Decide to head back to Back Bowden to try County Ethics. After a few goes get sidepull 3 times and fall off not committing enough to big slap up left. Next go get it and rock right into pocket onto less steep ground. Good hold for right in slightly sandy break. 20 feet up 2 mats. Reach top and it's really sandy. Shit why hadn't I thought to check the top? Looks so pedestrian on the vids, just been focussed on doing crux. Try and smear up with left hand on marginal sandy flattie. Foot pops and I'm in the air. Out from pads I hit the ground hard and immediately know I've broken bones in left foot/ankle. Get trainers on whilst adrenaline still surging, tell rach to get stuff together and start crawling. Back at car within 30 mins then get a load of ice from cottage and drive to Newcastle.
Things are looking really positive on the Oak with progress on both sessions. I'm stronger on the throw then I have ever been. Will still do links from the second bolt as it is important to keep climbing through the throw move and once that link is done will redpoint from the ground. Need to stay light / get lighter and for the route to stay dry...
Pissed about on the Mushroom boulder, and did the easy ones on the Boardman boulder (the Arete gave me some heart fluttering moments as my mat disappeared to postage stamp size) and spent some time trying hard to pull on the 7's on that face before I lost skin/fingers/will to carry on..