October 20, 2006
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Comments Off on Climbing at Cattlestop
Heidi and myself got out for a sneaky trip to Cattlestop crag during the week. We were joined by Flo, Greg and his flatmate’s dog, Lizzy. The evenings are getting a little longer here, and you can pretty much climb until about 8 before the sun starts to drop and it gets cold again. Climbing at Britten crag (Cattlestop is just an extension of that crag up towards summit road) is always a little tricky when you first start off the season. It takes a while to find the various crimpers in that volcanic rock, and with occasional long run outs, it was a pretty cautious start. Started off on a bunch of easy 16’s, through harder 17’s and a real sweet 19 at the end. Planning on making it a regular session up there, and looking forward to pulling on steeper climbs.
October 20, 2006
General
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For everyone that hasn’t joined the crocs craze, you’re probably missing out. They’re ultra comfortable, ultra light, and ultra airy for those warm summer days. I’ve got a lime green pair of these babies and I’m loving them.
Not sure it’s the weather, but I’m getting freaking zapped like a lightning conductor with all the static. Anyone else experiencing this? Might have to add some static discharge strips to these buddies…
October 4, 2006
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Comments Off on Broadband Cowboys
Telecom unsurprisingly get this award this week for providing me with bandwidth allowing me to download at a staggering 15KB/s this afternoon, which is barely workable for me while I work remote. Outside their definition of ‘peak hours’, I’m sure they’ll flick the switch and suddenly I’ll back back up to 180KB/s, as I was last night. Fitting that they currently choosing to associate themselves with MSN – maybe their speculated move to another partner may clean up their act, but I’m unconvinced. Once again I’m spectacularly disappointed with Telcom’s service. What a joke.
