valentinesbabe

I was taken to Burbage North in September 2008 by my "then" boyfriend Roy Hobson and tied on to a rope and pointed at 20-foot crack and told to climb it! So I did, not knowing whether I should be able to or not and got the bug so booked on a beginners climbing course down in Wales Easter 2009 and the bug well and truly took hold!

*** UPDATE 7th July 2009 ***
Leading VDiff but did my first HS lead on Slab Recess Direct at Froggatt a week or so ago and loved it. Thanks go to everyone who has partnered me thus far, all invaluable experience. Loving every outing.

*** UPDATE 16th Jan 2010 ***
Despite carrying various injuries I'm fairly confident leading S/HS and even a few VS, just depends what they look like on the day. Embankment 1 was one of those at the back end of October last year. I'd looked at Embankment 2, stuck my left hand in the crack and knew my dodgy left shoulder wouldn't cope. Embankment 1 relied more on the right :D Still loving it and despite the dodgy shoulder, dodgy left thumb and seriously unstable right wrist and middle finger, am off to El Chorro in February for my birthday. :D

*** UPDATE 17th April 2010 ***
Managed to complete more than 365 climbs in my first year...thats one a day :-) some admittedly repeats so must do better as my teachers used to say :D

*** UPDATE 25th April 2010 ***
Wooohooo!!! Just led my first E1, Better Late than Never at Rivelin :-) and yeah I know it's low in the grade...but what a buzz! :D

*** UPDATE 10th Sept 2010*** The end to my third day out climbing captured on Helicopter Heroes! :-/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00tqk3q/Helicopter_Heroes_Series_4_Episode_5/
01:06 - 01:13, 01:40 - 05:14, 16:53 - 19:37, 39:00 - 42:08

*** UPDATE April 2012 ***
Just done the Crack School with Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker and found out how little I actually know about jamming :-)

*** :-) I LOVE CLIMBING :-) ***

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Location
Lincoln

Best Climbing Experience
Embankment 1 at Millstone Edge particularly, Croton Oil at Rivelin, also Kestrel Crack at Tremadog, Right Hand Crack at Brimham but generally all of them! Just love it!

Favourite Climbing-Related Discussion Topic
Anything

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Interests Outside Climbing
Walking, watching Rugby (prefer union to league), play 5 a side footie for a laugh, most live music.

About My Photography
Point and shoot! :-)

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Anything Else We Should Know
I'm a physiotherapist but now work mainly in Public Health dealing with Obesity

User Profile

registered 28/Oct/08
updated 06/Apr/12

Age
48

Been Climbing For
1 to 3 years

Best Onsights
Trad - E1
Bouldering - V1
Sport - 6b+

Favourite Crag/Rock
Millstone or Rivelin
Gritstone

Favourite Wall
None...I like outdoors

Best Magazine
Climber (UK)

I Climb...
Most weekends
In the UK & Europe

Favourite Climbs
Embankment 1 and 2 at Millstone Edge
Great Slab at Millstone Edge
Kestrel Crack and Christmas Curry (Micah eliminate) at Tremadog
Croton Oil and Better late than never at Rivelin (still can't believe I got up it!)
La Snoopy at Ailefroide

Latest Climbs
The Hattery Arete HVS 4c
Slippery Crack VS 4b
Appiewand HS 4b
Peerless HS 4b
Flake Crack HS 4a
Josephine HS 4b
Josephine Super Direct VS 4b
Nailbite VD
Eastby Groove S
Pillar Rib VS 4c
The Padder E1 5b
Nose Climb S 4a
Potter's Wall HS 4b
Curving Crack VS 4c
Sandy Crack S 4b
... list all 1436 climbs

Ticklists BETA
ROCKFAX Eastern Grit: Top 500 34%
The 100 Best UK VS routes? 6%
Every Climb at Windgather 87%
ROCKFAX Eastern Grit: Top 50 31%
Classic Rock 11%
Stanage: My Favourite Five 20%
... list all 6 ticklists

Climbs Wishlist
Angle Crack D
Cave Climb Indirect VS 4c
Swing Up HS 4b
Guano Gully VS 4c
Crack of Doom VS 4c
Gullible's Travels E1 5b
... list all 6 climbs