Lots Going Down in the Wild

So, my 'wild' life has been a mixed bunch over the last month or whenever I last tried to keep this thing going.  I have been out climbing a lot and really pushed my grade going to some interesting Lake District venues with the one and only Richie Emmerson of Alfresco Adventures, who had some 'shit psyche' after crushing the shortbread I was about to eat after he had just got ready to do a climb at High Crag, Buttermere!!

Haha, half way up our warm up multi pitch route at Black Crag, Borrowdale.  Later we did Raindrops, a quite out there E1 5b which was awesome and quite exposed.

After two weekends of pushing our selves I though that booking myself into do my first wine dinner talk at the Wynyard Hall would be a good idea, it is one way to learn and I am excited for it.

Keeping my father in the loop of learning about house is interesting but he cooked an amazing white source pasta with a (what was meant to have been spag bol but he forgot to defrost the bol) vegetarian bolognese.

The drinking of wine has new heights of awareness and have realised just how much I am learning which is nice, especially with a course coming up in Sept which I have just received the pack for = thick.  

Also found some great new music which I am loving and re-discovered some of my regular favs (listening to Emancipator as I write).  Bondax, Clean Bandit, Dead Sara have been refreshing and Bonobo, Ben Howard and Ennio have brought back many memories for listening' gone bye.  I just love the feel that good music gives you and have such a grudge against the rubbish that is out there on the radio 90% of the time.  For the best argument as to why people who sing this trash that other people write then listen to Steve Hughes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlMqaAI_ebA).

I am now, as of earlier today, planning 5 expedition trips over the course of the next 6 years covering 5 different terrains - Sand, Rock, Snow, Land and Sea.  I have so far got two nailed with an expedition style ascent of Mont Blanc winter and alpine style and a big wall climb in Morocco (4000m ascent) up a sheer cliff face with Richie.  Just the others to plan but ideas so far are an endurance marathon/long arctic esq style expedition across a desert much like Alastair Humphreys has recently completed.  

Very exciting to say the least and maybe some more home made knee braces!!