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School Day. – Long Reach Climbing
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January 12, 2014. It’s a strange sound. You only hear it in a certain situation, like when you push snow off your window ledge and it hits the road. Except, when you watch the snow fall, there’s a little excitement there as you wait for it to hit the road. Shit Thank god I’m clipped in. Thank god the belay is bomber. Are we going to get fill in? I think there were climbers heading up the slope….). 8230;………AVALANCHE! 8221;I am a bad mutha fucka! I am a bad mutha fucka! 8221; Dougie’s alarm is going ...
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March 2014 – Long Reach Climbing
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March 13, 2014. Now Usine me, now you don’t! Myself and Andy Turner had planned on meeting some friends of ours at a crag called Usine, just outside of Grenoble. I didn’t feel especially strong or ambitious, and could have been quite happy belaying and talking nonsense as I usually do. After a couple of grunts the chain was clipped and I lowered the big man down. 8217; I asked already knowing the answer. 8216;Yep’ Andy said while catching his breathe. Even if it was M10, what the hell was I doing? 8216;S...
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Glamour, or not so Glamour…. – Long Reach Climbing
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February 1, 2014. Glamour, or not so Glamour…. I’m currently in France, Champagny, sitting with a small glass of red wine. I’ve just been climbing in the 4th Ice World Cup series. I just thought I would write a wee post as I’ve been a bit absent. What should I write about? Well I will write about that later. What I thought I would write about is the glamorous and none glamorous side of competing, and where to start? 8216;Cabin crew, prepare for landing’. No So what now? So why do I do it? This all sounds...
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Now Usine me, now you don’t! – Long Reach Climbing
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March 13, 2014. Now Usine me, now you don’t! Myself and Andy Turner had planned on meeting some friends of ours at a crag called Usine, just outside of Grenoble. I didn’t feel especially strong or ambitious, and could have been quite happy belaying and talking nonsense as I usually do. After a couple of grunts the chain was clipped and I lowered the big man down. 8217; I asked already knowing the answer. 8216;Yep’ Andy said while catching his breathe. Even if it was M10, what the hell was I doing? 8216;S...
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Now Usine me, now you don’t! – Long Reach Climbing
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March 13, 2014. Now Usine me, now you don’t! Myself and Andy Turner had planned on meeting some friends of ours at a crag called Usine, just outside of Grenoble. I didn’t feel especially strong or ambitious, and could have been quite happy belaying and talking nonsense as I usually do. After a couple of grunts the chain was clipped and I lowered the big man down. 8217; I asked already knowing the answer. 8216;Yep’ Andy said while catching his breathe. Even if it was M10, what the hell was I doing? 8216;S...
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Saas One, Saas Two, Saas Fee! – Long Reach Climbing
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February 23, 2014. Saas One, Saas Two, Saas Fee! The view from our chalet. I turn a corner to see my opponent. Standing proud and looming high above me, I see my challenger, there’s history between us, and not all good. I’m not the favorite to win this. I wasn’t 5 years ago when I came here for the first time. This is my third attempt and what do I want to get out of it? Getting my ass kick is a given. But going out swinging, that would be nice! Pete Holder getting ready for his climb at Saas Fee. Time t...
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Long Reach Climbing – Page 2
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December 2, 2013. So this weekend I flew over to Amsterdam for a competition that was being held not far from Rotterdam. So once I picked up my passport that I left before going to work, and I found the airport parking after a 20min goose chase around Paisley, I finally got to the lovely people a KLM. Me: Steve Johnstone to Rotterdam please (as was recommended by Dennis Van Hoek ). Me: Eh, yeah…. KLM: We don’t fly to Rotterdam sir. Me: Ah ok….(confused look). After meeting Marianne Van Der Steen (yes tha...
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longreachclimbing – Long Reach Climbing
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March 13, 2014. Now Usine me, now you don’t! Myself and Andy Turner had planned on meeting some friends of ours at a crag called Usine, just outside of Grenoble. I didn’t feel especially strong or ambitious, and could have been quite happy belaying and talking nonsense as I usually do. After a couple of grunts the chain was clipped and I lowered the big man down. 8217; I asked already knowing the answer. 8216;Yep’ Andy said while catching his breathe. Even if it was M10, what the hell was I doing? 8216;S...
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February 2014 – Long Reach Climbing
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February 23, 2014. Saas One, Saas Two, Saas Fee! The view from our chalet. I turn a corner to see my opponent. Standing proud and looming high above me, I see my challenger, there’s history between us, and not all good. I’m not the favorite to win this. I wasn’t 5 years ago when I came here for the first time. This is my third attempt and what do I want to get out of it? Getting my ass kick is a given. But going out swinging, that would be nice! Pete Holder getting ready for his climb at Saas Fee. Time t...
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A Quick Day at The Works – Long Reach Climbing
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December 16, 2013. A Quick Day at The Works. Photo by Me on my camera. The van was packed. Three lads, three ropes, 2 ipods, four pairs of tools, three pizza’s and a fuel tank of diesel! It was Friday the 13th….unlucky? Maybe for some, but that didn’t put off the Scot’s for a wee England invasion! I’ve seen some impressive climbing there in my three visits, and have been very inspired. Hence where the name came from. I guess its not unusual for us Newtylers to climb routes with a ground fall potentia...