Awesome climbing evening
May. 27th, 2013 11:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dagibbsAfter work today, since it was a gorgeous evening, I headed for the local very-hard sport crag with Flo, who is a much stronger climber than me. He lead, then I tried to follow Sausages (5.10c), the easiest climb at Down Under. I got it with about 3 falls along the way. He then went to work on his 5.12a project. I took another try at Sausages, working the early crux, then lowered off. He went back to his project. I took a 3rd run at it, and happily, got it clean. Now, of course, I have to work on leading it. Flo lead a 5.10d with a few hangs, then tried it on TR, but didn't get it clean.
We then wandered to a nearby, less than vertical rather than overhanging face. I lead, with one fall, a 5.8 -- I should be able to get it clean, but was tired. Then I followed (clean) a good 5.8+ route.
For an after-work evening of climbing, it was really good. Well, except for the swarms of black flies. Ah, May in Canada.
I should get some bug netting, I think.
We then wandered to a nearby, less than vertical rather than overhanging face. I lead, with one fall, a 5.8 -- I should be able to get it clean, but was tired. Then I followed (clean) a good 5.8+ route.
For an after-work evening of climbing, it was really good. Well, except for the swarms of black flies. Ah, May in Canada.
I should get some bug netting, I think.
