[RAK Punter]

Oh that old chestnut! How is that supposed to be conclusive proof, you could have got someone to do the tricky bits for you?

Do you have an indepndent witness who actually saw you build these items cos this smacks of bullshit to me? Really nowadays when everyone has a video camera on their phone there's no excuse for not having some proper evidence to back up cutting edge furniture assembly claims.

What are you suggesting! That I will make false claims on achievements on flat pack furnature I am shocked and disgusted

Not just the achievement but its style that is important.  There is significantly more credibility in an on site solo with (all pieces correctly incorporated at first attempt without aid of additional glue or duct tape compaired to a redpoint with half the pieces mysteriously not required; use of instruction book and multiple calls to the call centre 

[Grubes]

Great week after finishing a old boulder problem the other day. I flashed my first E2 today leading browns eliminate. Not to find one to onsight psyched!!!

[SA Chris]

Nice one. You don't need to look too hard, there are plenty of quality E2s out there.

[slackline]

Great week after finishing a old boulder problem the other day. I flashed my first E2 today leading browns eliminate. Not to find one to onsight psyched!!!

If you turned round, Big Crack was behind you (on my list to do soon).  Brightside at Froggatt is good, great gear and straight-forward climbing.

[slackline]

and, of course: 

Whats Jasper done wrong?

[SA Chris]

Argggh, fucking tomtoms. Had to endure an entire night of that shit at the Pines campsite at Arapiles.

[Falling Down]

What have I started (sorry for taking the thread off topic) 

[Baldy]

What have I started (sorry for taking the thread off topic) 

you are a bad, bad man! 


On the plus side I have happiness to report to get us back on track.

1th - I did my 'project' in the beautiful sunshine in Cheddar yesterday. 'House Burning Down' - first proper attempt of the day after placing clips and having one previous go on another day.
Pretty happy, even if it is a soft grade. The last one of this grade took me 3/4 trips and multiple efforts so I appear to be a fair bit stronger (maybe).

2th - I just put my shiny new beastmaker up, so let the beasting begin!
Pocket Pulling Power in time for font!
 

[rodma]

2th - I just put my shiny new beastmaker up, so let the beasting begin!
Pocket Pulling Power in time for font!
 

Dafty, this is all you need 

[Baldy]

dammit, I knew that sounded familiar!

[Ru]

Pocket Pulling Power in time for font!
 

Fontainebleau: land of the pocket.

[shark]

Pocket Pulling Power in time for font!
 

Fontainebleau: land of the pocket.

That reminds me - must try Les Monos at Buthiers again at Easter

[Jim]

its shit, don't bother

[Baldy]

I thought the same when we went there on the first day...but then again I was weak and shit at pockets so what do I know?

[DaveC]

Thankfully my main period of residence at the Pines (3 months) was in the spikey hair era when any bongo-wielding hippie would have been tied to a tree and rectally assaulted with a stumpy. However many years later I had the pleasure of camping near a "drum circle" at Indian Creek 

Aaah yes! The denizens of Camp Hog were always good at dealing with unwanted hippies who strayed into the pines back then. Happy days!
Were you there when somebody ended a late night group sing-a-long by chucking a not-quite-empty aerosol can (I think it was of insect repellant) out of the dark and straight into their fire? Not very smart thing to do but it was incredibly funny at the time.....

Sorry, this is just way  , I'll go now!

[Baldy]

were they 'bugging' him?

[DaveC]

 

[erm, sam]

Back on actual topic:
I tied on to a rope today for the first time in an age and led Wings of Unreason and Ascent of Man at the Roaches. Really good fun I must say, especially Ascent of Man. Tasty smears. We did some bouldering in between and had a top day. YYFY!

[mark s]

Not bouldering related sorry,but rach gave birth to Ophelia late last night.yy triple fucking yes

[Falling Down]

Congratulations Mark and Rach... 

[SA Chris]

Nice one mark. Remember sleep is overrated.

[Falling Down]

Back on actual topic:
I tied on to a rope today for the first time in an age and led Wings of Unreason and Ascent of Man at the Roaches. Really good fun I must say, especially Ascent of Man. Tasty smears. We did some bouldering in between and had a top day. YYFY!

Nice one Sam 

[metal arms]

Back on actual topic:
I tied on to a rope today for the first time in an age and led Wings of Unreason and Ascent of Man at the Roaches. Really good fun I must say, especially Ascent of Man. Tasty smears. We did some bouldering in between and had a top day. YYFY!

Nice one.

Wings is brilliant, but I wouldn't know about the other as I bottled it!

My YYFY, did a 7a at cheedale on saturday, which is my 2nd ever and right on time to get me psyched for a french bolt-clipping road-trip extravaganza!

[erm, sam]

I hope to be YYFYing about cheedale 7as later in the summer.

Re: road trip, for better training you should repeat the 7a whilst bloated on a french bread, croissant and jam breakfast. I really think that will help.

[peewee]

Went to Almscliff on saturday and did Jess's Roof 1st go, been meaning to try it for ages.