When did it last rain? I honestly don't think I could say. The weather has been almost as good as my procrastination has been long. I have finally sent off my application for teacher training so fingers crossed that I will get accepted and be able to start in September. Trying to write a personal statement is probably the most unpleasant and lengthy task I've had for a while!
Well, I did manage to rise to the occasion at Glen Clova and on-sighted an E4 called Wildebeast, did several other climbs in the E2 to E3 range and had a good look at Cinderella from the ground... I'm glad all I did was look because while Gary Sandbag Latter thinks it is E5 and "adaquately protected", everyone else seems to think its more certain-hospitalisation-E6 territory.
Also had a superb 4 day trip around the east side of Scotland but substituted "on-sighted" for "fell off" a number of routes up to E4, including, to my eternal embarrassment, an "HVS" called Fingerwrecker. If anyone is considering trying it; don't. There is nothing to recommend this route to anyone except perhaps an aid climber.
I'm going away this weekend to the Shelterstone... I know what you are thinking, "Shelterstone in _April_??" but apparently the mild spring has dried the wall out about 2 months early so here's hoping the weather holds long enough to get a couple of the classics done up there. Rumor has it that Slime Wall is also dry (though I'm doubtful because if the sun had gone supernova, I'm sure I would have noticed) and if this is true it is an opportunity that should not be missed and I will have to see if I can clock up Lechers Superstition and maybe even dare to venture onto New Testament to make aquaintance with the slime factory itself.
I have arranged to observe some school chemistry classes next week but I think concentrating on children being taught chemistry indoors is going to sorely test my limits of self control when there is wall to wall sunshine, no midges and I know every crag in the kingdom is dry. I might try sacrificing the neighbours cat to mother nature in return for the good weather lasting another week.
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