Hiho,
Been threatening to get back into to shape for the last couple of years and at last the push has begun. Oven the monsoon season I've walked off a pile of weight and started building up a bit of upper body strength, now it's time to add weekly visits to the indoor wall and just thought I'd toss in a line here and see if anyone else fancied it.
Have a full spare set of gear so other than shoes there wouldn't be any extra hire costs(I have a spare pair in size [small]8 only). Am still a long way from climbing fit so will be starting at a beginners grade and if you've never done it before I'll sign you in as a guest and show you the ropes.
Also have all the gubbins for real climbing. The notion is to put in a few months indoors then get out and about come summer.
A good few of my usual haunts have climbs handy. Loch Sween has a crag practically tacked on the side of the campsite, Loch Goil has one about a ten minute paddle away and I recently discovered a hidden outcrop at Loch Fyne that with some cleaning has fair potential(first to lead new routes gets to name them
). Visits to The Cobbler would no doubt be on the cards and if I had a goal in mind it'd be getting back to the Etive Slabs sometime on a combined climb/canoe trip.
Even in shape I don't climb that high a grade. HVS mostly - E1 on a good day.
...so am a suitable partner for someone just starting out. The routes I tend to go for are usually quite easy technically with their grades bolstered a touch by exposure(5a crux or thereabouts).
Was in a 'Junior Mountain Rescue Club' as a kid so know a fair selection of recovery techniques that I'm happy to pass on as well as the usual offshoots that come with climbing(prussiking, abseiling and the likes).
So yeah, if anyone feels like joining me you're more than welcome.
...even if you're just curious and feel like trying it the once - I don't mind running through the initial spiel for indoor walls, it only takes half an hour or so and is worth it for me just to get someone on the other end of the rope for the evening.
Obviously experienced climbers are also welcome. Will happily belay folk on higher grades but it'll be while before I'll be able to join you on them. The initial plan is definately to sweat it out on the nursery slopes.
Josh
Been threatening to get back into to shape for the last couple of years and at last the push has begun. Oven the monsoon season I've walked off a pile of weight and started building up a bit of upper body strength, now it's time to add weekly visits to the indoor wall and just thought I'd toss in a line here and see if anyone else fancied it.
Have a full spare set of gear so other than shoes there wouldn't be any extra hire costs(I have a spare pair in size [small]8 only). Am still a long way from climbing fit so will be starting at a beginners grade and if you've never done it before I'll sign you in as a guest and show you the ropes.
Also have all the gubbins for real climbing. The notion is to put in a few months indoors then get out and about come summer.
A good few of my usual haunts have climbs handy. Loch Sween has a crag practically tacked on the side of the campsite, Loch Goil has one about a ten minute paddle away and I recently discovered a hidden outcrop at Loch Fyne that with some cleaning has fair potential(first to lead new routes gets to name them
). Visits to The Cobbler would no doubt be on the cards and if I had a goal in mind it'd be getting back to the Etive Slabs sometime on a combined climb/canoe trip.Even in shape I don't climb that high a grade. HVS mostly - E1 on a good day.
...so am a suitable partner for someone just starting out. The routes I tend to go for are usually quite easy technically with their grades bolstered a touch by exposure(5a crux or thereabouts).
Was in a 'Junior Mountain Rescue Club' as a kid so know a fair selection of recovery techniques that I'm happy to pass on as well as the usual offshoots that come with climbing(prussiking, abseiling and the likes).
So yeah, if anyone feels like joining me you're more than welcome.
...even if you're just curious and feel like trying it the once - I don't mind running through the initial spiel for indoor walls, it only takes half an hour or so and is worth it for me just to get someone on the other end of the rope for the evening.
Obviously experienced climbers are also welcome. Will happily belay folk on higher grades but it'll be while before I'll be able to join you on them. The initial plan is definately to sweat it out on the nursery slopes.
Josh
