donald949 wrote:
Also, had a little miss hap.
I Meat Bomb'd the Noobz.
We get to the Big Rock, and its only the 2nd nice weekend since jan 1st, and the parking lot is full.
Oh well.
Hoping to work some stuff on the left, but its all roped up. I squizze in between two groups on the right and rope up.
Climb past the first bolt, standing on a couple slopers, hands on slopers, and feet are sliding. I don't think the route is all that hard, maybe an 8, with the crux being where I'm at. But still. Quick dessicion move up to the good 3/4" edge, and clip the second bolt before I slide off. I don't make the edge.
Peel and fall. Tim locks up catchs me no problem. Right ankle must have gotten twisted on the way down, as its tender. Right hand has a blister, yes the joys of slab.
But otherwise Im fine.
Tim is looking past me.
I turn around.
The young ladies from the local U are out climbing with their class.
Their eyes were that big.
they were right behind me.
And I just meat bombed them.
Other than the ankle, thats pretty funny. It's great to see all heads turn when somebody takes a good fall.
I didn't take any terror inducers like that but a few falls did happen yesterday. I was climbing with the new guy and two weeks ago was the first time he had lead a route or belayed a lead, so this time round I took a fall so he could catch one and then he took two falls to get a feel for it. He seemed to dig it actually, which is a good sign.
