So today was a very interesting day. It all began as a usual Sunday. I decided to go climbing, quickly I packed my stuff and took off. The trip began like a typical Niagara Glen bouldering day, I started by climbing a few of the classic boulders for a warm up, and then went off to try some harder problems. After getting some pictures of myself (posted below) I decided to take a break for lunch, only to be hit by a random thunderstorm! I had never been out climbing while it's lightning, and to be honest it was actually kind of fun at first. I was able to continue climbing on some of the steeper problems until the rain became too much, and started to pour off the tops like overflowing bowls. As the only escape from the glen is up many flights of steps made out of steel I decided to hide out under some rocks while the lightning moved on and was no longer a threat. During this time something I always thought would happen more often did. An out of shape women broke her ankle, and needed some attention. I helped as best I could until the emergency workers arrived.

This sort of incident continues to bother me. Areas like this are in fact quite wild, and people who are unprepared (being out of shape, and/or not used to being in the wilderness) continue to gain easier access. In this case the placement of steel stairs. The general public are then free to explore ignorantly. There have been issues with climbing access to many areas in Ontario in the past few years, and incidences like these do not help.

Sorry for the rant. Enjoy the pictures!!!

Me on an unknown problem