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| throne of rock |
The boy done good!
Here, Jezz sits resplendent on his throne of rock, about to embark on his 40@40@Font Challenge - to climb 40 problems in a day, at the age of 40, at Fontainebleau,
Here's Jezz some time later, looking remarkably less fresh...
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| four? |
...but happy to have successfully completed his mission!
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| oh! |
It was a tough challenge he'd set himself...the thing about bouldering outdoors is that, in order to even qualify as being called a bouldering problem, it has to be somewhat problematic, as a bare minimum.
If it's not really quite hard, either physically, technically, or psychologically, then it just doesn't count.
Of course, what this means is that each of the 40 problems that Jezz had to climb today were one or other of the above...there were no gimme's at all.
By the end of the day, he was appropriately exhausted, but still elated, at a challenge completed, and a mission accomplished!
In other news, we came across a few lovely boulders that look like something else...this one that I met near the beginning of Jezz's circuit was very friendly and welcoming...
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| happy boulder |
Meanwhile, this ferocious predator was on the prowl...
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| shark boulder |
Fortunately, Simba was watching protectively over us all...
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| lion boulder |
And this humongous denizen of the deep popped up briefly for a breather...
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| whale boulder |
All in all, another eventful and momentous day in la foret...another fine, hot day in Trois Pignons, climbing many problems, facing many challenges, meeting many animal shaped boulders (and standing on their noses!)...
Mainly though, today's plaudits go to Jezz for a great effort in the blazing late summer sunshine...
Rock that!
B-)
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