[GCW]

Chemin de Fer is no pushover, I know only a couple of people to do it onsight.  I failed to onsight it the same day I took a groundfall from Woops, didn't get back on either of them

[willackers]

Hey, I've failed to onsight some personally challenging routes recently, too!! Woohoo.

Did you get back on them?
 

[nik at work]

Oh leave poor nik alone, he's only little.

His dress sense on the other hand. I remain unconvinced by the football-fan-on-font-tour look...

Don't worry,I am never wearing shorts again. I know my limits and will be sticking to Jeans and a hoodie from now on...

Dylan it gets 7B+ in 7+8's and is also listed as 7B+ on bleau.info, but what do they know?

[andy_e]

New Jerusalem last night (amongst the midges)... been a good week, repeated two 7a's at the cliff earlier in the week...
Failed on the pinch and cream egg eliminate though! 

Was that you with Sandbag Steve last night then?

[tomtom]

New Jerusalem last night (amongst the midges)... been a good week, repeated two 7a's at the cliff earlier in the week...
Failed on the pinch and cream egg eliminate though! 

Was that you with Sandbag Steve last night then?

Thats right  were you trying the arete on the corner of the bootcrack/black jumper boulder? Good to put a name to a face.. you have a good eve? I was pretty flaked out/shredded tips by that point.. still scratching my midge bites!

I've not been to Caley for a couple of years - and I'm climbing much better than my last visit, so it was great just trying all these new problems that previously were way out of reach! Ace - its like being at a new crag yet I'd been there loads of times before... cream egg eliminate looks like its going to provide hours of fun!

[andy_e]

Yeah that was us on Backstabber, I was the messy-haired one with the grey hoody on. We would have stayed for longer but we had to get the bus back! I had a good evening, but then I always do at caley...

[Fiend]

Hey, I've failed to onsight some personally challenging routes recently, too!! Woohoo.

Did you get back on them?

Nah, if I've failed, I've failed. I might have posted in NNFN, I guess, but they weren't particularly meaningful failures.

[Duncan Disorderly]

Nah, if I've failed, I've failed.

Get thee back to UKC Satan

There's no such thing as failure, it's all just progress....

Says the man who failed to do both zippys and help the young last night  

[GCW]

Did you use the correct beta on Zippy's?  I hear the ground is in.

[willackers]

Hey, I've failed to onsight some personally challenging routes recently, too!! Woohoo.

Did you get back on them?

Nah, if I've failed, I've failed. I might have posted in NNFN, I guess, but they weren't particularly meaningful failures.

I didn't see it as a failure, I was chuffed to bits!

Some really good climbers have failed to on-sight it so I didn't feel too bad, It's an amazing line and a classic Scottish test piece and I really enjoyed climbing it in the best style I could, NNFN that i didn't on-sight it but a massive YYFY that I got back on it and ticked it!
 

[reeve]

I didn't see it as a failure, I was chuffed to bits!

Some really good climbers have failed to on-sight it so I didn't feel too bad, It's an amazing line and a classic Scottish test piece and I really enjoyed climbing it in the best style I could, NNFN that i didn't on-sight it but a massive YYFY that I got back on it and ticked it!
 

Indeed, I think one of the biggest barriers lots of people seem to have preventing them having more fun in their climbing is avoiding things in case of failure. Far more dignity and fun in putting in a fight than putting off your ambitions.

Anyway, what's the route like, haven't heard of it before? Brutal jamming action or long pumpy climbing around the crack type action?

[SA Chris]

Good attitude lad. At least attempting it onsight was a good approach and at least you didn't have a hissy fit when you failed in your attempt (I name no names, but you know who you are).

[SA Chris]

Anyway, what's the route like, haven't heard of it before? Brutal jamming action or long pumpy climbing around the crack type action?

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[Fiend]

Oh get a grip and name ME as the hissy fitter, I've publicly admitted to tantrums enough times, I'm an expert at it (you got a mild / intermediate one, BTW).

Anyway, I've attempted stuff onsight recently, where's my medal??

[Fultonius]

Good attitude lad. At least attempting it onsight was a good approach and at least you didn't have a hissy fit when you failed in your attempt (I name no names, but you know who you are).

Eh...He did, then, once he'd collected the toys and returned them to the pram, he decided to sack it in, but then realised that the easiest way to get his gear back was to climb it, so had another go. To be fair, it was more of a moody, mopey dejected whinge than a full-blown hissy fit 

Pretty inspiring and very worrying watching him trying to do the top-out with arms so pumped they could hardly make fists!


I was thinking about trying it soon, but I think I'll rack up some more E4s and Fr7+s first....

[willackers]

Cheers.

I did have a bit of a hissy fit, a rather large one actually I was well pissed but I calmed down and had another go.

The routes a massive and slightly overhanging crack, lots of jams and finger locks, there's a tricky leftwards traverse just before you top out which spat me off the go before I did it, it's really pumpy but pretty safe and there's a few in situ bits of gear near the top (which will hold a fall)

If you're fit then it's very on-sightable, hard moves between good shake outs.

*****

[SA Chris]

I'm an expert at it (you got a mild / intermediate one, BTW).

Anyway, I've attempted stuff onsight recently, where's my medal??

Did I?

Name routes and grades and if you were pleased or not and you will get a noddy badge.

[willackers]

Anyway, I've attempted stuff onsight recently, where's my medal??

Do I get a medal?
 

[SA Chris]

Just for you.

[willackers]

Just for you.

YYFY!

Just what I've always wanted!
 

[Fiend]

Medals for everyone!!

Actually I'd rather have lemonade and crisps to celebrate...

[willackers]

Anyway, what's the route like, haven't heard of it before? Brutal jamming action or long pumpy climbing around the crack type action?
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[SA Chris]

You aint getting no medals for posting properly.

[north_country_boy]

Pretty inspiring and very worrying watching him trying to do the top-out with arms so pumped they could hardly make fists!

This badge would be more appropriate!!! 



The chicken wings make another appearance.........

I'll make a tentative date with it for end of June Will!!! 

[dave]

Did you use the correct beta on Zippy's?  I hear the ground is in.

i never tire of watching that.