Ascents in The Black Bay by Ashley Felton

Too tired to finish the middle section. At least I worked out the first move again

I might have enjoyed this more if it hadn't started raining midway. Nevertheless, some good moves.

Totally forgot how to do this

Old school climbing! In the sense of widely-spaced bolts, the first of which is a certainty of crippling injury in the event of a fall. I made that okay, and the second, but couldn't figure out the hard move to gain the third. Nonetheless, a great line that I'll come back to.

I like this route, just not in the dark.

I can do pretty much all the individual moves on this, while fresh. The trouble is stringing them all together.

More practise. More like, "Fingers Weak", this one

Wild contortions to get through the overhang, then efficient moves to scale the arete. It's pretty doable, once you know how.

Dunno if making the third clip counts as "working". Worked out one move, though. Will be a good sequence.

Forgot where the secret hold was on the hard move. Ah wells.

Blasted straight through the crux this time, only to find that the next couple of clips are pretty hard work too.

Has some interesting and chancy moves in the bottom half. Not ashamed to admit that having the beta made me feel a bit braver.

Got it done cleanly this visit.

Was very close to writing this off as an impossible waste of time, then worked out a way to get through the starting overhang. Bazinga! Will come back another day and try the lead.

Couldn't work out the first move on the first try, or the second, but eventually. A somewhat tricky start, but the rest is straightforward.

Fell on the last move. Bah.

A good warm-up.

A variety of technical and balancy moves makes this a really satisfying one to tick off. Got the two overhang moves dialled tonight.

Take your time making the first clip, it's surprisingly nervy to make that step up.

Fun times. The last move feels a little dicey 'til you find the hidden hold!