Well today, Sunday 03 May 2009, I'm sitting at home on a beautiful day updating the blog. Couldn't climb this weekend because I have tonsillitis, a particularly bad form of it that I last had 4 years ago. It was horrible then and it's horrible now, very painful. Well at least it's given me time to catch up on this blogging thing.
Mark and I did manage to get out on Easter Monday, to kick the climbing season off. We went up to Lower Cove (which despite its name is miles from the sea) in the Mournes, and faffed about a bit trying to decide which route to do. It was really cold, so much so that when we actually got around to climbing "Kram" (VS 4c), we couldn't feel our hands or fingers at all they were so numb. Quite interesting, pulling on holds that you can't see and have no idea how good they really are because you can't feel them!
Anyhow, here's to a good summer in '09!
Hi Micky,
ReplyDeletehope the pain in your throat won't last long. Are you on to penicilline? Good you did a 2009climb already. Down here, we (the 2 old guys of the bounch) started preparing for the season.
But seriously, (trying) to hit on 7th degree stuff.... soon we get outthere (I hope). Til now it was all artificial indoor.
See ye, and as we say: WE GO ON ORANGE!!!!!!!!!!!
Ronald