Great to get out climbing to Birchen Edge with Paul today.  He's very mindful of my wrist but, d'you know, it was brilliant and I was able to push down on it when mantling and even managed a few (very necessary) jams.  My knuckles look a bit worse for wear, but who cares!

I met Paul at 9.30am, something I couldn't possibly have done if I was still working, and we walked to the crag.  The rock was still damp, but by the time we'd had a hot drink it was drier and we could start.  The sun managed to feel quite warm around lunchtime, but then the temperature dropped and we finished, shivering, as it was getting dark.  I saw plenty of gritting lorries out on my way home, so keep warm all!