start of a series where I'll blog about what the two of us have got up to over the summer of 2013.
Bouldering at Wimberry
Claire has climbed before - however that was a fair few years ago - and I have barely climbed in 5 years - so we are both rusty. Having done a few climbs at Windgather Rocks ( a lovely grit outcrop in the W peaks which specialises in easy routes) we thought a session getting us both used to the vagaries of smearing and using pebbles would be good - it was.
We found a lovely slab by a stream and had a prolonged play on it - even at my peak of climbing ability, I was far worse on grit than any other type of rock. Part of this is due to my aversion to jamming whilst I am also used to the positive holds and long pitches of the Lakes and the Dolomites - so the session was very good for me as well...
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