Friday 6 May 2011

Sticky Fingers

On Wednesday evening I had spare time. This is always a dangerous thing for me. The phrase "The Devil Makes Work For Idle Hands" could have been written with me in mind.

I could have done a million and one useful things. I had a pile of washing to do, I could have listed all the crap that I have to offload on Ebay, I could have got some actual work done. Hell, I could have spent time considering solutions to the current strife in the Middle East. I could have. But did I?

No.

Instead I sat mesmerised by this;





Now that the need to stay completely injury-free is gone I can resist no longer. Climbing shoes, chalkbag and lairy shorts have been located and stuffed into a rucksack. My outdoors partner in crime is up for it. Leicester climbing wall is making sure the local A&E is on speed dial.

I wish I could say that I will be recreating the athletic beauty and explosive power of those in this video but I suspect that the summary of my first climb in a long time next week will more likely be "Short on ability, long on entertainment".

Leo Houlding is probably not concerned.

NDC

5 comments:

  1. Y'see, I didn't notice any fat/over 55yr old ladies up on that there wall............which is why I looked at it and thought NOOOOOOOOOOO...not me.
    Do you need a spiderman costume now though??

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  2. Libs - my thoughts exactly, it's a sport for the young, thin and beautiful. Will we just eat cake and drink gin?

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  3. AG....now that sounds like my kind of fun....

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  4. There is not enough money in the world to get me up there....

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  5. Libby - I have a Spiderman costume, but I only use it on very special occasions.

    AG - well I qualify as one out of three. I'll just have to blag the rest.

    CQ - what's the worst that could happen?? Oh...wait...

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