So it turns out sacking off January was a good thing. The welsh winter mizzled on without much breaks for a busy bouldering dad. It felt like last year was full of exploring, but not many actual climbs go produced. I'm keen to do a lot of re visiting this year and get some scalps!
To give an Idea this is a typical screenshot of my phone album....
So How to kick start this year? fortunately global warming was at hand to shake off the apathy of winter (at least for a bit). This sent me to the nearest "shed" I could slump to to assess my assets and benchmark my behind.
Skadoosh!
It never fails to expose my weaknesses. Before Christmas it pointed to my lack of bounce, which I diligently worked on in my meager training sessions. This Sunday it looked sidelong at my weak fingers, more things to work on...
Well today was a getting off my bum day, I had to buckle up, stop winging and walk up a big hill with two mats and a scooter.
Yep back to Marchlyn
As I've been in the slough of despond, my fitness was terrible. However, this gave me opportunity to ponder the possibilities of Elidir fach....
It was grrreat to get back to the project boulder, and conditions were mint. There was even a patch of snow above the Pillars of Elidir. While I felt ok going through my usual circuit (aided by a fancy pilates warm up) The Seamus low project still eludes me. However I was able to complete the last of the F6 lines that have cleaned up at the left of the boulder:
Bloody Stupid Johnson
Bloody Stupid Johnson Right Hand
Fans of Terry Pratchett should know what I'm talking about. They're both in the mid to upper 6's
I Even reaaly enjoyed my scooter down. However, I had to walk the last little bit as I'd worn through another wheel..
So normal service resumed. I have a plan, and I intend to enjoy implementing it.
Come and Play
