After a couple of weeks of being ill/in recovery I felt strong(ish) but a lot lighter when I got back to the Depot for my final attempt at the problems in the March round of The Depots winter series. Topping out on all but 3 of the problems I was very pleased with a score card of 240 and my best round so far. The winter series at the Climbing Depot in Leeds has provided a good reintroduction into climbing for me after a long absence. The quality of the problems has improved with each round, and after a really hard year last year, the fantastic, friendly atmosphere from the staff and competitors has really helped me rekindle my passion for the climbing world. I was aiming for a top 20 finish and so far I've managed to get myself into 14th place, very very pleased with this and with one round left to go and 190 points from 19 problems on my first session it looks like I should be able to at least maintain that place.
Bouldering outdoors this Easter has also proven to be fruitful, good sessions at Dunnerdale and Fisherground have produced some results I'm very pleased with, and though I've not managed to tick anything from my list for the year I have bagged some quality problems that probably should have been on the list in the first place. These include Phil's Traverse and The Lipster at Fisherground going at F6b+ and 6b respectively, both are "must do" problems if you're ever in the area.
On the Dunnerdale boulders I managed what are set to be some super classic problems at the first group of boulders, Dark Nations (F6c+) and Myths and Legends (F6c)... I also put up what I hope to be a first ascent of "Goodnight Mr Hawkes" (est F6b+) in memory of a friend lost whilst climbing last summer so I'm just awaiting approval from Mr Lakesbloc (Greg Chapman) for this problem. The potential for this area is huge, I'm really looking forward to visiting the other two areas at the Dunnerdale boulders which are tipped as being even better with stand out problems on the "Cool Logic" and "Laser Quest" boulders.
Photo's below are a few from Dunnerdale and I'll try and get a video of Goodnight Mr Hawkes next time I visit.
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| V1 to the RHS of Vegemite |
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| Unknown problem on the Buckstone |
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| The wall of Goodnight Mr Hawkes |
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Apologies that its not clearer but here's the topo of Goodnight Mr Hawkes, the photo doesn't really do the angle of the hillside justice as every time I landed on the boulder mat I slid down the hill for about 20ft.... its definitely a lot steeper than it looks in the photo. The description of the problem is as follows;
"The dirty RH wall of boulder 5. SDS with a high side pull for the left and a low crimp for the right, pull on and make a long move with the right to an obvious flat hold directly above then go for the obvious hanging flake with the left and rock onto the top to finish"
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