Scrape the wax off!

Well bugger me! Let me just sort oot ma kit. Bike: put you back in the garage. Bouldering mat: Eh? yip, back in the garage too. Woolie beanie, gloves, snow shovel, boots, and skis: back in the van!

What the hell happen then? Spring? My arse! More like winter is back with anger, not just heavy snow fall again, but with a decent wind as well!

So I'm snowed in again. Twice this year and I'll try and drive oot tonight too see if this snow carry's on whether I'll be snowed in tomorrow as well!

I recently (two weeks ago) went to a local crag for some cleaning up, possibly some pre bouldering training could be had.

There as a slight problem with the landing of a couple of lines, so I sent tae the 'in the way rock' with the van jack and some rope. Two and a half hours later, Mark Council showed up (he was late because he was making bread. But after he took off his make-up and put doon his pinnie he came over with some more pulling power) Eventually we flipped the rock over and started to get rid of any crappy rock.

Done. A nice little clear up, felt good aboot helping oot the local crag and waited for it tae dry tae have a proper sesh.

But wait...

Well I think I will just have tae wait a little longer. At least Cassie was enjoying herself!

A Day Oot at the Wolf Tracks

So some time last week I got Namoi (mountain bike) oot for a spin tae work one morning. Shorts, sunglasses, yes this was going tae be cool. Apart from her 'lock-out' on the forks not working she never skipped a beat.

The following day I met up with big G (Graeme Morrison) and went tae Lagan for a ride. As usual the drizzle was only at the Wolf Tracks, but we saddled up anyway.

As the weather was not the best we vowed tae dae the red, in full, and then leg back tae the comfort of a brew and a sofa!

Spirits were high and the riding was better than we expected.

There are lots of great wee features at the Wolf Tracks, such as 'Chess Board' (a 40m long rock stair case), 'Aires Rock' (an entertaining rock slab), a North Shore section (a wooden ride-way),and loads more.

Spring was well in force, mountain biking had already kicked off, and soon tae be bouldering with amazing friction sunning skies. I've already put the ski's tae bed as I've had an awesome season on them, and it was time for catching up on my winter climbing for last bit of the season.

But there was something in the wind? A cold snap maybe? If so, it would be good for the friction of my bouldering/sport projects....but...wait....is that rain?

Climbing, and work.

Well the last few days has been filled with work. However I did manage tae relese myself from the clutches of the under paid dead end career grip of the shop by climbing at Extreme Dream. Although Extreme Dream has more than half in size, with a bit of imagination it can still be a great place tae train, meet up with friends, and throw chalk balls at the heids of the unexpected (Mark).

Climbing at the wall can be good training. They (whoever 'They' are?) say that 86% of climbers can improve their climbing by looking doon mare. Why? cause when you look doon, you see yer feet and what their not doing.

However climbing with no feet at all means that, yer feet aren't making mistakes cause they'er not in the equation!

The arms say 'trying hard', but Idon't know the face is saying!