Met up with Jeff after work for some climbing at Allamuchy. We headed over to the Practice Face set up the top rope, rappelled down the started climbing. I'm pretty sure we were climbing Salty Tears Right (5.6). I think I ended up climbing it 3 times. One time I ventured over to the right to an overhang, I don't think it was Allamuchy's Great Roof (5.9), but it was nonetheless an overhang and was kind of tricky but not too bad. Jeff went up twice, we decided he needs to get comfortable having his hands below his head sometimes while on the climb. My last time up I carried the pack up to clear the top-rope, yes it made a difference climbing with the pack, but still made it up without much difficulty.
After climbing we met Michelle at Salt Gastropub. Really great place, good vibe, good beer selection and good food, how can you go wrong?
Thursday, August 30, 2012
08/05/2012: Birdsboro
Met Buddy at Birdsboro nice and early on a Saturday morning for some sport climbing. Interestingly enough neither of us had led any climb. We decided to start out with some easy stuff, so we headed over to the Slab Climbs. Pretty short and not too difficult. I think we started with Connor's Climb (5.5) Then worked on the rest of the climbs at the wall. We finished Triple S (5.4), Neophyte's Delight (5.6), Dancing Nancy (5.7), and Whimpering Wookie (5.7). Found out the biggest difference with sport climbing compared to top-roping is the speed in which you can get set up finish the climb and then move on.
Up next trad lead climbing?
After climbing we stopped at Victory Brewery for some beers and lunch! Awesome!
Up next trad lead climbing?
After climbing we stopped at Victory Brewery for some beers and lunch! Awesome!
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