UKC

simonbarrow

Email User

Location
Manchester

Best Climbing Experience
The next time I remember to look over my shoulder and take in the amazing place I've got myself into this time. The next time I scare myself shitless on an E2, the next time I scare myself shitless on a V.Diff. All day mountain routes, sea cliff routes that shouldn't really take all day, boulder problems that take ten seconds. Not being able to feel my fingers because it's so cold, sheltering under overhangs from sideways rain, dodging sunburn, crawling with midges, having my chalkbag emptied for me by the howling gale that's blowing on the slopey topout. flapjack. Laughing with friends, not being able to talk on the walk in because it's too steep/ too long/ too scary. Monster drives, listening to the flaming lips, for a few hours' climbing or mountain biking. Feeling the first bite of the winter, seeing the first leaves of the spring, going out in only a t-shirt for the first time that year. Beanie hats, duvet jackets, shorts that show too much white thigh on that rockover, and big white boxer shorts poking out through my climbing harness. Waking up in my tent, sweating, realising that the sun comes over over THERE, and it's not in the shade after all. Waking up in my tent, freezing my ass off, and gettting dressed to go back to sleep again. Cups of tea, pints of beer, smiles and stories. Climbing. Ace, isn't it.

Recent Postings

  • No posts in last 30 days

List all my recent posts.

Personal Webpage
http://www.simonbarrow.com

About My Photography
More for me than it is for you.

Photo Gallery

Perfect weather for a gritstone multipich up a corner.. not..

Perfect weather for a gritstone multipich up a corner.. not..
© simonbarrow

hanging around on wombat..

hanging around on wombat..
© simonbarrow

First HVS lead

First HVS lead
© Paul Evans

cranking in font

cranking in font
© simonbarrow

Waking up from the dream

Waking up from the dream
© simonbarrow

simonbarrow

simonbarrow
© simonbarrow

Click to view simonbarrow's gallery. (6 photos)
Click to search for photos of climbers called simonbarrow.

Click to list photo comments written by me. (2 comments)
I've voted for 32 photos, average vote 4.8.
(90% superb - 3% good - 3% average - 3% poor - 0% rubbish)


Read more about user profiles and how to set up your own.

Loading Notifications...