glenmalure

just realised this was 5th day on which explains a lot. headed down to glenmalure with tim to the waterfall boulder. after about 2 tries of the straight forward slab i was groaning with fontesque indigestion of the elbows. i grimaced my way through several efforts at the leftwards line but couldn't move beyond the pistol pinch and crimp. intially i could blame the conditions which were damp and scrittly but as it dried and tim progressed i had to suck it up. tim made it quite far but ultimately ran out of steam so we headed up to fraughan rock. i was quite disappointed with fraughan, the rock is dirty, with specific holds generally well cleaned but everything else green or lichen covered. pity cos there seems to be some lovely lines. the rib line drew us but the top out was too speculative on scrittly rock. also theres a big slab with 2 possible lines up it but its filthy. we quickly lost any mojo for the place and ended up on the sad and lonely boulder to finish ourselves off. tim nearly shit himself in the bulk of the mantle while i nearly popped my shoulder out. all set for font.




possibly a nice little mantle problem on the arse of the fraughan rock.