After all the training I've not even managed to have a single redpoint
Muenchener's guide to internet climbing partner etiquette:You don't want to climb with strangers from the internet. A perfectly reasonable position: not a tosser.You arrange to climb with a stranger from the internet, then have a change of heart. You inform the other guy in time for him to make other arrangements. Not a tosser.You arrange to climb with a stranger from the internet, then have to cancel at short notice for some pressing reason such as injury or illness. Bad luck for the other guy, but shit happens. Not a tosser.You arrange to climb with a stranger from the internet, then cancel at the last minute with no explanation whatsoever. Tosser.
More time on Witness the Gritness. I didn't have my air pad, just a foam one and I was bottoming out coming off the last move. This un- nerved me a bit so I tried to do it statically. I tickled the finishing hold but not enough to hold it. Will be fine next time with the air pad and a little pop for the finish. I suppose if there is a positive here its that it felt very straightforward up until the last move whereas the last time I tried it with Nai in the snow it felt much harder getting there.
Know how you feel, 20 weeks of training only to get ill and injured then not be able to do the crux moves and now it's raining.
Worth remembering that even if you lose all the fitness you've gained training for IG over the winter, it'll be a lot easier getting back to the same level in future....and you've onsighted gnarly Swanage E5 with that fitness so definitely not a waste!