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New venue causes pain…
So the promise of a return to more frequent posts has kind of been a bit hollow. If I’m honest, I’ve lacked a bit of drive and inspiration lately. That changed on Wednesday night, very unexpectedly… I really enjoy my … Continue reading
Posted in bouldering, Climbing, rockclimbing, sport
Tagged belay, bouldering, Climbing, engrams, fear, height, rockclimbing, sport, technique, top rope, wall
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Drama in the Peaks!
Not posted for a while but now that the “silly season” has passed, normal service should resume… We’ve still been climbing regularly each week but nothing to report of any note. Definite improvements in strength and technique but slow and … Continue reading
It happens to everyone…
I didn’t post anything after last week’s session at the wall, mainly because I had nothing much to talk about. The climbing had been good and I had lead another couple of routes at 3+ to increase slowly but that was … Continue reading
Posted in bouldering, Climbing, engrams, rockclimbing, sport, Uncategorized
Tagged belay, bouldering, Climbing, engrams, leading, rockclimbing, sport, technique, top rope, wall
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Thank a teacher…
Not climbing until Friday this week so nothing really to report. However, I’ve just posted a reply to someone on a forum thread and it has inspired me to go a little off track. The guy who started the thread … Continue reading
Posted in belay, bouldering, Climbing, engrams, leading, rockclimbing, sport, technique, top rope, wall
Tagged belay, bouldering, Climbing, engrams, leading, rockclimbing, sport, technique, top rope, wall
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Not what I had planned…
I had been reading some more of the excellent “Performance Rock Climbing” in the build up to this week’s session. The section on technique had me engrossed, how all of these individual skills could improve one’s ability…as long as you … Continue reading
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Tagged belay, bouldering, Climbing, engrams, leading, rockclimbing, sport, technique, top rope, wall
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A new approach…
Weekly trip to the wall this Tuesday, usual build up of excitement during the day but I was planning a slightly different session. Until now I’ve been focussing, as I assume most beginners do, on improving my grades. This has … Continue reading
Posted in belay, bouldering, Climbing, engrams, sport, technique, top rope, wall
Tagged belay, bouldering, Climbing, leading, rockclimbing, sport, technique, top rope, wall
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Flu remedy!
I thought it was going to be two weeks on the trot. Waking on Tuesday morning, the “man flu” that had been clinging to me like a homesick tick for the last two weeks still hadn’t cleared off. I had … Continue reading