[Doylo]

V8+ in old Panton money, good 7b+ 

[ducko]

note too self: must try harder 

[Jaspersharpe]

The dangers of V grades! 


Good effort anyway ducko.

[biscuit]

Got my first 7A+ last night, Strong Arete at Eskdale.

Proper exciting. Mad busy at home packing to emigrate. Snatched a couple of hours out. Delayed by sheep stuck up to it's armpits in a cattle grid meaning it was all very rushed. My last chance to get it before we go. Looked like rain all day but cool breeze in our valley meant i was nervous all day about whether i'd get out or not. No wind there and i was sweating on the 5 min walk in. Bit greasy ( not good for granite ) and started to drizzle just as i finally nailed the bugger after sorting my sequence out. Phew !

Definitely the best problem i've done - my previous favourite was Hueco Crack - really 'strong' but not thuggy. You've got to get your feet and timing just right or you're off. Controlled power. Lovely.

Just Hueco Crack ( Cave Start ) and Picnic Sarcastic to do before i go. I have 3 possible climbing days left, one being tomorrow. I am guessing that's out with the weather so fingers crossed for next Mon + Tue.

[ducko]

me and pillbox made friends today,after never being able too climb a line there went today and climbed 4 so dwin bywyn yr hapus! 

[GCW]

A bit of a YYFY being a non runner!

Done the Morecambe Bay half Marathon today (Cross Bay Challenge) and survived!!  Even better was a time of 1:59:30 which I was very pleased with.

[lukeyboy]

A similar YYFY for me. Yesterday did my first (super sprint) triathlon. I cycle around a lot, but never particularly far, and haven't run or swam much for years. Also the cycle was on grass and I'm a roadie. It was 400m swim, 10k bike and 2.5k run.

Anyway, did some training over the past few weeks and managed to finish 12th overall out of 163, and 5th in senior mens with a time of 36:31. Really suprised, was expecting to be somewhere mid table. Chuffed 

[Grubes]

Saturday morning I redpointed my frist 6b+ I then folloed up with my first 6b+ onsight saturday afternoon.
Today I climbed for the first time in the pass and climbed my first HVS multipitch

YYFY awesome weekend!

[GCW]

Even better was a time of 1:59:30 which I was very pleased with.

Although the official chip time is 68 seconds slower than my stopwatch!!  Arse- still very pleased, but sub 2 hours would have been good.  Just have to enter again next year.

[GCW]

Even better was a time of 1:59:30 which I was very pleased with.

Although the official chip time is 68 seconds slower than my stopwatch!!  Arse- still very pleased, but sub 2 hours would have been good.  Just have to enter again next year.

Another semi-YYFY, just found out the chip time includes the time it takes to get to the start line from the off, so it was sub 2 hours.  Woot.

[lukeyboy]

Even better was a time of 1:59:30 which I was very pleased with.

Although the official chip time is 68 seconds slower than my stopwatch!!  Arse- still very pleased, but sub 2 hours would have been good.  Just have to enter again next year.

Another semi-YYFY, just found out the chip time includes the time it takes to get to the start line from the off, so it was sub 2 hours.  Woot.

Well done

[GCW]

A big yyfy not climbing related for me. Big Splash out on a Gibby Les Paul Trad in Iced Tea Burst with 57 pickups and tradition mohog body. Work of art. Thunderous sustain & plays like a dream.

Harking back to this, the better half has bought me an Ibanez JS 100 signature in black for my birthday.  Fabulous.

[tommytwotone]

Even better was a time of 1:59:30 which I was very pleased with.

Although the official chip time is 68 seconds slower than my stopwatch!!  Arse- still very pleased, but sub 2 hours would have been good.  Just have to enter again next year.

Another semi-YYFY, just found out the chip time includes the time it takes to get to the start line from the off, so it was sub 2 hours.  Woot.

Well done on the time, know the effort you have to put in to go under 2 hours for a half marathon.

The timing's a funny way to do it - all the chip-timed races I've done (GNR / Abbey Dash) have had a mat at the start/finish that I'm assuming trigger the timing.

[boulderingbacon]

Another semi-YYFY, just found out the chip time includes the time it takes to get to the start line from the off, so it was sub 2 hours.  Woot.
[/quote]

good effort gcw i did my first half a few months back and just getting round is an achievement. im doing another in october and plan to go sub 1.40which should just about kill me off. at least the training is making me lose weight for climbing

[GCW]

im doing another in october and plan to go sub 1.40which should just about kill me off. at least the training is making me lose weight for climbing

If you're doing half marathons, you should definitely do this one.  Just look at all the happy faces here.  Amazing experience.

[TobyD]

Sent Bullet; 3rd 8a+, having not climbed 8a+ before May this year.  A great route with an amazing finish up on the roof; psyched 
It seems rest days make you stronger after all

[stvey1987]

Sent weedkiller traverse at raven tor today !! Felt very satisfying as 1) its the first at the grade, for me, whether its 7a+ or 7b and 2) it was my 5th session on it !! (never spent anywhere near that long trying anything before) and 3)....i think its a quality problem 

This is my first post on the forums (although I have been a member for a while now). Thought this was a good post to start off with ! Going to try and stop being a dirty voyeur and get involved a bit from now on!

Steve

[jimmykay]

Yes Steve! You beast! You have to campus it next! :-)

[Yoof]

Had an awesome ecology/scuba diving-based field trip in Honduras.

First week hung out in the jungle doing herp-walks and habitat surveys, whilst avoiding getting the shits like most of the rest of the party (One guy had 34 in 24 hours! ). Unfortunately didn't get to see any Tapirs, but did see howler monkeys, toucans and humming birds 

In terms of diving I was very apprehensive; as earlier snorkelling experiences ended in choking and being upset & cold. I didn't choke, or die and had a wonderful time frolicking around looking at parrotfish and other wonderful marine life in warm clear water. So psyched.

I also randomly gained the ability to do one armers off crimps and hold front levers.

Probably the best two weeks of my life. Now I need some rock.

[Will Hunt]

Operation Wallacea?

[Monolith]

Just landed my first ever 'proper' job divided between Wirral and Manchester. MOTHERFUCKING BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! Psyched beyond all belief.

[Fultonius]

Just landed my first ever 'proper' job divided between Wirral and Manchester. MOTHERFUCKING BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! Psyched beyond all belief.

  Effort! You deserve it after the year you've had!

As an aside - do you mention the data loss fiasco in inteviews? I could see it being taken well - "Bloody hell, you lost it all and still got it done in 2 days, good effort" or badly - "Why did you not back it up"...

Anyway, once again - good work!

[andy_e]

Yes Tom! May your current good karma last well in to the future, you deserve it! 

[ducko]

spanked a heard of racoons with a 5.5ft bamboo trunk, boom!

[Nibile]

all fucking right brother. well done and well deserved.