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Bouldering Discussion / Re: Dublin newbie
« on: May 20, 2013, 08:50:52 PM »
Graham welcome. Good timing as there are now two decent bouldering walls to choose from, and plenty of real bouldering as well...
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Bouldering Discussion / The Scalp this evening (30/04)
« on: April 30, 2013, 04:00:47 PM »
Heading to the Scalp this evening...
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Bouldering Discussion / Re: Posts...
« on: April 25, 2013, 05:15:26 PM »
Good idea Barry. I thought it was well worth reproducing...
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Bouldering Discussion / Re: Canadian climber traveling from July till October
« on: April 17, 2013, 03:17:02 PM »
Kris if you head to Glendo at the weekend you have a good chance of meeting others boulderers, much less so in other areas...
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Bouldering Discussion / Re: Videos etc
« on: April 08, 2013, 02:42:06 PM »
Looks pretty decent Danny.
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Bouldering Discussion / Re: Bouldering Mats on Air France?
« on: March 12, 2013, 10:50:40 AM »
Joan. Malcolm posted up the same question on UKB http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php?topic=21836.0;topicseen and got a few replies.
I recently few AF to Font and took my small pad - which was significantly under the size guidelines - instead of risking my large one which was slightly over the guidelines.
I don't think it's worth the risk. Neil from Maisonbleau rents pads but they are shite, avoid. You can buy a reasonable looking pad in Decathlon for less than 100. Enjoy.
I recently few AF to Font and took my small pad - which was significantly under the size guidelines - instead of risking my large one which was slightly over the guidelines.
I don't think it's worth the risk. Neil from Maisonbleau rents pads but they are shite, avoid. You can buy a reasonable looking pad in Decathlon for less than 100. Enjoy.
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Bouldering Discussion / Re: Videos etc
« on: March 02, 2013, 06:07:13 PM »
Looks like some nice moves, you getting out on the grit much?
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Bouldering Discussion / Re: Videos etc
« on: February 28, 2013, 10:57:42 PM »Jame's new one near Jonnie Fox's - 6C?
http://player.vimeo.com/video/60703653
Is it not very sharp? Will the sitter go?
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Bouldering Discussion / Re: Bouldering meet 1/2/3th March CANCELLED
« on: February 28, 2013, 05:32:44 PM »I haven't cancelled the meet because I'm not prepared to put in the effort, I have cancelled it because it seems to me that there is very little interest in it. The phrase flogging a dead horse springs to mind.No offence Dave but what you've said there could be a symptom of being jaded. I know because I've said it myself over things I've organised in the past but really it was me. I've thought it about all sorts of things like the website, IBL, MI etc etc when things look bleak e.g. little level of interest or poor attendances etc. I don't blame people en-masse - they are creatures of unpredictable habits. When you're sliding down a slope on an event you have to change the format, start thinking about what could be popular etc. and if you can't come up with anything then get some fresh eyes in to help and take it in a new direction. Every organiser has a limited "lifetime" after which it is advisable to get out.
I know you shouldn't have to go to all this bloody effort because its amazing that someone would organise a bouldering meet in the first place and its hard to accept non-interest but its a fact of the world we live in these days that there are more choices available than ever before and you have to compete for attention with all the other easy options out there. On my darkest days I think "feck the lot of them" - see how they get on without websites, meets, guidebooks, training venues etc etc - will anyone give a damn? if there were none of these things would anyone step forward and start them up from scratch again? I'm sure they would but some days its feels like they would not....
None taken. The meet from the very beginning represented a specifc idea - that of gathering together lots of boulderers for a weekend and bouldering and hanging out in the hut. That idea appealed to many at the start but clearly doesn't anymore, I have no interested in changing the format, it is what it is (or in this this case 'is not what it is''). If people aren't interested that is fine but for a few years now the meet was below critical mass and had run out of steam, I see no point to drag it out. If something rises out of the ashes, then great, I will give it my full support.
Unlike you, I do blame people en-masse, I don't blame them as individuals but I don't see how the majority of people expect to only take and never give. Climber's are pretty selfish.
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Bouldering Discussion / Re: Bouldering meet 1/2/3th March CANCELLED
« on: February 28, 2013, 05:19:10 PM »Bummer. I can see your point though Dave. Could you answer something thats been bugging me for years though....where the f&*$ is that hold on the '08 poster?
It's the starting hold the traverse at Hobbiton in Cloghogue.
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Bouldering Discussion / Re: Bouldering meet 1/2/3th March CANCELLED
« on: February 28, 2013, 05:18:21 PM »Sorry to hear it Dave. I really enjoyed the last couple of years so thanks! I think it's a shame that there won't be an inclusive, open meet this year. Can't really understand lack of interest when I see so many people bouldering in Inchicore/Awesome all the time, and there's a reasonably well-attended competition series in the country. but perhaps it's not well-defined and clear what the added value is of the meet for people who haven't gone before vs. picking up the guide and getting out to the hills for the day. People seem to prefer staying in their own circles tbh but surely two days and a night a year is good to break out and make new connections, see some old faces?
Spot on Patrick, I agree with every word.
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Bouldering Discussion / Re: Bouldering meet 1/2/3th March CANCELLED
« on: February 27, 2013, 07:51:01 PM »
To be honest the meet doesn't require much effort or time. It's just a matter of booking the hut well in advance, designing a poster and sending a few email and posting on a few forums.
I haven't cancelled the meet because I'm not prepared to put in the effort, I have cancelled it because it seems to me that there is very little interest in it. The phrase flogging a dead horse springs to mind.
I haven't cancelled the meet because I'm not prepared to put in the effort, I have cancelled it because it seems to me that there is very little interest in it. The phrase flogging a dead horse springs to mind.
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Bouldering Discussion / Re: Bouldering meet 1/2/3th March CANCELLED
« on: February 26, 2013, 07:43:47 PM »
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Bouldering Discussion / Re: Bouldering meet 1/2/3th March CANCELLED
« on: February 26, 2013, 07:32:04 PM »
I have cancelled the meet. I had neglected my publicity duties and I reckoned the turn out was going to be very low. Plus another group wanted the hut so I felt cancelling was the best option.
Sorry to those who would of come, of course you can still go bouldering in Wicklow that weekend.
There have been 9 meets. The first two (2004,2005) were really amazing, and, in retrospect, it was inevitable that those that followed didn't match them. A lot of the attendees of the early meets have moved on with careers, family, kids and for the most part the younger generation haven't bought in. The eight of us who spent an amazing spring day in Lough Dan last year on the Sunday witnessed the final chapter.
Thanks to everyone who, over the years, made the effort to come along, I hope you enjoyed yourself, I know I did.
Sorry to those who would of come, of course you can still go bouldering in Wicklow that weekend.
There have been 9 meets. The first two (2004,2005) were really amazing, and, in retrospect, it was inevitable that those that followed didn't match them. A lot of the attendees of the early meets have moved on with careers, family, kids and for the most part the younger generation haven't bought in. The eight of us who spent an amazing spring day in Lough Dan last year on the Sunday witnessed the final chapter.
Thanks to everyone who, over the years, made the effort to come along, I hope you enjoyed yourself, I know I did.