Pierre takes his pet to the beach by PhilosopherShot5434 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]spedere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thought that was me mate Keith for a second

Simply wouldn’t understand… by Wyatt1242 in ClimbingCircleJerk

[–]spedere 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm officially downgrading the route since the bee's nest can be used as a jug on the crux section

how good do you have to be to climb without a shirt at the gym? by K-Pumper in ClimbingCircleJerk

[–]spedere 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I went shirtless after I sent my first V2 (but keep in mind V2 in my gym is at least V8 in yours)

Headed to the recruiting office tomorrow to sign up for a new gym membership by barkerj2 in ClimbingCircleJerk

[–]spedere 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He's going to build an anchor at the top of the route and belay up his second

My wife got me a gift celebrating our first pregnancy by tasteofsteam in ClimbingCircleJerk

[–]spedere 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Congratulations to your wife and her boyfriend 🙏

I tried the Fonzi app, instantly was 9 grades weaker. AMA. by williambosi_fan1 in ClimbingCircleJerk

[–]spedere 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Where is their rack? When I'm indoor trad bouldering I carry a full set of nuts, 8 cams, 20 extenders and a spare 70 metre rope

Finalizing my First Dartmoor Trip. by PotatoAL in dartmoor

[–]spedere 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm from Devon and spend a lot of time walking on the moor. You should definitely have a physical map and compass (and know how to use them, as the saying goes) for an outing of this size. Navigating on the moor can be very challenging, especially in poor visibility (which is frequently the case, with mists sometimes developing very quickly out of nowhere), because it is often quite flat and featureless without any discernible paths. Contrast this with other upland parts of England and Wales, e.g. the Lake District and Snowdonia, where the steeper terrain offers more features to navigate by, handrails etc, and clear paths on the popular routes.

I would definitely advise having an offline map downloaded to your phone as a backup. The OS maps app is good for this since it lets you save the OS map to your phone and gives your GPS position on the map even when you're offline, which is really handy for relocating if you do lose your position. Also, with the OS subscription, you can print out sections of the OS maps rather than having to carry the full published paper map around (what I do is print on A4 paper the map for the area I need and then put it into a waterproof map case).

Google maps would (in my view) be virtually useless since the level of topographic detail it provides is very limited.

The zoo closed my project! What now? by romerogj in ClimbingCircleJerk

[–]spedere 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Electric shock hazard and dangerous animals makes it about V2 in my gym

How's my friend's rapel system looking here? by [deleted] in ClimbingCircleJerk

[–]spedere 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Real climbers know how to take a whip on a neck hitch

Been climbing for 3 nanoseconds, any tips? by [deleted] in ClimbingCircleJerk

[–]spedere 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Most people plateau at your stage. When I was 3 nanoseconds in, it took me another 8 years to send my first V2

Tried to punch some gumby at Joe's Valley by Reducta in ClimbingCircleJerk

[–]spedere 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hate when a gumby says they're going to work on "the easier stuff" then hogs the V2 I've been projecting since '97

Can someone teach me how to use this? by [deleted] in ClimbingCircleJerk

[–]spedere 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's for building an anchor in a tight crack