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 Randy 10 Aug 2025

A new thread is posted each week on Sunday for anyone to jot down their previous week's activity. UKC fit club is a rich community with posters sharing their goals, noting successes and failures and offering support to those struggling to maintain motivation. Anyone interested in starting is very welcome to join, but to get the most of UKC fit club you should aim to post each week, every week, however little or much you have done. By making such a regular public record of your activities and by restating your goals every week this new habit will hopefully improve your training habits and drive you towards achieving your goals whatever the level of your chosen activity.
Link to last week’s thread:

https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/walls+training/ukc_fit_club_week_959-7835...

Exile: A well deserved low volume week, though you did still probably did more strength training than the average climber. I hope you have recovered well and were able to pick up training volume this week.

Ian Parnell: Another good week with a lot of outdoor mileage. I really like your mindset to just keep on trying the project and supporting your partner on it. Sooner or later this will pay off and i think you have a good mix of trying many other easier routes. And btw. how the heck does your partner managed to punch himself why running????

mattrm: Good to see that after a couple of weeks break you are back to trad climbing, and not just focusing on cardio. I hope that your rib did not bother you too much and that you had a great time on your holiday.

Tom Green: Nice job getting two 6c+'s on the second go. I personally often struggle mentally on the second try on a route and usually either onsight/flash a route or send in 3 tries or more. Hence, i am impressed that you managed to get two routes on the 2nd try back to back. 

Si dH: I am happy to hear that your elbow is feeling better and that you can work on your weighted pullups again. +40kg is really strong and i am not really suprised that it felt a little bit hard . Focusing on board climbing for a while seems like a good strategy to me. I usually feel the strongest when i am able to hit the board at least twice a week, so i hope it also will pay off for you.

Derek Furze: 3x1 Pullup is very good considering the injuries that you had suffered, but as you said probably too tough on the shoulder. But maybe instead of not doing them at all, you can make them easier. So either taking a lot of weight off with a band or doing lat pulldowns in the gym. In the end, you need to remember that you were basically doing a 1 rep max, and i can assure you even when i am in peak pullup shape i will feel my shoulders for 1-2 days after a one rep max effort.

Alan Little: Congratulations on the first 7a post finger injury and doing it in just 3 goes shows that you are not at your limit, yet. I hope you have used the dry, though hot, weather this weekend and did not have any further visit to the dentist
Ross Barker: Very strong Campus session. I don't think you did any campusing in the last months so just casually knocking out 1-5-8 is really impressive! I hope the midges were not too bad this week and that you manage to make some progress on your projects.

ExBristolian: I hope you have recovered well from your illness and a little bit more productice week. Just remember not to push things when you are not feeling 100% fresh. Sometimes it just takes 1-2 week to get back to full training even though you feel fine during your normal activities.

biscuit: A very strong week with lots of trad mileage which must have felt quite satisfying after the last weeks. Regarding crack climbing i can't give much more advice then as with every other style you need to get the mileage in order to get better.  And probably the most important thing is not get discouraged by failure but instead take with a positive mindset.

Btphonehome: I am glad to see that you are taking a cautious approach and ease back into training after the operation. 6x10s Bodyweight hangs on a 10mm is already a good level and i am sure that you will be back to your previous shape in 1-2 weeks.

Somerset swede basher: I hope you are enjoying your time in the alps and i am looking forward to reading your trip report.

AJM: I am happpy to hear that you had a good time in Norway. Hopefully, the next weeks won't be too stressfull and that the physio appointment goes well.

Tyler: Yeah, i can understand that there is a limited opportunity window for alpine climbing, so sometimes it is worth to take a gamble. At least it looks like so far the preparation is going fine, so fingers crossed that it stays like that. 

mrchewy: It is sad to see you leave and your will be missed. Your stories about overcoming your injuries and setbacks have being very inspiring and i hope that we were able to give you a little bit support on your journey. Good luck and please keep in mind that we would be more than happy to see you back here. 

OP Randy 10 Aug 2025
In reply to Randy:

Mon: Rest

Tues: 4x8,11 Pullups with 2 min rest, Block Lift repeaters 20mm, 12x6x7,3 @18-20kg with 2 min rest, felt surprisingly hard

Wed: S&C: L-Sit 2x10s, 2x12 Pike Pushups, 2x15 Lunges, 2x30 Bodyweight Squats, 50 Pushups 

Thur: 3x10,8 Pullups with 2 min rest, Block Lift repeaters 20mm, 12x6x7,3 @20-21kg with 2 min rest

Fri: Rest

Sat: First indoor climbing session since easter, just did a bunch of boulders in different styles with little rest, hardest one probably around 6b-6b+ and majority in the 5a-5c region. All in all, it felt better than expected and i thought i was moving quite well on the wall. Limiting factor for the session was as expected skin and pain tolerance of my feet

Sun:  Rest

 Derek Furze 10 Aug 2025
In reply to Randy:

Thanks for stars Randy and looked like a decent session at the wall for you.

Despite my laughably low levels of training since injury, I actually decided to have a deload week, largely because I'd suffered so much from trying a few pull-ups and hangs!

Did a couple of walks early in the week.  I probably would have run, but my partner decided not to do I took it easy instead.

Felt like the reactivated injury settled by Thursday, so went up to the mountains on Friday.  Did another 4.5 hour round that included two scrambles connected by a very steep hillside.  The second of these was good and felt like climbing in places.  Fine while heading uphill, but suffered on the descent, though recovered okay over the weekend.  Red Arrows flew through Ogwen as I was on the way down.  Back in time for a night out.

Sat marshalled at parkrun.

Reflections:  rest week a good idea as feel like I'm back on track.  Appointment booked with Biscuit next week.  In an effort to stoke running motivation, joined 'parkrun stats and challenges".  Crikey!  In my first week someone has completed 1500, only the second person on the world to do so.  Someone else got to 700, but with a tourist streak of 600!  There were three people achieving 'casabeteer' - six alphabets, which requires a minimum of six trips out of the UK.  All a bit humbling.

On the upside, I also get to join parkrun Eve, so can post pictures of dancefloors.  This also turns out to be slightly intimidating, as it is mainly people getting on planes to fly to the Falklands for the world's most remote parkrun 🙂

 Exile 10 Aug 2025
In reply to Randy:

Thanks again for the stats Randy.  Upped my volume for the first half of the week, it started well but then the wheels came off.

Training / aims:

Spring / Summer 2025 climbing aims:

Weight - keep to daily 78.something kg ✓

Aim to gently reach 75kg?

Keep to training programme and climbing through what will be a full on work year.

Winter climb when available ✓

Redpoint 7b (Straight Tach, Millside Scar) ✓

Headpoint E6 6b (Exequy, Red Wall, Trowbarrow) ✓

Onsighting harder mountain E2s (eg Equus ✓ Astra ✓ Tumbleweed Connection, Fast Burn ✓)

*Maybe E3s (Cruel Sister, Paladin, Air on a Bow String) & E4s that suit me (One Step Beyond, Malice in Wonderland)

*Maybe Needle and Citadel (Shelterstone) in a day as Comici prep?

*Big Alpine rock route – 12 to 24hr cardio & climbing effort – Cassin / Comici? 

*Aspirational goals

Longer term climbing aims

Regularly have adventures in great places with good friends & family ✓

Continue Alpine route progression to complete more big classic alpine rock routes.

Continue British winter climbing ✓

Continue climbing Hard Rock type routes outside the Lakes.

Keep Head/Red Point grade in 7s ✓ and E5s ✓

Onsight up to at least E2 ✓ & V ✓ (winter) each year.

Improve while not getting injured 

M - 4.8.25

W - 78.7kg

am - 40min back, shoulders and finger stretching 

Climbing @ Kendal. Warm up to V4. 1hr trying LED board boulders that were a bit too hard. A good shock to the system.

45min slabbier bouldering to V5.

pm - Weights B - 

Internal shoulder rotations - 12.5kgx5 =

External shoulder rotations - 12.5kgx5 =

3x3 offset shoulder shrugs on bar

Pull up +15kg 2/2/2 (Didn't do after board session)

Bench press with bar 3x50/60/62kg (2reps on last set)

A. Deadlift  4x3 65/75/85/95kg PB

B. Bent over one arm row 3x30kg/30kg/30kg 

6x front leaver progressions

T - 5.8.25

W - 79.0kg

am - 40min back, shoulders and finger stretching

pm - 1hr 45min climbing @ Kendal. Warm up including shoulder shrugs then bouldering. Numerous V5s. This opened my eyes to how quickly I can recover. 

W - 6.8.25

W - 78.7kg

am - 40min back, shoulders and finger stretching

1hr 30min recovery walk

pm - Climbing @ Trowbarrow. Ended up TRing Not so Scary (E3 6a**) a couple of times as my mate was trying to figure out the E5s to the left. 

T - 7.8.25

W - 79.0kk

am - 40min back, shoulders and finger stretching

am - Finger board. 4x10sec +10kg. 20mm. 10. 10. 7. 6. Eye opening. Not done hangs for a month, and possibly not fully recovered for session, but a lot to work on! 

pm - 1hr 30min fell run over Orton Scar. First run for a while. Felt ok (but probably wasn't)

F - 8.8.25 -

W - 78.0kg

Under the weather. Slept most of the day

S - 9.8.25

W - 77.3kg

Still not great 

1hr gravel ride, recovery pace. Felt hard

S - 10.8.25

W - 78.3kg

am - Climbing @ Giggleswick Quarry. 2x6a+**, 1x6b**, 1x6b+**. All felt pretty hard work.

Felt a little better

Review. The week started well but came crashing down on Friday. I initially thought I'd just got excessively dehydrated on my Thursday run, but still not feeling great yesterday or today, so possibly picked up a bug / climbing & work fatigue finally caught up with me.

I'm going to Kielder for some cycling with my wife for some of this coming week so some enforced rest which will be good.

 biscuit 10 Aug 2025
In reply to Randy:

Cheers Randy. Yes the challenge of crack climbing is keeping me motivated. I am enjoying being challenged (or failing as it's often known).

M - Ended up indoors at Kendal due to the Storm Floris forecast. Which turned out to be dry, but just v windy. I wasn't feeling it being indoors so decided to be a bit naughty and jumped on a slopey/pinchy 7a+ on the King Kong wall. It ended as expected, with a huge pump, but higher up than I expected. Got it next go. Great route. The setting there really is good. Did a couple of other long 6c-7a's and then finished myself off trying a 7b flash. I think it could go if fresh.

T - Gym - legs - stretch and wrist and shoulder work

W - Gym - upper body

T - Instead of 30 min auto belay aero work I did a dash around boulder steep boulder problems for 45 mins. Started on the blues but after 15 mins went to the reds. Didn't flash them all, two got away. A good, different, type of fatigue#

F - Mardale Head - a quick visit on my way back from Carlisle. Great little venue. There's a classic, obvious, 7A there Gimme Shelter (f7A). No time for a proper warm up so warmed up on the problem. First go I tapped the lip. Game on! I thought. I then proceeded to muff the slopey top out a couple of times and get more and more tired with less and less time to recover between goes. By the time I went up to look at the top I was too tired to do it. Annoyed at myself.

S - Wrist and shoulder work and OAP after work

S - Family day out. Just some stretching and wrist/shoulder work

This week will be bouldering tomoz (back to Mardale for revenge), gym Tuesday and Wednesday, Aero on Thursday and then hopefully trad on Friday and Sunday. Cracks!  

 mattrm 10 Aug 2025
In reply to Randy:

Thanks for the stats Randy. 

Not really much to talk about this week. Been on holiday. Lots of short family walks. Ribs still pretty bruised. Tried to do a bit of climbing but it was just too painful. 

 Si dH 10 Aug 2025
In reply to Randy:

Thanks Randy, I hope so!

My goals:

- to make the most of my half-days out (twice a month weather-permitting)

- get gradually stronger on the my home board until I can repeat most of the 7As fairly quickly again 

- 3 bodyweight hangs on the 10mm edge each week 

- keep up the current diet (~1900 kcal per day + exercise, LTG is back down to ~75kg from a starting weight of about 84.5kg on 13/04)

This week:

M: rest

T: another free pass after work while my family were away, so I went back to try Shallow Grave (f7A+) while it was windy in the hope of better conditions. Second go I found myself at a new high point going for the top. I then fell off quite a few more times at various points but managed to do it 90 minutes or so later. I'm very pleased with this, it's definitely the hardest problem I've done in about 4 years and took a lot of effort, so I guess a bit of a milestone. Afterwards I had a play on Pit Problem and confirmed it is still as desperate as it was 4-5 years ago(...)

W: rest

T: short training session at lunchtime. 3x 8-10 second bodyweight hangs on a 10mm edge and 3x 2 pull-ups with bw+30kg. Went to try a board session in the evening, but had nothing.

F: did a short session on the board at lunchtime trying a couple of 7As again.

S: trip away visiting friends, so no climbing/training. Curry, beer and a late night! (for me)

S: family stuff and drive home. Pretty tired so no training in the evening. Bodyweight in evening 76.5kg.

Obviously really happy with Shallow Grave. With my family away in the week I was a bit lax about bed times and then felt a bit too tired to train well on Thursday/Friday, need to learn a lesson there. But I did get a bit done. The weekend was always going to be a write-off from a training perspective but we had fun.

I will try to climb on the board twice in the week coming, then on Friday we go to Cornwall for a week with some of my wider family. I'm hoping to get one or two mornings bouldering in while I'm there, otherwise I might be limited in climbing terms to some active pulls on my portable fingerboard.

If anyone would like to recommend any bouldering venues on the north Cornish coast that you think might work well with an 8 year old, I'm all ears!    (we are staying between Bodmin and Tintagel)

Si

 AJM 11 Aug 2025
In reply to Si dH:

> If anyone would like to recommend any bouldering venues on the north Cornish coast that you think might work well with an 8 year old, I'm all ears!

For the 8yo to participate in, at a guess the moorland venues (there's stuff near Bodmin, and stuff a little further east in the direction of Cheesewring) feel likely (no personal experience!) to work best, just based on the similarities to Dartmoor.

I've no idea what the wave cut platform at tintagel north is like as a place for kids to go to, but I assume it's on your radar and would love a download if you do make it, that place looks very cool.

Most of the culm bouldering starts from pebble beaches if that's near enough to you to be worth considering, so probably child friendly

 Ross Barker 11 Aug 2025
In reply to Randy:

Good morning everyone, hope you're all well. It's warming up again, make sure you're stocked up on ice cream!

> Ross Barker: Very strong Campus session. I don't think you did any campusing in the last months so just casually knocking out 1-5-8 is really impressive! I hope the midges were not too bad this week and that you manage to make some progress on your projects.

I've always been pretty decent at campusing, and with it being so intense it's not worth the risk for me to regularly train. Just a little treat every now and then to see if my power and strength is improving!

A good week from me. Fit all my planned training in, negatives are feeling easier, and had a fun time in the cave. My intention was to reclimb Bus Stop (f7C) post-break but the traffic gods delayed us, then the weather gods spat on us. Nightmare!

Last Week:

Avg weight - 75.5kg.

M - Rest.

T - 45m boulder, managed a hard pockety thing that spat me off last time. 4x one arm negatives, 5x5s 13mm F3HC.

W - Evening moving heavy stuff and DIY.

T - 1hr boulder on the new set, 4x one arm negatives, 5x5s 13mm F3HC. 20m skate, some decent rolling ollies, not consistent yet but improving!

F - Rest.

S - Rained off in the mountains, retreated to Parisella's Cave. Mostly punted around on a few things I hadn't tried before, and got quite stuck into Trigger Cut (V10) with the kneebar. Didn't stick the rollover to the shot hole but I think it could be a goer.

S - Some gardening.

Next Week:

M - Rest.

T - Climbing/rehab.

W - Rest.

T - Climbing/rehab.

F - Rest.

S, S - Climbing.

Goals:

Ingrain a "rehab first" approach to climbing sessions.

One arm pull-up.

Improve lower body mobility.

Louisville Lip.

The Punk SDS.

Rigpa.

 Tyler 11 Aug 2025
In reply to Randy:

> At least it looks like so far the preparation is going fine, so fingers crossed that it stays like that. 

This week I’ve struggled to find the time to do any training but what I’ve done seems to have gone ok. I’ve had three trips up Moel Siabod and each has gone fractionally better. The new boots I’ve bought are now broken in but may be aggravating my toe arthritis, still no idea how my joints will stack up when carrying twice as much weight over twice the height although my biggest worry is the early starts!

Other than that the only other thing to report is I’ve managed to lay some turf so the garden is looking a little more garden like at last

 AlanLittle 11 Aug 2025
In reply to Randy:

> I hope you have used the dry, though hot, weather this weekend

I did indeed, although conditions in the Karwendel were actually very pleasant. I managed to stay in the shade in the forest low down where it was hot, and higher up there was enough breeze to keep things pleasant. Strong contrast from last month: wetteronline said we just had the wettest July this century.

STG: Resume local sport climbing
STG: Summer '25 - Dolomites and/or Swiss granite. Salbit hut booked.
MTG: Autumn '25 - tufa 7a
LTG: Be a confident, well rounded low to mid 7's sport climber. For measurable definition see Fit Club 823

M:    Bike 1½ hours 

T:    Thalkirchen. A very weak session: I mentioned last week that I'm feeling rather stressed at the moment, and sadly I'm somebody whose reaction to stress tends to involve over-eating and under-sleeping, not exactly conducive to climbing performance. My climbing partner tried to convince me that in these circumstances just continuing to turn up is the important thing; I endeavour to believe her. Took a couple of practice falls, so that's good.
    Bike 1½ hours

W:    Bike 1 hour

T:    Thalkirchen kilterboard. A rather better bouldering session than last week, with some significant progress on one of my kilter projects.

F:    Rest

S:    Freimann. A somewhat better route endurance session than Tuesday

S:    Mittenwalder Höhenweg, Karwendel. Quite a big day out on the hill - an easy but long (3km) via ferrata ridge traverse. Hiked up to the start, took the knee saving lift down at the end.
 

 Si dH 11 Aug 2025
In reply to AJM:

> For the 8yo to participate in, at a guess the moorland venues (there's stuff near Bodmin, and stuff a little further east in the direction of Cheesewring) feel likely (no personal experience!) to work best, just based on the similarities to Dartmoor.

> I've no idea what the wave cut platform at tintagel north is like as a place for kids to go to, but I assume it's on your radar and would love a download if you do make it, that place looks very cool.

> Most of the culm bouldering starts from pebble beaches if that's near enough to you to be worth considering, so probably child friendly

Thanks Andy. Helman Tor and Tintagel look like the best options, but my only guide to the area (with boulders in it) is the original Boulder Britain. I'll report back.

Post edited at 09:11
 Tom Green 11 Aug 2025
In reply to Randy:

Hi fitties. Thanks for the nice write up, Randy.

Week 32:

Bit of a weird week. Plans didn't come off, but some good old-fashioned load carrying, a nice hill walk and a good recce of what must be one of the best crags in the UK(?) -all in all, some quality time in a fantastic place.

M: Rest. Day got away from me, so skipped planned session.

T: CARs, Prehab, Board.

W: CARs, Prehab, Fingers.

T: Rest. Drove up to Ballater.

F: Hung around waiting for the rain to stop. Walked in to the Dubh Loch and set up camp. Led the first pitch of King Rat. Savage winds had dried the crag, but also made the climbing pretty desperate (nearly blown off the crag -literally-  at several points). Abbed off and drank tea.

S: Woke to wind and rain. Rain stopped and crag dried almost instantly in the wind, but there seemed like little point repeating yesterday so went for a walk over the four munroes that make up the dubh loch skyline.

S: Wind slightly less than previously, so 7am saw me re-leading the first pitch of King Rat. Again, getting blown around like crazy. Wind due to drop through the day, but we didn't really have time to wait for it, so another ab of shame from the top of pitch one. 

Week 33:

M: CARs, Prehab, Fingers.

T: CARs, Prehab, Board.

W: Rest.

T: Climbing.

F: Rest.

S: Climbing.

S: CARs, Prehab, Fingers.

STG (End Sept):

Three E3s

Get on three E4s

LTG (Nov 2025):

40 E-points (39/40)

Onsight E4.

 ExBristolian 11 Aug 2025
In reply to Randy:

Thanks Randy - not much chance to go easy this week, with a long arranged weekend visit from a Bristol climbing partner with concurrent g'parent childcare.

Week 32

M – Bit of hamstring DOMS from deadlifts. Nothing but evening stretches.

T – Short repeater session. All at bodyweight. BM2K-AA x2 (effectively the warm-up) then B2,F2,M2,B2,F2,M2,B3. 15min YouTube yoga.

W – Rest

T – Double rest

F – First sport of the year. Penmaenbach quarry with hms. Perplexing 6b+ to start. Not really a warm-up, as it’s a weird slab/out-of-balance groove. A short short boulder (7A+ and 7A “on-sight”) then repeated the excellent, but demanding Map of the Problematique (7a) which felt considerably harder than the previous time (11years ago). Quickly TR’d the new 7a arete variation which felt even smearier (is that a word?) and every bit 7a+. More bouldering, up to and including Big Trouble in Little China Low (V8+) and then fish supper in ‘dudno.

S – Feeling fairly beaten up and thin skinned, settled on Pen Y Fron for some mileage including the excellent Discovery (6c) then on to Devil’s gorge. Repeated Echoes (7a+), then dogged Devil's Beard Trim (7c). RP’d that with a fight, then fell off trying to do the new eliminate/direct version of echoes. Battered!

S – A day of bike shopping; still inconclusive. When home, did 29km 65min flat gravel ride and got 3rd on one single track sector, despite startling a family group coming around a bend at full blast (I had shouted ahead, but evidently they weren’t expecting full-gas).

 biscuit 11 Aug 2025
In reply to mattrm:

Hope the ribs get better soon…..

 AJM 11 Aug 2025
In reply to Randy:

> AJM: I am happpy to hear that you had a good time in Norway. Hopefully, the next weeks won't be too stressfull and that the physio appointment goes well

The week was certainly hectic and I have nothing really to report.

The physio appointment was very positive. Really marked increases in strength on some of the tests versus the previous session, evidence things are healing up. The residual symptoms I have, which are still notable at times admittedly, are at least in lime with what you'd expect given what I've done to it, so it's encouraging I guess that the whole thing hangs together. I have some new rehab to be doing, which I'll probably be able to start mid-late next week once the chaos of the house move has settled.

 Ian Parnell 11 Aug 2025
In reply to Randy: Thanks for your efforts with the stats Randy and for the nice comments. A week of contrasting venues united by how hot and sweaty they were. 

Monday - hoping to get on the project, rain drove us indoors to Awesome Walls. First time doing routes in a very long time and it felt like it. interestingly I fell off at the the last bolt on pretty much all the routes - highlighting an obvious lack of endurance. 6a, 6b, 6c x 4 all with a fall at the last bolt.

Tuesday - The Depot to make a start on sorting out my endurance. 5 x white and blue to warm up then the whole of the Black circuit (28? with attempts on 10 pinks in the middle (got up half of them). tired, powered out and mildly pumped at the end, and very sweaty.

Wednesday - short 25 min run in woods

Thursday - similar session as Tuesday. Early before work, warm up 5 x white, blue and blacks then attempted pink circuit which felt a fair bit tougher than the blacks. attempted them all (25??) problems failed to get up 6. Sore skin despite preventative taping.

Fri-Sat - nothing 

Sun - down in Swindon sorting out my parents house so seized the opportunity to climb with an old friend. We usually go to Wintours Leap so I was pleasantly surprised when he suggested Ogmore. It’s a real Marmite crag with a ‘mixed’ reputation despite having a very high concentration of quality routes. I love it. we managed 4 routes. Elephant Wall (VS 4b) slightly intimidating like all routes here, Wave Band (E2 5b) a superb sustained wall climb, Easy Livin' (E3 5c) a more spicey version on the same wall and Pinocchio (HVS 4c) which was nails for the grade. Once given VS but in places not much easier than the extremes. Had the crag to ourselves all day. 29 degrees though so lots more sweating.

Reflection - Bit shocked at my lack of endurance at the wall on Monday as I’d taken for granted that was my strong point. It was a good illustration that bouldering and working routes might be good for power but if you don’t keep an eye on it endurance can fritter away.

Post edited at 21:58
 AlanLittle 12 Aug 2025
In reply to AlanLittle:

Just had to cancel my Salbit hut booking at the weekend because my partner is injured. Bugger. This is what happens when old crocks make plans to go climbing with other old crocks 

 AlanLittle 12 Aug 2025
In reply to AlanLittle:

Just had to cancel my Salbit hut booking at the weekend because my partner is injured. Bugger. This is what happens when old crocks make plans to go climbing with other old crocks 

 AlanLittle 12 Aug 2025
In reply to AlanLittle:

Just had to cancel my Salbit hut booking at the weekend because my partner is injured. Bugger. This is what happens when old crocks make plans to go climbing with other old crocks 

 AlanLittle 12 Aug 2025
In reply to AlanLittle:

Just had to cancel my Salbit hut booking at the weekend because my partner is injured. Bugger. This is what happens when old crocks make plans to go climbing with other old crocks 

 AlanLittle 12 Aug 2025
In reply to AlanLittle:

Just had to cancel my Salbit hut booking at the weekend because my partner is injured. Bugger. This is what happens when old crocks make plans to go climbing with other old crocks 

 Derek Furze 12 Aug 2025
In reply to AlanLittle:

Demonstrating extra frustration by posting your message five times!  Or perhaps that is just what happens when old crocks start reporting in?

Sorry to hear the trip is cancelled though!

Post edited at 18:57
 Tyler 12 Aug 2025
In reply to AlanLittle:

I’m in Switzerland with no partner yet this weekend but I’m already booked into a campsite!

 AlanLittle 12 Aug 2025
In reply to Derek Furze:

Sorry about the multiple posts - ukc didn’t seem to be reacting at all when I pressed saves 

 Derek Furze 12 Aug 2025
In reply to AlanLittle:

It is a frequent feature of the logbooks!

In reply to Tyler:

If you need some solo saas options to acclimatise before your partner gets there my top 3 picks would be:

1. Walk or cycle up to the Matmark dam, walk up to the monte Moro pass and do the little summit on the left when you get to the top of the pass.

2. Either solo one of the easy sport routes or just go up and down the descent route on the Jegihorn.

3. The Lagginhorn avoiding the glacier (possibly a bit high for a first hit in the hills)

OP Randy 15 Aug 2025
In reply to AlanLittle:

> Just had to cancel my Salbit hut booking at the weekend because my partner is injured. Bugger. This is what happens when old crocks make plans to go climbing with other old crocks 

If it makes you feel any better, injuries and illnesses getting in the way of climbing also happens to me frequently when climbing with people who are still in their 30s

 Derek Furze 15 Aug 2025
In reply to Somerset swede basher:

Lagginhorn is a 4000m Peak.  Entertaining choice for acclimatisation 😂.  Still you did caveat with 'possibly a bit high'

In reply to Derek Furze:

Yes, I meant in that order so that you'd have been up high twice first. Looking back, that wasn't very clear, sorry.

 Derek Furze 16 Aug 2025
In reply to Somerset swede basher:

Apologies not needed - I thought it wasn't a bad shout really as one of the easier access 4000m summits.  Hope the fantastic weather is continuing for you all!


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