[i_a_coops]

I was wondering whether I should go back this weekend or go to Dinas instead...

I think my choice has been made!

Glad it's not just me who thinks Forest Rock and Dinas are the dogs nadgers. Cheers for uploading that video the other day, was some useful beta there!

Another YYFY - From October I'll be living 25 minutes from Dinas Rock....

[Baldy]

Hot damn, you are full of win right now!

I'm glad the video helped 

I don't know about 'the dogs nadgers' but the moves at FR certainly make up for the looks

[pyrosis]

As of yesterday I am now the owner of a house on half an acre in Bishop.

[AndyR]

As of yesterday I am now the owner of a house on half an acre in Bishop.

Now that is very cool - congrats!

[erm, sam]

With a spare room/rooms/wing for good ol' UKB buddies, right?

[pyrosis]

Now that is very cool - congrats!

With a spare room/rooms/wing for good ol' UKB buddies, right?

Thanks guys, and yes. Plenty of space, or there will be when I am done with it. Hit me up if you are ever coming out this way.

[tesla]

As of yesterday I am now the owner of a house on half an acre in Bishop.

Nice. Do you plan to live there all year round or just use it for bouldering trips? I've ended up spending around 7-8 weeks there every year since we moved to California a few years ago and I was considering getting somewhere near there and renting it out for the rest of the year.

[pyrosis]

Nice. Do you plan to live there all year round or just use it for bouldering trips? I've ended up spending around 7-8 weeks there every year since we moved to California a few years ago and I was considering getting somewhere near there and renting it out for the rest of the year.

Year round. It gets a bit hot in the summer but there are boulders to be had nearby all the way up to 3000m elevation or even higher. Still, outfitting an air-conditioned training facility is high on my list of improvements to be made.

As for rentals, there are plenty of places in town owned by landlords in southern California, with prices and interests where they are now it might not be a bad play.

[tesla]

Year round. It gets a bit hot in the summer but there are boulders to be had nearby all the way up to 3000m elevation or even higher.

I checked out some of the alpine bouldering up around Mammoth (Way Lake etc) last summer, just before they published the new guidebook. If you've not been it's well worth the 20-30 minute walk ins (it might actually be less - we were questing around with some shitty topo we downloaded). Some great bouldering on Gneiss in fairly stunning setting. I'm hoping to take the kids back for an extended camping trip there this summer, it was a pretty special place.

[pyrosis]

I checked out some of the alpine bouldering up around Mammoth (Way Lake etc) last summer, just before they published the new guidebook. If you've not been it's well worth the 20-30 minute walk ins (it might actually be less - we were questing around with some shitty topo we downloaded). Some great bouldering on Gneiss in fairly stunning setting. I'm hoping to take the kids back for an extended camping trip there this summer, it was a pretty special place.

Yes. Crimp Ladder was the highlight of last summer for me. Didn't finish the Meadows roof, yet.  There is tons to do there.  Also Tuolumne isn't too far once the pass is open, tahoe is just a couple of hours. And then there is this...:



Only about ten miles from the Milks. ...as the crow flies that is

[SA Chris]

As of yesterday I am now the owner of a house on half an acre in Bishop.

Nice one. A friend of mine has just recently moved up to Bishop from near San Diego too. She's not much of a boulderer though.

[dunnyg]

Back on ticking form, with a quick mid day seshwan ticking a (soft) 7B+ just in time for trad season 

[andyd]

Finally made it to Simons, Lords and Hen stones today. I've been chomping at the bit to go for ages. Had a great day and sent nearly everything I aimed to. It also marked my 50th 7th grade problem sinced I moved up this summer!  (Yes, I'm counting, yes it is partly about the numbers).

Ticks have certainly slowed down since this last post as I've been projecting much more, but just notched up my 80th this morning with the stand-up to Sweet Dreams at Rocky Valley. I'm not going to achieve the target of 100 in a year that I set myself but that's fine as I'm having a nice time 

[SA Chris]

When's the cutoff date?

[Wood FT]

Back on ticking form, with a quick mid day seshwan ticking a (soft) 7B+ just in time for trad season 

why the long face?

[andyd]

When's the cutoff date?

The last day in May

Back on ticking form, with a quick mid day seshwan ticking a (soft) 7B+ just in time for trad season 

why the long face?

The end of the bouldering season I imagine

[SA Chris]

When's the cutoff date?

The last day in May

average 1 a day for next month, no bother

[andyd]

When's the cutoff date?

The last day in May

average 1 a day for next month, no bother

I'm running out of easy pickings and cold conditions to cheat my way up the sloping ones

[SA Chris]

get out of bed earlier you fazy lucker. Or bust out he lantern. First light atm 4:37, last light 9:19.

[andy_e]

For you it is, we've got two hours less daylight than you!

[SA Chris]

Looked up on MSW (easiest source i had to hand, but I'm a fazy lucker too) as times for Scarborough, so may be out by a minute or two.

[andyd]

Got a lamp.
Not getting out of bed before 7.

[andy_e]

so may be out by a minute or two.

Interesting, Met Office says 5:24 and 20:34 for Scarborough...

[SA Chris]

is that first and last light, or sunrise and sunset?

[andy_e]

Ah