[duncan]

I think it's a shame not to have a viva. It's an important marker I think.

I've done one in Denmark, where they are public, in front of a packed lecture theatre (the audience contained the subjects of the thesis, the owners of a company). I definitely felt the pressure to appear at least a little smart. Meanwhile, the after party was being readied outside (we'd already written a very detailed report, the defence doesn't go ahead if its not going to pass)

I've been an examiner in Norway and when you're on stage in front of a theatre full of candidate's friends and family it keeps you honest and reduces the chance of examiners show-boating or hobby-horse riding (I've seen both as a co-examiner - embarrasing - and as candidate supervisor - which made me quite angry). 

Four hours is the upper end of acceptable in the UK but you know you've earned it.  Well done!

[tomtom]

What I love about the Dutch and many other EU nations public defences are the party afterwards.

It’s more like a wedding reception than anything else - and that’s great. It’s 4 years of your life - and the public defence lets your family and friends (who have had to endure you during that time!) appreciate and understand what you’ve done.

The 3!hours in a anonymous meeting room with a pint and a packet of crisps afterwards is a bit of an anticlimax...

The one I did this week went on for 4.5 hours!! (With 30 min lunch) and was the longest I’ve done— sometimes the conversation and ideas just keep on going (it was a good thesis)...

[Mike Highbury]

What I love about the Dutch and many other EU nations public defences are the party afterwards...

This is all very well and I've been to a few of them but just speaking for myself, of course, I was in my twenties, still quite young, and the only person who knew that I had my viva coming up was my girlfriend and, even then, was too nervous to speak to anyone else for three days beforehand. So, heaven knows what I'd have made of a public defence and celebration afterwards.

[tomtom]

Though the Dutch ones are always in the bag before the public defence - as it’s a paper review beforehand...

I’m sure you could have a public defence where no one turned up :D

[Falling Down]

Congrats - what a great feeling!

[AMorris]

thanks all! Not too many corrections either, should only take a few days of work (though naturally I intend to eek it out over a number of weeks).

Four hours! You must have had some peculiar opinions to defend!
Brilliant. Congratulations!!!
Now go climb a rock.

Haha yeah, to be fair it was mostly me talking, I don't think either of the examiners expected it to take that long, since my internal had to cancel a meeting she scheduled for afterwards! But yes, I did some quite abstract and unconventional analysis to explain some interesting results that I had, so quite a bit of it was talking about that. They seemed to appreciate the novelty

[Nibile]

Since you'll be hard pressed to find a climbing related YYFY on here from my part, also given the fact that I have to undergo another knee operation ( ) , I'll celebrate finishing my second level master yesterday!
 

[tomtom]

Bravo Nibs! 👏 🏅 🙏

[tomtom]

A sign of the times YYFY

This morning I speculatively logged on to the Tesco website - and managed to score a click and collect slot for Friday morning. The only one there - that wasn’t there the week before. Felt like I’d found Wonkas golden ticket 😂

I’m getting orders from other houses in the road now 😃

[AMorris]

Paper finally getting published after being in the 'in-press' phase since september

Granted, it is not a groundbreaking one, but it's in a Springer special issue book so I am quite looking forward to getting a hold of a copy!

[andy popp]

Your first? I remember that feeling.

[AMorris]

Your first? I remember that feeling.

Nah far from my first, but this one has taken ages to finally get to print, and has some work in it I am particularly proud of.

[Nibile]

I've just reached my goal of training every day during Italy's phase 1 quarantine.
61 straight days of training.
Piece. Of. Cake.
It takes a lot more than a global pandemic to even put a small dent in my training mojo.

[AMorris]

I've just reached my goal of training every day during Italy's phase 1 quarantine.
61 straight days of training.
Piece. Of. Cake.
It takes a lot more than a global pandemic to even put a small dent in my training mojo.

great effort

what did you do to avoid injury? Presume you rotated through different sessions?

[Nibile]

Hey thanks.
I didn't do anything different than usual, just put in some easier sessions instead of complete rest.
I don't plan much as of late.
You can find everything in Power Club from early March if you want the complete overview.

[James Malloch]

Had my first climb in 9-10 weeks on Sunday - what an awesome feeling! It was just going (or trying) along a little limestone traverse which I’d never been on. Guide said V2 but god knows how difficult it actually felt after such a long time off.

So nice to just be out, no worries about grades or being shit. Few others turned up (one bouldering, two on bikes having a beer) which made a nice social scene with everyone sat apart chatting shit. Lockdown could have been over it felt that normal. Great day.

[Nibile]

Nothing beats the feeling of getting your body composition analysis results and hearing your sports physician say "You've improved again. How the fuck did you do it?"
Well, almost nothing.
Get. The. Fuck. In.

[Coops_13]

Nothing beats the feeling of getting your body composition analysis results and hearing your sports physician say "You've improved again. How the fuck did you do it?"
Well, almost nothing.
Get. The. Fuck. In.

[Nibile]

 

[tomtom]

Got out early this morning and climbed Starship 7C at Wilton 3. I’ve been working it for ages - and it’s my first 7C since 2012/13. Wasn’t sure it would go in summer conditions - and thought it might have to wait until Autumn.

Just relaxing in the dappled shade under some trees in Wilton 4 with a nice coffee - listening to the birdsong. Life is presently good 😃

[andy popp]

A fine effort Tom! Enjoy.

[Nibile]

 

[teestub]

Nice one Tom, a good result from the lockdown training! 

[Duma]

well done TT - do you feel like the big block of training you did through lockdown made the difference?

[mrjonathanr]

Nice one tt!