In reply to AJM:
Good assessment, but pesky elbow has been playing up ever since. Very painful both times I’ve climbed this week, despite low intensity.
BHAG:
- “La Geurre Sainte” 7b/+ multi-pitch in Wadi Rum
- Hard sport multi-pitch (8a region?) – something in Taghia maybe?
- Kaa’bah, 8c+ - gotta aim high!
LTG (2015):
- Do some adventurous cycle touring (maybe MTB Great Glen/West Highland way?)
>8b+ RP – cherry pick from the list below
- Fisheye & Humildes pas Casa, Oliana.
- Unjustified/Overjustified & Bat Route, Malham.
- Waddage, Mecca & Extension, Tor.
- True North, Kilnsey
>8a on-sight
MTG (Winter ‘14/’15):
- 7b multi-pitch on weekend break to Costa Blanca
- Stay in gainful employment – 30% chance of redundancy by end of March
- Decorate the house & build some home training facilities (curtains done this week, but old campus board won’t fit indoors – need to think about weather proofing design for outdoor installation)
- “French Pillar” Jebel Misht, E3 choss at New Year.
- Healthy shoulders, fingers & elbows – keep following the physio (boo – bad elbow)
- Get some proper “rat crimp” strength so that I can climb hard on peak lime - as much about being a skinny wretch as it is having strong digits it seems
- Currently a right little FATTY – scales are broken, old harness is rather snug
STG (Next week)
- Rest/ice/fix elbow
- Start gym membership and do some all-round conditioning (DOMS here we come!)
- Try again at bolting Diamond project(s)
Last week:
1x assessment.
- 68 moves correlates well with just sneaking up an 8a OS (70 moves is the bench mark for that).
- Also showed that I can make good aero-cap/power gains quickly, and need to concentrate on an-cap for future development.
- Marginal gain in finger strength over the year; need to concentrate more here
1x Boardroom session, aggravated elbow during boulder warm-up. 3x 10min continuity aero-cap session
1x Day chasing dry rock; eventually found some and did E2, E1, E4, 6c+ (OS except E1 repeat)
3 bottle of beer (cake abstinence didn’t happen)