This week I've been working with Simon from Bath, who was wanting to get back into climbing and sample some Cornish classics as well as work on his technique and gear placement, belays etc. Blessed with fab weather and good tides, we ventured onto cliffs such as Bosigran, Carn Barra, Chair Ladder and Trewavas Head, climbing routes, such as Peel Crack, William's Chimney and the Classic Rock routes Terrier's Tooth, Bosigran Ridge and, what must be the best Hard Severe in the country, Doorpost. All was going well until we ventured onto Hella Point. Here the sharp crystals in the rock proved too sharp for Simon's skin and, with blood pouring from a slice in his hand, we had to nip into Penzance A&E to get it stitched (but only after we climbed Helluva Slab). I also had a nice evening's soloing at Goldsworthy Buttress at Trewellard. This little crag is situated in the mining heartland and is surrounded by the detritus of hundreds of years of tin and copper mining, which is definitely worth exploring.
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