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Jun 2021
9:56am, 18 Jun 2021
53,062 posts
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Velociraptor
[We do sometimes talk about going to the local crags, but then when there's a spell of weather dry enough for the crags not to be horrible we end up going out cycling or hiking instead because the activity-to-faffing ratio is so much more favourable. I suspect eL Bee! quite enjoys the faffing and geeking, but I'm not interested, I just want to go up the sodding wall.]
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Jun 2021
10:01am, 18 Jun 2021
29,544 posts
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Sushi.
You read my mind V'rap.
Plus for me, with my fear of heights, I like to know that everything's been checked to the nth degree and there's rules in place making sure there is minimal risk of things going wrong.
(No horror stories or I'll be back to 4a's instead of 6b's and VB instead of V3)
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Jun 2021
10:07am, 18 Jun 2021
53,064 posts
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Velociraptor
I'm not at all bothered about heights and exposure and will happily do ridges and scrambles when hiking. As a latecomer to climbing, and having learned on an indoor wall, I'm just never going to get into the culture of outdoor climbing.
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Jun 2021
10:09am, 18 Jun 2021
35,065 posts
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halfpint
I'd like to try outdoor climbing. I have not particularly enjoyed outdoor bouldering but think I might be happier attached to a rope. In theory QP knows about all the faffing and metal things and could take me climbing if we had all the metal things and slings and whatevers. I'm sure we had a vague notion for an outdoor fetchie meet when we were organising Brum.
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Jun 2021
4:39pm, 18 Jun 2021
25,159 posts
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Lizzie Whizz
Mr W is keen for outside but sold his shiny things to Mik!
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Jun 2021
4:49pm, 18 Jun 2021
22,774 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
I’ve just spent a very happy hour rediscovering shiny metal doofers 
Going to have to be an easy return though. Have an uneasy feeling that VDiff is going to feel very difficult.
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Jun 2021
4:51pm, 18 Jun 2021
53,085 posts
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Velociraptor
You should maybe start on something beginning with E for easy rather than a Diff, Angus
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Jun 2021
4:52pm, 18 Jun 2021
22,776 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
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Jun 2021
6:21pm, 18 Jun 2021
6,458 posts
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1step2far
Angus... I may dig out my not so shiny metal things. Not that I ever really use them in anger, I'm a happy 2nd.
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Jun 2021
6:10pm, 24 Jun 2021
6,466 posts
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1step2far
1st climb in ages, went to Nottingham climbing wall (there for study) and had a lovely time on their auto belays. Now hurt...I'm so unfit!!
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