Richard R Posted May 10, 2022 Posted May 10, 2022 Last time I was skiing, a good few years ago. However we have booked for February! 😃 2 Quote
ezbass Posted May 10, 2022 Posted May 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Leonard Smalls said: I prefer to drive! From Shropshire to Saalbach in Austria is 2 500 mile days with an overnight at a £50 Ibis in Luxembourg which has a most excellent Italian restaurant next door... We stay for about 10 days skiing, and it costs us about a grand each including liftpass... I had a cracking 2 weeks in Saalbach Hinterglemm during my early years of skiing. I am a huge Austrophile, love it there. 2 Quote
Barking Spiders Posted May 10, 2022 Posted May 10, 2022 4 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said: Tips? Have a lesson... And keep your ankles flexed so your shins push into the front of the boots. That keeps weight over the front which makes turning much easier, as you'll then be using the whole edge. And learn how to carve as quickly as possible, as the beginner's snowplough turn and stop hurts far more! Best thing I did as a newbie was get lessons on a dry slope a few weeks before doing it for real. Ok, the response of the brush isn't as fast as the piste but you get familiar with the key skills. Or there are Snozones around the UK. I only know the one at Milton Keynes. 1 Quote
Leonard Smalls Posted June 8, 2022 Posted June 8, 2022 A friend found this on someone else's FB page (who I don't know) with the heading "Coolest bass player ever!" She's not wrong... Move over Jean Jacques! (Though you can't see the reason I'm seated - a broken leg) It's at last week's Nice'n'sleazy punknska fest in Morecambe: 3 1 Quote
nilorius Posted June 8, 2022 Posted June 8, 2022 Don't remember did i post it earlier. Anyway - here i am. 2 Quote
Merton Posted October 10, 2022 Posted October 10, 2022 Thinking “what am I doing all the way up this end of the fretboard?”…. 1 2 Quote
msb Posted October 11, 2022 Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) Geezer Edited October 11, 2022 by msb Quote
dmccombe7 Posted October 11, 2022 Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) One from each band BLOCKBUSTARZ EMERGENCY EXIT Edited October 11, 2022 by dmccombe7 Quote
SamIAm Posted October 11, 2022 Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) See further down Edited October 19, 2022 by Smanth Removal of excessive image uploads 9 1 Quote
Franticsmurf Posted October 12, 2022 Posted October 12, 2022 Gigging in the 90s Gigging in the 20s 'Gigging' in Morocco. 😃 6 Quote
Leonard Smalls Posted October 14, 2022 Posted October 14, 2022 On 11/10/2022 at 22:40, Smanth said: Another climber - excellent! Roaches? Here's me doing a bit of hi-ball bouldering at Nesscliffe, though I won't usually go more than 5 feet off the ground without some bomber pro! 3 Quote
Steve Browning Posted October 14, 2022 Posted October 14, 2022 (edited) Fiddlers Elbow with Greg Douglass and Penge (Penge?, I meant Pendle) Hippodrome with Full House (Frankie Miller's band). Edited October 15, 2022 by Steve Browning 6 Quote
SamIAm Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 On 14/10/2022 at 13:22, Leonard Smalls said: Another climber - excellent! Roaches? Here's me doing a bit of hi-ball bouldering at Nesscliffe, though I won't usually go more than 5 feet off the ground without some bomber pro! I fear my memory does not recall, it may be https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/showlog.php?id=74436 Been FAR too long and my climbing gear was ... consumed by my recent fire Tho I've a couple of excellent bouldering places near me (eg https://www.boulderbrighton.com/) I've never clicked with it! Crazy as the technical skills would serve me well! I LOVE trad, pro is up to me (But I always climb with a well trusted partner!) ... approaching a clean route and leaving it clean is glorious ... not at all a fan of bolted routes, but I know many are! Multi-pitch is my fave! (I fondly recall a 200m route near Geneva about a decade ago!) And I used to have a great rack! Even started SPA instructor training at one point ... but nursing has depleted my budget and energy! S'manth xx 2 Quote
SamIAm Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 S'manth ... a new look! Wonderfully inexpensive (Apart from the boots which I managed to salvage from the fire and the hat a dear friend gifted me!) ... the stool which is making me smile so was about £10 from a local charity shop ... bargain and great for my back!!! S'manth x 6 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 Starting to look my age now, got away with it for years. 5 2 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 9 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Starting to look my age now, got away with it for years. Comes to us all Andy. As long as you still feel 20 then all is well. Are you sure its not just the drink that's had an effect on you there. 😂 Dave Quote
SamIAm Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) 15 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Starting to look my age now, got away with it for years. Youngster!!!! What, maybe 35ish? About half my age!!! S'manth xx Edited October 19, 2022 by Smanth Quote
Leonard Smalls Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Smanth said: technical skills would serve me well! If you're in Brighton the chalk at Saltdean is close by - perfect ice axe practice for winter mixed climbing. And you know that next time you come back to the route it will be new, as most of it will have fallen off! Still, I prefer a nice long multi pitch, whether that's partially bolted in the Dolomites or Mallorca (check Sa Gubia!) or fully trad in North Wales matters not... 1 Quote
SamIAm Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 11 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said: If you're in Brighton the chalk at Saltdean is close by - perfect ice axe practice for winter mixed climbing. And you know that next time you come back to the route it will be new, as most of it will have fallen off! Still, I prefer a nice long multi pitch, whether that's partially bolted in the Dolomites or Mallorca (check Sa Gubia!) or fully trad in North Wales matters not... Nods, but I've heard the chalk is degrading so I've chosen not to do any! Fully trad in Wales sounds glorious! Perhaps one day we can join forces (Trad not bass ... tho both would be awesome!! S'manth x 1 Quote
Geek99 Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 47 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Starting to look my age now, got away with it for years. Shouldn’t there be a cardboard box resting against the bar that you “found on the way”; narrower one end, shipping label etc ? Quote
ezbass Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 17 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said: If you're in Brighton the chalk at Saltdean is close by - perfect ice axe practice for winter mixed climbing. And you know that next time you come back to the route it will be new, as most of it will have fallen off! Still, I prefer a nice long multi pitch, whether that's partially bolted in the Dolomites or Mallorca (check Sa Gubia!) or fully trad in North Wales matters not... I did some interesting sport routes in the Dolomites. However, I probably did more VFs. Such a great part of the world for mountain activities. 2 Quote
AndyTravis Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 35 minutes ago, Smanth said: Youngster!!!! What, maybe 35ish? About half my age!!! S'manth xx I’ll take that. 38 1 Quote
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