...So yesterday was "New Roof Day" at @WhiteSpiderClimbing - always a fun time as it doesn't happen so often. So many fun routes and a great set, but 5(ish) laps of the roof didn't leave enough left in the tank to try the hard ones; next time, maybe! Thanks to Jon for the belay, company, and enthusiasm.
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One from the "Try hard at White Spider" collection... Been a little broken since Nice; tweaked my elbow when I came back and it's been niggly since, so I've put the try-hard on hold a little. With the elbow complaining less, I figure it's time to apply a little and see. The cave was both a project and test - had had one session at it and struggled transitioning to the wall and also completing the final sequence but found it didn't tweak the elbow too much (no lockoffs!). Tuesday was cave day... Thursday was back to crimpy routes likely to tweak the elbow. Luckily the cave looks like it's up another month for another session, and the route seems doable with a little practice and try-hard. We'll see!
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As I am running low in pole pics (for now), I'll take this opportunity to introduce you to my other hobbies. ⛰️🌳☀️
This is from a few years ago. Lead climbing in Aosta.
I have loved sports since I was very little. And when I quit gymnastics I started trying new things. I love the physical and mental challenges of climbing. The combination of strength, technique, endurance and flexibility are awesome to me. Especially outside in nature with friends.

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Climbing in Freyr above the river Meuse saturday morning. Marc (no helmet) working out the moves in 'Les Pavés du Nord' 6c, before sending the route.
In the afternoon we went to the small climbing site Burnot. Daan (blue shirt) climbed his 6c project en Menno (red shirt) toproped a route. Lovely weather, lovely weekend. 😊
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Projected my first 6c in lead today! Made great progress this evening – fingers crossed for a send soon!🤞

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Had a flash go at this one when it was fresh and the route card wasn't up yet and got a little sandbagged. Still, it seemed pretty do-able... The route card now says... "What number is this, Chip?" (<Monkees joke)... Let's see...
With the new, improved, Paul Stoneman on belay.
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Loving the new @whitespiderclimbing compwall set; nice progression and interestingly different from recent sets. Did all the "easy" ones last week and the wall's mostly been out for other setting when I've been in since, so now it's time to try nearer the top of my flash-grade. This blue has big @gazparry energy (lacking footholds, especially the crux!)... Or maybe @alex_patterson_climbing was just channelling him! 😂 Great route either way!
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What do you do when you murder your shoulders on roof climb as hard as you've ever tried? Murder them some more (plus inner thighs) on a big overhanging prow compression route that's also as hard as you've ever tried, of course! This excellent @YannGenoux route was the second 7a+ of the day yesterday and hopefully I'll get a few more goes at it before it comes down... 'coz it's going to take a few, IF I can do it! Thanks to @JonKoplin for the patient belay as I hung around dogging almost every move... But I did them all first attempt! Yay!
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