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#225 Re: Blackstones
July 15, 2013, 02:39:05 pm
Keen for any night this week currently no plans.
I can be at the blackstones carpark for 5pm ish if I head straight from work

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#226 Re: Blackstones
July 15, 2013, 03:16:01 pm
Sounds good. How about tonight or tomorrow?

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#227 Re: Blackstones
July 15, 2013, 03:21:58 pm
cant tonight not got my stuff at work.

Tomorrow sounds good

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#228 Re: Blackstones
July 15, 2013, 03:34:44 pm
Ok, tomorrow at 5. See you there! Anyone else, feel free to join us.

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#229 Re: Blackstones
July 15, 2013, 04:24:09 pm

other than blackstones I have not climbed in Lancs.

 :o :o :o
In spite of what Jennings says (  :P ) , Lancashire has some awesome bouldering albeit esoteric sometimes.
The quarries have unparalleled charm.

Get to it :)

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#230 Re: Blackstones
July 15, 2013, 04:33:31 pm
Very true.

I suspect Nik may have route goggles on.  ;D  For instance, I climbed this brilliant little roof arete just 10min walk from his two favourite crags Warland Quarry/Summit Quarry. The centre is still a project and will be 7C or harder I think.


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#231 Re: Blackstones
July 15, 2013, 05:06:12 pm
Very true.
I suspect Nik may have route goggles on.  ;D  For instance, I climbed this brilliant little roof arete just 10min walk from his two favourite crags Warland Quarry/Summit Quarry. The centre is still a project and will be 7C or harder I think.
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Aye, only joshing  ::)
Excited to hear more from the moors... Hopefully there'll be lot's in my grades  ;)

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#232 Re: Blackstones
July 15, 2013, 05:11:13 pm
All grades! There's even a waterside crag with a sandy beach.

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#233 Blackstones
July 15, 2013, 05:38:16 pm
Must be a good few link ups there......

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#234 Re: Blackstones
July 15, 2013, 05:39:57 pm
I'll be there tomorrow night if I don't get caught in a meeting tomorrow afternoon. Grubes told me 5pm at the White House?

Also keen to proof read if you need another meticulous reader.

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#235 Re: Blackstones
July 15, 2013, 05:56:56 pm
Thanks!

Yes, parking next to the White House.

Must be a good few link ups there......

Link-ups hampered by the tiny-ness of the holds on the face. Probably possible, but will be super hard. There's another roof at a different crag that will be good for link ups though.

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#236 Re: Blackstones
July 15, 2013, 07:40:32 pm
Oh that's right. It gets to a week before I move away and in the midst of a summer heatwave and then you suddenly share the knowledge on local projects. It's a conspiracy I tells ya...

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#237 Re: Blackstones
July 15, 2013, 07:55:30 pm
Yeah, we've known for months......

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#238 Re: Blackstones
July 15, 2013, 08:22:39 pm
Oh that's right. It gets to a week before I move away and in the midst of a summer heatwave and then you suddenly share the knowledge on local projects. It's a conspiracy I tells ya...

 :lol: Unlucky! I did only find that one a few weeks ago though - I've had some projects in the secrets safe for years.

Have you tried the rumoured Cow's Mouth LGP yet?

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#239 Re: Blackstones
July 19, 2013, 09:50:40 am
Cheers for taking us out Robin! Was some good stuff up there, lots to go back and finish.

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#240 Re: Blackstones
July 19, 2013, 12:01:02 pm
You're welcome! It was a fine evening. Let's do it again some time.

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#241 Re: Blackstones
July 19, 2013, 12:01:31 pm
You're welcome! It was a fine evening. Let's do it again some time.

I'm in - when its cooler!

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#242 Re: Blackstones
July 19, 2013, 12:41:33 pm
It's all about the breeze. I was out yesterday and it was still and sweaty. With Grubes and Jayfuu it was fine - not great for hard slopey stuff, but cool enough to have fun.

But if the grit's not rocking your boat, tomtom (or anyone) do you fancy checking out a limestone crag in Clitheroe? I haven't been yet, looks like vertical highballish stuff.
http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10762.msg205893.html#msg205893

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#243 Re: Blackstones
May 21, 2014, 09:15:23 am
This link (http://ukbouldering.com/wiki/images/d/d8/Blackstone_Edge.pdf) no longer works and I'm wondering if anyone could email me a copy?

Thanks

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#244 Re: Blackstones
May 21, 2014, 10:36:37 am
PM me your e mail address.

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#245 Re: Blackstones
May 21, 2014, 11:51:57 am
Hopefully heading up to the Blackstones at the weekend with Bluebrad, will be nice to go back (and see what grades problems I did a few years back now get).

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#246 Re: Blackstones
May 21, 2014, 11:57:43 am
It's a good warm weather option if there's a bit of a breeze.

Andy made a nice vid recently. No grades in this vid, but these problems range fom about 2 to 7A+.

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#247 Re: Blackstones
May 21, 2014, 05:29:39 pm
A nice little video that; I di home improvements left and right back in 2005 and would give them 5/5+ respectively although of course I am happy to take 7a for them. http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.html?id=32283

There was also a very nice slopey traverse not far away from home improvements, in fact I'm getting a bit keen, is there time for a crash diet?

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#248 Re: Blackstones
May 21, 2014, 05:43:04 pm
A nice little video that; I di home improvements left and right back in 2005 and would give them 5/5+ respectively although of course I am happy to take 7a for them. http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.html?id=32283

From sitting? Probably 5/5+ from standing.

I ask because Marc C has already retro claimed everything in the video, then admitted he never did sitstarts.

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#249 Re: Blackstones
May 21, 2014, 06:03:31 pm
I ask because Marc C has already retro claimed everything in the video, then admitted he never did sitstarts.

:lol:


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