En esta ocasión nos ha visitado Wayne, un instructor de escalada del Reino Unido. Nos ha pedido que lo lleváramos a varios sitios porque nunca había probado el basalto.
El resultado fue una experiencia increíble para él y lo demuestra enviándonos su opinión. La copio y pego tal cual, en inglés, si te interesa puedes copiar y pegar en
No es muy exacto pero se entiende perfectamente. Aprovechamos y llevamos también a Silje y Andreas, un par de Suecos que también estaban de visita.
A continuación las palabras de Wayne:
Hi Chris my pictures from the climbing are here:-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8564691@N02/sets/
Moi took lots of photos on the last day so there are too many really. If you want any then you are free to take them.
I am hoping to come back in May, but my mum is going into hospital soon, so I need to make sure she is ok first. If I don’t make it in May I will come in the Autumn.
I thought the rock and the routes were superb. The friction was excellent. My feet didn’t slip once on the 18 climbs I did. The rock with the best friction I have climbed on is gritstone but that leaves the skin on your fingers very sore. My fingers weren’t sore at all on the basalt. Only one of the routes I did had loose rock on, and that was only a small amount. The rest were in great condition.
I thought the location of the crags were beautiful and the quality of the climbing was great. And the variety of the climbs was really good to, from beautiful slabs to overhanging caves. I also thought the bolting was good. I didn’t feel unsafe on any of the routes. And having someone drive me, guide me, pick the best routes and give me all the beta I needed made it one of the best climbing experiences I have had.
I look forward to the guide book and I hope I will be back soon and get up to the top of a 7b! Wayne
