YYFY!!! (Read 2102962 times)

Fiend · March 16, 2015, 12:44:26 pm

Quote from: Nibile on March 16, 2015, 12:22:49 pm

Finally a YYFY that's not on a BM!!!

Fucking mountaineer!

Nibile · March 16, 2015, 01:08:13 pm

Quote from: lagerstarfish on March 16, 2015, 12:29:45 pm

Quote from: Nibile on March 16, 2015, 12:22:49 pm
Yesterday I have a super session,

for goodness sake man

mark s · March 16, 2015, 03:16:39 pm

non bouldering but still a yyfy for me
i benched 140 today,something ive wanted to do for a long while

Fiend · March 16, 2015, 03:36:43 pm

<<< was made for that YYFY

Nibile · March 16, 2015, 03:41:45 pm

Beast.

T_B · March 16, 2015, 04:15:16 pm

Wow - good effort!

dunnyg · March 17, 2015, 11:14:49 pm

Not a big feat like the above but...

After a really shitty winter, followed by month of spending all my waking hours in uni the mega project is DONE. Watched some climbing vids today for the first time in ages and IM SO PSYcHED. 3 more days and I can sack it all off and climb in spain for 2 weeks solid. YYFY I have my life back (briefly)!

Sloper · March 18, 2015, 08:07:19 pm

I bet that's a great feeling! I used to wake up years after the event worrying about my aviation law course.

benno · March 19, 2015, 09:28:48 am

Is that a thing that other people get too, then? I still occasionally wake up anxious to all hell that I've not done enough revision for a fluid mechanics exam I took 5 years ago. The mental scars run deep, clearly.

And YYFY indeed for having time off to clamber!

SA Chris · March 19, 2015, 09:32:02 am

Yeah I get it too, mostly from National Service I did in 87/88. Not sure I can claim it as PTSD though!

Nice one dunnyg, hope your fitness hasn't suffered too much!

krymson · March 19, 2015, 01:36:50 pm

First 7b today!

Been at the 7a+ level for a few months now, currently have 7 under my belt and have been extremely close to ticking a 7b since 4 months ago when my main partner left and I've lacked psyched partners at the same level. Very recently have been able to climb with a few said climbers and the mutual psyche and beta trading was the missing link. Finally getting that next letter today was super satisfying and confidence boosting.

Was able to get this one fairly quick - it was my 3rd try on this route . Makes me feel pretty good about trying other 7bs and tackling 7b+.

Fultonius · March 19, 2015, 01:56:56 pm

Nice one, if you got it in 3 goes then you've got plenty left in the tank. Try a few 7cs, you might surprise yourself. (and the 7bs and 7b+s will then feel easier too) I skipped 7b+ entirely, I can recommend it

Nibile · March 19, 2015, 10:42:21 pm

Stellar form at the moment. Close to redpointing two major projects on my board, whose moves felt impossible only a few months ago!
Brilliant. That feeling of being bolted to the board, tension like an iron beam, no cutting loose, perfect timing on the holds, pulling like the bad bastard motherfucker that I feel I am when I climb like this.
Come. The. Fuck. On.

Sasquatch · March 19, 2015, 11:12:38 pm

Font Lever - Check

First ever front lever - trained it hard for 3-4 weeks, then hadn't tried one at all for the last 2 weeks, on a whim at the end of a session last night I went for it and managed to hold one for about 3 seconds.

Physical Goal #1 of 3 for the year done. Now on to 1-arm Pull-up and 1-4-7.

Nibile · March 19, 2015, 11:27:47 pm

Front levers won't help on The Mandala.

krymson · March 20, 2015, 02:41:38 am

Quote from: Sasquatch on March 19, 2015, 11:12:38 pm

Font Lever - Check

First ever front lever - trained it hard for 3-4 weeks, then hadn't tried one at all for the last 2 weeks, on a whim at the end of a session last night I went for it and managed to hold one for about 3 seconds.

Physical Goal #1 of 3 for the year done. Now on to 1-arm Pull-up and 1-4-7.

Congrats!

At the same time, pretty mind-blowing to hear that these "beast skills" haven't been needed to... well, climb like a beast!

Nibile · March 21, 2015, 01:04:39 pm

Grinning like a mofo after getting the bike back, with the new exhaust mounted!

IMG-20150320-WA0003 by Nibile, on Flickr

Whyatt · March 21, 2015, 01:30:54 pm

Nice nibs sounds nearly as nice as my ZX6R

Nibile · March 21, 2015, 01:47:59 pm

Fultonius · March 21, 2015, 02:13:32 pm

Do you ride that thing up to the front door of the courthouse, flex your bulging muscles while staring out the opposition and giving the look of "I'm going to totally destroy you"?

Nibile · March 21, 2015, 02:53:36 pm

Yes, that was the idea! Unfortunately, when I'm in Court, I still feel inadequate and scared that the opposition would actually crush me, so for the moment I'll stik to a more under the radar approach...
But the bike is really cool, innit?

kelvin · March 21, 2015, 03:04:00 pm

The back end looks brilliant Nibs - clean and simple lines.

Nice one.

Fultonius · March 21, 2015, 03:07:57 pm

Yep, very nice indeed.

Nibile · March 21, 2015, 03:36:09 pm

Cheers guys, I really like it and kept searching until I found that one!
I wanted a kind of old fashioned look and sound, and I have to say that that's really what I was looking for!
Obviously it's not approved for normal road use, so I kept the regular one just in case of troubles at the official control every two years.

danm · March 21, 2015, 07:53:30 pm

Finally managed one of my long term projects yesterday, despite having a knackered finger. I had my hand on the top of Breakfast nearly 2 years ago before falling off, have never got close since. Yesterday was one of those days when connies feel crap, you feel weak and uncoordinated, and you wonder why you are wasting your time instead of doing a familiar, easy solo circuit. And then, something magical happens, the holds feel gigantic, and you just sort of flow upwards to the top. Still grinning