Area: Llanberis slate
An immensely long lay-off from climbing: some young people will have had entire climbing careers since I last tied on in earnest. Covid was to blame, I just never properly re-engaged. But, this March I got a pass for the wall, and used it a lot so do have a tad more strength. It's also true that I have done a little mild mountaineering in the long 'interval' and did visit old favourites like Pot Hole and Castle Inn a couple of times. But the general point stands, so I kicked off with an old favourite today - up the detached slate slab of Fresh Air. It is well bolted, of course, but a little more polished than I remembered. It went fairly well, if a little less smooth and elegant than it always seemed in the past, perhaps unsurprisingly. The weather has been unseasonably cold, but it was at least dry for this afternoon session with Steve. We then picked off the other two routes hereabouts, the 5c being much better than it looks with some interesting moves (done before, as with all today's climbs). Then it was round the corner for the two slabbiest easy routes, albeit both a tad unbalanced, before we got a bit too cold as rain threatened. Back to the hut for a superb Spanish feast, the fourth of our Nant Peris dining society outings.
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