Yes Yes Fucking Yes

As seen in the revious post myself, Wig, and Little Tom headed up to the cave on thursday to show it some love. After a bit of a delay my motorway virginity was swiftly taken from me as we headed towards shiny llandudno, conditions were looking o.k (motorway driving is boring).

On arriving for the first time ever every single hold in the cave was dry (not sticky, but you can't have everything!). Tommy had a looksie at pilgrim, and the v12 start to rockatrocity, Danny was reacquainting himself with trigger cut, and the resulting hole it makes in his knee. I warmed up a little and pulled onto Lou Ferrino, which wasn't feeling grippy, but wasn't wet at all! It felt similar to last time, falling off at the same point, I took a quick breather, to have a look at Tom working the bridge move of pilgrim (yeesh), and give Danny a spot on the ever so horizontal crux of TC. Post rest I had another go at Lou, getting the furthest I've ever got, being the first pocket, but my fingers, which are a pretty tight fit due to their sausageness anyway just weren't right. Given that this is the furthest I've ever got I decided to take a big old rest, have a bit of chocolate and give it another go in a while, and watched/spotted t'others for a bit again, getting a couple of snaps of Tom.

Next go Lou Ferrino went! Best problem I've ever done, and my first V10, I think the hours I've been putting in on the board have made a difference, as did actually resting, bloody chuffed with it I sat around with a grin like a gimp for about an hour, and then jumped on the ever so swingy 'We've a beaver' which to my great surprise I managed to send.

At this point cave legends dave Noden and Chris Davies had turned up, giving Danny some wicked beta on TC, which helped him all but send the bastard, if he hadn't been trying it for so long already I reckon it would've gone. God knows what disgusting stuff they were trying, but they both looked pretty strong, and being thoroughly nice guys chatted to us for ages about magic wood, giving us a load of helpful tipbits. Tommy meanwhile was looking pretty solid on the low low rockatrocity start, and having showed me just how easy rockatrocity can look I don't doubt he'll be dispatching the problem some time in the next couple of trips.

All in all a cracking trip, first V10, good times and good company, win all round! That's it for now, I've managed to get 6hours of ever so needed work at the pool I worked at the last couple of summers, going away next week also, possibly to get some grit done :O.

Over and out.