A good weekend... mostly

On Saturday we decided to head out to Churchmans Brook for the day. Kris and I ended up climbing;
Lost Arrow (15) - Head space was a little off but climbing was good
The Sting (14) - Head space was still an issue as the bottom is run out, but committed to the crux.
Caledonia Way (10) - Nice easy climb that I had tried before but bailed on due to a bee hive which is now missing. Middle third lacks gear so ran it out.

After these three we stopped and had some lunch before playing on a toprope on Sundowner (22). I managed to fall my way up the climb,

Sunday was a little better/worse. We headed out to Mt Quarry again and climbed;
Acrobatics with Alan (15) - nice and easy, my foot placement was off however
Turbo Diesel Excavator (19) - Failed to commit to the crux moves once again...

We then thre up a toprope on City Limits(26) which I did ok on considering its well above my abilities. Made it to the tope with about 6 falls which should mean I'll be able to attempt a lead now that I know the crux is not near the third bolt as a fall from there could result in a very long fall.

Fear of falling

Hit up mountain quarry today, what started as a good day turned into a struggle with fear. I jumped on playboy (18) which went really well. After this we procrastinated looking at a few climbs since hang ten (24) had people Abseiling down it. Crazy Horse was damp and after looking at Urban Ethics and getting scared we decided on Running with the Bulls (24).

I struggled from the start with falling as my mind raced about what might happen if I fell. I managed to struggle to just under halfway which was not bad for a first attempt but I can't shake the feeling the fear of falling prevented me getting further.

We then retrieved my gear and setup a top rope on Powerplay (20) which went worse than expected due to my arms being toast from the previous climb.

All in all it was not a bad day out, I just need to lead more and get over this falling fear.