As ever the plans had been laid down days before, an evening cragging with Llion where he was allowed out pre-sleepy time. I had received a call that he was too knackered two hours before we were due out, and I was suddenly disappointed that I hadn’t gone for a longer run in the afternoon. Instead I went and had a bit of a power nap, and no sooner had I put my head down Llion phone again, he had found some energy and was keen for some bouldering.
I now had to find the motivation again for a Bouldering session, it had been months since I bouldered outside, and I felt that I might take a shoeing. I wasn’t wrong, problems that I would usually walk up were hard, and some were borderline impossible. However, I should mention that I did touch the top on Johnny’s Wall, but lacked the moral fibre to actually try and hold it, mainly due to the shock of actually getting that far.
Despite having a hard time the Cromlech boulder did prove to be the social epicentre of North Wales climbing that they usually are. There was a very impressive role call out, and maybe because the crags were still damp and the weather not that warm, the crags were empty, but the boulders were rammed. A team were on Fish Skin Wall by Llyn Peris, before heading over to the Pac Man Boulders. Baby Dave and Caff were strapped to Mr Fantastic both making an ascent of this V11 Trade route. The daddy of Bouldro Si was lapping the same problems he has done for years dealing out the ultra BETA for those who haven’t spent too long on the boulders. The Haston Girls were tearing down there as well, and even the Bullock came past for a natter having been top roping some desperate route somewhere.
Pads are shared along with stories from the week, and the whole palce becomes like a big natural playground full up of numerous Peter Pan types. The mums and dads getting a quick evenings climb in, the young wads climbing at the sharp end of the grading system, and me just chumming and enjoying the rock, the movement and the craic
I might put a mini circuit up at some point for the Cromlech Boulders, as there are several great problem/eliminates on both the main blocks and the surround area. One in particular is great because it has several finishes to a traverse. If you like the first finish is for girls, the next for the ultra vixens, the next is for boys, and only the men get to the end. I barely made it up the girls finish last night!
The night was finished off by most of the climber heading to the Gallt Y Glyn, some for a pizza and a pint, but mostly just for pints. Anyway I should really try and get out bouldering more, as I used to be OK at it, but now I seem to lack both the strength to pull and the moral fibre to top out on some of the higher problems.
