Hey guys,
Last
Saturday I traveled down to North Wales with my dad
as I had been shortlisted for a possible
sponsor…
We left the house at 7:30 and arrived at the Boulder room climbing
centre at about 11:45, after a look round and a warm up I was climbing just
after 12:00.
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| Psicobloc....WOW....... |
We met with Lee Horsfal from the 8a Agency, who introduced me
to the “EB” shoes I would be using. I
started off by doing some easy boulder problems using my usual climbing shoes,
after that I done the same ones again but this time I put on the “EB” shoes. I
really liked them; they were just so comfortable and positive to climb in.
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| Trying out the "EB" shoes |
I recognised some of the others there, Emily Verry and her
brother who climb at the Boardroom and had been at the YCS finals in Ratho the
weekend before.
After
about an hour or so we had a break for lunch then my dad belayed me on the hard
top roped routes, I didn’t lead because I didn’t take a lead rope. I found it a
bit strange at first wearing different shoes but I soon adjusted to them and I loved
it.
We had a short break and I was back climbing on the boulder
wall again. I tried a few of the harder boulder problems, climbing with other
members of the draft team.
I really enjoyed
climbing at The Boardroom, Queensferry because they walls were awesome. They also
had a psicobloc wall, except you don’t fall into water, but onto lots of really
thick padded mats. When I done a practice fall got a fright but it was really
fun… I felt like I landed on a bunch of clouds, it was that soft. Some people
even climbed to the top just to jump off and land on their backs. It was really
good to watch. Me and dad left the Boardroom a little earlier so that we could
get home in time for a late dinner. Before we left we went up to Lee Horsefal
to let him know that we were leaving. He started asking me how I felt the shoes
were so I told him they were great and I loved them. He then gave me a bag for
my climbing gear, a chalk bag, brush, tape, stickers and told me he would send
me some shoes in the post. After a few days two pairs of climbing shoes
arrived, I was gobsmacked!
I am so proud that the 8a Agency has chosen to support me in
this way and look forward to being an active part of their team.
Thanks…
http://8a-agency.co.uk
http://www.ukclimbing.com/gear/news.php?id=6781
