Best crag near to Morzine looks to be Foron which sounds steep and pocketed which is my nemesis so will calibrate expectations accordingly. Ben is uncharacteristically psyched for having a go at sport climbing so will be interesting to see how that works out.
Illness, high temps and other activities meant only got a few days climbing, visiting Foron and Le Cruz a couple of time each.
Bummer. Went to Foron today. As anticipated got spanked just about managing to redpoint a 7a at second attempt. Nice spot. Steep walk in. Enough there to keep us occupied I think.
Yes it was on the first sector: Le Voleur De Bagdad
Quote from: IanP on July 29, 2019, 11:18:40 amIllness, high temps and other activities meant only got a few days climbing, visiting Foron and Le Cruz a couple of time each. Bummer. Went to Foron today. As anticipated got spanked just about managing to redpoint a 7a at second attempt. Nice spot. Steep walk in. Enough there to keep us occupied I think.
@Duncan: power IS fun.
Quote from: Nibile on July 29, 2019, 03:57:56 pm@Duncan: power IS fun.Absolutely, I was confident I could rely on you. And the gaining of power (or the ability to keep going after 18 hours) is fun.
I get satisfaction from pushing myself hard and getting small gains though a lot of the time it feels like, and probably reads like
There's a comfort in being able to turn up to the crag, knowing exactly what I'll be doing, and within a narrow range, knowing exactly how the day will turn-out (narrow failure, perhaps at best, having experiemented with a different smear).
Quote from: moose on July 30, 2019, 07:58:46 amThere's a comfort in being able to turn up to the crag, knowing exactly what I'll be doing, and within a narrow range, knowing exactly how the day will turn-out (narrow failure, perhaps at best, having experiemented with a different smear).So true