Trowbarrow and peak limestone investigations...

On friday the team hit up the south lakes for some rock spankin'!

Having got close to wheelbarrow on the last trip i was psyched to get back on it. It went down 2nd go this time, tommy sent it pretty much 3/4th go after figuring some different beta from mine. beast. Its a quality problem and I'm chuffed its in the satch!













Tommy and I on wheelbarrow 7c+/V10

Both bob and gav looked good on the pit problem, gav having an epic case of screwing the pooch on the slab! I did Ned's problem (a tricky 7b) which, despite the slightly grotty starting moves, climbed really nicely using some funky footwork.

Byron was certainly on form... bashing out the pit problem pretty quickly before getting stuck into the lower 7c/v9 start. After stripping down to his boxers and declaring that if he did it he would strip off on the summit.... he did it. First 7c for him! He later smashed not bad dave at woodwell, his 2nd 7c... not a bad day for the B man.













Byron post 7c celebration


I whizzed out to peaks after work yesterday. After a bit of a mooch at the tor i went to have a go at the thing, 8a, its tricky.

Vid of tyler landman beasting.

Its a quality problem, pretty psyched for it as well as a few other things i got shown there.

Home and out for curry and few beers with the fam, sweet as.

End of an era

Graduation!
I have now finished university, feeling both happy and sad in equal measures. No more essays is a fucking winner though! Moving back home took a while to adjust to but i am now relishing the free/good food and nice bed. Commuting to the wall is a bit of a ball ache but i have lots of work on at the moment so it all works out.

This shit weather of late had put a bit of a stop to the frequent rock sessions we were having although it means a bit of training is being thrown back into the mix which can be no bad thing. I've had some very good quality sessions the last few weeks or so, feeling as strong as i've been. I am trying to mix up the training quite a bit more, utilising my home finger board and some light weights on top of the standard.

Despite the rain we have got out a few times....

Myself, bob, byron and gav descended to cheedale to tie into a rop (!?). It was a good day and cheedale looked beautiful in the sun (gay). I did sturgeon in the cupboard (7c) first try after putting the clips in and on sited a bunch of stuff up to 7a+. I had been on sturgeon last year, falling near the top, so it was nice that it felt pretty easy... improvement feels nice :)

The same crew also headed up to trowbarrow and woodwell last week. I got pretty close to wheelbarrow which was cool as it was the first session. I fell a few times on the final groove section, beta was the issue here.... when i figured out the best way for the end i was too tired for the link, next time eh!




Spackering up the end of wheelbarrow, 7c+.

The guys all had a proper session trying the pit problem (7b+), byron got very close to sticking the good crimp and will bash it out next time fo' sho'.













Byron on the pit problem


It lashed it down=woodwell.
We went to hunt out "not bad dave" on a number of recommendations. We found it pretty much dry, although a bright purple glove was needed to stop drips on the flowstone flatty. I did it in 20minutes or so, it is a classic line. Byron got over the lip to the good hold utilising some interesting foot beta, bets on for his first 7c.

We also had an evening pootle up to harmers wood, the now non climbing banned crag behind helsby hill. It seems to be a cracking little evening, easy circuit kind of place and very close to home... happy days!

psych

Had a good little pre-work session at rubicon (still didn't do tsunamish) but blasted out kudos, kudos hard, kudos traverse and the dancing fish stand start which are all pretty classy problems.

Few post work trips down to the tor.... I got into the start of powerband from staminaband only to forget the starting sequence and thus get very pumped. Progress though!
Had a wee session lastnight with phil, byron and bob... phil and i did kristians problem (a new 7b) which is fecking awesome and had some good attempts at the tumbleweed stand start (7c+). Byron was looking good on tharrr weedkiller. Ended with a very sad (but fun) at-crag training session, byron looking ridiculous with his one armers!

Thursday and friday saw a bit of a residential trip up to the bowderstone with byron, tommy and gav. Thursday was soaking. I managed inaudible vaudeville ( a class 7b+), having to spend minutes drying my shoes after each attempt, before retreating to keswick, a pub and lots of beer. Friday was banging... a lot of climbing was done. Tom ripped the place a new hole doing impropa opera, left and right, and grand opera in a smattering of attempts. Byron did his fist 7b outside the cave, ears of perception which is a classic!

I have just booked flights to magic wood in september! Heading out with tommy, stevo and rob swift from warrington... first trip here so super psyched.

Happy Days.