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7th Jan 2013 2012 round up

A funny old year.
I managed to get a few bits done abroad but not as much in the UK as i would have liked. I'll let the pictures do the talking:

(photo Jon Butters)

Looking confused on La Boule (Cresciano) - I wanted to do this ever since watching Stone Love

(Photo Jon Butters)
Confessions (Cresciano) - The crux is doing the splits between 2 heels. Yes please!

 

(Photo Jon Butters)
Freak Brothers (Chironico) - A world class bit of rock

 


(Photo Jon Butters)
Reve de Mario (Cresciano) - What a move

 

(Photo Dave Mason)
Elm Street (Millstone) - A cool highball, although it would have been better if it was a bit drier! Wasn't going to not do it after carrying all those pads in.

 

Innsbruck World Cup Final - Check out that huge jug! Quality to make a final but it was hard and i didn't do a single problem. 

 

Munich World Cup - There's always a heel. Here the Brits are busy ruining some hard moves with the use of techy cheat tactics.

 

(Photo - Jon Fullwood)
Kinder is a great summer venue, remote and breezy with a beautiful view. Bit of a walk tho. Really pleased with this new problem "rimming rodger". It's genuinely easier to campus this move than to keep your feet on. Winner.

 

(Photo Nick Brown)
Mecca (raven tor) - This years UK route season was a bit dissapointing. I did 1 whole route. Yay.

 

(Photo - Ben Herndon)
Margalef - what an amazing place. I ended up heading there on a bit of a whim, totally unprepared. The weather wasn't great (rain) and i managed very little but its such an incredible place and i am dead keen to head back there and fall off some more jugs again.

 

(Photo - Dan Varian)

Preparation H (Hepburn) - Possibly Britain's best bit of rock. Absolutely class climbing on a beautiful boulder in the woods. Better than many font classics.

 

(Photo - Dan Varian)
Preperation H's "easier" next door neighbour is way harder but just as good. The Govenor is one of the best slabs i have ever done.

 

(Photo - Jon Butters)

I went back to Switzerland for The Dagger. I got pretty close on the first trip but was punching way above my weight. After a bit of training i went back and finished it off. 

Contributed by: Ned Feehally

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