[Rhys]

Did anybody get out this weekend? A mate came over to North Wales- went to the Cave, Pillbox, the Pass, Caseg Ffraith, and the Milestone Buttress. Conditions were ace and feel well beasted now! So who managed to throw some shapes down on rock?

[Bubba]

With the recent monsoons, our roof has been leaking so spent most of the weekend painting it with gnarly acrylic based paint. Too hot for me to climb anyway.

[tc]

After a 9-month layoff I got all keen again Saturday afternoon and went  for a fairly intensive sesh with the brush at my soon-to-be-unveiled Lakes bouldering venue X. Pleased to report that the old magic is still there :wink: . Now I have some inspiration I will get my ass into gear and get training again. The dumbells are sitting there winking at me...the campus board is calling...and I will soon be sucking the chrome off the trailer hitch and kicking sand in the faces of the young Lakes bouldering luvvies.  

[dontfollowme]

Was the 9 month lay off due to injury or lack of motivation? I used to be at Bangor university and had no problems with motivation. Now being a 9-5er and not having the rocks or decent wall on my door step I don't climb anywhere near as much as I did. Its quite frustrating.

[Rhys]

Nice one- I suppose that North Wales does have an advatage in that you can always find somewhere cold! Personally I'm finding more problems with motivation at Bangor University than before? What did you do? (still- you managed to get some roof work in eh Bubba? :D )

[tc]

Was the 9 month lay off due to injury or lack of motivation? .

Motivation. I had a great year in 2003 and then sat scratching my head wondering what to do next. So I went and blew the dust of my rack.  :roll:

[Rhys]

I'm thinking of selling my rack- still not shure if I can bring myself to do it 'though- it's quite a statement. :?

[Bonjoy]

Spent much of Satdy spotting Fi on weedkiller then went to eatswood and put up a new E5  :D , first new route i've done in ages. Cheers to keen yoof for the specialist hardware, the number two works a treat.
 Sunday, Kilnsey was pretty wet but thrashed about on an 8a anyway.

[Rhys]

Well cool- do you have a name for it?

[Bonjoy]

Monster monster, from a fast show sketch and cos it's the direct start to the Ghoul. Cheers dave for the background research :wink: .

[dave]

went chav-surfing at ilkley.

handled more chips than rik waller in a tabbard.

[Fiend]

I like the Ghoul. Cool little route on great rock. Hope to go back sometime and try Sons & Lovers....and Neb Traverse  :roll:

Myself...

Saturday - proper trad routes up in White Ghyll, then had a little play on the Langdale boulders, very inspiring indeed but too warm to do much.

Sunday - proper sport routes(ish!) at St Bees, jolly good fun and took note of the boulderage for a future visit, then had a little play at Cowrake quarry, my friend Simmy's local training venue, repeated of his problems which was good fun, and tried his project which was quite hard for me and it got dark and I was bored of repeated grazes to my armpit falling off  :wink:

[Doylo]

went to the orme, as usual.

[Johnny Brown]

I went down Dovedale and did Adjudicator wall - the best E3 on peak lime. Was made up. Then followed some pumpfest up Ilam rock. A good day out had by all.:D  
On sunday, went for a walk with the missus then sat out in front of The Barrel on Eyam edge, basked in the sun and watched the paragliders. All very relaxing except for the pint-sized bullshitter who was sat next to us...

'of course that's very safe... when I was in the services a whole platoon of paratroopers landed on top of a helicopter that was still running. There were bodies everywhere...'

-Bollocks :roll:

[Rhys]

is there anything left at the Orme for you?

[Pantontino]

Just stayed local, bumping into Rhys. Realised that the Shelf on The Wavelength Block is actually V4 and that Meadow Roof is definitely V5. Also wobbled up the Wavelength Groove in usual comic/unstylish fashion.

Did manage an excellent new problem late on Sunday night - after customary social warm up at Cromlech - on a piece of rock in the Pass that I've been staring at for years, wondering if...

Anyway, finally walked up to it and was rewarded with a stunning slopey ramp system (about V5), and more possibilities (going back tommorrow).

[mark]

Gogarth. Mmmm.

Warmed up on Park Lane / Doomsville which was fun. Then went to do The Assassin, a E3 on the left side of the main cliff.

Did not start well when Jez threw our small wires into the sea from 10 feet up the first pitch. Could see them on a ledge just under the water so I stripped off, tied the rope around my waist and went to get them.  A few seconds before I got to them a big wave swept them off the ledge and into inky oblivion.

So, no wires 1-3 but we pressed on once I had dried off. Jez led the first pitch then I got the big second one. Brilliant and the nagging fear that there would be a crucial small wire which I didn't have just added to the already considerable excitement. Biggest smile in the world when I pulled onto the belay ledge.

Best three crags in the world? Gogarth's one of my choices.

[Fingers of a Martyr]

i went to my local bouldering wall for 3 hours on fri and sat night. set up replicas of hubble's and monklifes crux's    
unfortunatley i think they're just :wink:  slightly easier than the real ones but i still can't do either :cry:  :cry:  :cry:

[Andy F]

Inbetween getting trashed on Staropramen and visting some 'interesting'  :shock: sites in Prague, I found my way to the Boulder Bar. What a top place that is, great wall with loads of roof action, well stocked and cheap shop, and a Bar as well.  

Andy F

[Bubba]

Did not start well when Jez threw our small wires into the sea from 10 feet up the first pitch. Could see them on a ledge just under the water so I stripped off, tied the rope around my waist and went to get them.  A few seconds before I got to them a big wave swept them off the ledge and into inky oblivion.

Ha ha ha  :D

Is Jez still climbing on Gogarth when he can't swim?? Nutter !

[BenF]

I climbed (with a harness on) on slate on saturday for the first time in a few years.  Nothing too testing (apart from a dripping wet crack at one point...  fnar fnar) but good fun.  Then failed on Fish Skin Wall again.  I am starting to get pissed off with this problem.  Two visits now (both perfectly timed to ensure that the problem is baking in the sun with little cooling breeze) and I still haven't done it.  But the V2 arete left of FS wall is lovely isn't it?

Sunday, went to the RAC boulders for an hour or so before going for a few hours of running over Tryfan, down the ridge to Capel and back to Ogwen along the old road past Caseg Fraith etc.  

A nice weekend, all very relaxed and kind to my fingertips for once. :D

[bigphil]

Went to Almscliffe for the first time and did a number of 3star HVSs and then bouldered until wasted.  It's a great place and I will be back when it gets cooler.  Popped into Caley on my way home but fingers were too sore, it was too hot and I was too knackered.  Should have gone for a pint.

[squeek]

Quick 1 hour visit to the langdale boulders for the first time on Saturday as me and Mrs had been walking nearby.  Quite impressed, didn't do anything hard, but did all the easy problems.  Sunday I went to have a look at the carrock fell boulders which looked good, but i didn't do any climbing on them, then bought a new bouldering mat.  Should have bought some new shoes as well because I've just realised I've got a hole in one of my current pair.

[Carnage]

Indoors. Plastic. Bunch of arse, but hey-ho, thats living in London for ya.

[dave]

Indoors. Plastic. Bunch of arse, but hey-ho, thats living in London for ya.