Camping at Linwater.

Good morning,

I hope everyone is well and enjoying our good weather.

On Thursday the 3rd of July my family and I all went away to Linwater. Linwater is a caravan site in Edinburgh a mile or so from EICA, it is also right next to Edinburgh airport so that meant that we could see all of the aeroplanes leaving. When we first got there we got our new eight man tent out and put it up, this was a bit of a job as we hadn’t done it before and it took us quite a while.

 

Tent up

 

 

 After our dinner of haggis, potatoes, carrots and peas, I took my dog (Carson) a walk,

 when we got back my mum and I went out for an hour on the local tracks mountain biking, I really enjoyed it.





A bit of painting before it got dark.

 

We settled down for the night listening to ABBA as Scott was playing it on his tablet.

I had a great sleep and woke early the next day again to the sound of ABBA as Scott had got up before me and took Carson for his walk. After a breakfast of beans and sausage we all packed the tent away just in time for the rain coming. Once everything was done we headed down to Ratho for the day.

I tried out a lot of hard routes and the YCS final comp routes.

 

Warming up with a bit of core.

Studying the YCS routes

 

After working on the YCS routes I climbed 6a on-sight on the tower, this is the highest wall in EICA.

 

Starting off

Clipping in

A black and white one.



not far to go.

That's me right at the top.

 

 

I done a climb on the big comp wall and a red on the tower. I also attempted a 6c+ but it was just too hard..

Just finished, can you see me?

I helped my dad teach my mum how to lead belay. I really enjoy lead belaying so I liked getting to help teach my mum.

 

We also spent a bit of time doing some bouldering, this can be good fun :)

 

Hanging around :)

 

 

Chalked up!

 

 

One of dad's friends from the Riders Branch turned up and gave us a rucksack full of climbing gear. Thanks Alan :)

I previously wrote a blog and said that a flash is when you do it for the first time and haven’t seen anyone do it before but that is an on sight. A flash is when you do a climb/boulder but have seen someone do it before or have been given information on it.