[Fiend]

 

[Fiend]

If anyone has got board of the 785 links on the Birdsong face at Bradley, and needs some active rest, here are some mid-high 6s up some of the the most aesthetic lines at the crag  I was really quite surprised just how good they were, and they all got a good clean and chalking a few weeks ago.



(Not quite as good as The Land Of Giants (despite having a chunky block or two) but also not 9 hours drive for me.)

[Fiend]

More Southern Esoteric Bouldering Companion goodness...



No it's not big numbers, yes it is big greatness of problems (maybe not the climber...)

[Duma]

.,no, it isn't Southern.

Nice vid as always Fiend

[Fiend]

Thanks 

https://esotericboulderingcompanion.weebly.com tho aka The Southern Esoteric Shandy-Drinking Companion 

[SA Chris]

Didn't even know there was gritstone in St Anton

Nice vids Matt.

[Fiend]

Snort, very good. And thanks.

[lagerstarfish]

This turned out to be good fun. Sit start to Serenata at Stanage.
Felt about 6B.
I used reach. There is probably a better way.

https://youtube.com/shorts/AWSBu84vIc4?si=UYohNuvdoOLh7lNd

[Fiend]

Looking smooth lagers. I vaguely recall not being able to do the stand start to Serenata as part of the route and having to swing in from the right.

[Wellsy]

The stand is very funny at 5+, there are definitely easier 6Bs!

[lagerstarfish]

The only way I could make the start 5+ was to "French" start it. Bounce up from one foot on the floor.

[Wellsy]

Yeah that probably works. I think if you're mega tall it's 5+, I'm 5'10 and I had to do a mighty leap

[Fiend]

Something to pass a few minutes of a rainy day... The Miterdale forest boulders are less well known then Eskdale Fisherground, but offer aesthetic climbing throughout the grades in a cool setting. This wee selection includes one of the hardest, and best, problems I did this spring.

This was also the day that I met a very cute and friendly mouse, but alas I didn't get any footage of that - you'll have to go find him yourself.

[M1V0]

One a friend put together of a newly developed venue in the Lakes:

[SA Chris]

The Miterdale forest boulders are less well known then Eskdale Fisherground,

Nice looking spot, the last boulder looks like something you'd find in Squamish.

[Fiend]

Thanks Chris. The Lancs team I first visited with were impressed with the vibe and rock aesthetics too.

Now as some light relief from all the political bickering, have a fucking great selection of diverse and excellent Grit 6C+s, because....

[sxrxg]

As an alternative view point 6c+ is the best grade. Often brilliant climbing and no honey potting as it isn't a "7"...

[edshakey]

As an alternative view point 6c+ is the best grade. Often brilliant climbing and no honey potting as it isn't a "7"...

You should have watched to the end of the video then

[sxrxg]

Showing why i am a boulderer with my short attention span. I watched the final problem and then switched the video off before the final text came on.

[Duma]

Excellent as always Fiend, love a good 6C+

[Fiend]

Showing why i am a boulderer with my short attention span. I watched the final problem and then switched the video off before the final text came on.

If you watched and half-enjoyed the problems that's great  The "conclusion" is an added bonus 

Thanks guys, I really enjoyed doing this lot. Also thanks to an arch-nemesis who gave me a point for it, and d-piddy whose characterful text in Grit Blocs inspired it.

[jwi]

At some point I read an interview with some French climber who'd done a gazzilion 8as or whatever. He said something to the effect that he'd rather climb the worst 8a in the world than the worlds best 7c+. People climb for all sorts of reasons, apparently.

[Duma]

He sounds like an idiot

[Fiend]

A dump of some South Snowdonia Bouldering featuring some great Font 6 problems in mostly superb locations:







(Also clears up some of the sketchy information in the guide)

[Duma]

Lovely as always Fiend. Sadly I don't use my current N Wales book enough to justify another, but these do look like beautiful spots. Good to see the fiend look in full effect on Half An Elephant lLH too