Progress?

Finally got on an 8a the other day and you know what?  Didn’t feel too bad. The route in question is Over the Moon Direct, a bit of a classic at LPT (where else?).  Sussing the moves was definitely helped by having beta provided by Keith, who has been working the route a fair bit.  However, being a bit shorter (and stronger!) than me, he’s able to walk through the lower crux and struggles a bit more on the final section, whereas I found the opposite to be true.  I just about managed all the moves in isolation though, so quite pleased. The tough moves low down involved a big crucifix-style span to catch and move off a crozly pinch.  I could fairly easily replicate this on my garage board, which got me thinking… is it very sad to train specifically for a mere 8a in this way? Probably, but what the hell.  I’m not getting any younger!