It's not Everest but.....

......... I still didn't get to the top of the climbing wall I went to a couple of weeks ago. These pictures don't show that the whole wall is an overhang (yes, really), some bits more than others which means that for most of the time you were holding your full weight on your fingers/arms. Now, I've lost a bit of weight whilst I've been here but obviously not enough to get my power/weight ratio back to what it was in the days I used to free climb yacht masts.

My arms quickly turned to jelly at which stage I just had to drop off the wall - I think the next photo shows my best attempt. I don't think I got much higher on this climb, it looks like I'm about to come off.


I will go again but maybe I need to get in shape first if I want to get higher. Apart from the power/weight thing, I'm glad I wasn't any heavier because the short, lean Nepali (a Sherpa?) who was belaying me was lifted off the ground when I came off. Not sure how they manage with big guys.

Cheers

Roshan