Second day, more gorgeous weather! We drove 20 miles out of Fayetteville to Summersville Lake, which turned out to be my favorite of the crags we visited. The lake was shimmering, the sun was shining, the water was warm and the cliffs were excellent quality. We worked on the "Oswald Wall" section of the crag.
Ethan returned to the scene of his nemesis last year, "Scoot Your Muffin", a 5.10b with a triple ceiling that he thrashed on and vowed to complete this year. After a particularly hairy leader fall after the strenuous act of clipping the bolt under the ceiling, he made it this time. I followed on toprope, but spouting various disclaimers and Ethan agreeing that I probably would have trouble making it to the top. Ummm, I flashed it - but then again, I was on toprope and didn't have to waste energy to deal with the gear. Steve and Cheryl gave it a try as well, with a hang - that clip under the roof was really awkward and strenuous! Then we moved onto other climbs.
Other climbs we did (leading or top-roping):
Oh what a beautiful place this is. Great cliffs just footsteps away from a small rocky beach and the lake. A couple of attractive female climbers stripped down to their underpants and jog bras and went swimming. Only problem is the male belayers were very distracted! I took off my steaming climbing boots during a snack break and I could just about hear them sizzle as I stepped into the cool water. Life is good!
After we wore ourselves out, we headed back to the parking lot. Steve and Spyder were on their way home, and me, Cheryl and Ethan sat around the parking lot and guzzled some much welcomed cold beers and chowed on various munchies. We had quite a good buzz going, it was a hot day, and we were VERY thirsty! Cheryl became fascinated by watching nature in action - a couple of copulating grasshoppers. We compiled a list of lewd first ascent names. We took a bunch of silly pictures of ourselves (sorry, they would KILL me if I posted those on my web site). Well, I know those two will remain my best friends because I have plenty of blackmail material! ha ha!