Well then....... It's been over a year since i updated this thing! To say things have a changed a little would be an understatement. Where to Start:
Scotland in February is always a must, time to play in the snow with some friends and possibly get some decent winter routes done. As you know i was always looking for a progression in the career front and this was met whilst on this trip. I knew of a full time position at a centre in the Lakes and thought i would do my best to apply and hopefully get an interview. Well, fatal error i missed the deadline for the application and nothing came of it, but all was not lost the same centre had a seasonal position which i was going to apply for. I was in time for the deadline for this but yet i did not receive and invite for interview, gutted! When i called to ask for some specific feedback i was met with the response of 'you lack local knowledge and experience but your qualifications are good'.
Which poses the question i keep asking myself. How do i get more experience if nobody will give me a job!!!! ARGH....
So after a long phone call to my cousin Craig who lives in the lakes i was left with an option to rent a room in his house for a short term basis and just freelance this summer to get more experience. I can tell you one thing though handing my notice in at the wall and move up to a place were i knew very few people and had no work was probably one of the scariest things i've ever done in my life.
So in April i relocated to just outside Penrith in a nice little village called Lazonby and things could not have gone better. I've been working solidly for the last 3 months with a huge range of clients in some very different locations and boy i don't half feel like i have learnt loads and matured in myself. I recently went up to Scotland for a job interview and was successful with the position, again though another tough decision and i turned it down, i wasn't ready to move again.
As i'm sat here now i'm deep in preparation for another interview this time back in Liverpool but working at a local college as a full time outdoor education instructor. (will let you know how it goes)
Well down to some actual climbing.
I've done LOADS that massive dry spell in July was met with me and Helen being able to get ourselves out to more new venues ticking off the classics and just generally having a good time. Recently though i have been hit with a few days off and nobody to climb with so i've been getting the psyche to boulder again, suppose this is spurred on by the new local wall being Eden Rock and Dan and Mickey being the setters.
Time to dash and more updates will be done in future i promise!
