[tomtom]

Did you have any Black Friday deals?

[Falling Down]

Went climbing this afternoon for the first time since April 2013.  It felt great 

Good to hear Ben. When are we getting on Path to Rome? I need dragging across it!

How about next Autumn?  Let me know next time you're here and we can nip to the wall...

[DAVETHOMAS90]

On the way home I find a tenner stuck to the pavement, and I'm thinking I'll treat myself to some cosy crap from the local Morrison's. 

I get there to find that all the pies, fries and chicken wings have been reduced to 9p a portion!

I'm tucking in right now.

Ree-zult 

Hopefully you didn't blow the whole tenner on those three food groups...?!

27p

[JackAus]

Another V8.
Savage at the Villas. Tough for the grade and done 2nd go in 2nd session. Took more goes to do the V5 warm up...

[TheTwig]

Nothing like a bit of +ve reinforcement..

Been feeling a little bit gloomy recently.

Anyway, I've just been to the park for a session of bar work - one-arm comedowns and levers - in the dark, in the rain, been putting it off all day. Great session though.

On the way home I find a tenner stuck to the pavement, and I'm thinking I'll treat myself to some cosy crap from the local Morrison's. 

I get there to find that all the pies, fries and chicken wings have been reduced to 9p a portion!

I'm tucking in right now.

Ree-zult 

This is the best YYFY I've ever read. Ha!

[Denbob99]

The weather gods smiled on me and Almscliff was dry on Sunday for the first proper day on grit I've had this year. Got 2 7A's; Dolphin Belly Slap and the low Crucifix Traverse both in a few goes, a promising start to the season!

Then I headed off in to Leeds for a surprise Christmas present, which turned out to be seeing Alt-J, which was an incredible gig from a great band.

Then its off to Geyikbayiri on Friday! YYFY

(No 9p food in Morrison's though )

[Rocksteady]

Just back from a great week in Font. Minimal rain, went to a bunch of areas hadn't seen before. Apremont is incredible. Mostly shut down on everything just like my last trip, but did manage to tick my first Font 7A in Font, and did Duel dans la Lune at 95.2 which was a class line. So psyched for training now to be better when I go back!

[Denbob99]

Minimal rain

Jealous! Went in Easter and we were mostly rained off. Apremont is ace, but then again there aren't many place in Font that aren't

[Nibile]

Climbed another long standing board project yesterday.
From not being able to do the moves in isolation, to complete domination in the space of a couple of years only.
Huge disappointment though because it means it can't be as hard as I thought in the beginning.
Anyway, the most important aspect is that I've had another positive confirmation about the possible effects of a strong power recruitment before climbing.
Yesterday I did a barbell complex of Romanian deadlifts, cleans and snatches focused on speed, and then a series of high jumps.
I was absolutely on another level of core tension on the board. Still needed three goes and a foot placement adjustment.
Brilliant. Best winter ever. Who needs rock? This, is the real thing. Kind of. We all know the BM is the real thing.

[the_dom]

.. did Duel dans la Lune at 95.2 which was a class line..

Great problem

[Falling Down]

First climbing trip in nearly three years booked - Siurana for a long weekend in March with Sean off here.    A good incentive to get training and continue to shed these extra lbs I've put on.   :weak bench:

[Grubes]

Nice FD hope you enjoy

[finbarrr]

Just back from a great week in Font. Minimal rain, went to a bunch of areas hadn't seen before. Apremont is incredible. Mostly shut down on everything just like my last trip, but did manage to tick my first Font 7A in Font, and did Duel dans la Lune at 95.2 which was a class line. So psyched for training now to be better when I go back!

not wanting to rain on your parade, but which problem did you do?
duel dans la lune gets 6c
http://bleau.info/95.2/1548.html

the purple line in the following link:
http://bleau.info/95.2/13.html

pieds dans la lune is an eliminate 7a/+.

[lagerstarfish]

I think he said he did a 7A and also did DDLL

[finbarrr]

I think he said he did a 7A and also did DDLL

Just back from a great week in Font. Minimal rain, went to a bunch of areas hadn't seen before. Apremont is incredible. Mostly shut down on everything just like my last trip, but did manage to tick my first Font 7A in Font, and did Duel dans la Lune at 95.2 which was a class line. So psyched for training now to be better when I go back!

not wanting to rain on your parade, but which problem did you do?
duel dans la lune gets 6c
http://bleau.info/95.2/1548.html

the purple line in the following link:
http://bleau.info/95.2/13.html

pieds dans la lune is an eliminate 7a/+.

 
 

[cheque]

Went to see my folks this afternoon and took my camera plus a lens mount adapter that I'd got from eBay for £12 on a whim.

Cue a great afternoon with my Dad, getting psyched by the old camera gear he hasn't touched in ages. It felt like when we used to play with Lego when I was a kid. :D

Leaving with 4 quality vintage Pentax lenses (plus three old 35mm bodies and a non quality vintage lens) was an added bonus!

[cheque]

.

[Wood FT]

Went to see my folks this afternoon and took my camera plus a lens mount adapter that I'd got from eBay for £12 on a whim.

Cue a great afternoon with my Dad, getting psyched by the old camera gear he hasn't touched in ages. It felt like when we used to play with Lego when I was a kid. :D

That's really nice

[SA Chris]

plus three old 35mm bodies

Was an ME Super among them? My first ever SLR, and still gets occasional use. I have a prime 24mm I use with it and it's a great lens.

[Rocksteady]

I think he said he did a 7A and also did DDLL

Just back from a great week in Font. Minimal rain, went to a bunch of areas hadn't seen before. Apremont is incredible. Mostly shut down on everything just like my last trip, but did manage to tick my first Font 7A in Font, and did Duel dans la Lune at 95.2 which was a class line. So psyched for training now to be better when I go back!

not wanting to rain on your parade, but which problem did you do?
duel dans la lune gets 6c
http://bleau.info/95.2/1548.html

the purple line in the following link:
http://bleau.info/95.2/13.html

pieds dans la lune is an eliminate 7a/+.

 
 

Yup. Actually did think we'd done Rude Boy at 7A, but then later saw videos and realised we'd done Duel dans La Lune at 6C. Descriptions in the 7+8s book leave much to be desired. Subsequently ticked off Hueco Depart at Apremont, which is given 7A but seemed quite soft. Still, have to start somewhere!

[cheque]

Earlier than that Chris. They're all M42 screw-mount ones- a Spotmatic F, some sort of Praktica and a Pentacon.

It was amazing hearing his story of how he gradually upgraded but hung onto the old bodies so he could have ones with B&W film, slide film etc. in available. Mad to someone like me who's never owned a camera with a mirror in, let alone a film! Also sobering was that the stories of decades of slow gear acquisition (to quite a modest level- he never had camera gear that wasn't strictly-speaking outmoded) was underpinned by the financial responsibilities of raising two kids- made me feel a bit bad given that I'm not only one of those kids but that I'm free to splash my cash on whatever gear I like...

[dave]

plus three old 35mm bodies

Was an ME Super among them? My first ever SLR, and still gets occasional use. I have a prime 24mm I use with it and it's a great lens.

My dad has got an ME Super. Viewfinder to run rings around many £1000 cameras today.

[slackline]

I'm free to splash my cash on whatever gear I like...

I'm sure with a little effort you can remedy that. 

[SA Chris]

plus three old 35mm bodies

Was an ME Super among them? My first ever SLR, and still gets occasional use. I have a prime 24mm I use with it and it's a great lens.

My dad has got an ME Super. Viewfinder to run rings around many £1000 cameras today.

Yup, it dicks on my K7.

[dave]

The main thing I don't like about the ME Super is the up and down buttons for shutter speed. A proper shutter speed dial would have bolstered its classic status somewhat.