Future Project

After completing the surprisingly short-waited goal of V7, my attention is still directed at bouldering and seems like it will be staying like that for a while. My current problem which i aspire to do is Zippy's Traverse V8 at Stanage plantation. The plantation is a place where i don't feel out of my depth for some reason and generally like all the problems there. To achieve V8 i am still training 4/5 times a week and a day climbing outside on the Saturday's, except my training days have started becoming more specific and personalised including working on many of my weaknesses . This Saturday i will be going to Wales for a taster of what it has to offer in term of bouldering which should be good considering that i have never been to wales.

Plantation Projects

Today me, my brother Brandon and my Friends Josh and Jordan got the train to Hathersage for a day on the Grit. The weather was amazing, clear blue sky. We bought some pies and walked up to Stanage Plantation. Jordan did well on his first day, climbing at around font 5+/6a. I managed to finish the project which i was working which was The full green traverse V7 font 7a+ , i was very happy when i finished it. I also got far on the Deliverance Traverse except again the sun wouldn't allow me to use the finishing smears, i also did some of the usual problems (face of business, pebble arete etc etc) and soloed a couple of VS's. We finished off with climbing anything and everything, random problems of good quality in the evening sun .Overall it was my favourite day out on the grit so far.

Burbage South bouldering

Josh climbing, and me chilling at the top

Another saturday on the Grit.

A week of college, just waiting for the weekend. I got woken up at 8:50, the train was leaving at 9:10 so i didn't have much time to get ready. We met up with some friends i hadn't seen in a while at burger king in Sheffield. We got the bus to Fox house Inn and started walking up to Burbage South. We spent a while warming up on some slabby stuff, before doing a long font 6b+ traverse which was pumpy. We then took a walk up to the crag itself and i did a V2 arete (on sight) and also the first known ascent on this V3* arete (also onsight), the picture above shows me repeating it, its a worthwhile arete which requires a high foot to be able to finish it or your hands may be miss-angled and slip off. I had a look at a very good V7 (electric storm), except the holds had major seepage as it was shaded all day. I also did the second ascent of my brothers unknown slab, named 'Element Slab' V2/3 which is situated on one of the boulders, it's pretty un-noticeable but it is there!. I also did a low traverse which wasn't quide-booked, about v3/4. I had a look at Equilibrium, dont get me started on how hard that thing looks. On the other hand, Life assurance (E6 6b) looks pretty amazing, i may to top-rope it this winter and see how it goes. Simbas pride (E8 6b)...no thanks. Of couse, we went on a trip, so we HAD to loose something didn't we (full bottle of liquid chalk).

Good weather all day, classic bouldering.