Friday (the 13th) glee likes scary movies

[rydra_wong]

The Friday post of glee is where you get to tell us about your climbing-related happiness this week.

N.B. Please feel free to post your glee on any day of the week; the Friday glee is just to get the ball rolling.

To enhance this week's glee: When E7 is V7, a film about the increasing trend of doing gritstone routes as highball boulder problems. Appropriately enough given the date, it includes the terrifying Elm Street (E8 6c).

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My glee all goes sideways

[rydra_wong]

I continue my love for the green circuit (18 down, 2 to go), and am combining it with my love for the new medium traverse. Glimpses of the upcoming black circuit suggest that a few of them may be within my reach, so I have further glee to look forwards to.

[emperor]

I'm hoping to get to Symonds Yat with one of my climbing partners who has never been outside before. If the weather behaves, it should be good :-)

[astridv]

omfg, that video is incredible. Scary stuff, too!

Glee: This week I climbed my first 7- \o/ (dunno how German grades translate elsewhere...) I don't think I've climbed more than one 6+ until then. Normally I try to make no huge leaps to the next grade (that's how I injured my finger, by climbing a 6 when I wasn't ready). But I was looking at that shiny new 7er route and just knew I could do it. I couldn't resist. And really, it turned out easier for me than some of the 6ers. And it was so interesting to climb, a lot of variety within the route. :)

[cofax7]

Thrashed my way up a 5.11.b the other night! I hung a lot, but I got all the moves.

[fadeaccompli]

I went bouldering for the first time this Tuesday! I only made it up one orange course (V0), but since it's the third time ever that I've gone out to do climbing, that was still pretty encouraging. The local gym's full of friendly people and interesting courses; I think I'll be getting a membership soon.

Bouldering seems to involve a lot of Falling Off Rocks, but I kinda expected that.