Intermediate Fasting

Fasting or 5 Meals Per Day?

AID Class #2

Second aid climbing training trip, once again to Bristol. This time Andy came along which was cool not only to boost moral but to sort of assure the partnership. I am fully committed to the plan and being able to pass a bit of what I know and learn a fair bit more together was very cool. Yosemite there we go!

Lessons learned:

#1 - If you clip your fifi directly to your piece make sure you won't be pulling it on a direction you are not supposed to or you risk ripping the gear out!

#2 - It is (even more) slower then you think…

#3 - When setting up a haul system you should hang your rack on your ascender to prevent it from keep coming back towards the hoist

#4 - According to the book: "when testing a piece you want to generate almost as 2x body weight on it to simulate a short fall"

Sunday we woke up under snow... Pretty soon all roads were flooded and we almost got stuck in Bristol. Crazy weather.

AID Class #1

After delaying it for long I decided enough was enough and went on my own to Bristol for a bit of aid climbing practice. I've being alone in the mountains many times but it was actually the first time I was alone while hanging free in space and doing technical manoeuvres. I was very nervous but for sure that was one of my best experiences so far I am keen to do it again. The amount you learn just by having to rely solely on yourself is incredible.

I spent my day on a top-rope, using a shunt as a self-belay, just going up and down a rope, trying all my pieces and all possible manoeuvres I could came up with. The basic idea was go up on aid, abseil back, clean the pitch and haul the bag. I was lucky coz the crag faced the sun all afternoon.

Lessons learned:

#1 - Don't look to the piece while testing it.. We all know that, I know that but I still did it and the cam popped on my face and opened my lip :-)

#2 - It is slower then you think…