Climbing at Cattlestop

October 20, 2006 3:48 am General

Heidi and myself got out for a sneaky trip to Cattlestop crag during the week. We were joined by Flo, Greg and his flatmate’s dog, Lizzy. The evenings are getting a little longer here, and you can pretty much climb until about 8 before the sun starts to drop and it gets cold again. Climbing at Britten crag (Cattlestop is just an extension of that crag up towards summit road) is always a little tricky when you first start off the season. It takes a while to find the various crimpers in that volcanic rock, and with occasional long run outs, it was a pretty cautious start. Started off on a bunch of easy 16’s, through harder 17’s and a real sweet 19 at the end. Planning on making it a regular session up there, and looking forward to pulling on steeper climbs.

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