andrewearl-blog


New Bridges 
Well rockland seems along time ago, Since i returned to the uk i have been working hard and training hard as well.
I got my new shoe from scarpa on thursday so look forward to getting them out and about. Today i finished painting climb newcastle so its all colourful.
Well i am sitting in the airport having returned from Rocklands South Africa, and about to go to an outdoors trade show in germany.
Me, Suz and Smith were in Rocklands for the past 16 days. I have to say that it was one of the best climbing trip i have ever been on.
Rocklands has some of the best looking lines i have seen. The bouldering was so
varied on some of the best and most featured sandstone, i have climbing on.
Well it fare to say that we filled are boots on the trip with us just having the one full rest day. I think that the best send of the trip was by Suz doing her first 8a+ Tea with elmarie. Suz normally climbs well with in her power range. So it was good to watch her push her self.
As for Smith it was his first trip away since setting up the City Bloc in Leeds Did Armed Response 8b. But think he was more than happy just to be out climbing on the great blocs in the sun.
As for me well its been over a year since i got to the keys to the building that is Climb Newcastle. In that time i have been on several trips but this felt like the first one that i was not thinking about work and able to get down to the climbing. All in all i had a great time climbing, doing most thing i tired in a session, do lots of bloc up to 8b. Will be booking my flights back very soon.


Tea with Elmarie 8a+
Armed Response 8b

Green Mamba 8b
You Tube Vids coming soon
Well been a busy week or so, training hard for south africa. Been back to queens with chris and have some good attempts on my project. but then i spend the next couple of session out side, with suz at the woods or out doing photos with Mark for his book. Really interesting going back on things for photos very hard work but, i think taking the pics is much harder.

