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21 November 2010, 2:42 pm
I hate this yoga-driven, hugs and kisses, xmas feelings filled climbing.
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in putting on a shoe, my skin was so cold that I ripped a 2x2 cm hole in my right heel
HAPPY NEW YEAR BEASTS! (http://totolore.blogspot.com/2010/12/happy-new-year-beasts.html)
31 December 2010, 4:19 pm
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TALES FROM THE (NETHER) EDGE (http://totolore.blogspot.com/2011/02/tales-from-nether-edge.html)
First of all: why is everyone here so kind?
FOOD... FOR THOUGHTS? (http://totolore.blogspot.com/2011/02/food-for-thoughts.html)
23 February 2011, 1:44 pm
[it puts you in the correct mood for the rest of the day: the motherfucker's mood.Great line. Have some warfare
moderators please remove any +ve karma I had because of the roof,
Fuck the war cry, that shit about Winehouse was inspired! Bravo Nibile :bow:
Keep the fucking faith
6 A.M. (http://totolore.blogspot.com/2012/01/6-am.html)
8 January 2012, 5:00 pm
I don't need money, I need people. I need humans. I need good relationships, my best friends close to me. I need to see smiles when I'm at work, and I need to be thanked.
Keep the fucking faith, love and destroy.
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Shit. I wasn't going to train today..
I'm glad you've abandoned the new sequence Lore - didn't want to say anything before for fear of sounding like a cunt, but my first thought about the new sequence was "but now it's just an eliminate"
As you say, keep the fucking faith.
now that I'm writing I remembered that he had applied to Rip Curl for a sponsorship... he could barely hang ten.
non-existent reputation that exists only in their own mind
I shook hands with the monster in me, and with the hero. I met the fool and the sage. I laughed and I swore there. That is one sacred place for me, it's the place of madness and cure.
did you manage to film Lores one armer?Sadly not, but I want to.
I understand... it all makes sense (unfortunately ;D)
LEARNING (http://totolore.blogspot.com/2012/03/learning.html)So go on post up the full list of grades vs training feats, I love that shit
30 March 2012, 7:49 the pics, my new problem
Before, my life had been already ruined by Patrick Edlinger and his book "Grimper", which at the end featured a few charts trying to put together training feats and climbed grade. One of the tests was on a 1 cm edge. Patrick said that 28 pull ups on it, meant sport 8a on rock. The fact that he was climbing full time didn't occur to me, and I never rested until I did those damn 28 pull ups.
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"Why? - I said - Because I fucking can."
Sorry Rich, saw your post just today.LEARNING (http://totolore.blogspot.com/2012/03/learning.html)So go on post up the full list of grades vs training feats, I love that shit
30 March 2012, 7:49 the pics, my new problem
Before, my life had been already ruined by Patrick Edlinger and his book "Grimper", which at the end featured a few charts trying to put together training feats and climbed grade. One of the tests was on a 1 cm edge. Patrick said that 28 pull ups on it, meant sport 8a on rock. The fact that he was climbing full time didn't occur to me, and I never rested until I did those damn 28 pull ups.
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did you manage to film Lores one armer?https://vimeo.com/43765704
I hate rich
I hate the use of 110%
;)
QuoteI hate rich
Yeah the lanky, ginger scouse get :tease:
HATERS GONNA HATE (http://totolore.blogspot.com/2012/06/haters-gonna-hate.html)
25 June 2012, 12:09 pm
I hate the "I can get you discounts there, tell them you know me". Yes, I'll tell them "I know him, and he's an asshole". Maybe this will get me a discount.
I hate rich, spoiled kids that pretend to be hard core because they sleep in the car before doing some ice climbing.
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And these made me laugh! Because I know exactly what you mean.
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I hate the use of 110%
;)
I've a scientific mind and I don't mind 110%. It's a perfectly rational number as 110% of £1 is £1.10, that works for me. People who hate 110% are just pendants (sic).
and am quite happy
I've a scientific mind .....I thought you were a Geologist?
I've a scientific mind .....I thought you were a Geologist?
Yeah, geology's nothing to do with science is it :-\
Yeah, geology's nothing to do with science is it :-\
I've a scientific mind and I don't mind 110%.
The worst bit is "my grant is due tomorrow" :spank:
in this moment I find it hard to get on the car and drive to the rocks.
I can tell how good I did by how depressed I get after doing it.
I'm not exactly depressed right now, but I'm empty,
For once I won't say - almost - anything, and I will let someone else speak for me. I only want to thank Caroline and James for their fantastic surprise, for their usual joy, kindness and crushing. Bon voyage! What follows is taken from Caroline's website (http://www.carolineciavaldini.com/new.html).Thanks again. Amiata, du bloc pour changer, sud de Sienna Pour une fois, je laisse la parole a James, je me contenterai de traduire... "La dernière fois que j'ai vu Lorenzo,c' était en 2010, à un petit site de bloc au centre des Dolomites. Il avait conduit 5 heures depuis Sienne pour essayer 1 de ses projets, qui au cours du week-end continuerait a malheureusement lui échapper, mais au moins il avait pu essayer ... Deux week-ends auparavant, il avait fait le même trajet, pour s'ouvrir un pouce sur son premier essai, et rentrer à la maison! Cela devrait vous donner une petite idée de la motivation dont Lorenzo est capable! (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cqDudp3Itwg/UIvRg4dDmXI/AAAAAAAAAi8/FAd3xtApAVQ/s320/CameraZOOM-20121021130704251.jpg) (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cqDudp3Itwg/UIvRg4dDmXI/AAAAAAAAAi8/FAd3xtApAVQ/s1600/CameraZOOM-20121021130704251.jpg)Lorenzo a l'echauff, comme dab… Nous avons rejoint Lorenzo près du sommet du Monte Amiata, au moment où il revenait à sa voiture après une longue journée dans les rochers.Toujours motivé, il a abandonné ses pads et nous a traînées en haut de la colline pour une tournée de tous les blocs, et bien qu'il en soit a son 3e jour de suite, Lorenzo a insisté à pour se joindre à nous le lendemain matin pour une visite personnelle d'un autre domaine. (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YaAc055yWlM/UIvR0zxR4DI/AAAAAAAAAjE/TapheI3cI0E/s320/CameraZOOM-20121021103705550.jpg) (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YaAc055yWlM/UIvR0zxR4DI/AAAAAAAAAjE/TapheI3cI0E/s1600/CameraZOOM-20121021103705550.jpg)Castel del Piano (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KcHS_0ywtko/UIvSCwfhTHI/AAAAAAAAAjM/9TdklfQUJtQ/s320/CameraZOOM-20121021131847711.jpg) (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KcHS_0ywtko/UIvSCwfhTHI/AAAAAAAAAjM/9TdklfQUJtQ/s1600/CameraZOOM-20121021131847711.jpg)Monte Amiata est un endroit incroyablement paisible. Les blocs sont parsemés dans une forêt de châtaigniers ombragée, et les seules personnes de passage habitants occasionnels à la recherche de champignons et de noix. En raison de son altitude, les conditions sont bien meilleuresque dans la ville voisine de Castel del Piano - quelque chose que vous apprécierez au moment de mettre de grandes claques sur les plats a gros grains. la foret (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ecuNjpHlN3s/UIvVFdTI8PI/AAAAAAAAAjc/7GCw4HeVVNw/s320/CameraZOOM-20121021144234622.jpg) (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ecuNjpHlN3s/UIvVFdTI8PI/AAAAAAAAAjc/7GCw4HeVVNw/s1600/CameraZOOM-20121021144234622.jpg) Cette arête de compression est un des plus beaux blocs que j'ai jamais fait! (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PJCTr7ps1Cg/UIvVaTOvOiI/AAAAAAAAAjk/s9Cv5IXdD34/s320/CameraZOOM-20121021135959996.jpg) (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PJCTr7ps1Cg/UIvVaTOvOiI/AAAAAAAAAjk/s9Cv5IXdD34/s1600/CameraZOOM-20121021135959996.jpg)Tout au long de la journée Lorenzo nous a montré ses problèmes classiques, dont l'un tient son rang parmi les meilleurs rochers que j'ai jamais fait. Nous avons également pu essayer quelques-uns de ses projets et même réussir à ajouter la première ascension d'un Fb7B+ : «Un Italien Très anglais». A Very English Italian! Fb7B+ (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CJkpDGobWEw/UIvV2gSfngI/AAAAAAAAAjs/P9IVVLHVZy4/s320/CameraZOOM-20121021155040574.jpg) (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CJkpDGobWEw/UIvV2gSfngI/AAAAAAAAAjs/P9IVVLHVZy4/s1600/CameraZOOM-20121021155040574.jpg)Un autre problème classe, quelque part autour de Fb8A Notre peau partait en lambeaux en fin de journee, et même Lorenzo (4e jour maintenant) a admis que, demain devrait probablement être un jour de repos. Toutefois, avant de dire au revoir et de commencer son trajet de retour à Sienne, Lorenzo a insisté pour nous montrer une autre surprise locale ... Pizza Cèpes et truffes! Oui, c'est aussi bon que ça sonne! (http://jpclimbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/truffle-porcini.jpg) (http://jpclimbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/truffle-porcini.jpg)Alors ... Pour résumer Monte Amiata! Un grand espace, avec des blocs cool d'essayer, répartis entre plusieurs zones plus petites, dispersées autour de la montagne. Très calme, très calme, et très beau. La cuisine est fantastique, et plutôt pas cher! Caroline dans un superbe Fb7B+ | |
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It was a change, for a start. A change from plastic pulling and for the usual style of problems that I climb or try. A surprise. Now I feel that I need to have more of these surprises in my life. Surprises in my climbing and surprises in the rest of my life, a big part that has been overlooked for too long. I need to focus on my profession, to make it better; I need to focus on relationships, because the solitary life isn't fun; I need to be complete again.
Good luck with the new view of life/climbing/job/etc!
And congrats on the Beastliness :)
I'd have logged the stalking with the police, just so its on record, and had a chat with the head of the school explaining all the goings on.
Fuck, that's a bad situation... I hope it works out.I'd have logged the stalking with the police, just so its on record, and had a chat with the head of the school explaining all the goings on.
We will inform the police after finding another school. He is the head of the school and the contrats we both have do not give us enough protection. We need to keep our jobs now. Moreover, if he goes under trial all our colleagues could lose the job because he is the head and only owner of the school, which would probably have to just close.
DO'S AND DON'TS (http://totolore.blogspot.com/2013/05/dos-and-donts_10.html)
Then, he proceeds to spend shitloads of money in shoes
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Then, he proceeds to spend shitloads of money in shoes
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I never set foot in Arco without going to the La Sportiva shop.
(Don't recall seeing one in Siena tho)
Pics 2 and 3 look like scenes fromI don't get it. Sorry! :oops:WalkingClimbing Dead.
ZombiePics 2 and 3 look like scenes fromI don't get it. Sorry! :oops:WalkingClimbing Dead.
the fact that I have little time to train doesn't mean that I'm prepared to become shit.
Hey thanks Luke!
Things are very strange, to be honest. I recently added 4 kg to all my fingerboarding PB's and I keep adding plates to the bar when I go to the gym. During the weekend I did two problems that I could not do when I was fully trained and with lots of spare time.
If it goes on like this I'll peak at around 71 years old.
Now I tell you what is really rad. It's the fucking 6 one armers I can still crank on my right arm, at 41 and half. It's not fucking over. God damn.
Even if Dave Macleod's wrting may be a bit ponderous at times I would take it over the "wahoo it woz rad" writing any day.Oh yes, absolutely.
Are you sure you're not secretly British??
Jesuschrist. Where does this come from???
Not Tehaupoo, something much much more. Get your headphones on.
Clue.... You drink Guinness afterwards.Cheers Ben.
http://www.relentlessenergy.com/film/dark-side-of-the-lens.html (http://www.relentlessenergy.com/film/dark-side-of-the-lens.html)
I never really liked Ben howard before this.
I don't entirely agree with you on this: doing something with relatively little work *is* generally a pretty clear indication that one is further from one's limit on a given route than somebody who had to project the same route twice a week for six months.
Totò once said that the only way to know the real nature of a man, is to give him a uniform and some power. The way he'll behave when wearing a uniform and having some power over someone else, will show his true nature.
So, this is the story behind my tattoo, and this is why I want everyone to know it. Because I hate those motherfuckers, I hate everyone who uses a uniform to hurt, kill and break the law.
P.s you are one scary looking guy! :great:Ahahahahahahah! :lol:
Lore, do you know that you, zidane and me may share a similar fate?Getting very bald?
Not as athletes, unfortunately.
Lore, do you know that you, zidane and me may share a similar fate?Getting
Not as athletes, unfortunately.verymoderately bald?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmRL2COWfM8&feature=youtu.beLuckily for you, my friend, you've still got a long way to go...
32 secs in...
Sounds incredible, innit?
Something has changed suddenly and basically without me noticing, but it's been a good surprise. I want to keep enjoying this moment, therefore I'll go back to the Dolomites in ten days!
;D :dance1: :devangel:
I still read about people training for sportclimbing by swimming, or cycling, and I'm fucking bored.
What if Malc was a regular at your gym :jab:I would worship him privately as I actually do.
What if Malc "Be great, be shit, but be yourself and not a pale face in the crowd of worshippers. Become your own god" Smith was a regular at your gym? :jab:
I have seen this in some gyms and not in others. Don't have a grand unified theory
And what happens when your idol turns out to be a thoroughly unpleasant twat?!?:shrug:
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Lore, you are a piece of dirt :PCheers Dave, you're too kind. I appreciate a lot.
That was brilliant.. +1
"One shot, one kill." I say to myself as I leave the ground for yet another moment of glory. Ha ha!
Three moves though, I mean, THREE moves. That's too long surely.
I look around, and wherever I turn I think "I am the strongest one. Noone else is as strong as me."
Maybe try offwidths.. :clap2:Cheers for the suggestion Hosey, but I have to decline: I don't need yet another type of climbing to suck at...
Keep your chin up Nibs. Your ultimate form is still ahead of you. Have a break then you'll come back better than ever.This :yes: :2thumbsup: We're with you Lore x. You've been asking these questions for a while now, and I've been thinking "I know what you mean". I was telling a friend of mine yesterday, that I don't climb in the old way; the heights are no longer limitless - not that they ever were really of course. I'm 50 next year, and I know that my highest potential peak is still beyond where I've been before. These days, I can't keep moving forward, always fighting and winning. The hardest challenge is learning to be more tactical, choosing my battles. I think, that given it has taken so long for you to reach this point, that suggests how much great potential you still have. :boxing: When I'm at the crag, I try to rein things in a bit, so I very rarely "try" things, instead looking for good training opportunities. Refining the process has become a very rewarding challenge. Salut! :beer2:
Lore, I'll throw this out there (possibly slightly controversially): Quit. Give up. Get your mind around not climbing (or bouldering*) and not being a climber (or boulderer). Remove the pressure. Find something else to enjoy, preferably something that (a) allows you to embrace the beginner mindset, (b) get outside into nature (because getting out into nature is awesome), (c) spend some time getting psyched about it with friends and (d) allows to relax some of the rigid discipline that you have used bouldering to impose on yourself.
Either you'll realise that you miss climbing (or bouldering) enough to be psyched as anything to get back to it, or you won't, and you'll have something else to be psyched on.
I'm not really climbing at the moment, or missing it. The psyche dwindled for me after my last trip, to the point that I couldn't motivate myself to climb. Previously I would have forced myself through it. This time, I asked a mate to take me mountain biking. Now I'm enjoying riding trails to the extent that I'm happy to spend my free time doing it - it ticks the boxes I mentioned above - and the world hasn't ended.
Life's too short for it not to be fun.
* Because there's often a difference - I've used the beginner aspect of sport climbing to get re-psyched on bouldering in the past
Come to Font in October and relearn graceful balletic movement with me on some blue circuits! :weakbench:
Chin up Lore - we’ve got a fucking training guide to write!
Chin up Lore - we’ve got a fucking training guide to write!
in the style of Slaine?
I'd be OK with a Sandman style as well
... in April I had climbed a four years old board project, something that I had sometimes thought I would never climb. Four years trying a problem that played to all my strengths, mean that it's probably quite hard and I felt it like a monumental achievement. Possibly the hardest thing I've ever climbed. Then I made a mistake. I went back climbing.
I think that, simply, the connective tissue between the bones has gone.
Good luck with whatever you do, just promise you won’t take up cycling.You can bet everything you have, I won't.
I apparently got lost...
https://totolore.blogspot.it/2018/01/a-classic-tale-or-what-you-shouldnt-do.html (https://totolore.blogspot.it/2018/01/a-classic-tale-or-what-you-shouldnt-do.html)
You'll emerge from that garage come Autumn a hitherto unseen feral rocksmasher.This is pure poetry, brother. Have a point!
"do people really want to know what happened before them?"Thank you for this, Dave.
No.
She didn'tJesus fucking Christ.drankdrink me under the table
She didn'tJesus fucking Christ.drankdrink me under the table