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Month: June 2008

No, not this time!

No, not this time!

Really good work out on Sunday. Jim and I warmed up on some easy climbs and then really threw ourselves at the 7a we are working on. Again, it avoided us, but we are SOO close now. Jim has finally got his head around the crux move as seen in this video: The trick is to get your balance perfect as you match both hands onto a very poor finger tip hold. You can see at the start of that…

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I’ll get you next time Gadget!

I’ll get you next time Gadget!

We’ll I tried to nail that easier 7a on Friday and didn’t manage it! I got over the crux move and then could for the life of my remember how I managed the top section last time! 🙁 Still, I had three really good goes at it, and I’m confident that I’ve got the crux nailed, so perhaps next time! Saturday I went for a run along the valley again with Becky which was nice. The weather was just about…

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