I want to go to the alps. Who should come with me? The guy with only 9 months climbing experience? Why not. When should we go? 4 months? Sound.
We're currently on a frantic rush to get poor Ash prepared for a week around the Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc du Tacul.
Last night, this meant teaching him how to take on coils, move together over easier terrain and generally getting into his brain how Light and Fast is Right.
So off we go to Winnats Pass. Ash coped extremely well the entire time. We did every scramble listed on UKC there and I got one good, one not so good, photo, but I like them both. Win win!
The general lack of protection shocked me for such easy climbing, occasionally running out 40m without a single piece as the rock was just so loose everywhere there was a crack.
All in all Ash coped really well. Keeping speed up well, grasping the concept completely and climbing great. I barely remember having to give him any pointers after I explained it once.
We do need to work on his rope work a little more though as he struggled with tying off coils and taking them on quickly.
Car to car, over 300m of ascent, 3 known scrambles, several smaller scrambles and some sliding down the hills...just over 2 hours.
Happy as Larry and one of the best evenings out in ages.
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