Climbed today in the mega ampitheatre of La Poltrona, which is just a few minutes drive from the campsite. What a place! We were at the crag just after eight in order to climb in the morning shade again. (Right hand side of the photo).
By midday there was nowhere to hide from the sun on the climbs, but later we took shelter under some trees for an extended lunch break as it was impossible to climb in the glaring sunlight.
I saw this cheeky lizard who kept creeping up on me while I was belaying...
Once the sun had left the far side of the bowl, play resumed and I climbed a little two pitch route with two of the lads. It's always great to get up off the floor and high above the rest of the world. Once they'd got to grips with the art and exposure of the 'hanging belay', we lent back and enjoyed the views. This was one of the fine 'pocket' handholds on the way up! You couldn't make a better handhold!
Climbed until about 5:45, at which point even my feet had had enough of being crammed into rock boots... Ice cream time...
La Poltrona:
(Settroe basso)
- Karo-x, 4c
- Capri, 5a
- Sogno, 5a
- Dopo il pesce, 5b
- Hey Jude, 5c
(Settroe Central)
- Sperone Lillith, 4b
- Ziu Milawaki, 4c,4a
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