Climbing at Flintsbach

Published on 2019-5-25 by Michael Stanton

Barbara, Rowan, Elijah and I went climbing. After some initial top-roping, Barbara and I went over the top from the 2-pitch route on the right side of the high crag. Rowan and Elijah did some climbing with us, then I sent them over to work on the wonderful grade 3 gully. Actually I put up a rope first, but my thought is that in the future they should be able to lead/rig that route themselves soon. It has everything! Abseil practice, anchor practice, and a little bit of runout on the right side (harder) variant of the route.

We met Lenka and Igor over on that neat route on the left side of the high crag (I forgot the name...too lazy to get the book). Igor had led the route. They graciously let me lead it with their draws in place. It's such a fun climb! Barbara was thinking of my boys who had decamped to the car already, so she demurred on following the route. I will bring her back posthaste, because this route, especially the "extension" from the sub-anchor that Lenka and Igor noticed is very good. Barbara, the boys and I repaired to the Maxlrain just as we did a week ago, and monopolized the playground after a great lunch.