M - Very quick session at the southern end of Newgale Beach where Mike Adams has done some problems. Did Brute Arete (about Yorkshire 6C or 6C+ in the local currency) and a few others. Had a call from the rest of the family that they were ready to leave. I'd parked in the parking directly above the boulder and was in a hurry and the incoming tide made it look like I couldn't take the normal route back without getting wet feet, so made the unbelievably stupid decision that the direct walk back didn't look so bad. The steep, collapsing shale bank was childs play, but irreversable. The 100m of deep, very spiky, very impenetrable gorse and bramble (not visible from the beach) was not childs play. I was wearing shorts. Fortunately I had a fleece top with me. After a few meters of painful progress I shoved my legs down the arm holes and used them as trousers which helped a bit. The crux was descending into a crevasse thing which was also filled with this super-gorse and then having to climb out which required using my hands to mantel out. Fortunately I had a pair of flip flops so used them on my hands. Arrived at the path a prickled, bleeding shell of a man.
cheque, your mission to Standing Stones will be worth it in the end, bunch of great routes there, about four good VSs iirc and the two E1s are very good. What's left on your list?
I write everything up on here as dramatically as possibly for entertainment value too (you know that people who mainly lurk consider it our duty to amuse them, right?)- I certainly enjoy other people’s write-ups, especially the image of Will waddling through a gorse field with a fleece round his legs.
I clearly need to try a bit harder then. Maybe I should have left in the Sunday evening entry when I tried to make cheese sauce with destroyed forearms and could barely hold the spoon.
Quote from: cheque on August 12, 2019, 12:05:02 pm I write everything up on here as dramatically as possibly for entertainment value too (you know that people who mainly lurk consider it our duty to amuse them, right?)- I certainly enjoy other people’s write-ups, especially the image of Will waddling through a gorse field with a fleece round his legs. I clearly need to try a bit harder then. Maybe I should have left in the Sunday evening entry when I tried to make cheese sauce with destroyed forearms and could barely hold the spoon.
I particularly like that you didn’t even deign to let avid power club readers know which problem you ascended, which one you were trying, or comment on the quality of either!
I was forced to wear a folded up bouldering mat on each leg to wade through the furry sea until I reached the style.
Quote from: tomtom on August 12, 2019, 03:05:26 pmI was forced to wear a folded up bouldering mat on each leg to wade through the furry sea until I reached the style. People will do anything to reach style.Not sure about reaching stiles though!
I'm surprised you went to such lengths to protect yourself from mere capybara. They make good pets apparently. I'd have thought that swaddling in a light muslin would have been sufficient to prevent any unwanted tickling. I've only ever used bouldering pads to pass through a crowd of porcupines who'd gathered to watch the annual Spine Race.
We: Seem to have 'tweaked' my left fingers...from the LH pocket on Alpha.
Quote from: tomtom on August 12, 2019, 03:05:26 pmWe: Seem to have 'tweaked' my left fingers...from the LH pocket on Alpha.Been there. Utterly, utterly grim that pocket. I found taking it with front two, with a heavily taped middle finger, was least painful/injurious. If it helps, I also go to the first RH pocket before taking the LH pocket. Really nice deadpoint move, not too hard, and means you spend less time on the LH horrible one.