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I have been busy. I went scuba diving in Northern Spain last weekend; it was lovely. We flew to Bilbao and did quite a lot of walking around there and San Sebastian between dives. I went climbing on Monday. I was terrible; maybe it was due to sleep. (I woke up at 3.30 a.m. to get the flight home.) I lifted on Tuesday. I…

My biggest recent weight spike was after a 14 hour caving trip. It was flat out; bonkers hard. At one point, I thought I was bleeding badly. I eventually worked out that I was was just completely covered in mud, in a tiny, long, squeeze (tighter than a craw), and I was sweating a lot. I weighted 4 pounds more after that.…

I went climbing on Monday. I concentrated on overhangs, and got pumped quite quickly, so the gravity increased. I did 10 miles walk and a 1 km swim yesterday, with a post swim sauna.

I went caving on Saturday. It was good; we did an exchange trip at Lost Johns. We rugged and descended one route; another team rigged and descended the other. We met up in the middle, then we went up and de rigged their side, and they went up our side. Fun trip; the rope work was pretty straightforward. On Sunday, only…

I went climbing yesterday. I was average. It was good fun; 2 hour session. I went for a swim today. I got to the gym earlier than normal, so I did 2 km. It's the furthest I've swam for a few years.

Saturday I aimed to go caving, but Joe was ill so I had a random weekend instead. I went climbing for 3 hours, it was fun. I was in firm. Sunday Babs, her sister and I went to the beach. They chilled on the beach while I ran around like a hyperactive squirrel on speed. My longest swim was about 40 minutes; it was cold but…

Lifting: barbell squat, military overhead press and deadlift.

I went climbing. It was really good fun. Gravity compensated for Monday; on Monday it was way higher than 9.8 m/s^2; today it was way lower. I got loads of v4s, including 2 flashes; and a v5. It was my first v5 for a few months.

17 day program? That would hurt my limited cognitive abilities...

Yesterday I climbed, sort of. Gravity was unusually high, so it want my greatest effort. Today was my rest day; I swam 500 metres only and walked 5 miles; so it was close to a proper rest for a change.

I used to be terrible at jumping when I started climbing, but I've practiced them for a couple of years now. I'm still pretty bad at them, but I enjoy it and have improved a lot. A caving mate is into parkour and invites me along, but I've i've been too scared to try it.(He breaks bones frequently.)

I went climbing. It was great fun; I got a lot of v4s. I actually videoed me on an eady but super fun climb (V2 dyno.)

I did another climb gif. This one was really easy (V2) but very fun - I did it many times in the session.

A lifting day, my first one in a while. I think I'll aim to barbell lift once a week, climb 3 or 4 times a week, swim 1-2 times a week, and cave or dive most weekends. Which adds up to 9 day weeks, so is a stretch target. Finger boarding. My fingers are pretty stronk compared with a couple of years ago. Bench, 50 kgs, 3…

Climbing, 2.5 hours. A really fun session, I got quite a few v4s. Some were a proper effort; I was shaking like a leaf on the last send of the day. I had one hand in a tiny crimp, and one foot on a tiny chip, and somehow held on to a more comfortable position.

Not a lift, but here is part of a slab climb I did a while ago.

Thursday Climbing, 2 hours. Ok session; I did well on the v4s. Saturday We aimed to survey the cavevwe found, but couldn't find the surveying equipment at the hut. So we did a walk looking for digging prospects; we found a couple of new caves. Sunday We had aimed to do a big trip involving SRT (Single Rope Technique, used…

Rest day, so 6 miles walk and a 1 km swim.

I went climbing today. I was good, gravity was remarkably low.

I went caving yesterday. We were leading beginners again, so aiming for something not too strenuous. The entrance is down a concrete shaft; there are points you can't see the footholds. One of us found this a bit alarming. Then there is a very mildly sporting free climb. She was feeling a bit shaken, and didn't fancy it.…

Wednesday Climbing, 3 hours. It turned into a decent session after a ropey start. Friday Lots of walking; I was in South Wales (although working.) Saturday Caving, a beginner trip. Good fun, about 4 hours underground.

Sunday Rest day. I went to see Skunk Ananise and the Smashing Pumpkins. I elected to walk to the gig, which is slightly over 16 miles. It's a nice route, along the Hogsmill River for many miles before going through Richmond Park. I needed to get a bit of wriggle on to meet my friends beforehand, so it took just under 4.5…

Climbing, 2.5 hours and 3 hours' walking. I was good at climbing; I seem to be way better at v4s than earlier in the year. The highlight was a jumpy overhangy thing. I am broken now.

Climbing, 2.5 hours. Good session, I moved well and was reasonably strong. I also got around 25,000 steps in; the gym was far away and I don't like the Tube.

I have seen it, amazing documentary. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I went climbing yesterday. It was a training session concentrating on dynamic movement; it is a weakness of mine. I was surprisingly good.

I went diving over the weekend. We saw a baby mola mola on the surface between dives on the Saturday. (2 dives per day, all to about 20m; all around 45 minutes long.) Not the best photo of the sunfish, but the best I've got.

My logging has been poor recently. I've done stuff; mainly climbing and caving. Today was climbing. It was good; I got loads of v4s including 2 flashes.

Thursday Swimming Saturday Scuba diving, a 30m wreck followers by a 15 metrw drift dive. Both duces were about 59 minutes . Lovely, no-one got lost this time, unlike the previous Sunday. (My AIS location widget arrived, thankfully, should it all go awry.) Sunday Blown out from diving, and my brand new car broke on the wat…