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Location: Northern Beaches, Sydney, Australia
Gday all!!
Im from australia and i love a bit of climbing. anyone else climb??
if so, where abouts? indoor/outdoor? toprope/lead/boulder? Grades? Fav climbs??
Gotta love a good chat about it
Me... i love a good boulder, in or out. Havent done much outdoor toprope or lead but would love to do more.
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Location: South Africa
Good to hear. Gonna be able to talk him into trying again?
Really must get onto rock again. Just horribly hot, so unpleasant.
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474 posts
Location: Australia
I took an 8 metre ground fall this week. It
hurt. Im out of the game for at least 2 weeks 
sticks and stones my break my bones, but ski patrol will save me.
Hunting robot foxes
1,046 posts
Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (UK)
Aston: Hes not up for a trip back there in the near future, massive multipitch isn't really his scene. I'll find someone to head over with though I'm sure.
WA: Jeez mate you OK?
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Location: South Africa
Ouch.... Least you are able to post.
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addict
474 posts
Location: Australia
just bruised and sprained. My ego took by far the worst damage. the climb was a bit run out, the rope pulled tight just as I decked, so I was saved from the worst of the impact. Im going on a bushwalk tomorrow to stretch my legs, and back to Arapiles the following week.
The worst part was staring at the ground on the way down trying to work out whether I wanted to break my legs or my arms and which will be better for my spine; but it was all good.
sticks and stones my break my bones, but ski patrol will save me.
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Location: South Africa
Well, you are still around and still going to climb, so no harm done.
Although 8m fall.... Scary....
'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
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newbie
30 posts
Location: Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
I climb but here in the UK. Havent done it for a while though as has no transport, mainly do bouldering to keep stamina up, but love lead-roping indoors. Havent experienced outdoor climbing yet.
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Hunting robot foxes
1,046 posts
Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (UK)
You need to get outdoors! Its sunny today, off you go
Seriously, its a million times better than pulling on plastic!
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newbie
30 posts
Location: Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
lol yeah I gathered that. Its finding a climbing partner also
Poppys will always be close to your heart.
addict
474 posts
Location: Australia
come to Aus, I will climb with you
bruises healing. Going back to Araps on Wednesday to put that puppy to rest. Man I love climbing.
sticks and stones my break my bones, but ski patrol will save me.
Hunting robot foxes
1,046 posts
Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (UK)
Get it done
And this time get your belayer to stand on a rock so they can jump off if you fall, that extra 2ft could make all the difference 
A busted knee is keeping me off the rock right now, going to try a quick ARC session tonight but its looking like I'm stuck with the beastmaker for the next week.
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Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
Just don't let 2 big guys peel back your skin and spray skin glue to the palm of your hand when you get a flapper
I screamed like a girl - I think they enjoyed it a little too much. A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.
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Location: South Africa
lol....
Sucker.
'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Fire Spinner Exarch
514 posts
Location: New Orleans, LA United States, USA
Finally got to do some climbing lately. It's been too damned wet or cold out here, but once spring hits in full I'll be out daily!
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474 posts
Location: Australia
I redpointed that climb I fell on, the crux felt smooth now I knew which sequence to take so yay I didn't fall again!
now four days of teaching kiddies how to navigate then another week out at Arapiles tradding, then off for 2 weeks to Nowra sport climbing and Point perpendicular sea cliff climbing. Oh the joy
sticks and stones my break my bones, but ski patrol will save me.
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Location: South Africa
*hisss*
'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Hunting robot foxes
1,046 posts
Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (UK)
I did Valkyrie at the Roaches yesterday. One of the best routes I've ever done
Finally got a psyched partner for long mountain trad too so this summer should be awesome!
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addict
474 posts
Location: Australia
3 weeks of climbing goodness coming up. Im gonna be typing with popeye forearms in a month
sticks and stones my break my bones, but ski patrol will save me.
addict
474 posts
Location: Australia
just got back from a week of sport climbing,a bag of new ticks, and a finger pulley injury that now needs to heal
but Im super stoked, one week rest and then off for 3 more weeks of trad bliss at Arapiles. An amazing season!
sticks and stones my break my bones, but ski patrol will save me.
Hunting robot foxes
1,046 posts
Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (UK)
Woot! Came soooo close to onsighting an E1 5b yesterday. Fell once and did it next go. Happy days
The top:
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Unofficial Chairperson of Squirrel Defense League
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Location: South Africa
Assuming I do not freeze (Saffricans do not climb in the snow that much) I will be trying some stuff this weekend. Although I have done so little at the wall I doubt I will get anything worth mentioning.
Although there is a tempting technical 23 that I have my eye on.... (Think that is about 6c?)
'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Unofficial Chairperson of Squirrel Defense League
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Location: South Africa
Yay! Got some climbing done at last.
Still able to onsight 20s (6bish), so not as out of condition as I thought.
'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Hunting robot foxes
1,046 posts
Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (UK)
Wooooo Hooooo HOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Off to Lundy island for a week in 48hrs
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I'm an ikkle bit excited
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Working hard to be a wandering hippie layabout. Ten years down, five to go!
Unofficial Chairperson of Squirrel Defense League
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Location: South Africa
*wants*
I doubt I am going to get much done this semester.
'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Classically British
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Location: Epsom, Surrey, England
Nice stuff
Had my first trip to Cheddar Gorge recently - very nice place, though the gorge acts a bit like an amplifier for all the cars and bikes that drive though it.
Nothing too exciting, but ticked a couple of 6a+ which is new high for outdoors.
Portgual in 2 weeks too, so should squeeze in some sport, bouldering and mebbe DWS too... (Though "psicobloc" is a much better phrase and quicker to say)
Huzzah
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Unofficial Chairperson of Squirrel Defense League
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Location: South Africa
DWS?
Really want to climb again.
'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Classically British
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Location: Epsom, Surrey, England
Deep Water Soloing - i.e. bouldering/high-balling over the sea
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Location: South Africa
Ah. Have come across it, just not the abbreviation. Also, none that I know of in or near South Africa.
I want to do SPitzkoppe at some point. Slabby granite friction climbing.
'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
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474 posts
Location: Australia
Originally Posted By: astonAh. Have come across it, just not the abbreviation. Also, none that I know of in or near South Africa.
Thats because if you do it in South Africa, you get eaten by sharks.
My finger is almost 100% and Im starting training for some "big wall" action (or as close as you can get in Aus anyway) in a few months!
sticks and stones my break my bones, but ski patrol will save me.
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Off on Friday
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PSYCHED!
(36 degrees in the shade though...)
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