YYFY!!! (Read 2102851 times)

mini · May 10, 2013, 12:25:17 pm

Can I add a YYFY to the house moving malarky? Just had a call from the solicitors to say completion has taken place and the keys for the new country cottage (cottage terrace in the green belt to be technical) are with the estate agent to be collected straight after work!!

Perfect house in a perfect location (two good local boozers within a stones throw in either direction) YYFY!!!!

SA Chris · May 10, 2013, 01:32:57 pm

Chorley?

andy_e · May 10, 2013, 01:39:17 pm

Nah, he said perfect location...

pyrosis · May 11, 2013, 02:41:22 pm

Congrats! It's a good feeling, having your own little slice of the pie.

Quote from: rich d on May 10, 2013, 09:58:46 am

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?

mini · May 12, 2013, 12:05:18 am

Quote from: SA Chris on May 10, 2013, 01:32:57 pm

Chorley?

No, Chorley's my home town. Relocated in Leek (can't see the Roaches for the trees!).

Pulled up this afternoon to unload to be welcomed by three of the neighbours, one of whom made me a cuppa c/w a Club Orange. Also found out I'm a neighbour to a heron and (if your lucky) a kingfisher who feeds in the Churnet River (stream) right in front of the house. Better get me a quality lens ;-)

Gus · May 12, 2013, 10:19:22 pm

Good stuff dude!!

Catch up soon!

lukeyboy · May 20, 2013, 12:44:26 pm

Scraped my way up my first 8a yesterday - massive YYFY!

I managed to fall off the (laughably easy) final move back in September, before the route spent all Winter being sopping. I had my next session on it a month or so back, where I couldn't do the crux in isolation. I went back again yesterday with a hangover (blame Eurovision) and low expectations, got warmed up and had a slow start. I managed to stick the crux move once, then had a couple of bad redpoint attempts. It was pretty warm and humid and I had all but given up, but decided to have one last go. Suddenly I found myself through the crux (by the skin of my teeth) and shaking out at the resting jug. I pinched myself, then made sure to crush the shit out of the easy last move and ecstatically clipped the chains. YYFY!

1 lifetime goal down, 2 to go....!

SA Chris · May 20, 2013, 01:06:39 pm

so untying a pretzel and building a sugar cube still to go?

Nice one.

lukeyboy · May 20, 2013, 03:19:20 pm

Yes you guessed it. Cheers.

Fiend · May 20, 2013, 03:34:15 pm

Mmmm pretzels....

Sasquatch · May 20, 2013, 04:29:25 pm

Mmmm suger cubes....

andy_e · May 20, 2013, 05:47:52 pm

Does your owner give you some after you've been given a good grooming?

Sasquatch · May 20, 2013, 05:58:38 pm

yep

She does

andy_e · May 20, 2013, 07:50:52 pm

Some sugar cubes, that is...

Baldy · May 20, 2013, 11:16:05 pm

Got my first (soft)7c+ this weekend at Brean Down with Storm Warning.

And more impressively, I managed a Craggy 7b+ in a single session this evening.

Not bad for a months stamina training!
Kinda tempted to go and have a look at the cider soak this coming week...is that a good idea for first 8a?

ben · May 21, 2013, 10:04:07 am

good effort Lukey.. that is my main goal for this year so I feel your pysche

what was the route?

lukeyboy · May 21, 2013, 05:05:48 pm

Cheers ben. It was liquid crystal at cheddar. Good luck with your goal, got any particular routes in mind?

Doylo · May 21, 2013, 05:27:38 pm

Quote from: Baldy on May 20, 2013, 11:16:05 pm

Got my first (soft)7c+ this weekend at Brean Down with Storm Warning.
Kinda tempted to go and have a look at the cider soak this coming week...is that a good idea for first 8a?

It's not a soft one but is really good so should inspire. I hate the top section with a passion but no one else seems to moan about it.

joe dobson · May 21, 2013, 07:12:55 pm

After 6 months of finger injury, its finally healed and I've finally started to train again. After a crap first week my body is finally getting back into tune and managed to have a cracking fingerboard and boulder session in the past 2 days. Feeling as strong as I was before the injury, bring on the summer!

ben · May 22, 2013, 10:49:23 am

Quote from: lukeyboy on May 21, 2013, 05:05:48 pm

Cheers ben. It was liquid crystal at cheddar. Good luck with your goal, got any particular routes in mind?

Righthandman just up the hill from liquid crystal.. Have had a few sessions on it and can do it on toprope in a few sections but the red point feels a long way off at the moment!

lukeyboy · May 22, 2013, 12:28:45 pm

Nice, that's one I've been meaning to have a look at. Might see you up there at some point!

James Malloch · May 22, 2013, 12:43:32 pm

Got myself back on the road yesteday and had the first of many after work sessions at Almscliff. YYFY!!

Dr T · May 26, 2013, 08:20:41 pm

I'm aware that this is meant to be a climbing YYFY thread but....
Went for a run for the first time in a couple of years and managed 10K in just under 56 mins.
Not bad for an aging, broken, frame such as mine..

kingholmesy · May 26, 2013, 10:55:03 pm

Persuaded my wife and our four day old daughter to go out for a bouldering trip this afternoon, and actually had quite a good little session.

To be fair my daughter didn't get much say in the matter.

masonwoods101 · May 26, 2013, 10:58:37 pm

Well done.... I'd keep it that way haha