So I managed to lead one and a half routes.
Wait, one and a half?
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Category: climbing
Why are we still making shoes with animal glue?
Why make a perfectly decent pair of synthetic shoes but fall at the last hurdle by not being quite sure whether the glue contains animals? Or why make synthetic shoes and put a dash of leather or suede for decoration?
The world is changing and the synthetic options for just about anything are astoundingly good.
Ben Nevis & subsequent limping
I spent the next 4 days limping.
But I can’t tell you how good it feels to have reached the top.
Fontainebleau bouldering AKA falling a lot
Things I learned in Fontainebleau:
I am not good at bouldering.
I have a hilarious bouldering face.
I am really not good at bouldering.
Spring boulders
I can’t even believe that a few weeks ago we were able to go out bouldering, able to play around in the sunshine without freezing our fingers off. (I’m still a little scared of falling, FYI).
An introduction to trad climbing
After months of (ongoing!) ankle recovery at indoor walls, we’ve navigated our way around the snowy Spring days and managed to find ourselves some time in the sun; time to finally test out the mountain of gear we have stashed away.
Post-injury climbing: being held back sucks
I can barely believe that back in August I was told there was a 90% chance my BONE WOULD DIE and I’d likely have fusion surgery and it would be all dramatic and terrifying and I wouldn’t walk again and my whole life would change.
