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I had a week's scuba diving on a liveaboard in Egypt. It was lovely. The highlights were: 1) The Salem Express, a wreck. We penetrated deep into the engine room. There was no natural light, and it was a bit of a maze. So there was some risk. I was on a twin-set which mitigates a lot of the risk. 2) The Thistlegorm, one of…

Climbing, 2 hours. This was pretty decent. I got three new routes and quite a few repeats. One of the new ones was a terrifying slab; a balance stretch type thing with tiny, negative holds a long way apart. I got quite pumped at the end, as I spent quite a lot of time playing on dyno-y, thuggy, overhangs.

Thanks both. @mtaratoot - most of my diving is cold water, although the UK can get as high as 20 Celsius (68 Fahrenheit) in August or September. The coldest I've done this year was 4 Celsius (39 Fahrenheit). I did over an hour's dive in that, and my drysuit leaked a bit, so it was not the nicest. I've got dry gloves…

On another note, Dave MacLeod, an elite Scottish climber, believes that the keto diet was useful for his depression. He did a TLDR video on it, which is very detailed. (Disclaimer: I don't use keto myself, as I like some carbs.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9dtfNZahKw

I had a week's holiday in the Maldives. I was on a liveaboard, so I slept on the boat I was on. It was lovely, I got 20 dives in. The legal restrictions on diving there are you allowed an hour maximum; no deco; and 30 metres maximum. Most of my dives were 60 minutes and 30 metres, so I did the maximum allowed. Here is a…

Tuesday Climbing, 2 hours. I started off well, but faded very quickly. It's possible I hadn't recovered from Sunday's mega session; I was super pumped at the end. Weight: 142 pounds. I have been on a cut, and do seem to have lost about 1 pound a week for a few weeks. (I got to my heaviest in 4 years at 148 pounds at the…

I lifted on Thursday, but failed to record the tiny weights moved. Saturday Scuba. I did two quick quarry dives to brush up on skills. Shutdowns are what I've struggled with the most; to my surprise I did it perfectly (and with good buoyancy.) Sunday Climbing, a slighty silly 3.5 hour session. It was good, I got 4 wasps…

I went climbing yesterday. I got to the gym late, so only had a 90 minute session. I was pretty bad, it was my worst attempt recently. Like djprooulx, I slept badly the night before which may have influenced it. Oh well, tomorrow is another day. I had left over energy afterward, so I did a short run.

Friday Lifting. I did: OHP, 3 sets of 5, 35 kgs. Front squat, 45 kgs, 2 sets of 5. High bar back squat, 1 set of 5, 70 kgs. Weighted pull-up, +22.5 kgs. Hang board, which I was poor at Deadlift, 1 set of 5, 100 kgs. Saturday Climbing, 2.5 hours. A very good session. This gym uses hold colours to indicate how hard the climb…

I went climbing for 2 hours. It 2as really good fun, I got around three of my projects. I was climbing pretty well. Some of the beginners asked me for the beta on sone if their projects. I did my best (I went up them all) but I'm not sure I found the easiest routes. One involved a dyno to a hard mantle followed by a knee…

Tuesday last week I went climbing. I went to City Bouldering, which is the nearest to my office, and got two v4s. It's pretty solid by my (admittedly low) standards. Thursday I went climbing, back to my usual gym. It was good, I got a couple of 6Cs, and fell off the final move of quite a few. Saturday and Sunday I went…

Saturday I booked some climbing training. It was fun, we concentrated on foot work and core tension on overhangs. Sunday I did a 26 mile walk (the thee peaks of Surrey.) It was longer than normal as I decided to go up Box Hill again at the end, which meant I got got just over 3,000 feet ascent (according to Fitbit). It was…

Monday Climbing. 2.5 hour session. I was in mixed form, lacking a bit of power. My technique (blame it on Ice Cube) was good on slab, though. So I did well on slab and poorly on overhangs. Tuesday Day off, although I got a 10 mile walk in the evening.

It is a while since I logged. Here is an incomplete update: Tuesday Diving course. It rained heavily; the water was cold; my drysuit leaked. A tiny violin played in the background. Wednesday See Tuesday. Thursday See Wednesday Friday Same as Thursday. On the plus side, my buoyancy was pretty good. (The most advanced skill…

Climbing, 2 hours. A very good session. I got two graded 6b+-6c; it's the first time I've got any in this range at this gym. One was clearly mis-graded. The other one may have been as well. It was slab and didn't really have any handholds, so it suited my style. My favourite was a 6b starting in a cave, with a swing to get…

My logging has been weak again. Saturday I went climbing, 2.5 hour session. I was OK but not brilliant. I went with my little brother, who did better than me but seemed to be broken at the end. Sunday Lifting, I'm weak so it was light.* Bench, 50 kgs, 2 sets of 8. 55 kgs, 1 set of 5. * Deadlift, 100 kgs, 1 set of 5 Monday…

Brilliant, thanks.

I went diving over a long weekend. Thursday We arrived in Cornwall after a 6 hour drive in time for a shore dive. 47 minutes, 13 meters. Very nice bimble. Friday 3 dives in total. They were all on the Manacales reef; I've forgotten the exact sites. I think the third was Raglan; and the second was Carn Du. I can't remember…

It has been a while since I logged. I went climbing on Wednesday. It was pretty good, I got one long-term project (which I actually session flashed.) It is a fun route, with twisty slabby technique nonsense leading to a minor dyno, leading to a brief thuggy overhang and finished off with more slab nonsense. 2 hour session.…

My Orkney dives were: Sunday Dresden. 38m to the bottom. However, I was on 32% nitrox, so only went to 33m. 42 minutes; no deco. Karlsruhe. 25m; 43 minutes; no devo. Monday. It was a Force 8 gusting 9, so we only got 1 dive. F2; 18m; 48 minutes. Tuesday Coln, 34m, 41 minutes. 3 mins deco. Brummer, 33m, 40 minutes. 4 mins…

I had a week's diving in Scapa Flow. It was a cracking week, lovely diving. The deepest dive was the Markgraf, where I went to the bottom at around 40 metres. Here is me on one of the wrecks. https://youtu.be/H8765TQ4cdk

I went climbing on Thusday. It was good fun, I was in the best form I've been in since I had COVID. I got loads of new V3/v4 routes. After that. I travelled up to the Orkney Islands. Hopefully I should get some nice dives in.

I went to a stag do this weekend. I was scared it would be very sedentary. Fortunately, there was dancing at pub and then club. I am rubbish at dancing, so I energetically jumped up and down for around 5 hours. Today, I took advantage of the unexpected Bank Holiday in the UK to go caving. It was a very nice trip to Little…

Monday Climbing. Meh. I started well, but faded after about an hour. I was regaining some momentum when I needed to leave the gym. It was a short session, 90 minutes. Tuesday Lifting. I only had time for bench, 5 sets of 5, 50 kgs. Wednesday Climbing. This was a good session. 2 hours, and I got loads of new routes with…

I organised a last minute diving trip on our club rib for the weekend. Four of us showed up. The weather was pretty nice; some sunshine; minimal rain and 3 gusting 4 on Saturday with less wind on Sunday. On Saturday, we started with a shallow dive. It was nice. I believe I was assaulted by a seal, although I never saw it.…

Nice idea. I like kayaking. The weekend boat was actually a sailing yacht, but big boats don't require much work. Dinghies are a lot more fun for sailing, I sailed various flavours of them when I was young. Some were definitely hard work. I've vaguely considered learning kite surfing, as it would hedge against being blown…

My diving for the weekend was blown out. I went climbing on Friday. It was fun, I was in pretty good form. 2 hour session. One of the divers's dad has a yacht. So we jumped on that for the weekend, going out to sea around Felixstowe. It was nice. We spend Saturday night in Harwich. I've vaguely been thinking of buying a…

I would echo what Anne has said. My main sport is climbing. To be good at climbing requires a mixture of strength, endurance, flexibility, power and technique. I suspect I'm genetically way below average in each of these areas. However, it doesn't really bother me. More important questions are: 1) Do I enjoy it? 2) Am I…

I tested negative on Friday. Hooray! On Saturday. I celebrated by going for a climb. I wasn't brilliant, but I wasn't terrible either. It was a slightly bonkers 2.45 hours session. I was broken afterwards. On Sunday , I went for a walk. I got lost, so it was 24 miles (8 hours; I didn't stop.) It was lovely, Bushy Park was…

COVID has not been too bad for me. My main symptom seems to have been sleeping deeply for 11 hours a day, which isn't one of the listed adverse impacts. I did a 12 mile walk yesterday, wearing a mask to protect passers- by. Of the 40 people at my Dad's memorial, 17 got the virus. One has it very severely; she is…