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Rod's Euro 2010 - Trip Report 6-Jul-2010 At 5:17:07 AM rod

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1 long route in Aosta and we decided it was too hot then headed for a Tuscan villa in Chianti, no climbing but Paleo in Sienna was an event.

I put all the weight back on so my weighted training method is no longer jeopardised. Put in a couple of real climbing days over the weekend, one on my birthday for which I climbed far lower grades but had to put in just as much effort. Climbed with Super Cyrille this arvo and sumo'd my way up a 7b project on top rope - it actually seemed like a feasible lead. He's 20kg lighter and still didn't send which just goes to show the benefit he could enjoy from overweight climbing for an extended period - it really does improve the footwork.

Now that the snow has finally melted, with a bit of decently hot weather its mountain time...we're headed for one of the Cham glacier lands: L'Envers des Aiguilles.