[SA Chris]

Norton suggested that Strawberries would be a good one to see if I could still do it without a thumb end so... did it OK 

I'll take a wild guess - Curbar not Tremadog.

There's a clue where he says

Just a few easy problems at trackside but it felt great.

[shark]

If there is an award out there for the climber "least-likely-to-do-Strawberries (at Tremadog)" Dolly would win it thumbs down.

We had to rescue him from the summit of the Pebble once.

[SA Chris]

If there is an award out there for the climber "least-likely-to-do-Strawberries (at Tremadog)" Dolly would win it thumbs down.

(sorry)

[andy popp]

Just managed a session on the board, nothing hard and felt weak but YYFY because the knee that has been fucked for the last two months held up. Hopefully this is the start of the road back.

[boulderingbacon]

not really bouldering related but got to the top of snowdon going the hard way over crib goch. i feel really chuffed having achieved this as i get pretty bad vertigo and i did it without dying.YYFY

[SA Chris]

I thought Indian Face was the hard way .

CG is good fun.

[boulderingbacon]

I thought Indian Face was the hard way .

CG is good fun.

it was fun when i looked back when i had done it but i was shitting myself most of the time. Took me half an hour before i looked down. .  some people the can almost walk most of it where as i spent most of my time crawling around. glad i did it though. high ball bouldering problems just got a little easier.

[philo]

good to see some of the older walls, (20 years) hosting events like this one

http://climbonline.co.uk/events.htm?ref=nf

[Jaspersharpe]

Glad they kept the same name for the event too. Will Malc be entering?

[philo]

im not sure, would be nice to see the likes of malc, earl and micky there tho

[slackline]

Took me half an hour before i looked down. .

Should have just done it in winter, we couldn't even see the drops when we came down that way earlier this year 

The view makes it all worth it... by Pie Monster, on Flickr

T'is a great scramble though (definitely easier walking when iced up though!).

[SA Chris]

We did it in perfect winter nick, cloudless and nice neve. Was my first winter in the UK, and scored ace winter condition in N Wales. Sadly it was also the last time I did any winter climbing in Wales.

[Fultonius]

So psyched. Climbed for the first time in 7 months since my crash and it felt amazing, even though it was just pulling on plastic with a top-rope just the feeling of upward progress and using feet was great!

The beastmaker has definitely been my saviour - finger strength is still there and stamina ain't bad too. Mainly stuck to f5 - f6a routes but did a f6b and got to the end of a f6c but bailed due to a knee-risking move that I didn't like the look off.

Won't be able to do anything steep till my hamstrings get a lots stronger, but who cares - I CAN CLIMB and it's only 4 months since my surgery. 

[Moo]

I'm officialy moving to sheffield, end terrace with my girlfriend 2 mins walk from the works and its cheap as chips

[SA Chris]

The Works isn't cheap as chips.

[a dense loner]

its as cheap as swiss pommes tho. soon be strong moo

[Nibile]

did two new problems saturday at amiata. one was a recent project from june, "islero"; the other one older "love and peace da isa b".
one of the best days ever.

[tomtom]

Sloper Patrol finally yielded today after spitting me off for the past three years or so

The cliff was in great nic by the way...

[KH]

Have been injured for the last 5 months with trapped axillary nerves that prevent me from being able to pull on jugs!  I've only recently been able to climb without pain and I am still struggling to do a single pull up!

But today, with all this going on, I somehow managed to do my first 8a+!  I climbed the rarely climbed Masada at Witches Point on the South Wales coast.

[moose]

This could equally go in NNFN but I'm striving to be more positive these days.

Got forced away from Almsliff yesterday by the wind's effects on my feeble circulation.... recovered my mojo courtesy of my car heater and relocated to Caley for a quick go at Secret Seventh..... and I finally did it... almost... kind of... fuck no

Last go of the day - finally managed to get my right toe on that high arete smear.... hit the big sloper... swam my way over the top and, whilst beached whaling to safety, my flailing right foot did a hefty dab on the boulder at the side.  Bollocks.  Still, at least now I know that I can do it even when knackered and feeling a bit under the weather.  Just a shame the weather has completely crapped out for the rematch. 

Oh and a belated YYFY for a few weeks ago: I finally did some trad in Wales!  It rained most of the time and circumstances weren't amenable for anything hard but I was really chuffed to do Super Diagonal and Diagonal on the Mot and Dream of White Horses and Britomartis at Gogarth..... I reallly want to return back to Gogarth... if the weather in the UK could be depended on I'd book my entire summer holidays for the place.  As it was, I ended up bailing out on the last day - although that wasn't without its compensations -stopped off at Stanage and ticked Hamper's Hang (seemed bloody gruelling for f7a if you do the long version - hardest bit was getting out from the initial roof niche to the jug on the arete for me).

[Snoops]

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stopped off at Stanage and ticked Hamper's Hang (seemed bloody gruelling for f7a if you do the long version - hardest bit was getting out from the initial roof niche to the jug on the arete for me).

Nice one. I can't do the full version yet. Sharp and painful as well getting up and out of the niche. Good skills

[Nibile]

I'm officialy moving to sheffield, end terrace with my girlfriend 2 mins walk from the works and its cheap as chips

vaffanculo moo.
the gym down here moved out of town, will be half the climbing surface than before, and it will be all vertical with a 20° overhang.
mothafukas.

[andy_e]

my flailing right foot did a hefty dab on the boulder at the side. 

Gutted! Good effort getting it though, how was Caley (before this incessant drizzle and a split tip put paid to my week of climbing, NNFN)?

[lagerstarfish]

They should re-name Autumn and call it Awsome 


Hurray for this time of year!

and goodbye to the midges

I've gone quite giddy with excitement 

[andy_e]

 
Every single boulderer woke up this morning to clear blue skies and freezing temps and were instantly psyched!