The variety of the Mountaineering Instructor continued today with an indoor climbing session at The Beacon Climbing Centre near Llanberis. Once again, I had a motivated team who were super keen to get going. Working our way through the graded bouldering problems, everyone put in a really good effort, but we got beaten back at around the 6b/c mark. Everyone was so pumped by lunch time that we had to use the training area to do a little lesson on outdoor climbing kit to give everyone a rest!
Time flew by in the afternoon, when we did some of the roped climbs. By this time, the wall had started to fill up with climbers who had tried to go outside this morning, but found the rock too cold to hold! On the drive home we stopped a couple of times to appreciate the views. The clouds had cleared and the mountains topped with snow. Totally stunning in the late afternoon light.
The question is, 'how long will it stay for'?... It was already frosty by the time I got home this evening, so it looks like it will be cold for a few days to come... Best dust off my ice axe and crampons just in case!
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