On August 23rd, I attended my first “Meetup” outdoors. I met with Rebecca, Chris, Stan, and Eckhard for a day of fun at the Avalon Wall in Boulder Canyon. The weather was nice, and I was excited to be visiting a new crag.
I was a little nervous about being belayed by people I just met, but that was the my only concern. In order to reach the Avalon wall, one has to use a Tyrolean. I was a bit excited (maybe too excited?) to be going across one of these for my first time.
When I stepped off the rock, and into thin air, my heart skipped a beat. I was so happy my backpack was packed properly! It took a bit of arm power to hoist myself to the other side, but it was my opportunity to show off my guns!
I led the following routes:
The Tower (5.10a) A very long (12 draws and 2 for anchors) a 60m rope would barely make it! 2 Laps
The Fool (5.10c) 1 Hang (Darn-It! A cruxy start!)
Dead Again (5.10b/c) 1 Hang (Another strange crux).
I followed:
Isle of the Dead 5.10c (A convoluted & dirty climb)
Dead Can Dance 5.9 (I cleaned it because it started raining. Didn’t want to lead it when it was wet.)
Around 3pm it started to rain & thunder on us, so we called it a day.
Tags: Avalon Wall, Boulder Canyon, Rock Climbing