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August 24, 2010

mixed bag...

Yesterday's climbing was a mixed bag of fruit... it certainly pointed out some weaknesses of mine.   An easy 6a with a one move wonder over a roof completely stumped me, then onto a very similar style 6b+ and completely stumped at the same point.   I don't have any pull up strength, something I need to work on.   However, we moved on to an unknown route, which probably felt 6a+ with a 6b crux but this was vertical and although it took two attempts, it was all about the feet and fingers and I was so much more comfortable on it - great route...

Andrew on the other hand was cruising yesterday, a slow start, a tweak in one of his fingers taking a while to warm up, but once warm hoped on a 7a+ cruised it to the chains ( so so close to the onsight and yet so far :( )  but fumbled there and ended up grabbing the chains and not taking the fall.... he made the route look so easy to that point that i questioned whether we were at the right one ( but it was ).  We'll definitely be back to that, the tick has to be in the bag.

2 comments:

Neal said...

Nice going from both of ye!

Carole McGloughlin said...

Thanks Neal!! Slow and baby steps but we are getting there! Hope all's well back in the UK?