Make new plans with a fingerboard in hand, turning confinement into a journey of strength and determination.
The world's been turned upside-down and in making new plans we've got an opportunity to make self-improvement in ways that you wouldn't usually have time for.
With the Covid-19 now hitting the UK hard, many of us have had to change the way we live and work. We’ve had to have a complete rethink about what we’re going to be for the next few months and how we go about it.
I’m self-employed and my lines of work mainly include interacting with the public - things like speaking events, crack climbing clinics, etc. In the space of a week I went from being absolutely jam-packed with work to everything being cancelled and scrabbling for refunds off flight companies. Not ideal!
My speaking tour was called off but rather than cancelling I'm postponing for a later date. While we wait for that to happen, I've dived right into developing the Wide Boyz business. With some time to stop and think, new ideas started floating around suddenly; new product ideas, YouTube Channels, website updates, etc. All those things that would have been second in line have come to the front of the queue and I hope by completing them, the business will be in a better position and more developed in 2 months’ time.
I've dug out old articles that were never published, done some re-editing and given them a new lease of life.
And finally, it's actually a fantastic period of time to devote to an aspect of climbing that I've always struggled to make good gains in: finger strength. Staying at home with just a finger board is really going to focus my mind just on this.
Rather than the doom and gloom of 'stay inside' I'm actually quite excited. I think I'll come out the other side better and improved.
The government has stepped up, spoken and put some rules in place. Let's all stick to these. We don't have to sit in doom and gloom, it’s a chance to make self-improvement in ways that you wouldn't usually have time for.
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The most beautiful wild swimming spots in the larger lakes
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1001 Climbing Tips
An irregular instruction manual for anyone who hangs off stuff or just hangs around in the mountains
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Lake District Trail Running
Helen Mort's compilation of 20 off-road routes for trail and fell runners from 5 to 17 km
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Chris Bonington Mountaineer
This books breaks down 30 years of Chris Bonnington's climbing with pages of wonderful photographs - an inspiration to any mountaineer
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Stand-up Paddleboarding In Great Britain
Providing details on how to get started in stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) in a safe environment.
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