Cold Snap

I'm sure everyone else has been enjoying getting out a lot over the winter period... apart from the fact it has to be cave based or at the Churnet to find rock with dry finishing holds!


Jumping about at the Churnizzle!

It may be a new year but the goals remain pretty much the same... get strong as hell and try and finish of things below my limit that are taking an age to box off.

Pit of Hell has been dragging on to the point that it is boring to climb it and drop the last move 15+ times in a week, so a break may be needed to try some other things and then go back to it once the temperature gauge changes back in to positive numbers!


A bit of failure is good for the soul??

http://www.vimeo.com/8413501 is an amusing little number of one of the closer attempts going dismayingly wrong .

I've updated my goals/aims for the year and they largely reside in a certain polished limestone roof which is fortunate with our less than stable climate.

Things I am psyched for this year are:

- Sorting a car
- Going to Fatneck's Birthday Bash at the end of Jan
- Visiting Tan Y Grisiau
- Going to Font in March
- Going to Switzerland/Italy in Summer
- Fluking an 8A+ anywhere would be nice (more likely in Switzerland!)
- Ticking half the Hit List!

Hope anyone reading this diatribe had a good Christmas period and saw in the new Year without as viscious a hangover as I took to the cave on Friday. Whiteying in the car under a pile of duvet jackets whilst others crush on cold, dry lime is not my idea of fun.

p.s. Went to the Depot again today, what a fucking amazing place. I can't fault it other than the fact it took 2 hours to get blood circulating in my feet today! Keen to go back and crush a certain orange problem that was crypt-like perfection on every move.