Costa del Elgol; 18th July
Mike’s report.
Looking across the bay from the practice crag to the main cliff at Suidhe Biorach
Yesterdays rediculously heavy rain cleared through by dawn and hot sunshine burnt away the clouds by lunch again today. Most importantly the hot sun even burnt away the midges that would have otherwise made our sheltered crag pretty unbearable.
The result was a perfect day for an introduction to outdoor climbing for Finlay, Sean and his Dad Mike.
Team pic with the practice crag behind
Finn pulls through the overhangs
Today’s really low tide allowed us to wander across the beach and a rare chance to step back and study the crag from below.
1. Rum Doodle, E2 5c. 2. Angel of Sharkness, HVS 5a. 3. Fertility Right, Severe.
4. Mother’s Pride, E4 5c. All starrred (recommended) and about 30m long.
We climbed the classic Fertility Right.
Sean nearing the top.
All the guys seemed to find it pretty exciting with dad “telling it how it was” (as opposed to the cooler teenage version) in the post match analysis.
Mike’s recovery position doesn’t get any sympathy 🙂
