Sun: Morning surf in obscenely cold water
Quote from: the_dom on July 27, 2015, 07:04:58 pmSun: Morning surf in obscenely cold water You don't know cold.
Hope you're maintaining a suitable pastry to wine consumption ratio...
Quite close to the Antarctic? I can imagine how cold that might be.
Quote from: nai on July 28, 2015, 12:23:16 pmQuite close to the Antarctic? I can imagine how cold that might be.Don't know about your planet, but on Earth, 2,500 miles is considered quite a long way
It's not Scotland (or Iceland), but then again I'm not kitted out for it either - it's just unseasonably cold for Cape Town.
Hope you enjoyed Grand Wall Simon.
Sat sounds quality dolly!
Quote from: the_dom on July 28, 2015, 04:45:54 pmIt's not Scotland (or Iceland), but then again I'm not kitted out for it either - it's just unseasonably cold for Cape Town.If you're a climber and a surfer, I guess you know Joe Mohle?Sent from my XT1039 using Tapatalk
I do, although isn't he in Swizzy at present?
Quote from: the_dom on July 29, 2015, 06:29:41 pmI do, although isn't he in Swizzy at present?Yeah - been over a couple of times and caught up with him. He's a strong lad! I met him in Morocco when he was on some MCSA tramping thing a few years back... he's the reason one of my long term goals is climbing at Kleinwinterhoek. Gotta be done at some point
Quote from: SA Chris on July 28, 2015, 10:14:02 amQuote from: the_dom on July 27, 2015, 07:04:58 pmSun: Morning surf in obscenely cold water You don't know cold.It has been very, very cold for some reason - far colder than usual. Usually I can get away with an hour and a half or two hours with a 4/3 and gloves (and I have a decent tolerance for the cold) - neither of my last two surfs have lasted more than an hour and I've been miserable throughout.It's not Scotland (or Iceland), but then again I'm not kitted out for it either - it's just unseasonably cold for Cape Town.
Been snowed on a few times in the water, quite surreal.
M:T: Almscliff, evening session. ticked DWR ear variation 7B+ and DWR left hand 7C. Also linked the last section of Exorcist long, following a recent meeting with Jon Pearson who highlighted lots of holds I'd never seen before. W: Spent 30 minutes massaging my forearms by repeatedly rolling them over a pestle. I never knew my forearms ached in so many places, it was agonising (in a good way). T: Almscliff, evening. Tired, arms felt useless following the massage.F: S: Exploring. Went to Thruscross, very disappointing/couldn't really find anything. Escaped to Snowden crag, ticked a few 7s. Had a brief play on The Brock and Energy Crisis, both now on the list. S: Rain, Depot. Wanted to train power, but I was too tired, so just milled around.As always I would love to start a rigorous training plan, but I'd much rather go outside as often as possible, which is currently 4/5 times a week (first world problems...). I've toyed with the idea of supplementary fingerboarding, but I'm always too exhausted from being outside. Something about having a cake and eating lots of cake??
Quote from: SA Chris on July 31, 2015, 08:55:19 amBeen snowed on a few times in the water, quite surreal.Been snowed on in a heated outdoor pool, but I suppose that's not really the same
Quote from: the_dom on July 28, 2015, 04:45:54 pmQuote from: SA Chris on July 28, 2015, 10:14:02 amQuote from: the_dom on July 27, 2015, 07:04:58 pmSun: Morning surf in obscenely cold water You don't know cold.It has been very, very cold for some reason - far colder than usual. Usually I can get away with an hour and a half or two hours with a 4/3 and gloves (and I have a decent tolerance for the cold) - neither of my last two surfs have lasted more than an hour and I've been miserable throughout.It's not Scotland (or Iceland), but then again I'm not kitted out for it either - it's just unseasonably cold for Cape Town.Midwinter here I'm in a 6/3, 7mm lobster gloves and boots, thermal hooded rashy. To be fair though, once in the water for a bit I am toasty, and session usually ends due to fatigue from paddling around with all that on rather than cold. Getting out and undressed is a challenge though, but a van helps. Been snowed on a few times in the water, quite surreal. Cape Town west side of the Peninsula does get cold, but still not the same league. East side always seems a good deal warmer.