Friday, June 13, 2008

Day 12 Antalya

6:20 am. God, this campsite is stoney: despite the luxury of two Karrimats - not comfortable at all! 23 degrees C in the tent - this tent is no good for hot places. Not enough ventilation really. Off climbing. Feel more relaxed. Cool to do a few routes and maybe read a book during the day. We'll see. Hooked up last night with Andrew to climb today - he's just here for five days. Now 16:30. Sat under the tarp, very hot. This morning was good, but started off badly - rushed cup of tea - Andrew keen; got lost finding crag - sort of annoying - my fault - the crag is actually opposite the entrance to the damn campsite - not 1 km up the road. Really annoying since I'd climbed there a day or two before. Did 5a 5b, recovered George's water bottle from our last ascent (left at top belay). Thence found Gizmo and did 6b - first of the trip for me at this grade; really soft touch though. 5c+, back at campsite. Did a couple more 5bs. Later I climbed with the new doctors - a 6a and a 5b. Noticed that completing a route (especially a 6a etc) gives me a few hours' hapiness! Nice supper, thanks to George and T - spaghetti bolognese (soya). Chatted about climbing - a nice way to pass the hours in the evening.

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