Bowden

Went down to Bowden for the first time in a while. Was keen to get straight on Overhanging Crack, but after a few throws had to accept defeat, bloodied of hand and bruised of ego. Must tape up next time to delay the invitable loss of skin, and buy enough time to get established in the jamming crack. The enthusiastic crowd of onlookers then dispersed, seemingly satisfied that the hype surrounding this route remains undiminished! After doing Main Wall with Viv, sociable bouldering ensued, with a circus of ineptitude travelling between problems and establishing ever lower 'highpoints'. One interesting development was Konnie's Polish Direct to Y Front, but needless to say, it didn't lead anywhere.

Viv concentrating on not making the long move on Transformer (V3) with gnomes Konnie and Gaz rapt in admiration.