Bouldering Washout

Got out for a spot of bouldering today, spent the first bit of the afternoon at Casseg Fraith boulders, ticking all the easy routes, although they didn’t feel as easy as they used to. We pretty much ticked the vertical section but was about get on the Classic Arete when the heavens open, i would say i got wet, but I achieve that before I started climbing. I was sat on the booting up block, and looked at the wet boggy ground that lay between me and the crag, and thought I would pad hop across.

So I threw the first pad midway, and made my daring leap, I landed square on the pad, but just as myself relief was about to set in, the dawning realisation that the pad was moving came flooding over me. Fortunately Llion was climbing so was unable to see my leg go horizontal, as I momentarily get airborne again before coming crashing down on my arse, right in the middle of a large very wet bog. He did see how wet I was afterwards though.

We abandoned that ship in favour of the esoteric Yellow Wall, at the end of Llyn Padarn. I haven’t climbed here for ages. It is a place that reminds me of my younger care free days, climbing with amongst other Will. Who knew all the problems, and would regularly school whoever he was climbing with. Although that wasn’t just his knowledge of the routes, as his sheer ability always shine. I missed him today, but I am sure I am not alone in that.

Llion and I managed to climb most of the problems, although the last one was painful. All the brick edge crimping, made me realise that back in the day when this venue was popular the finger strength must have been higher than it is now, well in me it was! Llion almost got the problem, but again the rain came down and we escape back to the village.

What I like about Yellow wall, because it has been so long since I was last there was the fact that i didn’t know any of the problems, so it was great to do a bit of real problem solving, as llion said ‘its easy when you know the sequence!’. Again I have some pictures. I might get a topo or two up for the venues later. I need to eat and have a bath first.

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