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I finished my scuba course. We only had one skill left to tick off (a blindfolded shutdown, which was actually a doddle.) So I am now a qualified sidemount diver with shiny kit; it worked well and hopefully I can use it soon. I went for a climb afterwards. I started of really badly, finding a v2 in my warm up I couldn't…

I did Day 1 of a scuba course. I am learning sidemount. It went alright. The set trimmed very nicely; I did the skills well enough (including taking tanks off and putting them back on.)

Climbing again. An odd session, I became obsessed with a powerful v4 slab. I got it early on with a French start, and the quite quickly worked out how to do the start. (You are supposed to be completely still on the starting holds; a French start is when one is dynamic.) However, putting it all together took a while. I…

I went climbing yesterday. I was in very good form. I flashed a v4, and got two other v4s as well. Today, I swam a kilometer, did some walking, and destroyed the brambles which were talking over my garden. (I don't often garden, so this took 4 hours as they were quite extensive.)

I had a couple of days off exercise, as I picked up a cold. I went climbing today in a 3.5 hour session. It was good fun, I was in form. I tried loads of dynos, and actually got all but one one them. Jumping is fun. I am terrible at it, but I seem to be quite good at committing to it.

I haven't logged for a while. I went scuba diving over the weekend. Saturday was a highlight; we got a shed load of scallops in. We intended to barbecue them, but it was raining so we pan fried them. The wreck on Sunday only had one metre's visibility. I went climbing on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. 4…

Sunday was another five. It was nice; a drift for 45 minutes at 22 minutes with about 5vmetres visibility. Here is me waiting for divers in the other wave. Today was climbing, 3 hours. I spent my time projecting a v5 which is close to going.

Wednesday was climbing. I was pretty good (by my standards). On Thursday, I lifted, doing bench, deadlift, hangboard and loads of pull-ups(probably around 100 across sets. Some were weighted, some used band assistance to practice one armers.) Today, I went diving. We aimed for10 a.m. ropes off. But the boat was broken, so…

This is more of a maxi-goal than a min-goal, but I'm making vague efforts to be able to do a 1-arm pull-up. I can do a set of 5 with the assistance of a big resistance band; my plan if to up the reps and then reduce the size of the band. I have no confidence of success, but without trying I'll never know.

I spent the weekend learning caving techniques, such as how to bolt rock; how to move big rocks out of the way (violence is the answer); and how to survey. There was rescue training on the Sunday, but Joe and I got bored so did a quick trip to Slaughter Stream. It's an interesting cave; it's not got not many formations but…

I gave up drinking 5 years ago, as I wanted to lose weight and it struck me as a useful tool in the diet. For me, it wasn't only the calories in the alcohol which was an issue, but also those stemming from bad decisions. (A late night donner kebab followed by a fried breakfast was typical.) I'm also from the UK so followed…

I have a medium term story: 5 years, 2 months ago my A1C was 48 mmol/litre (which is on the cusp between full-blown diabetes and borderline diabetes.) I went on a diet, going from 190 pounds to 140 over 4 months (BMI of 28 to a BMI of 21). I have kept the weight off for those 5 years. My A1C fell to 36 mmol/litre at the…

I swam 1km this morning. It was a nice spring day, so I did a 12 mile walk in the afternoon (mixing units in this post).

Wednesday Climbing. I was terrible. I got one V3, but it was a major struggle. 2 hours. Friday Swimming, 1.5 km. Saturday To compensate for Wednesday, gravity was lower today. I got a load of projects. They covered a range of styles; my favourite was an overhang jump-y one. I'm normally terrible at these, so it was a…

I don't know what to vote on this. I had a PFO closure. However, I'm a scuba diver and I had the operation to carry on diving as opposed to a cardiac event (although, arguably, my diving bend was cardiac. But it's not normally classed as such.)

I had a sedentary Easter; my Mum visited me. She's not hugely mobile at the moment. It was great seeing her. I snuck in some exercise: Friday Climbing, 2 hours. Decent, I got loads of v4s , (although this gym grades soft.) Saturday Probably about 6 miles walk, and a short lifting session (squat, bench and deadlift). Sunday…

Monday Climbing. More strength training. It was fun. 2.5 hours. There is a v5 I got to the penultimate move on. It may go eventually; it's max effort so I won't get many attempts per session, though.

Tuesday Swimming; 1km. Wednesday Climbing. 3.5 hours, decent session. I got almost all the v3s at the gym; and a couple of v4s. Saturday Caving. A training session; I learned how to rig. It turns out 4 knots are sufficient (double figure 8; clove hitch; overhand and bowline on a bite.) Sunday Caving. Sell Gill; I had a…

I went climbing yesterday. There was an element of over-enthusiasm and mis-planning. I walked from work to the gym, which is around 4 miles. I got there at 7.30 p.m., and stayed to just before 11 pm; meaning I got home just after midnight. The session was good, I sent quite a lot of stuff even beyond the three hour mark.

I went climbing yesterday. We had a strength training session. It was interesting; I was pretty weak, and struggled with some of the exercises. (For reference, the folk who nailed it all can bang out loads of 1-armed pull-ups. This is beyond me; I may try to get nearer it .)

I was doing a 12 metre down-climb on Saturday. There is normally a trickle of water, which became a raging torrent due to recent damp weather. I have always free climbed this; so I decided to again and didn't take a belay option. I went left early on, which got me out of the waterfall. The drawback of this was that about 4…

Sue is around 67 years old. Her husband gave her the belay for this. I free climbed it, which proved to be more sporting than normal. (The waterfall is normally a trickle, but was actually a torrent this time. That made my glasses steamed up, so I couldn't see the foot holds.) I caved yesterday. We did traversed over a…

I've been active; but haven't logged. I went caving on an 8 hour trip. Here is a picture of Sue descending a waterfall.

I went climbing on Monday. My heart wasn't really in it; I think I pulled a muscle in my right leg on the 25 mile hike on Sunday. It meant i didn't really commit to any of the jumping moves . I went swimming today; 1 km. It was nice; I think my leg injury has recovered. I do weigh myself daily; I've never noticed any…

I have missed a bunch of logging. Tuesday Climbing. I was terrible. 3.5 hours. Wednesday Climbing. I was decent. 2 hours. Thursday Swimming, 750m. Friday Climbing, 2 hours. My best session in ages Saturday Climbing, 3.5 hours. Odd session; I was terrible for the first two hours. I then sent a project and went on a sending…

Wednesday Climbing. Good fun, I was in decent form. It turns out that I can't do upside down crack; I may go back for more pain and misery. 3 hours. Thursday Swimming, 1km Saturday Caving. We did Swildon's Hole. We aimed to get to the first symp. But it was very, very damp. Bits of the cave which ared normally dry had…

Swimming, 1.6 km. (I have been going before work, this time I went after which gave me longer to get more distance in.)

Climbing, 2.75 hours. Fun session; I was in good form. I went through a recent phase of not really getting any v4s at this gym; I now get a few and most of the v3s. That said, there is a V2 which requires either being tall or being flexible which I didn't get. (You need to plop your right foot somewhere near your head,…

Climb v5 more regularly. I very occasionally find one in exactly my style I can do, but it's a bit of a rare event.

Friday Swimming. 750 metres before breakfast. Saturday Climbing. Decent session, I got 3 v4s including a flash. The one I'm happiest with was a V3 overhang which is my anti-style (It was: a jump start to two small jugs with no feet; a campus move to bump up the right hand; a swing with the left leg to a chip way out left;…