[nai]

then driving 500km to the Okanagan for son #1's football match today.

    

please tell me that's a typo?

[Sasquatch]

Sent project Friday.  Pretty sure its my 2nd 8A+!!!   

And this one has at least been tried by another hardcore climber.....  Now to climb an established one.

[nai]

why'd you have to go so far?  Or is that considered normal for a kids footy match?

[Nibile]

Congrats Habrich and Sasq!!!
 

[Sasquatch]

Congrats Habrich and Sasq!!!
 

Thanks!  Feels good to get it done.  It was the top of my project list since last fall, and have barely managed to get out to it this year.  You need a fair number of pads (I used 6 total), its a solid 30 min hike, and none of my partners were really climbing at that grade, so I really owe my partners for being willing to hike and be pad mules, spot and patiently hang out for hours as I tried it....

[Hoseyb]

The Lost World Offwidth project went down today.

Bit weird to be closing the chapter on that one but Happy and Relieved.

The Beast in  Me; Hard Very Marvelous..

[Fiend]

Is that THE Beast?? If so, awesome. Get some pictures up!!

[Hoseyb]

Is that THE Beast?? If so, awesome. Get some pictures up!!

Belayer to busy holding the rope I'm afraid, I'm sure I'll go back tho if anyone's feeling snappy, the moves are that good.

[ben]

Did my first 8a this evening    a bit of an epic siege of 16 sessions over 6 months! 

Luke - if it's possible for a punter like me then you better get on one..  just need some commitment 

[JackAus]

Nice work!!

[AndyR]

Did my first 8a this evening    a bit of an epic siege of 16 sessions over 6 months! 

Luke - if it's possible for a punter like me then you better get on one..  just need some commitment 

Good work Ben - won't have to go back to Cheddar for a while...

[ben]

Good work Ben - won't have to go back to Cheddar for a while...

indeed Andy - only being able to get on it one evening a week whilst up working has added to the pressure as the evenings drew in!  a winter at the wall awaits

[lukeyboy]

Did my first 8a this evening    a bit of an epic siege of 16 sessions over 6 months! 

Luke - if it's possible for a punter like me then you better get on one..  just need some commitment 

Nice work, what was it?

[ben]

Nice work, what was it?

BOM BOM 

[Luke Owens]

Did my first 8a this evening    a bit of an epic siege of 16 sessions over 6 months! 

Luke - if it's possible for a punter like me then you better get on one..  just need some commitment 

Top effort man! Psyched for you, really inspiring stuff making it possible with concentrated effort!

...it's on the cards for next year!

[a dense loner]

Far too many steps at Skaha for my liking!

Good name hoseyb, I was trying to get farrar to call one of his probs this last yr but he didn't like it n called it something shit like backstreet mime artist / my any fruit of your choice.

Nice one ben

[andyd]

Went to try 'Trust' at Guisecliff today.

Tried it.
Ticked it.
Filmed it.
Loved it.

What a classic problem

[lukeyboy]

After 3 sessions over the past few weekends, managed to get up Masada at Witches Point - such a stunning route and my hardest to date. So happy! 

[tomtom]

Went to try 'Trust' at Guisecliff today.

Tried it.
Ticked it.
Filmed it.
Loved it.

What a classic problem

Effort. Love to have a go.

[Nibile]

on the night bus by Nibile, on Flickr

Currently on a late bus to Siena, coming from Rome where I crushed the first exam to become a lawyer. I stink, I'm hungry and I want to deadhang.

[Seb]

Did a 7A+ eliminate at stoney, reversed weedkiller and did power allowance all within about 3 days. This summer has been great. Time to fail on easy grit now.

[honroid]

After 3 sessions over the past few weekends, managed to get up Masada at Witches Point - such a stunning route and my hardest to date. So happy! 

Nice work! Someone mentioned Witches Point to me today, never come across it before. Is it good climbing?

[lukeyboy]

After 3 sessions over the past few weekends, managed to get up Masada at Witches Point - such a stunning route and my hardest to date. So happy! 

Nice work! Someone mentioned Witches Point to me today, never come across it before. Is it good climbing?

Cheers honroid. Yeah, I've only discovered Witches Point this summer, but I really rate it. Lots of quality 7's (particularly staple diet *** 7b & this god is mine *** 7b+), and Masada is really top class. The only downside is that conditions seem to be quite fickle, it doesn't need to have rained for the crag to be soaked. If you are keen to check it out I would probably hold off until the start of next summer, or wait for a dry period. Conditions tend to be better later in the day.

[honroid]

Awesome. Sounds good, I'll let you know when I get around to heading over there!

[Fiend]

Had an amazing Indian Autumn weekend in Glen Nevis - 0'c and thick frost in the morning, t-shirt weather in the glorious sun by midday - and did 2 great routes I've been syked for for 3 years. Which brings my autumn ticklist of Scottish classics (and related gems) to:

On The Beach, Glen Nevis - brilliant and scary
Triode, Glen Nevis - great fun
Risque Grapefruit, Glen Nevis - good but dangerous
Colder Than A Hooker's Heart, Creag Dubh - steady and lovely
The Final Solution, Creag Dubh - a bit harder but still lovely
Macdonald, Loch Tollaidh - butch and good fun
Black September, Glen Lednock - technical and good
Wall Of Flame, Diabeg - bloody brilliant
Neart Nan Gaidheal, Ardmair - excellent pumpfest
Cocaine, Rosehearty - excellent cruxy route with a hands off rest
Lady Charlotte, Dunkeld - very involving, committing and intricate
Purrblind Doomster - Cambusbarron - excellent and characterful
Economy Drive, Cambusbarron - hard and continuously interesting
Timpani Wall, Little O Wall - diverse and powerful
Pettifar's Wall, Ratho - delightful steady slab

Might do some bouldering soon or something.