Friday was cold and dry, so I took a walk into Cow's Mouth Quarry to give the shoulder a run out, and maybe have a quick look at Boldness Through Ignorance E8 6c** (since it lost its peg). The shoulder was feeling ok as I warmed up on some easy routes , then a quick nip up Daytona Wall E5 6a***. I had never done the direct, so threw my pad down and got stuck in. A tricky bouldery start takes you into the normal route at it's crux. This is then finished straight up by a 6b crux, to give a more sustained route of E5/6 6b***.
I then turned my attention to Boldness and abseiled to brush checking it out as I went. Feeling brave, I went for the flash, dropping it at bulge on the monos. Not wanting to take a big fall again, I dropped a rope down and quickly worked the tricky section. After a good rest, I soloed the route. The hard moves right at the top felt pretty good, but intense. Psyched to get the ticked, but will need to go back and get some pics.
You went for the flash - nice one!
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