The Bear's cave

Tor and I had intended that this winter would be one of ice climbing, but an unusually warm winter and difficulty getting up north means that the first outdoor event of the winter season was rock climbing at Blackford Quarry, in february! (Still warmer than Ratho untill the sun went down!) The cracks on Pinnacle Rock were probably better suited to cowbells than cams, but the flake imaginativly named "Route 3" was the other way round.

Several of us decided to take a look at TCA Glasgow, the new bouldering place. The original TCA in bristol is well regarded, and the Glasgow one is getting off to a strong start and has the potential to be the best indoor bouldering venue in Scotland. There's loads of well used space, and well set routes grouped sensibly. Lectures and coaching sessions look like they're trying to build a good community. Against, the heating can't currently keep up with a Scottish winter — bring your belay jacket and expect to be bouldering in jumper and trousers rather than t-shirt and shorts.

T and I had headed up to Fort William with the intention of doing the CMD arete, but in the end, the weather proved unsuitable for anything as Grandson-of-Bawbag was trying to take down even more trees and remove all the snow.

So we headed to The Ice Factor for some indoor snow.

I was somewhat rusty, having not done any ice climbing in years, and this was Tor's first time. However, it didn't take much to remember how to use them, and Tor's now insisting we go and do real climbs ASAP, so we're all happy.

 

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A Kitten.

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I decided to try out the black screen with Tim, our black and while cat.