So, one month after laying out a prospectus of what I expect of myself over the next few months, I feel that things, thus far, are going reasonably well... That is, when I get the chance to climb...
 

Too Many Aims or Not Enough Effort: Struggling to keep my tick-list manageable and to turn my excitement into concentrated effort
 

A Week in the Life of an Unbelievably Psyched Climber: Bouldering, Training, Hero Worship and Philosophical Thinkings
 

OK, so I just wrote a huge blog article about Bouldering, tonight's Jimmy Marshall Lecture at the Fort William Mountain Festival and my philosophical thinkings on climbing and mountaineering after getting back from a day that has psyched me up beyond belief, but I stupidly somehow pressed 'back' on my web browser and lost the whole flipping thing! Gutted!

It was when I squeezed a hold so hard that blood started to leak from my bloodtest sights in my fingers from earlier today that I realised phase one of my training was well and truly underway! Phase one being trying harder to fail ungracefully and embarrass myself as much as possible to get rid of the 'fear' of failure! this was my first solo session at the wall for what seemed like far too long, and a great opportunity to get back to basics in my bouldering and to put into practice what I'd been reading in my new training book...
 

"What?! We start when?!

Just got back from climbing Steall Falls in Glen Nevis, Scotland. It's Scottish Grade III-ish and between 120 - 180meters of pure water ice up one of the most scenic waterfalls in the world (it even appeared briefly in Harry Potter I think...). The climbing was incredible and I felt very at home racing up the ice on my lead pitches - and soloing bits and pieces too! Such a brilliant day! The diabetes was easier to manage than I thought with the problems of eating on an ice route - but I'll probably post a full write up when I'm not so utterly shattered!

Hypos at Height:
Dealing with the physical and mental affects of Diabetes in the Alps