Swanage

This last weekend I went down south to the southern coast of England to the limestone quarries on the coast near Swanage. I went down with 8 other mates from the climbing club for some pre-Turkey outdoor work. Climbing indoors compared to climbing outdoors is as different as night and day. They both require different approaches in both the mental and physical aspects of climbing. So we went down there to practice some outdoor sport climbing while getting into the mindset of outdoor leading and top-roping. We went down Friday night and climbed all day Saturday. We meant to stay until Monday but the weather took a turn for the worse so we bailed out of there Sunday afternoon, but at least we got a little outdoor work under our belt before heading down to Turkey in June. The scenery along the coastline was amazing and provided a great backdrop for the climbing we were doing.

Classes start up again this week in preparation for exams, so after a month off its back to the grind. But only one more month of school and then another month of traveling and then its back to the States!

Its amazing to think of how the time has flown over here. I really have done and experienced a lot during my four months here so far.

I hope all is well with you guys back home and I look forward to seeing you guys when I get back.