Ian Parnell Photography
Yeah! Even though I'm sitting typing this with a swollen knee that has
kept me up most of the night, it's a big relief to have had my knee
finally operated on.
A further relief (as illustrated in the surgeons pics above) is that
there was no arthritis and it was a simple meniscus cartilage tear.
Obviously the recuperation requ ...
Inspired by my camera gear sale a while back (all sold now) I've
decided to sell my house. Well maybe that isn't quite the right story
but if anyone is looking for a 3 bed semi in Sheffield (5 minutes drive
from Burbage) you couldn't get a better bargain. Here's the Rightmove link
Apologies for the gap in blogging. There are a variety of reasons but
the main thing is my left knee, which blew up in April and I've been
able to do nothing climbing-wise since. After a 10 week wait I finally
got it medically examined and the surgeon has booked me in for surgery
within a week. It's looking like a tear in the meniscus cartilage
something I had surgery on 11 years ago. The good news is that, that
time I recovered within 6 week ...
I'm selling a big bunch of Nikon and Voigtlander photographic gear. All
of it is used, some of it more than others. Heres a quick list of the
items for saleVoigtlander Bessa T 35mm Film Rangefinder Camera
Voigtlander 12mm f5.6 inc viewfinder
Voigtlander 15mm f4.5 inc viewfinder
Voigtlander 21mm f4 inc viewfinder
Nikon 17-35mm AFS f 2.8D
Nikon 35-70mm f2.8D
Nikon Nikkor 28-80mm f3.5-5.6D
Nikon Coolpix 8400 ...
After a month or more of reading about everyone else having fun up in
Scotland I finally managed to get up there myself. A great day out with
young hotshot Greg Boswell, and nice to end the season on a high note
rather than watch the season fade away.We knew we'd need to head high
for conditions, and it doesn't get higher than Indicator Wall. I had my
eye on Ship of Fools a route established by Iain Small and Simon
Richardson in 2007.
This time of year I often feel the onset up schizophrenia. There are so
many options it can make the head spin. I was rock climbing on lat
week, fell running the weekend just gone and now it looks like I'll be
back on the Ben winter climbing this weekend. This will be my last
chance of anything wintery this season and i haven't been able to get up
for the last month so even though it feels odd beginning to get excited
about the cold stuff agai ...
With blue sky visibility and no snow this should have been a pleasant
introduction to the legendary fell race the Edale Skyline. Veterans
will know that there's really no such thing, but my oh my....! What a
total nightmare I had today.
At 2 miles I was probably in about 50-60th place and consciously
trying to slow down
At about 6 miles I was letting numerous speedy descenders (not my
strongest suit) zoom past assuming I would catch ...
This last week has seen a very noticeable arrival of warmer weather.
This is not to say winter is completely over but after having had the
snow blinkers on it is something of a shock personally. One of my very
slim remaining winter opportunities melted away today and it turn out
that my season will have ended mid February. Frustrating in the best
winter season seen for years but there's no point whinging, it is what
it is. The positive way to ...
This Saturday just gone we held the first Arc'teryx Adventure Shot
photo comp. Even though I'm biased as I organised it, it was beeping
awesome. As a photographer you spend a lot of time and effort getting
the best images you can, but have almost zero feedback other than the
odd thumbs up or purchase from a photo editor. With the growing number
of film festivals and the growing amount of talent getting involved
with film it can be ...
And here's one of Han's pics of me from the trip on pitch 2 of
Blood Sweat and Tears
I'd kind of written off the remainder of the season as I had a pretty
packed diary of work and family but I got a good kick up the derriere
recently. Rich Simpson, of Action Direct, sub 4 minute mile and 100 one
arm pullups on each arm fame, got in contact to see if I fancied a spot
of dry tool training at the Foundry. It was great to be dragged out
after a couple of weeks of inactivity. A few possibilities have also
surfaced in the diary for ...
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