Well, finally Berry Head Deep Water Soloing season has arrived, opening much to my delight, on August the 1st. After several months prior of DWS training over Torquay, I was feeling physically and mentally a lot stronger than last season, so I made a kind of pact with myself to aim high, not hold back - really go for it, and try to send as many of the top routes as possible this year. So, with a real drive from within, firing on all cylinders and guns blazing, I hit the Berry Head DWS climbs with a vengeance. And I was shocked at the results! Having cruised the 450m traverse of Magical Mystery Tour both ways, I went back two days later on a mission to attack some of the harder quality routes. First route of the day was an on-sight ascent of 'The Wave, 6c', followed by 'Cod Tympani, 7a+', and then a flash send of the top quality 'White Rhino Tea, 7a'!!! To say I was stoked to have finally climbed these quality hard routes would be a massive understatement. I was truly ecstatic! Not only had I made the magic 7a grade, I had also really, really enjoyed climbing these amazing pieces of rock in such a beautiful environment. I was buzzing! Over the following week, I kept the ball rolling and continued to drive hard, and as a result I succeeded in on-sighting many more classics, including: 'Pink Roadster, 7a', 'Jose Sandeles, 6c+', 'Cave Woman, 6c', 'Whoomze got der Keys to me Beema, 6c', 'Rainbow Scoop, 6c', 'Aeronautics, 6c', plus the very pleasant 'High Tide Running, 6b', 'The Lost Locals, 6b+', and 'Pink Bus, 6b+', to name but a few. The whole week was like a huge breakthrough for me, and as a result I have become even more psyched on Deep Water Soloing - like totally addicted to DWS more and more, and send more quality routes. For me, Psicobloc is THE purest form of climbing, and I just love it! I'm stoked right now on it! Woohoo!!! :D
Photos, Top to Bottom; Cod Tympani 7a+, White Rhino Tea 7a, Whoomze got der Keys to me Beema 6c, and Pink Roadster 7a.
