glendo

crammed in a brief stint between study and work, 4 hr round trip. conditions were very good despite some occasional wind blown drops. nearly started at the ruins as the puddle was gone but still too squelchy underfoot, next time. warmed up on big jim instead, a lovely lap of lines. managed the dyno static, first time in ages. tried barrys prob and wasted skin figuring out its the counter intuitive left foot which i need to leave on to still be foot-on when i hit the hold. from here my annual venture over to andy's arete. the crimp felt good and was pleased to do it without giving in to the frustration of multiple failures. thats it for another year, a bench-mark in returning finger strength for me. from here i headed eggwards. managed to fade off reaching for the ramp on only my second go, felt almost done, then try and try again i could not get my left hand on the starting hold properly. to bmx to finish on a high, got it second go, as comfortable as its ever felt. went left hand this time to finish. had intended to try line right of qc but ran out of time. good day, pretty primo conditions at the mo.

also had a look at rhythm n stealth for the first time, i'm not sure why i've never paid it no mind. it looks great from the boulder behind, steep and long. looks do-able up until the high crux. i'll go back with pads n spotters.