the good and the bad and a random naked man!

A good day following a bad day- i climbed a total of one route yesterday and felt quite rubbish becasue it wasnt going my way! but today we got up early- left the camp by 7.30 to get to a crag that comes into the sun at 1pm. when i had cycled there i discovered i had no rock shoes- so i cycled to the crag we were at yesterday, but they werent there. i eventually got back to the campsite and found one of the other guys had picked them up from the last crag. few! they woulod not be easy to replace here! then i cycled back to the first crag and started climbing! i led a 2 pitch climb with a 6a pitch that i top roped on my first day in Yangshuo and had found it really hard and sustained. i did take on the rope but got up it no problem. so i thought i would try a 6b+ as it had bolts only about 2 metres apart for a lot of it. i got two thirds up but got stuck on a scary move on small crimps that i eventually backed off. i was really happy to get that far so i want to go back and try leading to the top before we leave Yangshuo. this afternoon we did 3 pitches of a 5 pitch multipitch before it got dark. on the way to the crag we saw a man completely naked walking towards us down the side of the road, which was a bit of a shock. he didnt seem embarrassed that he was naked, so was a little odd! rich thuoght he was covered in melon juice..? you never know what you will see next here!
we have ventured into town which is very epic. the bad drivers/cyclists,pedestrians who never look when pulling out or overtaking or crossing the road are even worse than usual and there is much more traffic. it feels like a victory whenever you arrive at a destination unscathed! cycling back in the dark is good too, at least i have remembered my headtorch tonight! the festival has made the town very busy but doesnt seem to have any particular event on so we have come to the bar (i am writting this in the bar on their internet!).
i am venturing to the river tomorrow for a 'shower', but bush camping has been fine otherwise. it actually gets cold in the early hours of the morning which is refreshing and stays in the shade so its ok to sleep in without waking up at 7 sweating!
i have security duty tomorrow afternoon, then Matts birthday the next day. he wants to get a group of us to do a 5 pitch 4+ multipitch which is easy but gets you to the top of the crag and has a nice freehanging absail back down. hes never done a multipitch before. we will take cake for the top!
only 3 days left in Yangshuo so i am trying to climb lots! then a couple of drive days to Kunming and more climbing!! i have been in Yangshuo for a month now which has been great to relax and be ready to keep travelling again. i would like to come back here when i climb in the 7s and do some awesome looking routes...but so many places to explore!!...

the good and the bad and a random naked man!

Yangshuo, China