Monday, 4 April 2011

Rock- Polytech

Date: Tues 29 March-Fri 1st April.
Location: Castle Hill, Charlston, Punakaiki.
Weather: Fine all week-Sunny, warm.
Group members: Outdoor Rec, Group 2
Duration:  1 day
Grades: 17-19
Incidents: none
Key Learning: Bouldering, spotting, building anchors, top rope rescue, lead climbing.

Awesome day at Castle hill, amazing weather, solving good boulder problems and getting taught how to spot correctly. Had about 2 and a half hours climbing there then left. Climbing at Charlston on Wednesday and Thursday working on anchors, setting them up then climbing off them. Climbed the 19 i'd done before, few 18+'s. Also got shown by Rob how to Top rope rescue then practised that aswell as setting up anchors on Thursday. Friday we went to Punakaiki to do lead climbs and practise abseling and the change over to be belayed down. Lead a 18 at the end of the day to strip the climb then left. sweet week overall and really lucky with the good weather we got for it.

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