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Sorry for lack of posts we seem to be Shadow banned and have no idea why. - Training is a lot quieter these days which is the way it goes but we're still getting out on the rock consistently. Not so much going forward now with the weather taking a turn but we'll get out when we can. - Personally I'm psyched to train like a mad man through the rain and probably winter, I've got a goal in mind and it's time to push my limits to get where I need to be 💪 https://www.instagram.com/p/B3F9l1oD3Hh/?igshid=1d6q9lkfj3w0x

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Nice chill night out of some highballing and soloing the other week, we tried catching the better conditions while the sun was down but the midges were out in full force. - In other news the training is now in full swing, the goals have been set and the psych is high! 💪 - #bouldering #highball #solo #soloing #climbing_pictures_of_instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B2HO1Brj6bL/?igshid=3zd2sl8zht0t

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Nice but hot week away in the peaks. Some really good night sessions to get the projects done, sadly for me I didn't get much harder than a V7, not the V9/10s I was looking at but there's no way I was pushing grades in those condies. - James smashed it this trip, coming away with ticking his long term project and V6 classic Green Traverse. After a constant battle with the sweaty conditions he got it on our last day out there(last day best day) - My brother was making some great progress after not climbing for years, it always astonishes me how he can come back after so long and still crush it on the rock. Always lots to learn from the people you surround yourself with! - Finally now we're back home it's time to train again, starting Monday we're going to be in full swing of surpassing limits and trying our hardest.. let's see where it takes us 💪 https://www.instagram.com/p/B11cuxxjNtN/?igshid=v0zs5obdvu0s

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We've been having a good mix of outdoor/indoor recently, some still training for big projects in the future while others testing to see where they're at after a long winter of hard work... First pic is of Martin on three pocket slab, a classic at the roaches. He's made huge progress the last few months after coming back from font and I'm super psyched to see him get the send soon! 😁 - For me, I'm battling about 1000 niggling injuries that have completely gone to my head, very hard to maintain psych for trying hard when your body is in full rejection but thats just the way it is.. hoping to get some good sends in the coming weeks and fix the damaged goods I've been carrying 💪 - - - - - - - - - #climbing_pictures_of_instagram #rockclimbing #climbing_is_my_passion #rockclimbing #rock #bouldering #c_l_i_m_b #climb #climber #climbing_lovers #climbing_worldwide #tradclimbing #traditionalclimbing #sportclimbing #climbinglife #climbingphotography #climblife #rockclimb #rockclimber #climbinggym #climbing_passion #opencrag #climbing #peakdistrict https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Hro4cDGZ2/?igshid=1bu7yuruek99b

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Don't usually post indoor pics as we're kind of outdoor elitists but it's been a while since we've posted so I tried my hand at taking shots from our training session tonight. -- Always good scenes during our sessions and lots of progress is being made. Ill go through a typical workout and if anyone has any critique then send it out way! 💪 -We start off with warming up doing a set routine with cardio+dynamic streching to get the body nice and nimble. -Then it's an arc cycle or two focusing on one aspect of climbing to improve on(precision/breathing/silent feet etc). Depending on the training were going to be doing will depend on the intensity of the cycle, for most of us as soon as we're warm and ready we train. -Campus board for 25-45 minutes was on the list today for Mike, Luke and James but Theia & Richard did some limit Bouldering + moonboard -After that we group up and work on weaknesses and a variety of boulders giving advice and figuring out movement and gaining some quality experience. -Once we're all a bit knackered we got to the back of the gym for some weight work/antagonist and then finish with a stretch and a social. -- We usually do this three times a week and then climb outside on the weekend! Thanks for reading and if you want to know more about our training then feel free to DM us 😁 -- #climbing_pictures_of_instagram #indoorclimbing #climbing #training (at Shropshire Climbing Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0WzQkMjkcO/?igshid=1ja44naxgvtr3

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Warm evening out yesterday with @martinreid3 & @theiaab at the roaches. The weather was beautiful which meant the condies were bad and the midges were being a pain as always but Martin still managed to smash his project and got a nice bit of mileage 💪 Was a shame about those random holes filled with Shit though... Beware of sinkholes people! 😂 Theia smashing it as well! Got a new 'project' that will go when the rock isn't sweating... I say project but it's more like one to finish when it's bearable to climb. Also in other news, our posts haven't been hitting any hashtags for some reason so I'd like to thank you guys for the continued support! It's really humbling knowing so many of you guys are enjoying our content so thank you dearly 😁 (at The Roaches Peak District) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz8aUxwj_DN/?igshid=1703aqnigqlg9

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Great day out last weekend in the pass with a few psyched individuals. It's always a bit of a mission to walk up to the wavelength area but the rock quality is unreal... Really wish it wasn't so humid as I think I could have got Wavelength, but that's just the way it goes. Happy to get a couple 7A-7B's at the cromlech while waiting got Cal to come save us from the flat battery 😂 @theiaab and @jamesmetzger1 working King of Drunks f7A, nice to see some limit projecting going on with classic lines. Tomorrow I'll be up at the roaches helping someone do a charity climb for MIND, feel free to come on over and say hello if you're about and any donations on their website is always incredible. - - - - - - - - - #climbing_pictures_of_instagram #rockclimbing #climbing_is_my_passion #rockclimbing #rock #bouldering #c_l_i_m_b #climb #climber #climbing_lovers #climbing_worldwide #tradclimbing #traditionalclimbing #sportclimbing #climbinglife #climbingphotography #climblife #rockclimb #rockclimber #climbinggym #climbing_passion #opencrag #outdoorfitness #climbing_is_mylife #peakdistrict #escalada #Felsklettern #arrampicat @madmooseheadwear (at Llanberis Pass) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzT74NtDMUp/?igshid=1749ooxlctrzs

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Sweaty day at Gardom's Edge last weekend. Myself and @jamesmetzger1 were trying Kidneystone f7B/V8. Way too shit conditions to get the send in but was nice to get Marks roof original on the second go! Its a weird one, I dropped the flash because of how I thought I remembered @ikidson getting through the crux rather than doing what felt natural! Great send mate, that end is burly 💪 - - - - - - - - - #climbing_pictures_of_instagram #rockclimbing #climbing_is_my_passion #rockclimbing #rock #bouldering #c_l_i_m_b #climb #climber #climbing_lovers #climbing_worldwide #tradclimbing #traditionalclimbing #sportclimbing #climbinglife #climbingphotography #climblife #rockclimb #rockclimber #climbinggym #climbing_passion #opencrag #outdoorfitness #climbing_is_mylife #peakdistrict #escalada #Felsklettern #arrampicat @madmooseheadwear https://www.instagram.com/p/Byds5KJDg3M/?igshid=1ug98yt69y2rb

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More shots from climbing the last few weeks, love getting out more with the great weather and getting inspired to train for some hard projects. - First shot is of @climbming on a classic Don whillans HVS Slippery Jim. About 3 seconds after this pic was taken Ming had a nice calm deck thanks to some pinging gear. He got it the go after. - The second shot is of @samswheatley getting on greener traverse. A lovely climb with a very Gritstone topout, trying to get as much milage in Sam was trying pretty much all the classic boulders at the roaches getting really close to some. - Third but not final is my(@helloitsando)latest project when we go to wrights rock at churnet. It's the sit start to simple Simon and gets about f7C, I was close to finishing this off last session but I need to want it a lot more if I'm going to get it ticked. - Finally a pic of my mum, she didn't bring a coat so she got to wear my nice big one and I found it hilarious 😂 - Thank you all for your continued support of our photography and for hearing our often punterish stories on the rock 💪 - - - - - - - - - - - - - #climbing_pictures_of_instagram #rockclimbing #climbing_is_my_passion #rockclimbing #rock #bouldering #c_l_i_m_b #climb #climber #climbing_lovers #climbing_worldwide #tradclimbing #traditionalclimbing #sportclimbing #climbinglife #climbingphotography #climblife #rockclimb #rockclimber #climbinggym #climbing_passion #opencrag #outdoorfitness #climbing_is_mylife #peakdistrict #escalada #Felsklettern #arrampicat @madmooseheadwear https://www.instagram.com/p/ByF-mVWDWIj/?igshid=1tvjv1b86q3rr

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'Boyager V7/8' at Burbage North. Amazing prow line with a mini sketch landing, two pyramid boulders spiking up from the ground right underneath the crux. My mental was a bit here and there for this one so I had to wait for the cavalry to arrive. (@willlmurphy 2nd pic of him smashing it) In puntish desperation I fell slapping the top hold leaving half my skin on the final jug which has resulted in a forearm scar that's been with me for over a month now. It's strange that a few weeks before I saw someone experience the same type of skinjury and was really inspired by it. If not for the stranger I wouldn't have finished this off, blood covering my arm, a flapper the size of a 50p on my hand I walked away with the tick all thanks to some nut case who reminded me that being a pussy gets you nowhere. - - - - - - - - - - - #climbing_pictures_of_instagram #rockclimbing #climbing_is_my_passion #rockclimbing #rock #bouldering #c_l_i_m_b #climb #climber #climbing_lovers #climbing_worldwide #tradclimbing #traditionalclimbing #sportclimbing #climbinglife #climbingphotography #climblife #rockclimb #rockclimber #climbinggym #climbing_passion #opencrag #outdoorfitness #climbing_is_mylife #peakdistrict #escalada #Felsklettern #arrampicat @madmooseheadwear https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx-C3g-DV-6/?igshid=14o9a6ktf1aez

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A couple of shots I've taken on my phone from the last few weeks on the Grit, absolutely loving the long days and great weather we've been having. Some amazing sends have been made and a lot of people's best days out climbing that they can remember, so happy to be around people who are passionate about climbing and to watch them grow. - - - - - - - - - - - #climbing_pictures_of_instagram #rockclimbing #climbing_is_my_passion #rockclimbing #rock #bouldering #c_l_i_m_b #climb #climber #climbing_lovers #climbing_worldwide #tradclimbing #traditionalclimbing #sportclimbing #climbinglife #climbingphotography #climblife #rockclimb #rockclimber #climbinggym #climbing_passion #opencrag #outdoorfitness #climbing_is_mylife #peakdistrict #escalada #Felsklettern #escalade #ロック・クライミング #arrampicat @madmooseheadwear https://www.instagram.com/p/BxnyfZZDk18/?igshid=1kz21ck7cwdol

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More footage from Font a few weeks ago, @marcjourne flying up the classic La Marie Rose f6A and L'Hélicoptère f7A. @jamesmetzger1 was getting on La Balleine f7A while @samswheatley was cleaning the camera for the whole world to see his cute face. Training begins for 4 of our lucky crew, tonight is the start of a 2 month strength cycle of pure pain and beauty. I think a few of us will be joining but for me I'll be focusing mainly on finger strength and my mental, I need to dive deep into my ego and get some passion flowing through the blood 💪 - - - - - - - - - - #climbing_pictures_of_instagram #rockclimbing #climbing_is_my_passion #rockclimbing #rock #bouldering #c_l_i_m_b #climb #climber #climbing_lovers #climbing_worldwide #tradclimbing #traditionalclimbing #sportclimbing #climbinglife #climbingphotography #climblife #rockclimb #rockclimber #climbinggym #climbing_passion #opencrag #outdoorfitness #climbing_is_mylife #peakdistrict #escalada #Felsklettern #escalade #ロック・クライミング #arrampicat @madmooseheadwear https://www.instagram.com/p/BxZ8G-ejENh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=g0frjea089ey

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With the heaviest heart I'd like to dedicate this post to a beautiful person who left us far too soon. Katie had been climbing with us on and off for a few years and it breaks my heart that we won't be making any more memories together. There were so many amazing things about Katie, but it was the way she lived her life that stuck with me. The way Katie was, it would make me and others feel like we were in armour, she could fix the cracks in my soul with a simple smile, she saw me as me, not how I felt. She helped me through some extremely tough times dealing with mental health and I can't say i'd be here without her. -Andy From all of us here at OpenCrag, we love you very much, Katie. We will miss you dearly and we will carry your fun-loving spirit in our hearts with us all on our future adventures. So for one final time... off belay. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw-lNGaDDke/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16320tqehnn1u

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Trying Three hundred pounds of musclin man V10/7C+ at Cratcliffe the other day, sadly didn't get it here... Been falling off a lot recently, and by a lot I mean A LOT but it's fine. With the psych crew we climb with I'm always so awestruck by everyones development it's impossible to stay down for long. Sadly we didn't get any pictures of @richardwjh1 & @samswheatley on this session but I think this was the most eye opening grit day out for them. From my perspective the last 2 years of training has played off in full, just in time as they're heading to font tomorrow! Also not forgetting how now @jamesmetzger1 can do more than just take pictures on sessions out, smashing out slab after slab and V4 aretes it seems he's in his final stretch of recovery. - - - - - - - - - - #climbing_pictures_of_instagram #rockclimbing #climbing_is_my_passion #rockclimbing #rock #bouldering #c_l_i_m_b #climb #climber #climbing_lovers #climbing_worldwide #tradclimbing #traditionalclimbing #sportclimbing #climbinglife #climbingphotography #climblife #rockclimb #rockclimber #climbinggym #climbing_passion #opencrag #outdoorfitness #climbing_is_mylife #peakdistrict @madmooseheadwear https://www.instagram.com/p/BwcWza4DWxX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11cgyjorxxqt6

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With the weather not being great we've not made it outdoors much recently so here's a picture of @willlmurphy trying cannonball in the always beautiful Fontainebleau. - - - - - - - - #climbing_pictures_of_instagram #rockclimbing #climbing_is_my_passion #rockclimbing #rock #bouldering #c_l_i_m_b #climb #climber #climbing_lovers #climbing_worldwide #tradclimbing #traditionalclimbing #sportclimbing #climbinglife #climbingphotography #climblife #rockclimb #rockclimber #climbinggym #climbing_passion #opencrag #outdoorfitness #climbing_is_mylife #peakdistrict @madmooseheadwear https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs_qgFOhLj8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=r3z24y6nlzoj

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@lukey.climbs trying to get his first 7A outdoors at Churnet, super close for his first time pulling hard outdoors. Me and James tried heading over to Blackwell dale last night but the weather was just mental, fog as thick as custard, wind blowing hard enough to move the car and sideways rain. The crag was relatively dry but it's not really the best winter crag. - - - - - - - - #climbing_pictures_of_instagram #rockclimbing #climbing_is_my_passion #rockclimbing #rock #bouldering #c_l_i_m_b #climb #climber #climbing_lovers #climbing_worldwide #tradclimbing #traditionalclimbing #sportclimbing #climbinglife #climbingphotography #climblife #rockclimb #rockclimber #climbinggym #climbing_passion #opencrag #outdoorfitness #climbing_is_mylife #peakdistrict @madmooseheadwear https://www.instagram.com/p/BslBw8Mheme/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3mj0xq4d6yaz

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Bizzare 7B+ back at New year's Eve, still super happy I managed to finish this gem off. We managed to get to our friends before the countdown started as well! Surprisingly from my last post it's come to my attention the my Achilles tendon isn't a problem! I'm suffering from soft tissue damage in my upper heel which makes it hard and painful to walk. But what that also means is if I wear shoes with a baggy heel I can start climbing again! 💪 - - - - - - - - #climbing_pictures_of_instagram #rockclimbing #climbing_is_my_passion #rockclimbing #rock #bouldering #c_l_i_m_b #climb #climber #climbing_lovers #climbing_worldwide #tradclimbing #traditionalclimbing #sportclimbing #climbinglife #climbingphotography #climblife #rockclimb #rockclimber #climbinggym #climbing_passion #opencrag #outdoorfitness #climbing_is_mylife #peakdistrict @madmooseheadwear https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsa4eaRBr_o/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=h6sdedpxvtg9