GIP, and climbing
Last weekend, ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
ceb and Ian came to visit, and we went climbing. Saturday's venue was Pinnacle Crag, which is only a short drive from Inverness, and a short walk from the road. It was a bit blowy, but the gneiss was fun to climb on, and watching the weather blow over the nearby loch was pretty cool. ceb wielded a camera at various points, including taking a picture of me showing off my shiny toys protective gear; hence this GIP :)
On Sunday, we went a little further afield, to Kingussie, concentrating on the upper tier. After some pleasant (if a bit protection-light!) easy warm-ups, we did some harder stuff, and I equalled my best leading grade, despite having a bit of a moment part-way up. The crag's in a lovely spot, with views across the valley to the Cairngorms, and we had it to ourselves all day. We only called it a day when we heard a church bell in the valley chiming 7pm!
Two brilliant days :-)
ceb and Ian came to visit, and we went climbing. Saturday's venue was Pinnacle Crag, which is only a short drive from Inverness, and a short walk from the road. It was a bit blowy, but the gneiss was fun to climb on, and watching the weather blow over the nearby loch was pretty cool. ceb wielded a camera at various points, including taking a picture of me showing off my On Sunday, we went a little further afield, to Kingussie, concentrating on the upper tier. After some pleasant (if a bit protection-light!) easy warm-ups, we did some harder stuff, and I equalled my best leading grade, despite having a bit of a moment part-way up. The crag's in a lovely spot, with views across the valley to the Cairngorms, and we had it to ourselves all day. We only called it a day when we heard a church bell in the valley chiming 7pm!
Two brilliant days :-)