Power (is a distant memory) Club 777 28th Oct - 3rd Nov 2024

[duncan]

Spent the afternoon on a tour-de-south peak quarries: Arm Lees (huge!); Hopton, currently a film set for a - not-to-be-disclosed said the genial security man - fantastic forthcoming movie; Lime Kilns, for the pub which turned out to be closed; and Dale, a 150’ deep hole hidden in plain sight on the edge of Wirksworth. Handy Wallhole and adjacent routes were damp but look great if you like a thin wall. Followed by a pint at The Moon for old times sake.

This brings joy to my heart :wub: :lol: What inspiration.... I don't even know which one Hopton is.... I wonder how impressed Shark was??

It was an entertaining afternoon. I used to scope Mendip quarries in the early 80s but with only a push-bike and OS maps it was a time consuming business. Sport climbing hadn't been accepted and I wasn't Looking Though Gary Gibson's Eyes (HVS 5a) - or even Gary Gilmore's - so didn't bother following up on North Quarry. I really should have pulled my finger out at Uphill though.

There is a lot of unclimbed exposed rock (in the loosest sense of the word) in Wirksworth area. Much of it looks unstable on both a small and large scale. There could be further development, and perhaps there are hidden gems, but sensitive access means most is of it probably best left in a state where it only attract small numbers.

 

[Murph]

Anyone posting here is doing better than me Matthew, I've been struggling to "get back into it" for 4 years and have had a zillion false starts.

What you don't see so much on forums or in climbing walls or at the crag are the thousands or millions of ex climbers or people struggling with life or motivation, injury or childcare (which are all a form of injury). This probably doesn't help but be kind to yourself and enjoy your time.

With that positivity I'm hereby announcing my return to powerfulclub

Last week:
M - works, purples not bad, 5k jog
T - family
W - family
T - 5k jog, works purples again surprised everyone but me knew it was fancy dress night
F -
S - skipped parkrun for a 3k jog as feeling less than 100%. Awesome Walls led half a dozen 5+s. First time on a rope in months since my last surgery.
S - unwell

73.5kgs, 10kgs above ideal, 45 years old but not given up yet.

 

[mr chaz]

Power Club:

78.5 kg woops

Just one session this week - need to be better!

Thursday. Evening board session, the usual warmup and 1 hr doing volume on the board repeating problems as possible. Felt great afterwards (as opposed to Tuesday when I sacked it off out of sheer laziness :chair: )

Next opportunity for outdoor climbing coming up Nov 17th, hope the persistent clag lifts by then