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Month: July 2008

Help, I’m melting

Help, I’m melting

I had a really good climbing session yesterday, despite the stifling heat in The Foundry. After a quick warm up, I got on a main leading wall and completed two 6a’s, a 6b and the dalmatians 6c+ I was talking about in my last post. I also worked on a 7a up the main wall but just didn’t have the oomph to get over halfway on it. I need to keep on this wall for a couple more sessions before…

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Not all routes are created equal!

Not all routes are created equal!

This weekend I was in Derby so went to go check out the newly opened Alter Rock. It’s a nice little centre, in a converted church which increases it’s coolness factor significantly. They have a mix of top rope and leading routes and all the right hand side is bouldering problems. Now, back to the point of the title. After a warm up and a couple of 6bs, I checked out a top roped 7a, hopped on it, hoping for…

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Late update, Cliffhanger and the British Bouldering Championships 2008

Late update, Cliffhanger and the British Bouldering Championships 2008

I’ve been bad and not updated for ages! Well, surprise surprise I’m still climbing :). I’m mostly still leading indoors as I still haven’t had the opportunity (or perhaps made the opportunity) to go outside and learn how to trad climb. Still, I’m not too concerned as I’m still really enjoying the indoor stuff. I’ve definitely cracked that blue 7a now, having replicated it twice more and I’m working on the other leopard spot 7a at the Foundry. I know…

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