[duncan]

I had a nice retro YYFY moment on Saturday (and repeated on Sunday)

I started climbing in Ilkley quarry 30 years ago and after I bought some boots I used to go up after school whenever skin and weather allowed (and sometimes even if they didn't)

there was a big traverse that I was really chuffed to finally manage and it then became a part of my routine

I did it in reasonable style at the weekend having not done the whole thing for quite a few years - it was really nice doing moves that I remember having to work initially as a kid and which then became my daily "escape"

traverse from the start of S Crack to the bottom of Fairy Steps (feet on the ledge, not hands), then onto the twin cracks and the start of Little John to the ledge of Short Circuit, reverse the start of Short Circuit until feet are on the first foot ledge, traverse right all the way across Waterloo start to the first ledge on Earwig Rib, right and down to continue low to Botterill's Crack, layback up this for a couple of meters and go right to the bottom of the flake of Flake Crack and then layback to the top of the horribly polished Flake Crack

nothing harder than Font 6A, but I remember when I couldn't climb any of the sections, let alone link them all up - and then there was the little foot moves that my body remembered even if I didn't

it was cool

That's great.

Coincidentally I read it just after this piece by Peter Bradshaw which covers some of the same ground.

[Fultonius]

It's sheriff court, not high. Hope it doesn't run to 3 weeks, will be on holiday

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Surely a planned holiday is just cause for a dismissal no?

[SA Chris]

I've got off twice using that. I think they say you won't be there longer than a week in sheriff court.

[Fultonius]

Top level quoting there...

[SA Chris]

Word

Luckily I'm used to your odd Caledonian ways.

[Falling Down]

I had a nice retro YYFY moment on Saturday (and repeated on Sunday)

I started climbing in Ilkley quarry 30 years ago and after I bought some boots I used to go up after school whenever skin and weather allowed (and sometimes even if they didn't)

there was a big traverse that I was really chuffed to finally manage and it then became a part of my routine

I did it in reasonable style at the weekend having not done the whole thing for quite a few years - it was really nice doing moves that I remember having to work initially as a kid and which then became my daily "escape"

traverse from the start of S Crack to the bottom of Fairy Steps (feet on the ledge, not hands), then onto the twin cracks and the start of Little John to the ledge of Short Circuit, reverse the start of Short Circuit until feet are on the first foot ledge, traverse right all the way across Waterloo start to the first ledge on Earwig Rib, right and down to continue low to Botterill's Crack, layback up this for a couple of meters and go right to the bottom of the flake of Flake Crack and then layback to the top of the horribly polished Flake Crack

nothing harder than Font 6A, but I remember when I couldn't climb any of the sections, let alone link them all up - and then there was the little foot moves that my body remembered even if I didn't

it was cool

That's great.

Coincidentally I read it just after this piece by Peter Bradshaw which covers some of the same ground.

Proust's madeleine... Great stuff

[lagerstarfish]

I'm still thinking about the experience - I wish  had the words to describe the zig zag and blending of long past experiences and the recent event (my traverse, not the Peter Bradshaw piece)

did Proust write about the experience of ancient muscle/movement memory?

[tomtom]

I seem to remember he wrote about an/aerocap cycles...

[lagerstarfish]

I look forward to Barrows writing some Proustian reflections on his old Sheffield aerocap routines whilst at an exotic location at the end of his trip

[Oldmanmatt]

I look forward to Barrows writing some Proustian reflections on his old Sheffield aerocap routines whilst at an exotic location at the end of his trip

After biting into a Protein bar?


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[tomtom]

I look forward to Barrows writing some Proustian reflections on his old Sheffield aerocap routines whilst at an exotic location at the end of his trip

After biting into a Protein bar?

Maybe there is a market for a philosophy bar?

[a dense loner]

Why?

[tomtom]

Why?

Precisely.

[Ally Smith]

Great day yesterday; chuffed my way along the Longridge traverse as far as high break for the first time, and then whilst i was making a late supper, the missing moggy returned home - YYFY!

(The little f*cker is getting a collar before i let him out again!)

[Grubes]

he looked proud of himself though ally

Well done btw

[Nibile]

Great YYFY. Yesterday, after some 25 years, the old basket team reunited for a charity game. Some guys I hadn't seen in ages.
It's been amazing and touching.
DSC_0019 by Nibile, on Flickr

[andy popp]

That's a really cool one Lore,

I had a major YYFY a couple of weeks ago - I've been given a year's leave, which I will spend in the US, the first step in moving there.

[shurt]

I had a major YYFY a couple of weeks ago - I've been given a year's leave, which I will spend in the US, the first step in moving there.

Now that sounds really cool..

[Nibile]

That's actually cooler than mine!

[shurt]

That's actually cooler than mine!

I thought the basketball was cool as well btw. Spent too many hours of my youth throwing a ball at that goddam hoop.

[Nibile]

Yeah, I really enjoyed the game, although I really sucked! 0/3 from the field (two throws didn't even touch the rim...) but one assist.
The only thing that really hindered full joy and fun was the terror of getting injured, especially knees and ankles. I couldn't keep it away from my mind even for a second.
Oh well.

[SA Chris]

So many "shit isn't that" s in one photo, don;t know where to start!

Nice Andy, Location?

[tomtom]

\o/ President Popp?

[andy popp]

Nice Andy, Location?

Cheers. Eastern PA, about an hour outside Philadelphia, in the first instance.

[SA Chris]

Nice and central for a lot of cool places.