[Doylo]

Get a grip Crouchy.

[tomtom]

Get a grip Crouchy.

Thats a bit below par..

[lagerstarfish]

my main goal is to lose some weight

due to ill health and even worse eating habits, I have both gained weight and lost muscle

fat monitor scales say that I am over 15 stone and over 30% fat - the mirror indicates an unhealthily large, round tummy

on the plus side, I still have skinny legs 

[shark]

my main goal is to lose some weight

due to ill health and even worse eating habits, I have both gained weight and lost muscle

fat monitor scales say that I am over 15 stone and over 30% fat - the mirror indicates an unhealthily large, round tummy

on the plus side, I still have skinny legs 

Didn't know you had been ill - sorry to hear that.

Better if you put a specific weight target with some timelines and how rather than just "some weight" ie what weight do you think you would have to be to climb a 7C ?

[tomtom]

on the plus side, I still have skinny legs 

[emoji106]

[lagerstarfish]

Didn't know you had been ill - sorry to hear that.

Better if you put a specific weight target with some timelines and how rather than just "some weight" ie what weight do you think you would have to be to climb a 7C ?

chest problems since May - series of chest infections with not much improvement in between  - turned out NOT to be lung cancer though 

Pretty sure I will be able to climb a 7C at 12 stone (which would make me an ATHLETE), but recon I'd have a chance of successfully siege pointing one at anything below 13 stone as long as I am climbing regularly

so, lose 2 stone in the next 12 months

if I lose 3 stone, I expect to do The Oak before Shark by merely concentrating on climbing really quickly

I hate being hungry

my diameter around my tummy is now 43 inches - not much below what my chest is - the health implications alone are quite motivating

[tomtom]

 Thought about giving up meat Lagers?

[lagerstarfish]

 

[fried]

Alcohol?

[lagerstarfish]

[fried]

Have you tried my new boeuf bourguignon diet?

[lagerstarfish]

where do I sign up?

[cjsheps]

if I lose 3 stone, I expect to do The Oak before Shark by merely concentrating on climbing really quickly

Weight loss, performance analysis and Shark on The Oak: for anyone who's not been on UKB much this year, this pretty much sums it up.

[Duncan campbell]

2017 promises to be an exciting year for me as I'm headed to Spain for TWO MONTHS iat the end of Jan!!!  So for that reason will put my sport aims at the top.

Sport:

Redpoint 8a - no excuses not to put some effort into an 8a that will suit me - unlike those bouldery peak ones I've tried. Loooking forward to trying Pren Nota at Siurana in particular.

Push into on-sighting/flashing 7b+

Would like to go for the flash of some 7cs in Chulilla at the end of the trip as Chulilla sounds like my dream crag - long vert crimps tech fests.

Trad:

Consolidate further at E5. This means regularly onsighting ones that are considered solid/hard for the grade and haven't been cherry picked to suit my style.

As ever just keep getting on them and enjoying going for the onsight and challenging myself.

Go for the onsight of an E6. Even if I fall off or down climb (for valid reasons) this will be a success.

Lord is a long term goal but could also be a candidate for a first E6...

The sport trip early in the year should really help with these aims giving me a leve of fitness I will never have had before.

Bouldering:

Climb more 7Bs

West Side Story!!!

Non-climbing:

Make a good start in Rope Access world. Work hard, make good contacts.

Eat less (no?) meat and less dairy.

Get it sorted so I can spend summers based in Llanberis and Winters based in Sheffield

Balance climbing with seeing family and friends correctly


Big chat here so we shall have to see if any of it comes to fruition!

Hope everyone achieves their goals next year!! Good Luck!

[Footwork]

2017 will be the most ambitious yet!

Climbing

- Sport 8a
- Boulder 8A
- Trip abroad with CSL to climb the Cassin on the Piz Badile and the Comici on Tre Cima
- Bag some class first ascents
- self massage and physio more

Non Climbing

- Buy a house
- Keep writing
- Be on time when meeting people at the crag 

[WillRobertson]

First and foremost, sort out my bloody wrists. Been suffering since March but through a series of differing physio opinions they're now at the point where I can climb almost as much as I want. But still having to avoid certain holds/moves. And I'm miles off being able to do push ups.

Would love to get up a 7C, but if not then at least start to consolidate at about 7B.

Double my number of 7's (boulders...), so putting me up to 60. Hoping for a good Font trip at Easter where I'll aim at climbing lots of low 7's, which would help.


In the real world:
Get some sort of plan together. 

[Oldmanmatt]

Pretty simple, but seems tough as I write.

Finish a project.
7C+ on Granite.
Tie on a rope again and clip some bolts. In the sun and sod the grade.

And this:
http://www.thefandancerace.com

On the 1st of July, in 4hrs with 35lbs (sod being in the "Masters" category).



All posts either sarcastic, tongue-in-cheek or mildly mocking-in-a-friendly-way unless otherwise stated. I always forget to put those smiley things...

[cheque]

I want to end 2017 feeling like a better-than-average climber who's improving. The last time I felt like that was at the end of 2013, days before I spannered my finger which has led, directly or indirectly, to three years of not really being very good at climbing and having only short and abortive spells of improvement.

As much as I love everything connected with going out climbing, being good at it is important and doing a new grade is a great feeling that I've only experienced twice in the last three years and not capitalised on it either time. This will involve training but I'm not going to set any training goals as that's the means and not the end.

Finish my film by the end of April whilst actually improving at climbing

Climb at a new grade in all three rock climbing disciplines

Do a route at Raven Tor

Go and climb with my mate who moved to France

[Mike Tyson]

Get shoulder, elbow and back fixed. I haven't climbed since April, so just doing something would be absolutely fantastic.

Continue the steady decline in drinking. Run two more half marathons, ideally the Keswick one and Lancaster so I can benchmark against previous.

Manage to impregnate the Mrs. It's laughable really. I have two wonderful daughters, who both arrived unexpectedly and against many odds. Now I'm in a position where we chose to have kids, and so far no joy 

Get the mountain bike serviced and start using it again. The Yorkshire Dales are calling.

Continue recent run of form with music. Managed to knock out a few mixes recently which have been getting played all over the world. If anyone fancies a listen, click link below 

[Andy F]

Climb harder than last year. Which should happen if I actually get out on rock.

[dave]

Goals for this year:

- rid self of elbow niggle and try to stay injury free

- get some days out further afield

- do something that feels hard, challenging and good, grade irrelevant (depending what injury situation at the time is).

- stamp out use of the word "bloc", and similarly eradicate use of the word "boulder" to mean "boulder problem".

[andy_e]

I sent a 7B boulder on that bloc. 

[TobyD]

Consolidate further at E5. This means regularly onsighting ones that are considered solid/hard for the grade and haven't been cherry picked to suit my style.

As ever just keep getting on them and enjoying going for the onsight and challenging myself.

Go for the onsight of an E6. Even if I fall off or down climb (for valid reasons) this will be a success.

Lord is a long term goal but could also be a candidate for a first E6...

FYI peak suggestions... Golden Mile: challenging E5; Reproduction E6... I wouldn't like to say which was actually more difficult.
Or Pembroke: Orange Robe Burning / Yellow Pearls...

[Monolith]

6. Get dog ready for Crufts agility 2019.

Awesome aim sir 

Border collie? 

Aye, a very highly driven lady!

Wishing all of you the very best in 2017. The UKB community continues to be the best!

[Duncan campbell]

Consolidate further at E5. This means regularly onsighting ones that are considered solid/hard for the grade and haven't been cherry picked to suit my style.

As ever just keep getting on them and enjoying going for the onsight and challenging myself.

Go for the onsight of an E6. Even if I fall off or down climb (for valid reasons) this will be a success.

Lord is a long term goal but could also be a candidate for a first E6...

FYI peak suggestions... Golden Mile: challenging E5; Reproduction E6... I wouldn't like to say which was actually more difficult.
Or Pembroke: Orange Robe Burning / Yellow Pearls...

Hehe nice one! Both E6s were vaguely on the radar and Golden Mile is Defo on the radar also!

Hope you return to crushing this year Toby! Looking forward to seeing you back at the crags!