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not like its worth doing. boring stuff, no exposure and hardly any climbing. no scenery, too near the ground and for people who get scareed 3ft off the deck. discuss
Pete

In reply to Hotbad Peteel:
Never tried it, but sounds ideal to me.

In reply to Hotbad Peteel:

Fun?

In reply to Hotbad Peteel:

Are you that bored?

In reply to Hotbad Peteel:

+ve
more social - group of you can chat / take piss / offer mild encouragement while one climbs

get much more done than routing (the way i clmb routes anyway) especially for summer evenings

helps practice footwork / confidence for when you do proper climbing

cheaper to start

-ve
not proper climbing
not as exciting
silly hats when its not cold


Summary -
Theres a time and a place.

Yes i am that bored!!

In reply to ENTJ:

yeah but you don't get teh irritating piss taking and poincy hats and crushes on sticks on proper stuff. Never seen a boulderer on anything harder then vdiff on proper stuff. All softies. They should get onto some proper stuff.
P

In reply to Hotbad Peteel:
Practice for proper stuff.

In reply to Hotbad Peteel: Hey don't worry - I had to do bouldering on Sunday. I just don't get it. It wasn't scary - it was either too easy or too hard and I had to wait for about 10 other people to do the problem before I got a go. Ho hum!!!

In reply to Jon Dittman: Moan, moan, moan....you weren't *forced* to come along you know :oP I enjoy bouldering sometimes, but as you know, I also love doing routes

In reply to Hotbad Peteel:

cant understand it myself.

I was in the pass last summer. wonderful hot warm sunny day!! perfect.Dinas cromlech to your right and the mot' and Snowdon the other side... and people clambering over there big rocks on the side of the road??? why?? what's going on there??

driving for a few hrs to do that??? where's the fun?? the Buzz??

In reply to Hotbad Peteel:
Ah come on Pete, its so when you get your ass whupped on a 4a you can jump off without having to hang on a rope

In reply to Ali: Oh dear - caught out! Well it was a lovely day out, but given the choice....

I'll get me coat...

In reply to Hotbad Peteel:

yes, all these v8 people should be seriously good on routes.

its only really for when you haven't got time for proper climbing or no-one to climb with.

In reply to ENTJ:

yeah. anbd bouldering grades are soooo random anyway. theres still 2 b2's at burbage that i can't do for love or money. Bloody rock.
Pete

In reply to Hotbad Peteel:

never did understand the difference between b and v either

In reply to Hotbad Peteel:

i'm going to have to resort to bouldering as have no gear and am too afraid for soloing...

In reply to ENTJ:

why not there really simple. b grades are a pathetic attempt to invent a grading system that doesn't really work too well and gets constantly watered down by the peak mafia and v grades are proper. No difference really.
Pete

In reply to Hotbad Peteel:

now that i have had a definitive explanation i understand.

thanks.

In reply to Hotbad Peteel:

ah, but there are two different sorts of B grades... the John Gill B1, B2 and B3 grades sound like there's a little less room for manoeuvre than the Peak B grades...

In reply to ENTJ:

this might give you a bit more information: http://www.rockfax.com/publications/bgrades.html?

In reply to ENTJ:

glad to be of help. Font grades are best. Loads more accurate and convert directly to the french sport grades too to be really handy
Pete

In reply to Hotbad Peteel: bouldering is ace! when you have had to work something for a while and you finally top out! ace!!! i was about vs/hvs leader went bouldering about 20 through winter did e3 6a yesterday so it makes ya loads better!

In reply to Stuart S:

is he still there? bit of a tricky descent
P

In reply to Alun: I often do routes as training for longer boulder problems. And I find that leading helps prepare me mentally for highball problems. Obviously routes have to be done in moderation otherwise it's possible to become piss-weak, and extreme cases develop big legs, a beard and a tendency to wear Ron Hills.

In reply to Hotbad Peteel:

Yeah, we pay a local urchin to pass food parcels to him on a long stick once a week...

In reply to Hotbad Peteel:

will let you know if i agree as i'm off in a fortnight. (even after saying it isn't proper climbing!)

In reply to Hotbad Peteel: gets your strength up, good practice but as well as that socialising with your mates

In reply to IOAN D:

it would be better if we had something like the coloured circuits in font. You could mark up a few circuits at plantation for certain and some at burbage north/south. Loads of places. then people could get a decent day out rather than just sitting around doing nothing at all.
Pete

In reply to Hotbad Peteel:

how many ticks did you get in yor 7&8 book in the end??

Si

In reply to Hotbad Peteel:




what colours then?

In reply to Simon:

2. 7a slab at cuvier that felt like a v4 and a 7b+ at buthiers. Nearly nailed rock atrocity last night too. Fell off on the sloper at base of headwall cos it was seeping and forgot the sequence. 30 mins and i'm back over there.
Pete

In reply to Simon:

have to be dayglo. difficult to see in plantation as it gets a bit dingy. how about fluoro pink for girlie routes and fluoro green for the other girlie stuff, then maybe black for the stuff thats a bit hard but not that hard really.
Pete

In reply to Hotbad Peteel:
posting this thread- why bother.

maybe scratching a T1