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power club / Re: Power Club 753 13 - 19 May 2024

« Last post by monkoffunk on Today at 02:21:06 pm »

M - Yoga. Sub max hangs.
T - Brief elbow physio am. Dropped car off for MOT. Run back 5km, in time to take over looking after kids before wife started work at 9. Good way to start day and running in the morning seems so much more appealing in this weather. Run back in afternoon to pick up car, felt like getting two runs in as a bit of a freebie.
Evening, repeaters 7 on 3 x6 reps  x1 set.
W - Yoga.
T - Elbow physio, inc one arm locks. Yoga
F - 10k run. Yoga.
S - Yoga. Repeaters. 7 on 3 off, 5.5 sets I think.
S - Yoga.

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photography / Help with resurrecting and taking photo with a Kodak Six-16

« Last post by galpinos on Today at 02:13:08 pm »

My Mum recently dug out and brought up to Manchester her Mum's old Kodak Six-16 camera, a lovely art deco folding camera from the mid 30s. Having done a little research despite Kodak 616 film no longer being available I can get a conversion kit that will allow me to use 120 film, which seem pretty readily available in quite a few flavors.

So, I have decided I would like to at least manage to take a portrait of mum and her two granddaughters with it. I have checked the bellows and there appears to be no splits or holes. What else do I need to check? The lenses don't appear to have any visible mold, but might be a little "cloudy"? The viewfinder was a little "cloudy" but scrubbed up well with a les cloth, the main lens is a little harder to clean that way?

Also:
- Does anyone recommend a film that is forgiving to a "beginner" in these things?
- Where should I get the film developed?
-  Does anyone know a crib sheet or can help with exposures? It has a 126mm f 6.3 Kodak Anastigmat lens with apertures of f/32, 22, 16, 11 and 8 with speed of 1/25, 1/50 and 1/100*. I understand how aperture, shutter speed and film speed work together but have now idea where to start with this set up. f6.3 or f8 @ 1/50 with 400 film for a "normal day" outside?

Any help/advice etc much appreciated.

*plus bulb and time but I shalln't be touching those!

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for sale / wanted / Re: UKB Freecycle

« Last post by SA Chris on Today at 01:05:11 pm »

Thanks remus.

Worth putting on backburner if you can grab one, they are out of full body harnesses surprisingly fast.

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get involved: access, environment, BMC / Spad climbing

« Last post by Johnny Brown on Today at 01:03:32 pm »

I'm going to keep this vague as it covers areas where access is sensitive and only persists due to BMC agreements. Some of you may have seen a recent UKC thread which was pulled for this reason.

There is seems to be an increasing trend on Peak lime for what I'll call 'Spad' climbing - treating hard trad routes as sport routes, involving (sometimes protracted) sieges on top-rope in preparation for an eventual lead, typically on pre-placed gear.

I am not interested in the ethical rights and wrongs of this, at least not here. What I am bothered about is that this in several instances involves the installation of in situ fixed ropes, tat, and bolts to facilitate easy access to the top of the route(s). In the most topical example a load of this was removed recently (sparking UKC thread) only for it to be immediately replaced plus new bolts, despite attention being drawn to the BMC RAD entry which (quite unusually) specifically states that such activity is an issue and needs clearing with NGO landowner via the BMC.

The alternative to this via ferrata style arrangement involves leading a choice of routes, several starred, from HS-E2. Is this simply too much to ask of an prospective H7 or H9 leader? Do such climbers think their convenience is more important than jeopardising access relations here? Does climbing hard entitle you to ignore access agreements?

If you know what routes I'm referring to here please avoid mentioning them, the crag or the area. We don't want to make things worse or this thread will be deleted too. But genuinely interested in your perspectives. Thanks.

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for sale / wanted / Re: UKB Freecycle

« Last post by remus on Today at 12:54:04 pm »

The en standard only specifies a single set of requirements for sit harnesses so any weight limit would be the same as an adult harness.

https://krok.biz/info/file_download/102/BS_EN_12277_2007.pdf

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power club / Re: Power Club 753 13 - 19 May 2024

« Last post by SA Chris on Today at 12:47:41 pm »

Thanks Duma. I will be. Honestly I'm just looking forward to not just thinking about it all the time. Its exhausting!

Sorry to hear this, it will hurt but give it some time. TBH it sound like it was a difficult one, and being out of it will be beneficial for you in the long run.

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for sale / wanted / Re: UKB Freecycle

« Last post by SA Chris on Today at 12:44:40 pm »

From the website.

kids size:
waist size: 52 cm to 76 cm
thigh sizes: 25 cm to 45 cm

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/kid's-climbing-harness-first-klimb-junior/_/R-p-143819

OT, but do these harnesses have a weight limit? My son still fits his waist wise, but only because he's stick thin and gangly. As he's leading now, makes me think that he might need to move up from one of these....

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shootin' the shit / Re: Photo scanning in Sheffield

« Last post by SA Chris on Today at 12:41:18 pm »

Sorry to hear the news James, this seems a lot sooner than I had hoped. If they are just small photos, with the right light and some post processing you can take reasonable shots of old photos with a phone, that's what we did for my brother's.

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for sale / wanted / Re: UKB Freecycle

« Last post by Bradders on Today at 11:29:05 am »

Sorry thanks for checking, will be too big for my daughter for a while yet.

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for sale / wanted / Re: UKB Freecycle

« Last post by SamT on Today at 10:07:11 am »

What size / rough age would it be suitable for?

(sorry if I've missed it somewhere)

@Bradders,   you still interested.  I can't see an age range.  Guess you could measure your groms waists. I'm guessing my lad was about 7or 8 when we got it but really can't remember.  There's that whole thing about them needing some hips so the waistbelt works ok if they invert (hence the full body harnesses for younger ones).

If not, I'll stick it on faceache.