[andyd]

I like dawn climbing. In many respects I prefer it, but it's difficult to get hydrated if you manage to get out of bed

[tommytwotone]

well we're going for it tomorrow - looking at ludicrously early start tomorrow (to be honest I should go to bed in a bit...) but will see how we go.

I was thinking that bouldering would be the way to go but my mate is thinking he might take the opportunity to have a bash at Wall Of Horrors as, and I quote "...I'll be too tired to be scared"!

[andy popp]

I'm not sure why but routing at that hour just seems like a really bad idea.

[kelvin]

yawn...

did someone mention alpine?

[tommytwotone]

I can report that is was good - if a bit spooky being somewhere that's usually so busy when it was deserted.

Andy's right - routing did feel weird, don't think I'd do it again given the choice, felt pretty fuzzy in the head. Did find myself checking my knot, checking it, checking it once more for good measure.

Kept well within my grade but did have some fun offwidthing the top of Hobgoblin as a warmup, definitely the weirdest thing I've ever done at 5:15am!

[SA Chris]

Glad your moring was better than mine. At Aberdeen beach at 5:30, waves mid calf height Tried to go climbing, but spot I went to has had some major seaweed growth over winter; unclimbable. Needs attack with brush.

[andyd]

definitely the weirdest thing I've ever done soberat 5:15am!

Fixed

[Probes]

There's something very primitive about early starts.. Doing an alpine one finding yourself a few pitches up, then the sun comes up and the distant floor slowly appears, feels very 'instinctive'.. like you should be there. Something to do with early hunting starts to catch the wild swines, of our neanderthol brothers..     

[bigtuboflard]

A lowercase yyfy for me, but one none the less, ticked a 6c at apparent north this evening, not been back climbing for long and been hovering around 6a+ 6b so well chuffed. Just to make sure I did it a second time but added a sit start as not quite sure if its that grade from standing or not 

[erm, sam]

Depends which one it is, if it is the "6c" slopey traverse then you deserve an uppercase yyfy as that is HARD!

[bigtuboflard]

Depends which one it is, if it is the "6c" slopey traverse then you deserve an uppercase yyfy as that is HARD!

Afraid not. Cornflake problem I think it's called. Just don't know if you do a SDS and reach up to the cornflake or start with your left on it?

[JackAus]

Had a good couple of days in Sydney. 4 crags in 3 days. Very close on a V8...
Instead had to settle for 4 V6s.

Now its skin growing time... Grampians in a week. Can't fucking wait!

[tommytwotone]

Depends which one it is, if it is the "6c" slopey traverse then you deserve an uppercase yyfy as that is HARD!

Afraid not. Cornflake problem I think it's called. Just don't know if you do a SDS and reach up to the cornflake or start with your left on it?

Seem to remember doing that a good few years ago and thinking/hoping I'd got a Stanage FA!

I'm sure someone with more knowledge will be able to correct me if I'm wrong but IIRC the 6c is from a sitter.

[erm, sam]

It would be even more of a one move wonder  if you started with a the 'cornflake' in hand...

[bigtuboflard]

It would be even more of a one move wonder  if you started with a the 'cornflake' in hand...

well thats exactly what i thought hence doing it from a sitter! although from a SDS its still really only 2 moves long!

[Nibile]

The girl I'm dating lives here:
http://www.civiltadelbere.com/i-50-anni-degli-agricoltori-del-chianti-geografico/
YYFY.

[Robsons]

Did my first 8a two weeks ago, having fully ruptured my A2 pulley last year YYFY!!! Also a lot of my Academy kids I coach have made it to Ratho finals on sat, which means Friday and Sunday I'll be at Malham...first time there YYFY! 

[andyd]

The girl I'm dating lives here:
http://www.civiltadelbere.com/i-50-anni-degli-agricoltori-del-chianti-geografico/
YYFY.

Does she only date climbers because there are no doors in that building?

[Nibile]

  I hope I'm the only (climber) one she's dating now!
Anyway my YYFY was due to the fact that I found out that she comes from noble origins, lives in a medieval castle in the middle of the Chianti region, surrounded by acres of vineyards that produce some of the best wine in Italy...
Noblesse Oblige.
 

[krymson]

Did my first 8a two weeks ago, having fully ruptured my A2 pulley last year YYFY!!! Also a lot of my Academy kids I coach have made it to Ratho finals on sat, which means Friday and Sunday I'll be at Malham...first time there YYFY! 

That's amazing! 

How did you recover so well?

[James Malloch]

Bit of a different (and kind of cruel) YYFY...

Getting a lot of house viewings at the moment as we're all moving out. The other two lads (complete cnuts) said they wouldn't help clean the kitchen or chip in for the cleaning equipment.

As it was them who have left so much shit everywhere and made the oven the most vile thing ever, I decided to use some of their t-shirts which they had left lying around as cloths to scrub all the shit out.

Made me feel very YYFY!

D1ck heads!

Oh, and YYFY for moving out soon and in with some climbers for a few weeks (thanks Ed and Lisa) and then onto Ceuse for the summer!

[JackAus]

6 hour round trip to Sydney today... NNFN.

But that means leaving for the Grampians this arvo! YYFY!!!
But its a 12hour drive...NNFN...

[kelvin]

The new climbing partner...



YYFY!

 

[James Malloch]

Work has blocked all websites that I generall go on...except UKB!

[ianto9]

After 3 years working nights,just been offered different manager role. Back on days means evenings on the orme and family,social life back,