The forecast says it will be snowing everywhere in Western Washington by the weekend, but Dan wanted to get one more trad lead in before we switch sports. So I took off work a little early on Thursday to go climbing. Dan swung by the office and grabbed me at about 12:30, and by 2:30 we were standing at base of some very wet cliffs in the British Aisles area on Little Si. After a little discussion and a coin toss I declined to participate in, Dan got the honor of the first (and only) lead. He went up "First Things First" putting in pro every two feet, but considering the conditions, that felt a little run out:
After he got the rope up, we played a bit on the 5.6 routes and each took a shot at the 5.9 on the same wall. Not so easy when it's this wet - we'll have to try this in the summer sometime. Another thing: it sure gets dark early this time of year. We only climbed two or three times each and still ended up hiking out by headlamp. At least there weren't any crowds.
After he got the rope up, we played a bit on the 5.6 routes and each took a shot at the 5.9 on the same wall. Not so easy when it's this wet - we'll have to try this in the summer sometime. Another thing: it sure gets dark early this time of year. We only climbed two or three times each and still ended up hiking out by headlamp. At least there weren't any crowds.
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