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Ok I've got my day off today and I don't want to miss out on the lovely sunshine. Only problem is I'm in an un-decisive mood.
Should I go bouldering up The Roaches or should I take the hardtail (a borrowed Trek 9.9 SSL from the shop where I work) out for a good ride around Lower Churnet Valley.
Come on help me out please! Tell me why bouldering is better than biking or why biking is better than bouldering - just for a bit of fun of course and to help me make a bloody decision!
As someone who has recently got into climbing, albeit indoors, i would say go climbing.
Incidentally neither is better than the other as they are both wikid awsum.
i used to climb alot and boulder too....but now the mountain biking has taken over..... so its your choice which do you enjoy the most ?
Why don't you do both, 2hrs bouldering, 3hr ride, 2hrs for travel and faffing and still back in time for tea!
Well I used to mountain bike a hell of a lot, then when I started working as a cycle mechanic I started getting into climbing more and more - maybe because being around bikes all day it's nice to get away from them after work. I've spent pretty much the last year climbing 3 or 4 times a week and I do love it. However, the last few weeks I've had strong urges to get out on the bike and start training up for races again. I don't know, maybe it's just the nice weather 😉
Why don't you do both, 2hrs bouldering, 3hr ride, 2hrs for travel and faffing and still back in time for tea!
I'm certainly considering that!
Or you could spend all day on here waiting for replies.
ride up, go bouldering, ride back
sunshine, no wind and , finally, some dry rock - except I'm stuck at work 🙁
waynekerr - MemberOr you could spend all day on here waiting for replies.
quite. go now and do [i]something.[/i]
climb, pretty much a perfect grit day today. I'd suggest skyline
Could you pop-up to Doxeys Pool and finish that problem for me 🙂
Somebody with your obvious inability to make decisions is probably not best suited to climbing. I'd go for a ride, maybe along a disused railway line. Nice and safe, no thinking for yourself required. 😉
Could you not ride to the crag?
Somebody with your obvious inability to make decisions is probably not best suited to climbing. I'd go for a ride, maybe along a disused railway line. Nice and safe, no thinking for yourself required.
Very funny ;-p
Bouldering done. Now heading out to fetch the bike - I love having days off when it's sunny, especially when everyone else is stuck at work and everywhere is nice and quiet 😉 Sorry, couldn't help it!
you need a bouldering mat to climb... have you seen the size and thickness of them ! my bouldering mat is almost bigger than me ....wud like rather funnt strapped to my back whilst peddling up some steep hill..
get the bike out !!! lets hope your out and about right now... and not just reading these replies...
I am actually finding that decision easier to make as I get older,climbing/walking every time these days. 😕
you need a bouldering mat to climb...
Get better at climbing!! seriously though you'll be rite... its not as though you'll have to ride all the way back with a broken ankle.... ehh!
Mats are good - and a comfortable place to lounge on when you have your sarnies
Don't necessarily need a mat. I never used one unless I was going high up.
Don't necessarily need a mat. I never used one unless I was going high up.
You need a mat,molegrips typed this with a stick in his mouth!
you need a bouldering mat to climb
a bit like [i]you need[/i] a camelbak, spds, 900lumen lights, bling headsets, a helmet, camo shorts.....[/i] to ride a bike
did see a young man on a scooter in 20-25mph gusting winds on sunday with a mat strapped to his back i'm sure it was worth the effort
you need a bouldering mat to climb
😆
very funny
steviep, any info you can post on rides in the Lower Churnet? I'm Leek based and haven't done much that way (being from Buxton until 2 years ago)
camo shorts
Yeahh!!! 😀
Well having just got back from doing both, I'll have to say that I really enjoyed the afternoon biking - it made a nice change. It's been about a year (up until this last weekend anyway) since my last proper ride and I'm loving it again 😀
steviep, any info you can post on rides in the Lower Churnet?
I'd post my RunKeeper map up for you but I lost GPS 11 mins in 🙁 Send me an email (steve@fuguagency.co.uk), we'll head out next time we're both free and I'll show you around if you like. Loads to go at!
you lot never climbed at Bridestones ? some of those boulders are pretty high scary...im a 5ft dwarf midget ..lol its a long way down for me ! lol
fell off the top out move on charlies roof at newstones without a mat, that smarted a bit, but boulder mats are only really useful when it's poo landing on rocks, or to stop you getting a wet bum on sit down starts. I'd rather have a good spotter.
High speed Imp act at churnet was a lovely little (highball) problem and wrights traverse is rather jolly as well, although thanks to the guide books re-discovering the churnet as boulder venue a couple of years ago it's had a thrashing.
"you need a bouldering mat to climb"
Now I know what I was doing wrong back in the 90's.