Thursday 19 June 2008

What a Day!

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After..


After a day of rain we have returned back to Jolly's Crag (for that shall be its name) to continue with our cleaning efforts, and what a day it was! Today was primarily about getting rid of the greenery in between the overhang and the face I was cleaning on our last visit; bloody hell was there a lot of it! Olly and I were working much closer abs lines today, a testament to how much we had already cleaned! (although a bit dangerous with the amount of rockfall crashing down to the crag floor) My first concern was the enormous tree covering half the face, which took absolutely ages to cut through with a hypervalue saw, although it was satisfying watching it crash when it finally went. Olly meanwhile, was having endless fun pulling off considerable amount of loose rock that initially made me duck like crazy each time a big one went wooshing by.

 
We both managed to hit the grass slopes at exactly the same time, and boy were they an epic and a half to sort out. The grass was relatively easy if endless in quantity, all one had to was  grab big clumps and pull. However the endless amount of soil underneath is proving to be a bit of a problem and more than likely will require the likes of a spade and trowel before the rock can be unearthed properly. 



I have to say that overall we have significantly improved the aesthetic look of the entire crag, which has really started to take shape and many many lines are now unfolding that look incredibly fun to try, and to lead. Hopefully the rate of progress will  continue and fingers crossed we can get some lines up before our trip to the alps.

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