[SA Chris]

Looks like olympic class hurdling technique there.

[Andy Harris]

Yep, Sunday saw a fine 2nd ascent of The Brazilian by Roy confirming the grade & quality at a hard 7c. That's not an easy 7c+ just not a hard enough move to warrant the extra grade. Johnny B's dyno etempts were wild, violent and very close. Mine as you will see were a little more delicate. Also managed a better vid of the direct on SSRR.

The Brazilian


SSRR direct

[slackline]

SSRR direct

Ahhhhemm, judicious camera work there 
Only joshing

[Andy Harris]

I think that sound may have been a lesser spotted mat scratcher . There's a lot of wildlife at that there Rowtor. Keep an eye out for the Great crested dabber.

And anyway what burk all excited at the fact that he now knew how to upload video footage would incriminate himself twice in a week?

[Jaspersharpe]

The Brazilian looks a quality problem.

And anyway what burk all excited at the fact that he now knew how to upload video footage would incriminate himself twice in a week?

 

[Andy Harris]

Hi Jasper, bit of a departure from Rowtor but cast your mind back 15 years or so and 700miles south to Buoux. We're off there for my stag do in a couple of weeks and it's been about 7 years since my last visit. I remember you doing Mauvais Sang back in the day and was wondering what it was like. Always imagined it as like Zeke the Freak but 3 pitches up. Is thata  fair reflection or did it boil down toa  couple of moves only? Can you remember any specifics. Was it reachy, crimpy, monos etc?

cheers

Andy

[grimer]

Hang on a minute. What sort of stag do is this? You're not going to drink the bar dry of Diet Coke are you?

[Johnny Brown]

You had me confused on the names there Andy. Have you discovered the pm feature of the forum?

[Andy Harris]

In reply to Grimer.

I take great offence that you imply we would enter a bar on my stag do. I would imagine a typical day will be as follows:

Roy wakes up early, makes coffee, tea, breakfast & lunch, goes for a run to the crag to make sure it is in condition, runs back, has a dip in our private pool (did I mention we have a pool at our gite). The rest of us get up late, consume goodies and get to crag for 12ish. Climb like beasts all day every day, get back to the house, have protein shake, consume tea which Roy has prepared earlier, have one of those nice small weak beers, read a few chapters of current book.

then repeat for the next 7days. Maybe one day we will come back early and have a swim.

[Bonjoy]

I just had a slightly worrying realization. Shamed as I am to say it, but I'm hoping you're not joking Andy.

[Jaspersharpe]

Have PM'd you Andy. 

[Jaspersharpe]

Have a good time everyone by the way, Buoux is great. This must be the prize for a strong team (which is what's going by the sound of things).



Awesome. 

[Jim]

whilst on about rowtor, was bimbling about after everyone left on sunday and was doing the easy problem i'd not done before.
Problems 16 & 18 (left and right of prob 17 on the same bloc in the vid), 6a+ and 5+ respectively in the guide, what? How?
Prob 16, crimpy flake to pull on then hideous slopey death top out with no holds, couldn't touch it. 6a+?
Prob 18, 2 crimps and a big hold by your head and notheing else bar a very slopey top again with no holds. Can't put my heel by my head and rock over on it, got no where trying to pull on the slopey top. 5+ you've got to be kidding.

Have I missed something or has the moss grown over some good holds?

[r-man]

I tried that 5+ recently too, thinking it would be a nice warm up. After pulling on I realised the error of my ways, frowned a lot, and tried unsuccessfully to persuade someone else to have a go. I didn't try it much more than that, and just assumed there must be some trick. Speak up, magicians...

[grimer]

I've just been there and was a-thinking the same thing. I've done the one on the right with the flat hold before. I can't remember how exactly, but it is quite easy, at least, similar to the one Andy did the sitter to. But tried the one on the left. A tiny crimp flake with no footholds on a steep wall to a nothing top.

Hang on a minute. That's exactly what Jim said.

It looked like a proper hard problem. Any Diet Coke Crimpfesterers out there know?