Katie, Martin and I hit a new crag last night, Pinnacle Crag near Duntelchaig. I added three new routes to my ever-expanding logbook: Pinnacle Face, Right Angle and Tapered Groove.
Pinnacle Face, graded severe, is now my best outdoor grade, and it was also my first time seconding a climb. I was top-toped on Right Angle and Tapered Groove, both graded as very difficult. Katie also threw on a harness and squirrelled up Tapered Groove, with a much more confident and fluid climb than mine.
I met my match with the severe-graded Stepped Corner. The first 8-10 feet were so slippery that my shoes had no friction, and apart from two tiny foot holds it was all about arm strength, which I don't have enough of, so I failed. I did try, and tried, and tried, but basically just spent 10 minutes humping the leg of it before pathetically falling off, exhausted. My unconquerable determination will reign supreme next time! :-)
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