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8 December 2009  | tagged as: mountains |  | category: gravity life, hills, photography  | one comment - (comments are closed)  Colin Kirkus at Helsby The wikipedia entry for Colin Kirkus and the fact that he is so little known today is a sad. Never part of the Oxbridge/Pen y Pass glitterati. The REAL DEAL by any standards. Someone please flesh out this lad’s piece on the wiki. Colin Kirkus (19 June 1910-13 September 1942), was one of the most influential climbers Britain has ever produced. Jack Longland described the greatest rock face in Wales, Clogwyn Du’r Arddu, as “Colin’s [ continue reading Colin Kirkus – let’s go climbing ] You have to leave “Cheeseless Station C” and get into ‘Maze Time’. “ William Gurstelle, author of Absinthe & Flamethrowers: Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously writes, ‘Among our primitive ancestors, those who ventured farthest from their caves in search of better food or who overcame their fear of fire accrued significant advantages over their meeker kin. That’s why a lot of us like the idea of living on the edge: It’s in our DNA to take risks.’ A 2005 German study concluded that people who take above-average risks have a higher-than-average index of life [ continue reading The Art Of Living Dangerously In The Open Water ] 13 October 2009 | tagged as: swimming | | category: gravity life, Sport? what sport?, swimming | comments are closed via YouTube – making the big wall advert. 9 October 2009 | tagged as: humans, mountains, nature | | category: gravity life, hills | comments are closed Some describe the climb as a sprinter’s climb. The start is pretty much flat for the first 150 yards but soon starts to climb once you pass the driveway on your right. All then goes quiet for while until you can hear the roar of the crowd and the voice of Doug Bond commentating. Once you pass the road sign on your left the lactic kicks in and from there till the end is a non stop effort to the line which is right outside the Monsal Head Hotel. The course record is held by Malcolm Elliott with an amazing [ continue reading Monsal Hill Climb, Sunday 11 October ] 5 October 2009 | tagged as: cycling, exercise | | category: cycling, gravity life, hills | comments are closed Too much car – but pretty good via YouTube – Leo Houlding Climbing in Peak District. but the 1:5 ‘Winnats’ half an hour later beat me to a stop, too much water in the bidon probably what did it! The percentage grade is the slope, written as a percent. To calculate the slope you divide the rise by the run. In your example the rise is 80 ft over a run of 3280 ft so the slope is 80/3280 = 0.024. Written as a percent this is 2.4 %. “ BBG dedicated a series of posts to explore various aspects, gear, and ideas specific ‘climbing.’ Here’s what went down: • We examined three types of artificial rock climbing walls. • Want to climb a tree, like, for real? Here’s the pro gear you need. • Want to climb a mountain instead? Go for this gear. • HOWTO: overcome common climbing phobias. • We tested an ultra-light pack stove from Primus. • We revisited the DIY ice mountain constructed in Alaska. • What’s the best food to take on a climbing/camping expedition? We tried to find out. • We [ continue reading Recently at BBG ] Here’s his HOMEPAGE |  
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