ohh, he's one of 'those' people
i have a friend who is the same, i mean im pretty short but he is tall and SO FREAKING Lanky, somehow has like infinite reach
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ohh, he's one of 'those' people
i have a friend who is the same, i mean im pretty short but he is tall and SO FREAKING Lanky, somehow has like infinite reach
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In reference to the previous post:
http://betamonkeys.co.uk/tall/
One of the guys I climb with does these climbing comics (that one is the PG version) and it seems largely appropriate.
In reference to the previous post:
http://betamonkeys.co.uk/tall/
One of the guys I climb with does these climbing comics (that one is the PG version
) and it seems largely appropriate.
*resurrects this thread*
In reference to the previous post:
http://betamonkeys.co.uk/tall/
One of the guys I climb with does these climbing comics (that one is the PG version
theyre pretty funny and can relate to a lot lol
Good to know, thought I'd spread the cheer
UKC did an article on it quite recently: http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=6953
It does indeed, it was hard enough finding it even with the search function! More people need to do it because its awesome
well im going climbing tomorrow at crag lough in northumberland. will be my first time there but ive got some good 30-35 metre single pitches were going to try and hopefully it wont be too windy! last time i was out climbing was 2 days before christmas doing a 20 metre single pitch, and half way up was exposed and the wind was practically pulling me sideways off the rock, then it started to rain! the forcast says it will beel -2, and cloudy sunshine so hopefully the weather is right.
http://www.rockfax.com/databases/results_crag.html?id=434
looks a pretty awsome crag, and with hadrians wall and the remains of a castle it should be a good day out
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hadrian's_Wall_and_Crag_Lough.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Milecastle_39_on_Hadrian's_Wall.jpg
looks like it has potential to be poor with bad winds mind due to the openness, but west facing and westerly winds we should be getting blown into the wall
http://www.rockfax.com/databases/results_crag.html?id=434
looks a pretty awsome crag, and with hadrians wall and the remains of a castle it should be a good day out
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hadrian's_Wall_and_Crag_Lough.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Milecastle_39_on_Hadrian's_Wall.jpg
looks like it has potential to be poor with bad winds mind due to the openness, but west facing and westerly winds we should be getting blown into the wall
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Some pics from my trip to the Costa Blanca over New Year.
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The rock was razor sharp at some of the crags!
Chose to get there because it has a reputation as one of the best places in Europe to go for winter sun and mild temps in December/Jan.
At one point it was about 22C in the sun!
Chose to get there because it has a reputation as one of the best places in Europe to go for winter sun and mild temps in December/Jan.
At one point it was about 22C in the sun!
Bunch of people from our centre are looking at going to Fontainebleau at the end of March. Really frustrating because I want to go but we have a bloody UKAS visit at work on the 31st and 1st so you can't take holidays those days 
Bunch of people from our centre are looking at going to Fontainebleau at the end of March. Really frustrating because I want to go but we have a bloody UKAS visit at work on the 31st and 1st so you can't take holidays those days
Sorry to rub salt into the wound but I went in October and it was amazing. The rock is so lovely to climb on compared to the Yorkshire gritstone that I'm used to. Managed to bag a 6a which I thought was pretty ok considering I'd only been climbing for a year!
5 metres feels plenty high to me. I tried a 7m climb but wussed out when it came to topping out as it was a bit wet and I quite like not dying.
Soldato
Yes it did.
Good weather, lots of crags, climbing at all grades 4-8c+ and good quality rock. Couldn't ask for much more really.
El Chorro is also meant to be good for Spanish sport climbing but is colder in the winter. The only other places I've been abroad are Font and Gorges du Verdon which is a very different style. Mostly exposed, multi-pitch in the 300m high gorge. Very cool/scary!
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Heh, depends if you're trying to impress non-climbers or not. One of the staff at my centre went climbing in the Alps a few months ago and had a great collection of photos.
I was out there at the end of November because of a work training course outside Paris. Decided to stick around in Paris for a few nights and get to train down to have a look around. Went for a walk but couldn't really climb without the matt (that and everything is miles away from the town/train station). Really nice place and I did pass a couple of bouldering spots that looked really cool. Shame a large portion of one of them had been cordoned off for danger of collapse because it looked like it had some awesome climbs.
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Well I'm impressed.
Their fingers must be ruined after that many days climbing.
Their fingers must be ruined after that many days climbing.
Caporegime
Fontainebleu is one of the best bouldering areas in the world so if any of you get a chance to go I would jump at the opportunity. The rock is really skin friendly and the density of problems is really high so you will go to an area and find lots to climb without having to keep moving to a new area.
I have been probably 4-5 times now and never had a bad trip. It gets a bit too hot if you go near the summer but you might just have to drop a few grades. I much prefer it to any bouldering I have done in the UK.
I have been probably 4-5 times now and never had a bad trip. It gets a bit too hot if you go near the summer but you might just have to drop a few grades. I much prefer it to any bouldering I have done in the UK.
ive done that at brimham rocks, if you get a couple its pretty good!
see id rather travel to france to do something like this than font. i guess my opinion is based upon never experiencing font, and dont get me wrong ive done more bouldering in my short climbing career than i have trad/sport, but the exposure and huge lines really appeals to me having never done it, but wanting to.
I guess having brimham rocks close to where i am as well as yorkshire moors, i have a lot of bouldering around me and little trad.
looking at your pics and having a quick google/youtube the place looks amazing and is definitely on my to do list being so close. how experienced would you say you would need to be to tackle something like that? I started leading late last year taking indoor courses whereby we honed in our skills before moving outdoors. we now have pretty much 2 racks between me and my partner, and were going to be taking a multi pitch course as soon as the weather gets a bit less cold.
would it be too optimistic to head out to somewhere like this the backend of the year, having done a lot of multi pitching in the lakes like were planning on doing?
as mentioned on sunday i went out climbing. the forecast was meant to be sunny spells with no snow or sleet, but when we got to out destination which was a 1.5 hour drive, it ended up being covered in snow. we decided to take our gear and take a look at the rocks condition, and if un climbable, at least we would get an idea of some of the routes to return again in better conditions.
we had a good scout about, and ended up going all the way to as far as you can see on the first pic of the crag, then round some more to climb. ended up doing a 22m diff, which due to weather conditions, felt a few grades harder due to not being able to smear, nor do jams well as the rock was covered in icey parts and damp to touch.
my fingers felt like they were going to drop off at the top, and my partners feet the same from what i witnessed of his painful cries.
one from the top next to handrians wall
few of my partner leading
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