[teestub]

Forte forte forte! 💪

[jwi]

je t'en prie! The trick is apparently to do no hang boarding but to try hard on climbs during a brutal heat wave.

[Nibile]

Forte forte forte! 💪

This is brilliant! Where does it come from?

[teestub]

This is brilliant! Where does it come from?

It was from some Québécois, seems more fitting for bouldering than allez!

[Nibile]

 

[Wood FT]

Haven’t done one of these in ages - but I’m absolutely made up to get Arch Enemies on Reynards Arch done today. A real yyfy moment latching the jug. I’ve been trying it on and off since 2014.

[JCorbot]

Hi WTF, nice one one the ascent. I was wondering did you jam or lay away the awkward crack bit? Hope that’s not a silly question!

[Wood FT]

Hi WTF, nice one one the ascent. I was wondering did you jam or lay away the awkward crack bit? Hope that’s not a silly question!

Not a silly question at all, I used a lay away though I would love to have the ability to jam it. Have you done it? The trick today was waiting for the school groups to disperse, I wish I’d gone to the Arch at that age.

[JCorbot]

I think the term is ‘dogged’ years ago with the lead singer of The Cure. Although he wasn’t wearing the compulsory smeared lipstick that day. Jamming is a difficult technique WTF, maybe you should consider ‘crack school’? I know I am.

[Wood FT]

‘Dogged years ago’ would be a good companion route to the Curbar route of a similar name. Good luck on the course, I thought it was just ‘punter money harvesting’ but it seems to be a very useful course. I don’t know why they don’t make branded jamming gloves, you could ask them for me?

[JCorbot]

My jamming days are over WTF. I’m focusing on limestone before I start to get older. I did get gorilla at curbar recently but didn’t manage to get early doors. Any beta great fully received

[dunnyg]

Boss day on friendly clean waves at the seaside. Sacked off work. Megaaaaa. Cleanest surf i've ever had at cayton, met an old mate out on the waves who I haven't seen for a few years. My paddling fitness (and probably technique) seems to be my weakness as I could barely walk back to the car after due to fatigue! Psyched off my face.

[DAVETHOMAS90]

..before I start to get older..

I am impressed JC. Have you resorted to Cryogenics?

FWIW I was about 23 when I thought I'd better start concentrating on climbing big hills instead of limestone. I was about 49 when I sacked off running, and decided to (try to) get strong again.

Less of this getting older blox please. It's a load of crap - somewhere between shit and pooh!

Get on it!

[DAVETHOMAS90]

Haven’t done one of these in ages - but I’m absolutely made up to get Arch Enemies on Reynards Arch done today. A real yyfy moment latching the jug. I’ve been trying it on and off since 2014.

Well done Woody  That's a great effort.

Psyched by the psyche!
And Dunny G. Sounds great. 

[JCorbot]

Thanks for the positive message DT, I gave up running a few years ago now due to the onset of a degenerative lumbar condition. I too am hoping to shrink my thighs and grow my ‘guns’. There is something beautiful about the climbing physique is there not? Also poo is the preferred nomenclature. C*** is used by angry conservative types and quite unpleasant.

[AJM]

Onsighted Colors down at Wallsend earlier this week 

Cracking route, either my first 7b onsight in the UK ever and anywhere since 2015, or possibly (going by the guidebook grade) my first 7b+ onsight. <Or possibly just another 7a+, such is the variety of opinion>

But either way, a very good route, a mega fight and a tribute to the power of just trying really hard. Very pleased!

[jwi]

Nice! I've tried to teach myself to just “take the grade” when climbing sport onsight at the absolute max of what I can do. It is so difficult to know how much is down to blind luck with the sequence vs. how easy/hard it is for the grade. Several time when I have revisited routes I've done onsight that I was sure was wrongly graded I found that after work the grade made sense.

Trust the weak people who have to redpoint the route

[Yossarian]

I was literally just looking at that section of Wallsend in the guide. Wondering whether I could tempt a partner with the promise of Trad Free World, etc so I could have a crack at that...

It looks brilliant anyhow - congrats!

[AJM]

I was literally just looking at that section of Wallsend in the guide. Wondering whether I could tempt a partner with the promise of Trad Free World, etc so I could have a crack at that...

It looks brilliant anyhow - congrats!

Thanks  (and jwl too)

I've still got all the 7b-ish things to do on the wall just left (Reverence, Halfway to Heaven etc), so very happy to go back if you need a catch at some point ..

[Duma]

Nice one AJM, great route and for what it's worth I found Colours pretty tough back in ~2002 (god I'm old)
Yoss, you should def get down there, that bit of Wallsend is prob my favourite sector of Portland, and Trad Free World is ace.

[nik at work]

Fractured neck of scapula 3.5 weeks ago.
First pull ups last night
YYFY 

[SA Chris]

What did you do?

[nik at work]

Came off MTB trying to keep up with my son   

[Nibile]

Good news Nik!
 

[nik at work]

Cheers Nibs