Mixed Fortunes

Gambled with the weather forecast and went to Bowden last night. I settled down at the sheep pen boulder, sipped a beer and watched a film on my ipod. So far so good. Woke up at 5ish to the sound of light rain on my sleeping bag. When swearing didn't make it stop, I packed up and moved along the crag to the cave. I tried to get back to sleep but failed; so at 6am I was warming up on some easy problems I'd overlooked in the past. The rain had stopped and it hadn't been heavy enough to affect the rock. These were nice problems, the pick being The Crescent Flake 6a. I moved on and climbed some old favorites including Scoop Wall 6b and Lightbulb 6a. I had my eye on a slab problem called Parisenne Walkways 6c but it obviously doesn't see much traffic sitting, as it does, next to Childs Play. It was a bit dirty and the sandy nature of the rock didn't inspire the highball head required. I moved on to the more solid rock of the main crag. Stopping at His Eminence 6b, I sent this problem third go. I was pretty pleased as I failed on this last year. I went to try Cave Left Hand 6b but decided to crawl back inside my sleeping bag for a wee bit, falling asleep quickly and waking at 10ish. Once awake, I needed to warm up again so I walked to the chuffing end and climbed Guards Exit Direct 6a and Eliminate 1 6a. I tried and failed at Y-Fronts and went find a project. I settled for Captain Haddock 7a+. It was desperate but I spent a bit of time on it all the same. By this time the sky had bruised and rain was coming. I was broken but more from lack of sleep than anything else. I was back at the car for 1230. Weird to feel so broken so early! A bit devastated to only walk away with three new 6as and one new 6b. I really thought I would have a good go on the 6c slab. 

Looks like rain for the weekend so the Hells Lum chuffing mission may be cancelled. I wonder where I'll go instead!