I went to Portland today with a few friends from my old school. It was good to catch up and see these guys getting psyched for climbing. We went to the cuttings and it was ferociously hot, which is a good thing given that I am about to head to america, and within two and a half weeks I shall probably be in the middle of the desert again!
We got a fair bit of clibming done, most easy although I dod a couple of 6’s, and had a top rope on one of the nices looking bolted aretes I have ever seen. The climbing was amazing, and if it hadn’t been for the heat, although I suspect I am solar powered as I flew up the arete, that was meant to be F7b, although both Night Glue and Geordie Warcry at &a+ are harder, although nowhere near as technical.
A fab day out all in all. One word of warning though, in preparation for the 2012 olympics there is a lot of road construction, meaning that getting to and from the island will be a pain in the arse. Although arguably, there is no room for a large road, so I suspect there will be gridlock there during the games. Although having spoken to a friend who lives within 5 miles of the olympic village in London, he is planning to take 2 weeks annual leave during the games, as London is full to capacity with traffic already, so doubts it can take any added olympic traffic.
