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Bolted my first sport climb! w00t!
My new drill, the Hilti TE 4-A18 worked wonderfully! After drilling 10 holes, it was still showing full charge. Far better than my previous try at an inexpensive drill from Canadian Tire, which was out of juice after one hole.
It was a 7-bolt, short (15m) 5.7 climb on the 5.SuperFunWall at Lac Sam. Jex was there with me, belaying me for several climbs while hauling gear. She also test-climbed to check my bolting points for reachability for someone quite a bit shorter than me. (Though, one bolt did end up being a bit tippy-toe for her to clip.)
After bolting, she decided it was nicely enough bolted that she wanted to try leading it as her first (ever!) 5.7 lead. She completed the lead, too! Go her!
Also, climbed some hard stuff with Flo on Friday after work. Then a good trip with a group, including some people new to outdoor climbing to Montagne d'Argent on Saturday. I got to climb some hard stuff, lead a new climb, and other good things, as well as set up a bunch of stuff for the group.
My new drill, the Hilti TE 4-A18 worked wonderfully! After drilling 10 holes, it was still showing full charge. Far better than my previous try at an inexpensive drill from Canadian Tire, which was out of juice after one hole.
It was a 7-bolt, short (15m) 5.7 climb on the 5.SuperFunWall at Lac Sam. Jex was there with me, belaying me for several climbs while hauling gear. She also test-climbed to check my bolting points for reachability for someone quite a bit shorter than me. (Though, one bolt did end up being a bit tippy-toe for her to clip.)
After bolting, she decided it was nicely enough bolted that she wanted to try leading it as her first (ever!) 5.7 lead. She completed the lead, too! Go her!
Also, climbed some hard stuff with Flo on Friday after work. Then a good trip with a group, including some people new to outdoor climbing to Montagne d'Argent on Saturday. I got to climb some hard stuff, lead a new climb, and other good things, as well as set up a bunch of stuff for the group.
