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Re:Virtual circuits in Glendo
Submitted by Paul <paul.brennan42@gmail.com> on 11/Nov/2009 in reply to Re:Virtual circuits in Glendo posted by Dave on 11/Nov/2009
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I don't think a circuit need necessarily be marked out by painted arrows. The guide is good enough to get anyone with half a brain to their desired problem, so a list is all that would be required.
Personally I don't think circuits would work in Glendo, for a couple of reasons. First, its not font. The landings aren't all nice flat and sandy. Constantly going between problems especially in the scree can be a pain in the arse. The rock isn't really condusive to doing loads of problems in a session. How many problems are in a typical font circuit? 20? Maybe I'm being a ladyboy, but after doing 20 6a's on the trot on Wicklow granite my hands would be worn down to the bone! Finally, Glendo doesn't exactly fit in with the original ethos of the circuit concept (which was to train for the alps if I'm not mistaken). If you want to train for the alps, theres a sizeable crag about 15 minutes walk from the boulders!
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- Re:Virtual circuits in Glendo - Tim 12/Nov/2009