Like two weeks ago, our ride was about 45 minutes through landscapes, forests, and little towns. Towards the end of the trip, the towns got less and nature started to be much more prominent. Due to the time of the year, I was excited about all the colors I saw outside the window. They changed from green to yellow, from yellow to orange and from orange to red.When we arrived at our destination we left our van behind and hiked up to the actual rock we would climb on. This time, the hike was not as demanding nor very long as opposed to our last trip. We only hiked for about 15-20 minutes and it was not as steep as last time. I am sure the fact that I wasn't carrying a heavy rope this time made a difference. Friday was the first sunny day after a series of days with heavy rain so the ground was pretty soft and a bit muddy at some places. When we entered the forest it was hard not to notice the strong smell of leaves, trees, moss and soil after they had been absorbing the rainwater for the last couple of days. It smelled refreshing and alive.
The wall we climbed was similar in size of the one we climbed last week. It was maybe a bit higher but the degree of difficult was probably the same. It had a few solid cracks and niches that enabled me to make it up the wall. The only difference was that the rock was wet. The rock wasn't entirely wet, only at the spots where the sun couldn't reach the rock; nevertheless, the wetness made the climb more difficult.
What I liked most about this site was the huge crack between the two walls that we could climb inside. It definitely made the climb more difficult in some ways because I was sandwiched between two walls and as a result had not too much room to move. At the same time, the two walls gave me more support by being able to press my back towards one wall and my feed towards the other wall and just hang in there. Fun Trip!
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