it was too damn hot! - good weather for cruising round the peak with the top down on my parents tart car though
drove up through overcast windy conditions thinking excellent for grit - headed for the plantation and the bloody sun came out
added to which i was pathetically weak (i blame a combination of a dodgy elbow, food poisoning the other day and recovering from a 13 hour flight), have lost the knack for grit (too much bolt clipping in foreign climes) and flailed on problems i've done a million times before
having said which, my tips are thin, my ankles are bloodied and i can't wait to get back out on Sunday - shame its gonna piss it down all weekend!