[andyd]

Ah 

But you know what he means...
Sunset at 20.35 last night, but light for another 25 mins.

[SA Chris]

Assuming it's a sunny day. Which is one mf of an assumption.

[Seb]

I have replaced my crap broken tiny fiesta with a Berlingo in time for 3 month summer holiday. Its going to be amazing.

[andyd]

  to club berlingo

[ben]

I have replaced my crap broken tiny fiesta with a Berlingo in time for 3 month summer holiday. Its going to be amazing.

with the modutop so you can catch some rays when cruising ?

I actually have a spare wooden fold out bed thing I built for ours which you're welcome to if you're planning on kipping in it..  only problem is its in Cornwall

[JackAus]

YYFY! Just found another new bouldering area.... This one is only half an hour away from home.. Only had 2 hours there and cleaned and put up 2 problems and had a quick look around.

[grr666]

to club berlingo

Good little vans, better than the Kangoo I'm rockin

[Obi-Wan is lost...]

Had a complete nightmare trying to get off shitty locking wheel nuts when swapping the winter tyres back. Became a complete saga, joke was neither sets of wheels are worth nicking, I was just using them cos they had always been on the car. Managed to break three of them when the 'key' screwed up. Awesome local garage just sorted it for £35 (but not before I'd tried several other 'specialists' and wasted £50 on tools trying to sort it myself!  )

Still a YYFY as it's sorted now for a BH trip to N Wales.   

[Nibile]

I just finished one of the best teaching experiences of my career.
I taught the penal procedure laws of Italy to a class of Mexican students, professors and lawyers. It's been quite hard, more than one month to prepare the classes and 7 hours a day of teaching, but finally it seems that everything went well, despite the fact that many of them knew a lot more than me. One had also been a judge!!!
I've been asked to write a brief article for a penal law and criminology journal.
Well chuffed.
I also had to flex for a few pics with the girls. No kidding.

[Oldmanmatt]

I just finished one of the best teaching experiences of my career.
I taught the penal procedure laws of Italy to a class of Mexican students, professors and lawyers. It's been quite hard, more than one month to prepare the classes and 7 hours a day of teaching, but finally it seems that everything went well, despite the fact that many of them knew a lot more than me. One had also been a judge!!!
I've been asked to write a brief article for a penal law and criminology journal.
Well chuffed.
I also had to flex for a few pics with the girls. No kidding.

Well done Lore!!!!

You might be in danger of growing up! I'd advise you to avoid that at all costs...

Keep the Faith!

[Nibile]

 
Keep the faith Matt.

[Richie Crouch]

I hope you hulked through your shirt and suit when flexing the biceps! Good work 

[kelvin]

Got my first 5.13a redpoint today, a mere 34 years after my first roped climb and - more significantly - after about 20 years being plateau'd around 7b. It seems quitting your job and relocating to a world-class climbing area works.

Nice work! Sometimes just trying harder isn't enough... now where's the job section for Pembroke.

[Fultonius]

Obviously this is only equivalent to a poxy 7c+, but the route was 13a/b in the old guide and I can't see any "soft for the grade"s on 8a.nu. Plus a couple of locals said my beta, avoiding a big loose hold, made it more "stout". So at least it was a solid 7c+.

It's funny how on the YDS 5.13 is a "breakthrough" grade and yet, like you say it's F7c+ which is everyone's least favourite grade on their way to 8a!

Anyhow's good work!  I need to find myself a decent project for the summer...got some psyche for redpointing.

[Muenchener]

Obviously this is only equivalent to a poxy 7c+,

It's funny how on the YDS 5.13 is a "breakthrough" grade and yet, like you say it's F7c+ which is everyone's least favourite grade on their way to 8a!

I have the same problem at the moment, albeit quite a bit further down the (any) scale. I have several UIAA VIII- projects on the go, which is the next "big" grade on my local scale so I'll be pleased when I eventually tick one, but it's 6c+ not 7a 

Well done Habrich. I still have two years to go to the 34 years elapsed mark (although for nearly half of that time I wasn't climbing), so there may be hope for me yet.

[Durbs]

Not me, but the Mrs got Strawberries (Curbar) on Sunday, much to my joint annoyance (I couldn't hold the stupid slot) and joy as she absolutley crushed it.

Had a stonker of a long-weekend, didn't really crush, but ticked some really fun routes, had a mini session on Gorilla Warefare which didn't feel too awful either.

[cheque]

Nice Habrich!

Obviously this is only equivalent to a poxy 7c+, but the route was 13a/b in the old guide and I can't see any "soft for the grade"s on 8a.nu. Plus a couple of locals said my beta, avoiding a big loose hold, made it more "stout". So at least it was a solid 7c+.

It's funny how on the YDS 5.13 is a "breakthrough" grade and yet, like you say it's F7c+ which is everyone's least favourite grade on their way to 8a!

Anyhow's good work!  I need to find myself a decent project for the summer...got some psyche for redpointing.

I spent all my time in America last October projecting .12as (7a+s) 'cos it's a magic number over there. I came away empty handed. If I'd have put more effort into .11cs I'd probably come back with a nice haul of 7as instead...

[moose]

A slow burning YYFS from a Bank Holiday weekend at Kilnsey - managed to put away a bunch of last year's unfinished business - Comedy, Pantomime and Truth Drug.  With last month's seeing off of Tremelo and Serious Young Toads, my wishlist has some vacancies at the top (at least as soon as I get up Dominatrix... though after falling off the top move last year I am having difficulty finding the resolve to get back on).

[gcarmichael]

Just did Mecca at Raven Tor! Buzzing split a tip on the go aswell, proper lucky! 

[B-Bird]

split a tip on the go aswell, proper lucky! 

good karma for the bad luck of fluffing the last move last time then!

[Wood FT]

A slow burning YYFS from a Bank Holiday weekend at Kilnsey - managed to put away a bunch of last year's unfinished business - Comedy, Pantomime and Truth Drug.  With last month's seeing off of Tremelo and Serious Young Toads, my wishlist has some vacancies at the top (at least as soon as I get up Dominatrix... though after falling off the top move last year I am having difficulty finding the resolve to get back on).

nice one Luke, mopping them up.

Just did Mecca at Raven Tor! Buzzing split a tip on the go aswell, proper lucky! 

beast!  good to know your grade pyramid will still look like a telegraph pole

[gcarmichael]

cheers! yeh guy i think it could be like that for a while haha

[rich d]

Not climbing related, so apologies if it offends anyone. But we completed on our house today! YYFY, it's the house we've been renting so no moving hassle YYFY! Best schools in Nottingham for the nippers catchment area YYFY size of the mortgage has a potential scary NNFN but cutting down on the beer and wine to help pay for it will help with the climbing weight YYFY?

[andy_e]

I think this sums it up nicely: 

[SA Chris]

Nice one, looks like we are moving in to new house next weekend too, finally. Looking forward to walking to bouldering again, just as the evenings are drawing out. Weak as piss right now though and skin like tissue, time for laps of boltsheugh, should sort out both.