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Witches Point
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You know those kind of days that just work out great. Something unexpected that turns a normal, run of the mill, nothing exciting kind of day into something a bit more special!
Setting for the Leading Ladder this year in Cardiff with Rob Napier was pretty hard work. We left Sheffield at 7am on Thursday and worked solid till after 9pm. Next day we were on the ropes again early, and testing hard all afternoon, tweeking the 7c’s and 8a and 8b. A tough day, but we got ahead of ourselves and were done by 5.30pm. So we Bailed, feeling a bit naughty, like kids nicking off early, even though we’d still done a 9 hour day.
Boulders is a great wall, good climbing and super friendly, and the cakes must be the best in the business. But they are super organised too, and within minutes we were in the van armed with directions and topos to Witches Point, only 30 mins from Cardiff. I’d heard of it before, but obviously I’d never go, unless I was in a situation like this. And then we were there, one minute at the wall drilling screw-ons, next minute pulling great moves on good rock. There couldn’t be more contrast, with the sea lapping by our feet and the rock bleached red in the evening sun. We onsighted a 7b, 7b+ and an 8a+. I was pleased with that. But I’d have been pleased with anything. A top day grasped out of the ordinary. I guess every day could be like that, you’ve just got to make it happen
