Icky forecast, might rain, did rain, stopped sun out. Nothing for it got to go to the Cliff. All the others headed for the Depot, I headed out, almost ran with belief. As I finished warming up a shower blew in you could see it coming, the fields disappearing into the murk one by one. I had time for one more go on that thing on the far left edge of DWR that Rob flashed and I can't do. I took my chances quickly but no joy.
As the rain came I sort shelter under a lump of Gods finest and waited for the wet to pass. A rainbow came out, that meant the sun was out somewhere. Then it was sunny and windy and drying. So I waited and got back on the problem. Pull, slap, peel. They were the sounds in my head, I kept hearing them. Then I sorted my feet and threw in a half mantle and press move. Then it went, the slap stuck, worth coming.
I tried the Crucifx traverse again, trying a different sequence on that thin pumpy bit that beats me up. I got it eventually its probably a better way, didn't seem that much easier though. And finally I sat and watched the sunset as the clouds rolled away.
1 August 2012
Out and Proud
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Dave has been climbing rocks for as long as he can remember, odd then that he isn't better at it. He lives in Harrogate as he can't afford to live any closer to Almscliff. He is hoping to get up Pebble Wall before his middle aged knees give out.
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