John_Hat
Argh!! Erm... Enterprise & Data Architect, Project Manager, Accountant, martial artist (Aikido), and Author.Over the last few years my climbing has been limited as I've been somewhat plagued by injury, which has restricted what I can achieve. I've now had two shoulder operations and a knee operation and looking forward to getting back into it.
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Location
Sutton Coldfield
Best Climbing Experience
Leading my first E1 - "Motorcade" E1 5a at Froggatt
First E2 on-sight Solo - Admittedly a "best experience" in retrospect - was scared witless at the time. Crux was the top move, which I didn't realise when I left the ground... did it though, topped out, then got a severe case of the shakes..
First time I did 100-in-a-day, 115 routes, 6/Aug/2011. Then 151-in-a-day, 13/Aug/2011. Both the 115 and the 151 at Birchen/Stanage. First time I did 200-in-a-day, 210 routes, 29/6/2013. Windgather-Bamford-Burbage-Birchen-Stanage.
A clean on-sight lead of Chalkstorm, **bounce**.
Climbing in Yosemite Valley. A lot of the climbing in Spain.
Recent Postings
Interests Outside Climbing
Quite a bit. I'm currently writing my third book, learning wood carving, a bit of hobby welding, also attempting to re-learn how to play piano and violin after a twenty year break - hard work, but progressing....
I do a fair bit of running, generally one long run at 15-20k and a couple of 5ks a week, just really to get some aerobic exercise in now 50 years old is approaching!
Photo Gallery
Sunset - every evening the mist rolled inland to the mountains
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Emily on Glacier Point Apron
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A hot day in Spain
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Martin soloing a random E1
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Warming up at Caley
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Mr Hat at top of Manure Pile Buttress
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The tricky/amusing bit of Piggot's Stride
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Lowering Off
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Anything Else We Should Know
Ignore the grades to the right, I am merely a reasonably solid VS leader who very, very occasionally has a good day. I also climb about six grades higher on slabs than on anything vertical.