Well been a busy week or so, training hard for south africa. Been back to queens with chris and have some good attempts on my project. but then i spend the next couple of session out side, with suz at the woods or out doing photos with Mark for his book. Really interesting going back on things for photos very hard work but, i think taking the pics is much harder.
Great sandstone action , after a showery week in newcastle. Both Suz and me got a couple of good blocs done. Even with the weather been a bit to showery for Queens, i went and repeated Chris Graham Blocs at Hangman, two great aretes. Then worked all weekend and then today Suz went to A bloc near to newcastle and did the powerful arete. Check out the blue sky.
Weather has been pretty good up in the north east for the past couple of weeks, which has lead to a few good session enjoy the sun and the fresh spring air.
Me, Suz and Percy went to crag x had a really good session, work superman which i am looking forward to maybe getting back on tomorrow.
Then we went to Kyloe out the woods as the wind was so strong, where Suz did prime time sitting. Fonz not always impressed
I Had a rest day, then we had a sunny day out to queens with a bit of a Climb Newcastle team, had a good session on the sit start to arc royal. Below chris having ago.
Then had a couple of hard training session looking for the weather continue stay dry for more action this week.
Well were do i start i guess with a sorry for my lack of blogging, Things have changed in Earl world.
Climb Newcastle is going well and been getting out and about lots.
Starting with the wall i think things are running smoothly, mainly due to good staff and great marketing. Me, Chris and Suz seem to be keeping on top of the setting with a circuit changed every week.
Then climbing well great start to the year a trip to bishop that turned out to be a bit to hot to get on anything super hard but did lots and got health after getting run down by the building of the wall.
Back in the UK i tick off a few things in the lakes, yorkshire and worked on a few project in northumberland.
In April we went to font again had hot weather however still got things done, and had a great time. On are return we booked are flight to South Africa at the end of June, really looking forward to that.
Back in the UK Mainly training but the good weather pulls me away from the wall, with session at Queens, Shaftoe, Bowden. Still got a few project in mind so lets hope the good weather continue.
Last Week i repeat Arc Royal a really nice bloc at queens.
Well this week i think i am going to wales so fingers crossed that the weather might be nice.
Check out some pics of the first part of 2009
Well another year has past, another year older and what have i got to show for it, well a
lot really.
So 2008 in the first 6 months saw me out climbing
lots as normal traveling around europe, the normal
life of a climber. Suz and Fonz moved to the UK to
live which is amazing. At what seemed like a time when it would just did not
stop raining. But we still managed to get out and
about.
Then in June i signed for the building that is know
climb newcastle. After 4 months work, it open its
doors to the public.
In that 4 month i tried to stay in
as good shape as possible, which was not always
easy when your stressed with building contractors,
almost cut your finger off with a grinder and working
14 hour days seven days a week.
In the last two months sinces we open things have
seemed to calmed down, starting to feel like i can
climb again, not always easy to find things in the UK
to motivate me when not in great form but over the
Xmas period i have started to enjoy my climbing
again.
Well so what is for 2009, well starting it with a trip to the states, so on 8th jan we are off
for just under 3 weeks. Then hope for lots of climbing and a little bit of work.
Happy New Year Follow the action on 2009 at www.climbnewcastle.com
or www.andrewearl.co.uk
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