Yay new routes and better-behaved achilles! And hey, most top climbers recommend taking at least several weeks off a year for recovery purposes.

And mince pies are a well-known sports nutrition supplement; personally I have been carb-loading with Christmas pudding.

My glee: went to the opening day of the new Arch bouldering wall in Acton! And actually got myself to a cinema to see Free Solo! I usually tend to watch things on DVD/download (don't like crowds, cinema volume is too loud for my ears), but I figured that El Cap was one thing that'd benefit from a big screen.