it's been a long time - been busy and didn't have much constructive to say....
new year and all that kinda thinking about what I did last year and what I want from the next
a tread on ukb got this out of me regards of top threes for the year gone by climbing wise
Top three boulder probs, UK
1) Boyager - Burbage north (one session)
2) Subyouth - Portland (too many sessions to count...)
3) Satin - Stanage (4th go)
and banana reverse (B' North), hot ride and Pete's rib (portland), and Mermaid (B' Bridge) - this had been a long term niggle as I first tried it with a slipped disc (misdiagnosed) which went from bad to f#cking terrible whilst on the problem and consiquently I had a slightly irrational fear of getting back on it...
Top three boulder probs, abroad
1) L'Obique - Font
2) La Voie Michaut - Font
3) Inversee Satanique - Font
Top three trad routes/soloes UK
don't do trad - too chicken
Top three sport routes UK
did my first ever outdoor route this year - Accelerator (portland) but that was about it...
Top three new prob' put up
seemed to put up a lot of problems that were quickly retro-claimed on Portland... some were good, some weren't
and another got these ten out of me for next (mostly climbing related!!)
10 things to do in 2008.
1. Stay injury free for a change
2. Having come to the conclusion that I'll never be that technical train to get very strong indeed
3. Do a handful of respectable problems (low sevens) in Font Easter half term
4. Do a handful of respectable problems (low sevens) in North Wales over Easter
5. Get my bug bears in the boulderfield wrapped up before access becomes an issue i.e. after a buggy is added to the bouldering gear list (see 10) - namely Acid House, Lightning Strike and Liquid Sunshine
6. get back on a rope in Portland - finish tipping the scales and complete/do the top halves of Deadlosski must die and Subyouth for starters
7. Up my limestone grade to V8 with Lats, bolts and babes and Stomping with Bez (new cuttings)
8. Get back on the grit next winter and visit the buggy accessible places I've been saving/staying away from recently (see 10) inc the Eagle stone, Burbage South and Curbar
9. Not get too cynical about work
10. Become a Dad
come back in 12 months see what's what...
right now I'm being that sad bastard whose really into training - hang board, campus board but with good reason - Font in Feb, North Wales in March with at least one Portland trip in between I hope. So when I'm not training or doing the house husband thing (back to school Sunday - trying not to think about it too hard) it's nose in the guide books and watching the bleau.info vid's for beta - Roche aux Sabots with Sian, Stef and, whose knows, maybe the man himself Jo M again!!! gonna be good - and this time it won't be 30+ and humid......
