21:6

So, recently i have been a little inactive on my blog. The main reason for this is my amazing ability to fall of shit all the time. However, as you may have guess, I finally sent something. After a whopping 21 tries I finally sent Built to Last (30 or 5.13c or 8a+). My plight to be the fastest kiwi ascent was crushed by a young sprog named Chase Gatland who sent the route in 6 tries.... well gosh don't i just suck :). All in all i am Happy to have finally finished the route as it was more of a mental battle that i physical one for me. Personally i think this route deserves 30 points, and in my opinion is much harder than some of the 31s in the cave.

In other news, I have to go back to Uni again which is good and bad. Less time to climb is bad, but keeping the mind active is always a good thing. Over the next month or so i plan to stay off the rock and train real hard for the remaining projects I have in the North Island. I going to have another shot at the quarry project, but i am pretty sure Mr v6 is going to nab that one first... well i hope so anyway. He has been toiling away all year on it and is super close. I feel bad for him though. I get to miss of 3 moves making the problem more in the range of soft v11; whereas he has to pull some fucking hard moves which will make it more like v12 we think?

anyway, until next time peace out friends; grip it and rip it!