Two weekends ago we made it out to Statham's Quarry with some friends who hadn't climbed in awhile so we took it easy for the most part with no concern for pushing the grades. It was an enjoyable 5 or so hours of climbing and chatting.
Routes:
- Short Circuit Direct (18) - Decided to do this as my warm up which was silly as I had never tried it before. Ended up on-sighting it which I was stoked with, but boy is this different to most climbs I've done before. Really enjoyable, but loose rock near the top.
- Blah Blah Blah (16) - Done this a bunch of times and every time I forget the crux move, no falls or takes so all good.
- Twenty Easy Steps (17) - A fun climb and very enjoyable. No problems.
- Mt Everest (17) - Not a bad climb, again hesitated at the thin moves going straight up instead of bailing left. done this climb a lot.
I'm realising I need to stop doing the "usual suspects" and jump on the stuff above my comfort level. I also need to try and increase the amount I climb in a day, even if it is a social day! So I've added a Which list of climbs that I'd like to eventually be able to do clean, will keep it updated and try and use this blog to monitor my progress over the next year and beyond.
