Sunday, 16 March 2008

Psyched for Dumby?

Two decent wall sessions and one in the training cupboard made for a fairly good week leading up to today and Grit Fest 08. Today I went to Dumbarton Rock to try a problem which I have never been able to do. Mestizo (hardest 6a+/V3 in the world) is a cool overhanging arete, climbed using opposing holds and a poor undercut. It took a fair number of attempts (including hitting the finishing hold six times) which was gutting but I got there in the end just as Jim and his crew turned up. I've not tried this problem for probably two years and immediately felt the difference in my strength when I pulled on. There are a few problems I would like to try there now I'm starting to improve again. Maybe Dumby isn't as bad as all that really.... 

1 comment:

andy said...

good effort big man. It looks like i'd better get training for grit fest 2008. Can't have you scottish punters showing up the pros