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2013-08-24 13:00
pljg
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- Didn't find it
This was our second attempted ascent. We had a visitor coming from Kent and had decided to do the walk as a picnic trip on the way back from the station. I made the stage one ascent just for fun but then we headed directly for the final. I thought that it would be best to make the attempt before rather than after a glass of bubbly so I got straight to it.
mspljg and her friend of many years, D, managed to help me up into the tree and I got up to my highest point from the first try (not very high). I had no problem with the next couple of branches but then stopped and had a think. Last time I was sporting a recently sprained ankle and I couldn't see the cache either. I thought that this time things wouldn't be so worrying as my ankle is almost better and this time I managed to spot the cache from my higher vantage point. However, I still just didn't fancy the rest of the climb. The route is obvious and it was descending rather than ascending that was my concern. I'm sure it would be ok but I think that this one is not for me. I'm not sure if it was good or bad that I had my better half looking on. She wasn't happy with me carrying on (she hasn't been there to witness some higher but less exposed climbs) but maybe it was good to have an extra voice of reason.
Anyway, I like to walk away from a more extreme cache every now and then to reassure myself and others that I'm not overly brave/foolhardy. I still can't believe the staticman1 route.
Hopefully I'll be back on more equipped trip if someone is willing to show me the ropes.
Thanks for the fun anyway. It's a great walk and other finders shouldn't be put off by my refusal as it was a very marginal one.
