Coopers Rock

So I finally got outside to do some bouldering. James and I headed out Saturday morning for the 3 hour drive to Coopers Rock. It was a late start, so we got there around 1. Cloudy and cold, but perfect temps, and the rain held off. We decided to check out the Roadside area.

Got on some warm up stuff with a few other climbers. From there we found a nearby problem called Bizzaro. Great problem, although took a while to figure out, not use to having to look for my own holds. Totally missed some the first few tries. I managed to get it eventually.

After that only a few feet away was another cool looking problem called Helicopter. Big flakes on a nice roof, problem was it was only about 2 feet off the ground, so was a lot harder than it looked! After a lot of thinking I finally managed to figure out the moves, Helicopter is a great name... hint hint. Stepped away before going for the send. We wondered around looking at some other stuff before finally going back.

Got on it and was ready to send when I tweaked my hamstring which hurt the lower back. Dammit! Think I got too cold and strained too hard in an awkward position (see photo). Should have known better since I have the bad back. Anyway, didn't get the send, and now I'm trying to nurse the leg and back so I can get some sending done back in Halifax.

All the photos are here