Sunday gave us another fine day of sun and at times a nice cool, light breeze. I was out with Patrick; a client that had been out with me some time ago and was keen to get back into regular climbing with a view to undertaking the Single Pitch Award (SPA) scheme.
I began the day by leading Bridge (VS) for Patrick to second and get to grips again with the gear and using it in different situations.
After some chatting and mock set ups of anchors it was Patricks' turn to get on the lead. He made great progress on Constellation (S) with excellent gear placements, climbing and ability.
With a little more work on anchor setup and throwing in some more examples of the different possibilities it was perfect timing for Sam to arrive; and that she did. I had invited her along to get on the other end of Patricks' rope so that i could spend time with him at the top of the climbs to help with the belay stances.
Patrick placing gear and making good progress on Dungo (HS).
Sam following up Dungo.
The picture above is Patrick nearing the top of his next climb Epistrophe (VS) which was a good lead with only the top moves causing any issues.
Patrick also got the chance to use a Petzl 'Reverso' in its intended use to help auto lock the rope for a second as shown in the picture below.
To round off the day Sam and Patrick climbed Big Band (S) in the shade.
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