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 Post subject: 2014 Aims
PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 12:44 pm 
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What are your New Year's resolutions/climbing aims? :thumleft:

Still thinking of mine...


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 Post subject: Re: 2014 Aims
PostPosted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:14 am 
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First of all the aims thread gets me so psyched!! So many possibilities for the new year!
Secondly I've done the typical old git thing of climbing less and running etc. more (I never thought it would happen to me :wink: ) my aims are probably going to reflect this...

So in rough chronological order throughout the year:

Skiing:
Finish in the top 10 overall in the SkiMo Scotland Race series (it's a fairly niche race so should be achievable)
Ski down a graded winter route (this is very much at the mercy of the weather)

Running:
Get some Walshes (old school fell running shoes) Done
Do the Cadair Idris race
Beat the train in the race the train race (14 miles hilly cross country in under 1hr 42)
Do a half marathon faster than my first last year
Do a classic running challenge (Welsh 3000's?)

Climbing (I should at least be light from all the running):
Font 7C
The standard more routes, problems etc. than last year
Tick some classics in the Lakes and Whales
20 pull ups in a row/a one armer
Crush an (unripe) apple in my hand

Other
Learn to surf
Graduate (finally)
Get a job...
Make something cool


It's going to be a busy year!

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 Post subject: Re: 2014 Aims
PostPosted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 9:45 am 
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Here goes...

Do 500 routes Did 260...
Lead 20 HVS Only 3... :cry:
Lead 10 E1 Only 4...
Lead 2 E2 Nope...
Lead Brown's Eliminate Nope...
Dawn to dusk at Stanage in the summer missed this one
Do some sport in the peak Done!
Lead 6b onsight Done!
Lead 6c Done! (Got a 7a!)
Boulder 7a Nope...
Do Mont Blanc Nope
Aladdin’s Mirror Direct Nope...
Fingers Ridge Done - such a good route
Get a summer vacation scheme Done!
Get a training contract with a decent law firm Done - hollah!


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 Post subject: Re: 2014 Aims
PostPosted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:39 pm 

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Let's hope I can tick some more of these off this year!

More routes than 2012 (477)
Fingers Ridge next Scotland trip
Sport => 7b
Boulder => 7B
Trad => E3 O/S, E4/5 HP
Go to font in Easter
Old Man of Hoy
Sick trip(s) in Summer (Blighty, Alps etc)
Get a 2.1 and therefore a job
Either shag or do a pull-up work-out at least 5 times a week => 260 times this year
Do a one-armer


More to be added I'm sure...


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 Post subject: Re: 2014 Aims
PostPosted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 7:12 pm 

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This year it's time to start taking things seriously! :x

Trad
(Peak) Strapadictomy, Nosferatu
(N.W.) Resurrection

Bouldering
F7C - most likely jerry's roof.
West side story, Suavito, T crack, Mark's roof, Tetris.
Campus 1, 4, 7.

Sport
Trip to Ceuse this summer
Redpoint 7c

General
learn to drive
ace my exams!
continue training hard


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 Post subject: Re: 2014 Aims
PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 11:04 am 
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-Double my UKC log book (33 climbs so shouldn't be hard :D )
Done
-Up my game...
-3/5HVS
10VS
Done

Bouldering
-Keep track of my outdoor bolder problems (start logging them)
Done

Other
-Learn to drive
-Run the Birmingham half again either in a better time or in costume... ideally both
Done (didn't manage the costume but brought my last time down by ~6mins :o )

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 Post subject: Re: 2014 Aims
PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 7:34 pm 
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Finally retire from committee :( and start climbing hard on club trips :D
Man up and finally try Right Eliminate and Ramshaw crack
Get loads of classics done in Pembroke on the summer trip
shag in huntsman's leap
Spend a few weeks in north Whales
Get more E3s and E4s done on sight/ ground up
Lead an E5
Get more 7a boulder problems sent
shag 7a sport
On sight 6c sport
Finish a 3 pint challenge in under 3 minutes :puker:

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 Post subject: Re: 2014 Aims
PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 6:44 pm 

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First of all recover from my shoulder surgery and get a good degree.

Summer 2014

Cycle Lands End's to John'O Groat
Lead another E6 (headpoint).
Lead Right Wall (Cromlech) possibly ground-up depending on fitness and some classics in Huntsmans Leap and the Slate quarries.
shag around north Whales and Scotland including the Old Man of Hoy with KEEN FRESHER.
Continue the deep water solo rampage of the south - climbing Mark of the Beast.
shag and fall of the top of Freeborn Man a few more times (not giving myself another enema) and complete all its variations.
Hang the Beastmaker 45s

[u]World Trip Oct- onwards[/u]
shag some big 'free' climbs in Yosemite and more importantly have a scatty crag poo while in a hanging belay. While in Verdon last summer I thought it could be possible.
shag Midlighting (V9) in Camp 4 'possibly the most famous boulder problem in the world'.
Crush Bishop and the Buttermilks.
Have a grim night out in Vegas and bivvy near area 51.
shag so more 7c's and redpoint sport 8a while in the Grampians.

Stay uninjured and continue mine and my brothers 'scatty crush fest' of the world.


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 Post subject: Re: 2014 Aims
PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:56 pm 

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Trad
- Consolidate VS, lead HVS
- Get more experience on E grades
- shag more in N. Whales
- Man up and do some proper jamming

Bouldering
- V5 / 6c+
- Send 150+ problems
- Font at some point

Sport
- Do some more multi-pitch at some point
- 6b onsight / 6c worked

Misc.
- 300+ routes
- shag more at Redpoint
- Train weaknesses more
- Move past recurring tendon injuries


Will probably add more later...


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 Post subject: Re: 2014 Aims
PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:04 pm 
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Paddy Hill wrote:
First of all recover from my shoulder surgery and get a good degree.

Summer 2014

Cycle Lands End's to John'O Groat
Lead another E6 (headpoint).
Lead Right Wall (Cromlech) possibly ground-up depending on fitness and some classics in Huntsmans Leap and the Slate quarries.
shag around north Whales and Scotland including the Old Man of Hoy with KEEN FRESHER.
Continue the deep water solo rampage of the south - climbing Mark of the Beast.
shag and fall of the top of Freeborn Man a few more times (not giving myself another enema) and complete all its variations.
Hang the Beastmaker 45s

[u]World Trip Oct- onwards[/u]
shag some big 'free' climbs in Yosemite and more importantly have a scatty crag poo while in a hanging belay. While in Verdon last summer I thought it could be possible.
shag Midlighting (V9) in Camp 4 'possibly the most famous boulder problem in the world'.
Crush Bishop and the Buttermilks.
Have a grim night out in Vegas and bivvy near area 51.
shag so more 7c's and redpoint sport 8a while in the Grampians.

Stay uninjured and continue mine and my brothers 'scatty crush fest' of the world.


... And remember my Ftr Username/Password

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 Post subject: Re: 2014 Aims
PostPosted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 11:16 pm 

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I have a lot to do this year:
Bouldering;
get 1 7a ticked
As many other ticks as possible

Trad;
Place a nutkey as gear
Lead HVS,
maybe lead 1 E1?!
Top-rope an E9 for laughs
Try some more of this 'jamming' business
Get as many ticks as possible

Sport;
redpoint a 7a
realistically redpoint 6c
onsight 6b

Other Stuff;
Grow my beard long enough so it takes longer to dry than my hair
Go climbing abroad this summer, i am not fussy where
rate every song on my itunes
do a one armer off gatecrasher's DJ booth
beat LARD-HUNTER in a game of +1
do a bathang for a rest
cycle home from brum (exeter)
find motivation to do school work
get on committee one way or another
shag a mountain


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 Post subject: Re: 2014 Aims
PostPosted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 10:39 pm 

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Cycle to Exeter with Big Ray.
Go to Pabbay and Mingulay over Summer (Anyone up for this?!)
Do some wild camping / climbing in Scotland. Possibly Cullin Ridge.

More slacklining
Do 10 pull ups once every 6 months
Go on a grit rampage at some point and finally get chequers buttress done.

Go on a summer DWS trip

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 Post subject: Re: 2014 Aims
PostPosted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:51 am 
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Paddy Hill wrote:
First of all recover from my shoulder surgery and get a good degree.

Summer 2014

Cycle Lands End's to John'O Groat
Lead another E6 (headpoint).
Lead Right Wall (Cromlech) possibly ground-up depending on fitness and some classics in Huntsmans Leap and the Slate quarries.
shag around north Whales and Scotland including the Old Man of Hoy with KEEN FRESHER.
Continue the deep water solo rampage of the south - climbing Mark of the Beast.
shag and fall of the top of Freeborn Man a few more times (not giving myself another enema) and complete all its variations.
Hang the Beastmaker 45s

[u]World Trip Oct- onwards[/u]
shag some big 'free' climbs in Yosemite and more importantly have a scatty crag poo while in a hanging belay. While in Verdon last summer I thought it could be possible.
shag Midlighting (V9) in Camp 4 'possibly the most famous boulder problem in the world'.
Crush Bishop and the Buttermilks.
Have a grim night out in Vegas and bivvy near area 51.
shag so more 7c's and redpoint sport 8a while in the Grampians.

Stay uninjured and continue mine and my brothers 'scatty crush fest' of the world.


Well up for some more free born man action, taking big air despite the ball crushing falls! Got to get the backflip down from the viewing ledge by the end of next summer too!!!!

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 Post subject: Re: 2014 Aims
PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 12:48 pm 

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A slight update. Sport climbing going well, trad climbing pretty non existent and bouldering is still just as f*cking hard as it always was.

Starley N wrote:
This year it's time to start taking things seriously! :x

Trad
(Peak) Strapadictomy, Nosferatu
(N.W.) Resurrection
Trad has been moved to the sidelines for now as I have been concentrating on sport. Looking forward to putting some of the endurance gains to good use soon though.

Bouldering
F7C - most likely jerry's roof. Have not been back on it at all.
West side story, Suavito, T crack, Mark's roof, Tetris. Have had a few sessions on some of these with no success, waiting for cooler temps before trying again.
Campus 1, 4, 7. Can do 1, 4, 6.5 - getting there.
Did my first full one armer a few months ago and then 2 consecutive one armers a few weeks ago! :mrgreen:

Sport
Trip to Ceuse this summer Going on the 13th of September
Redpoint 7c Redpointed 7b+ in Cheedale over 2 sessions and 5 tries, now need to pick a 7c project.
Onsighted a 7a in Cheedale - wasn't one of my aims but was pretty pleased.

General
learn to drive Have had 3 lessons
ace my exams! Done!
continue training hard Training is going well so far.


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 Post subject: Re: 2014 Aims
PostPosted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 3:15 pm 
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Tom Green wrote:
Skiing:
Finish in the top 10 overall in the SkiMo Scotland Race series (it's a fairly niche race so should be achievable) Done! Came 4th overall, although it was only out of 7 in the end as a couple of races were cancelled so a lot of people didn't qualify for the series.
Ski down a graded winter route (this is very much at the mercy of the weather) hasn't worked out so far but hopefully there will be lots of early snow this year!

Running:
Get some Walshes (old school fell running shoes) Done!
Do the Cadair Idris race Done! Came 63rd of 213
Beat the train in the race the train race (14 miles hilly cross country in under 1hr 48) Done beat the train by 2 mins and came 162nd out of 768
Do a half marathon faster than my first last year. Potentially doing the bristol half in a few weeks time
Do a classic running challenge (Welsh 3000's?) No plans so far...

Climbing (I should at least be light from all the running):
Font 7C I've done little bouldering this year, maybe in the autumn?
The standard more routes, problems etc. than last year I've done almost double the number of trads than in any other year and all over the past 2 months. Getting there on the others, but have lots more climbing to do. (Yay!)
Tick some classics in the Lakes and W.ales Our recent trad push has meant we've done lots of classics and on the whole they've all been awesome!
20 pull ups in a row/a one armer Been doing lots of running and climbing so haven't had much energy to train this specifically
Crush an (unripe) apple in my hand Still progressing through the captains of cruch grippers I have, one day I'll be strong like Stevie http://steviehaston.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/i-always-wanted-expensive-train-set-i.html

Other
Learn to surf Had a few days in the sea so far this year learning a lot each time.
Graduate (finally) Done! And I got a 1st!
Get a job... Got paid to do some instructing the other day, didn't realise there was such a thing as top ropers thumb. Working on something to do full time.
Make something cool Haven't started anything yet...


Had a really productive first half of the year really psyched for more adventures in the second half! I'm excited for some UBMC trips next term!

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