Sunday, 14 August 2011

Berry Head DWS update





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.

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