The heat here (more than 35 degrees) has driven us into "the pit" as Lee calls Devil's Gorge. Down there it is cold and dank; not normally attractive- but will do nicely in these conditions.
Sadly the crag is not blessed with many solid or good routes- about two in fact, both of which Lee and Paul have completed, so Lee spent an hour and a half in the heat cleaning and re-bolting a route which turned out to be "an unclimable chossy death trap".
This has so put the boys off the pit, that they're actually contemplating, sharp intake of breath, "an evening on easy climbs tomorrow".
Sadly the crag is not blessed with many solid or good routes- about two in fact, both of which Lee and Paul have completed, so Lee spent an hour and a half in the heat cleaning and re-bolting a route which turned out to be "an unclimable chossy death trap".
This has so put the boys off the pit, that they're actually contemplating, sharp intake of breath, "an evening on easy climbs tomorrow".
Lee on "the worst route I've been on all year"I on the other hand had a fantastic climb, and after some perseverance, made all the moves on a steep 7b (one of the two good ones)- definitely the hardest combination of steep and technical climbing that I've ever accomplished. To say I'm chuffed is a bit of an understatement really :¬)
Below are two links sent to me by Blair- 1st is intriguing, and the other is very funny- Thanks Blair.
http://www.derelictlondon.com/derelict_london_com.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_6efOxaF88
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