After getting back from Font all I wanted to do was boulder HARD! During a club night at Port Soif I starting trying a few things on the barrel boulder. There are a few existing problems on this but to the best of my knowledge the obvious line straight up the middle using the lonely hand hold remained unclimbed. After a few attempts I could stick this handhold. I decided to start working it and for about 6 evenings after work I was down there trying it for around an hour each time.
It felt impossibly hard at the start but when I finally sent it I knew I could climb harder. As for a grade no idea, however it is the hardest thing I've done.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Keep The Faith
Had the best day bouldering! Last year Chris, Nathan and I found this awesome line at Rousse. It took us all day to unlock the crux just to find that the top out was just as hard! As its tidal we were pushed off but the seed was planted!
Anyway, 6 months later, we'd come back armed with a stack of bouldering mats and a view to tick off this project.
Nathan was first to send the problem however as always his reach meant that I had to find foot hold higher up which only just allowed my fingers to creep up to the final jug!
Although not many of the boulder problems have names this one deserved one and so after some discussion we decided to call it "Keep the Faith" as when your doing the crux move as each moment passes your left wondering how your still on!
With the project ticked our attention turned to exploring the area for some easier climbs. Hi-lights of what we found were a text box introduction to lay-backing, and an area with a number of sit starts of varying difficulties.
Roll on the next session...
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