A few weeks ago Brad and I went to the quarry hoping the weather would be ok as the outlook was a little dodgy. But it was a washout as soon as we got there. So we spent the day practicing rope rescue systems for getting ourselves out of trouble. Hopefully we won't need to use it anytime soon!
Cerian and I had the week before last off to relax and chill out. We also had her brother Luke stay with us for a few days. One day we took him down to the Cattle Troughs at Swanage and climbed Chockney (VDiff 4a), The Chimney (Sev 4a) and an easy moderate climb which we warmed up on.
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| Just before the crux on The Chimney |
This Sunday Brad and I went again down to the Cattle Troughs. Brad was all fired up and wanted to give Bunney's Wall (VS 5a) a go. After trying a few times with the initial moves (the crux) I decided to have a quick go, and was pleased that I got the sequence first time. It was about four moves ending with a slight reach for a jug. I done it about three times and each time reversed the moves and jumped off.
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| Brad contemplating the moves on Bunney's Wall |
This gave me a little confidence in myself, but I still seem to be struggling to lead anything particularly hard. I think the fall is still playing on my mind somewhat, but I need to put it behind me. The reason I fell was my disregard for safety, and not my climbing ability. I did come off because I couldn't do the move, but I'm sure I was off route.
I'm gonna try and refocus, and get down the wall tomorrow and put in a 30-45 minute session, and maybe again on thursday too. Brad and I plan to get out this weekend again. I might go to the quarry to solo if the weather is good on the day I don't go with Brad. But we'll see.
On the running side, I've picked things up a bit lately. Have been doing regular five mile runs, and one or two shorter ones in between. The leg is slowly getting there, just have to be careful not to do too much!
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| My car and the fading light of the sun after a run in the Forest |
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