

Shame you couldn't make it, it was fun. Everyone is always so friendly despite my embarassing lack of Italian. I'll be back next year!

Lu.

[Tommy]

Ended up going to Melloblocco as the weather crapped out in Val del Orco, and what an excellent surprise!! Flippin' excellent weekend and following few days. Weather was good, good boulders, loads of routes to do in the valley and plenty of friendly people. Very recommended. Think I might go again next year!

[joel]

Yeah - it was all quite impressive. Friendly people, enough boulders to go round, not too crowded really. Goes without saying that it's a beautiful setting too.

New boulders were great and the ones from previous years were lovely! Weather was amazing on Monday too, too hot for anything really hard so bumbling around the upper valley was great. The women's problems in Val di Mello (from 2005 comp I think) seemed pretty hard (especially that Devils and Dust one) or maybe I was weak after 2 and a half days on and a big hangover. Will definitly consider another trip!

[LucyB]

Hi Joel,

The 2005 problems were good, Devil and Dust was really hard - though it was flashed by 6 birds  Fair enough, they did include Sandrine and other such strong people. Don't know how to paste links, but this might do it.
http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews.lasso?l=2&keyid=35501

Lu.

[unclesomebody]

adenseloner; Why didn't you say you were going to melloblocco???



And dave was there too?!?! (hiding in the corner)

[Johnny Brown]

Dave spotting YOU Keith?

Were people forced to wear those lime green shirts? Hideous, but seem to take years off Dense!

[a dense loner]

you guys
so that was your serious shit to sort out uncle. you missed a good night

[joel]

hey don't diss the green t-shirts they are cool! - better than the old black t shirt and jeans bouldering uniform surely?

Thanks for the link Lucy, forgot to say it was nice to meet you! Have been forcing Adam to try more sit starts (just so I can laugh at him) but then he's been burning me off on the more dynamic stuff....

[Nibile]

heh, i know the guy in the first pic, hes also a longboarder. he can pull on small holds.

[kennyatalpkit]

Just a note to say Melloblocco will be taking place over 4 days this year.. 8-11 May, that's enough time for even Nibile to find his way to the valley, and an extra 2 days that our fingers have to hold out!!

[Houdini]

Don't forget your degreasing spray

[Houdini]

thus

[Nibile]

word kenny.