Sunday, 12 February 2012

Smeg First Ascent

January 2011 teh big freeze. With it being so cold and there was lots of snow i took the chance to go check out a new spot that might have had some climbing. I stroll over qith hope in my heart and and bang what have i discovered. Turns out tobe a nice hight cliff for bouldering with walls, roof's and cracks. To snowy to do anything it would have to wait for another day.
January 2012 Lets go and have a check of this place. I arrive at the cliff it is again freezing cold but dry. I warm up on some easy stuff lieing around chalk the holds on my choosen line and go for it. All is going well till the top which turned out to be more tricky than thought and a big fall later followed by rain ends the day.

2 weeks later sun is out ice on the ground back at the same spot. I make the landing flat with some small boulder's and set off. Here we go again at the top think I have it foot up Arrrrr off again. This time no rain and a few minutes rest and off I go reach the top and find a different hold and it is done.

First ascent of SMEG with many more to do and remarkable for South Wales the rock is Grit Stone here is a vid enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWdRb9QJ7fw