i couldn't be happier.
Everything is back to normal, i have no skin on my fingers, i feel empowered and im climbing every ledge i can see, my fingers itch again and everything seems to make sense again.
i think i went a bit over board at climbing works in sheffield yesterday as i have lost vast quantities of skin. however, this place is beyond heaven, and so add to that, they have just built a new bit onto one of the walls and it is out of this world. the problems start at the back in the corner and you come outwards, completley upside down for a few moves, then big reachs are needed for the over hanging slope and lot of power to get up to the top.
It is by far the best bit of climbing wall i have ever climbed on, along with the two big buckets there. there is something so beautifully natural about hanging upside down, using your feet as hands. this type of climbing is not only the most aesthetically pleasing and most impressive looking, but it's the most impressive feeling.
once i onsighted the first problem i came off feeling slightly pumped due to the nature of the problem, but i felt powerful. i felt the strength coarsing through me and it showed as i got on to the next problem. my feet kept slipping off this one grip as it had become quite polished, instead of giving up and starting again. i continued trying to reset my feet and i must have been haging there for a long time in a crucifix position, but it felt good. finally getting my feet back on i continued on upwards.
there is also a sweet dyno in the main area. The problem was slightly more heinous than it appeared, but still not a problem. i got to the last but one grip, set myself for the dyno and pushed back and sideways. its amazing because as you catch the grip you have to hold on for dear life as your legs flick out, similar to the one at nottingham. mat gave it a great attempt and touched the last grip but couldnt hold it and ended up completely face planting himself. but im proud because his confidence is soaring all the time and before there was no way he'd even attempt the dyno.
so any of you into bouldering, that havnt visited the climbing works in sheffield, what are you waiting for. i can't wait until next time now. 
