YYFY!!! (Read 2103217 times)

shurt · November 24, 2013, 10:22:45 am

Quote from: andyd on November 23, 2013, 10:02:30 pm

On a ME note...
I did Great Flake at Caley ground up with pads today. The crux is at least one and a half elephants high (I counted as I fell!)

Holy smoke. That's a good tick. How many pads were there?!

andyd · November 24, 2013, 10:32:14 am

3 stacked and one to the side to step off the wet grass

kelvin · November 24, 2013, 11:31:24 am

Quote from: Grubes on November 23, 2013, 04:57:02 pm

I finally got my fat arse to the top of flying arête. I can finally get stuck into a proper project now that needs a real siege

Nice work chap.

Falling Down · November 24, 2013, 11:43:31 am

Quote from: Blunk on November 22, 2013, 05:20:45 pm

Quote from: Jim on November 22, 2013, 10:47:52 am
Climbed in the 7th grade outside for I think the first time since snapping my bicep tendon back in February 2011. still a lot of work to do but it's a start

Well done Jim! I'm recovering from a 2012 elbow surgery and like you just recently managed 7a again. Appalling how long it takes isn't it?

Great commitment gents...

Will Hunt · November 24, 2013, 08:04:34 pm

Great effort to both the Yorkshire senders there.
Bold effort with no spotters around, Andy.

shurt · November 24, 2013, 08:15:51 pm

Quote from: andyd on November 24, 2013, 10:32:14 am

3 stacked and one to the side to step off the wet grass

Word

andyd · November 24, 2013, 08:55:14 pm

Quote from: Will Hunt on November 24, 2013, 08:04:34 pm

Bold effort with no spotters around, Andy.

I had a spot but always landed like a cat

(Check the hands waving around at the bottom of the shot!)

Blunk · November 25, 2013, 12:00:20 am

Quote from: Nibile on November 23, 2013, 09:01:42 am

Glad for you both big guys!

Thanks Nibile! Many dark months passed by, but to be fair Jim had it worse than me. Pneumonia!! Fucking hell, that's harsh!

boulderingbacon · November 26, 2013, 07:28:08 pm

I did suavito at the weekend my first 7B but more chuffed at the fact it's quite scary and has an incredible top move.

Jim · November 26, 2013, 08:11:29 pm

fair play, thats some first 7b

boulderingbacon · November 26, 2013, 09:38:19 pm

Cheers Jim. It's not hard climbing probably only font 7A but I'll take the grade as i think if you add the height and scaryness it adds up to about 7B.

andyd · November 26, 2013, 09:53:32 pm

Quote from: boulderingbacon on November 26, 2013, 07:28:08 pm

I did suavito at the weekend my first 7B but more chuffed at the fact it's quite scary and has an incredible top move.

A landmark event in your climbing career. Nicee one

Fiend · November 27, 2013, 11:59:24 am

Quote from: andyd on November 26, 2013, 09:53:32 pm

A landmark event in your climbing career. Nicee one

What, doing Suavito (which looks amazing and worth a lot of syke) or doing some arbitrary number which the OP admits isn't accurate??

ghisino · November 28, 2013, 12:15:58 pm

not a problem i've beem over-projecting, but still tried occasionally over the last 5 years, never being really close (i used to stick the 2nd move out of 3 on my very best attemps)

monday, on my first try of the season, i managed to dyno for the top, then had a couple of very close attempts, trashed by small imperfections in my footwork.

yesterday i went back and managed it!

then, realizing that i did not film the successful attempt due to a full memory card, i thought "wtf, i'll do one more go just to try and record it"...

it was very satisfying to climb such a long-time objective twice in a row and with a flowy execution...

Nibile · November 28, 2013, 12:24:05 pm

Bravo!

ben · November 28, 2013, 01:06:31 pm

Quote from: ghisino on November 28, 2013, 12:15:58 pm

then, realizing that i did not film the successful attempt due to a full memory card, i thought "wtf, i'll do one more go just to try and record it"...

smooth...

andyd · November 28, 2013, 01:38:01 pm

Quote from: Fiend on November 27, 2013, 11:59:24 am

Quote from: andyd on November 26, 2013, 09:53:32 pm
A landmark event in your climbing career. Nicee one
What, doing Suavito (which looks amazing and worth a lot of syke) or doing some arbitrary number which the OP admits isn't accurate??

the former.
however grades are not arbitrary to everyone. if they matter to a person then they matter.

AndyR · November 28, 2013, 04:00:31 pm

Not done anything yet, but am off down to Bishop for a week - am very excited

fried · November 28, 2013, 09:02:46 pm

I'm not a number! Just deleted 'candy crush' from my phone.

James Malloch · November 28, 2013, 09:09:03 pm

Quote from: fried on November 28, 2013, 09:02:46 pm

I'm not a number! Just deleted 'candy crush' from my phone.

That's a big step, everyone else on earth should do this too! Bloody awful (yet terribly addictive) game!

fried · November 28, 2013, 09:13:34 pm

You're not joking. I haven't read in a month or so. Like crack but less tasty!

cheque · November 28, 2013, 09:29:06 pm

I just tripled (that's right, fucking tripled) my personal best on the four-finger edges on my Beastmaker: 9 seconds, up from 3 two weeks ago. I set a new PB on every other hold and grip type as well.

Pretty much convinced that a lot of my finger weakness was due to undiagnosed finger injures I wasn't letting heal now.

YYFY

Fiend · November 28, 2013, 09:47:47 pm

There's some phone game that involves getting lots of water to move around the screen and give a crocodile a bath, looks pretty fun. HTH.

James Malloch · November 28, 2013, 09:58:48 pm

Quote from: Fiend on November 28, 2013, 09:47:47 pm

There's some phone game that involves getting lots of water to move around the screen and give a crocodile a bath, looks pretty fun. HTH.

Completed it recently. YYFY.

psychomansam · November 29, 2013, 05:03:51 pm

1. It's the weekend.
2. I don't have to work this weekend.
3. Off to see my lady
4. Getting in a quick trip to the wall tonight.
5. £534 TAX RETURN!! YYFY!!

Me+taxman =