[Hoseyb]

I feel like I have exited the tunnel with my Achilles rupture. I can hop up an down stairs solely on the treacherous limb, and have been able to drop off the (indoor) bouldering wall in a controlled manner with hands about 4m without I'll effect.
6 months off has left me a little weaker, as I intentionally avoided dabbling, but ancient gnarliness ( and underachieving) has meant I've only dropped 3 french grades in my lead onsight, and about 3 in my font.

Adventure awaits

[Duma]

Excellent news hosey!

[sheavi]

Great news Hosey - well done

[cheque]

Led my first E1 since my accident on Sunday  , Sniffer Dog at the Ravenstones.

It’s taken almost four and a half years but onsight* trad’s a tough old game 

*if we’re being pedantic it was “flashed after watching your mate climb it earlier in the day” in this case

[mrjonathanr]

From 'lucky to be alive' to 'extreme leader again' is a well good effort Mike 

[deacon]

Led my first E1 since my accident on Sunday  , Sniffer Dog at the Ravenstones.

It’s taken almost four and a half years but onsight* trad’s a tough old game 

*if we’re being pedantic it was “flashed after watching your mate climb it earlier in the day” in this case

Pissed it too! You had plenty in reserve.

[cheque]

 

[Hoseyb]

Nice one!
Have you considered Elder Crack?
I seem to remember it was protected okay and would be right up your alley.
Seem to remember it's a lot more chilled than many E1 offwidths

[seankenny]

As of Wednesday this week I have done six months of daily stretching. It started out as the only training type activity I could do when sick, and that’s still part of it, but it’s also just a really good way of slowly nursing my fucked up nervous system back to health. I’d recommend it whatever though, feels pretty good.

[SA Chris]

That's a long stretch! Well done Sean, something I really neglect, should do a lot more.

[battery]

Good effort, I admire your dedication

[Fiend]

 

I did some good stretching errr ummmm last Thursday 

[MischaHY]

Managed to sneak up my first 8A on sandstone yesterday 

Lovely techy line on slopers requiring lots of body tension. I was a little stumped about the crux initially and couldn't hold tension on the left hand sloper due to being very spanned out, but then found a tiny two finger jam in the seam which ended up working well. Still nearly came off the 7A+ second half after a smear popped!

Really pleased with this one as I'd have had no chance on it last year but the past few months of concentrating more on strength seem to be paying off 

https://www.instagram.com/p/ClBBvmtIzuw/

[Fultonius]

Nice one Mischa. This is in no way a knockdown or intending to cast doubt, but, just from watching the video, that's one of those problems that if someone said its was a Font6A in Font I wouldn't have questioned it. Just goes to show how impossible armchair grading from a video is!

[MischaHY]

Nice one Mischa. This is in no way a knockdown or intending to cast doubt, but, just from watching the video, that's one of those problems that if someone said its was a Font6A in Font I wouldn't have questioned it. Just goes to show how impossible armchair grading from a video is!

Yeah funnily I was saying to a mate yesterday that if it was maybe 10-15 degrees less overhanging it would be a brilliant 6A! The seam itself overhangs around 30-35 degrees.

[SA Chris]

Nice, looks cool, whereabouts?

[MischaHY]

Nice, looks cool, whereabouts?

It's at Angelstein in the Calw area.

[SA Chris]

Danke.

[MischaHY]

Danke.

Blackblocs is the guidebook. Are you localish? I'm 1hr away.

[SA Chris]

Nowhere near! Just thought it might be font or if it was somewhere i had never heard of. Seems the latter..

[Duma]

After 3ish years of trying, I managed a 7c first go today.

(Hipotermia in Chulilla)

Satisfying fight and good to do it here after a pretty much written off trip last year

[Fiend]

Good effort! Aren't you supposed to be injured or something??

[remus]

Mega! Chunky one too.

[Fultonius]

   Inspiring. It's always been one of my bucket list goals. Maybe this year.

[jwi]

Nice! It has some hard moves too! Maybe try the nearby Nibelungalos too, easier moves in the same style!