Gutted not to get to High Tor for a rematch with Supersonic (Simon bailed on me and no one I know remotely interested) Could do with finding some more trad partners who are available midweek.
Cheers Shark. 8bMark, what a great way to be known
Vid below to promote this underappreciated crag. I've previously uploaded some of the other problems too:
Went smoothly on the next go. Hardest route I’ve done
However more importantly, Zora toproped Computerspieler, her first 7a!
I actually feel rested for a change too in terms of work stresses. Really makes you think what to do about work when we start looking again. I think the 9-5 slog will be a harder sell now!
Quote from: James Malloch on July 11, 2022, 08:32:41 am Went smoothly on the next go. Hardest route I’ve done Nice work! QuoteHowever more importantly, Zora toproped Computerspieler, her first 7a! Double Nice work! QuoteI actually feel rested for a change too in terms of work stresses. Really makes you think what to do about work when we start looking again. I think the 9-5 slog will be a harder sell now!I'm 4 months into a less exciting but similar work break, and it really does need something like this to properly let go and start thinking about what you really do want to do with your life eh? Still figuring that one out.... haMissed a week, not a lot to write home about.Last week:Monday. Very low expectation day out after a weekend of revelry at Kelburn. Piss wet, but went up with a crew to Tunnel Wall at Glencoe. Got on The Third Eye (f7c) which I'd been on 7 years ago and remembered nothing. Had a bolt to bolt, then one more burn on a TR and felt like I should really just bang out some attempts. 1st RP got me to the crux, but just a bit powered out so came up short. Next go I was just tired and running out of skin and the rain was finally actually blowing into the crag.Tue-Wed. Nowt.Thursday: Brin Rock with Andy. Onsighted a great new 6c to warm up, then the classic "The One and Only" 7a. Quite rare for me to o/s 7a in Scotland due to the style. (pretty common in Spain / indoors etc.). Then Andy had put the climbs in Pink Wall, a hard but really fun 7b. I managed to flash right up to the crux, but came up short. I then had 2 RPs which all resulted in the same outcome! Same damn move! Tweaked my left shoulder a bit.Friday: Back to Brin, bolt to bolt then fell off again next RP on the same move. Figured out new beta with a heel hook and fired it off next go. The got embroiled in Whinging Consultants, a bouldery and tenuous 7b+. Good progress and go all the moves, but struggled to hold it together.Sat. Fam gathering in amazing sun! Tactical 0.5% beers and a drive home...Sun: Back to tunnel with Andy. Amazing connies, but loads of folks at the crag meant Andy couldn't get on his route. I put the clips in the third eye. Friction felt great and I was finding the moves ok on the b2b go so was feeling hopeful.On 1st rp of the day I was a bit over-stimulated (high heart rate) and I mainly just needed to chill out at the first rest as I wasn't pumped just heart pumping! Got going in the crux section and it went suuuuuuper well. So well I had some unhelpful thoughts running through my head "I'm rinsing this" "This move feels piss easy" etc. Almost enough to lose focus! But it all came good and it was done. Pleased it didn't take too long. Then changed crags so Andy could do some easy trad to save energy for Monday at Tunnel Wall.
Short session as I had to get back to Denver for wine tasting