Posted On: October 14th 2026, 07:32 pm
I’ve been back on Rainbow Slab, holding onto some very small things.
I’m pretty blown away by how hard I’ve found this route. I keep learning and re-learning lessons about shoe rubber, movement, skin and most of all tension, but I’m still not quite up to the task.
This isn’t the hardest route I’ve climbed, it’s not even the hardest slate slab I’ve climbed, so it’s humbling – and inspiring – how much there is to learn. I’ve just got to keep turning up with more curiosity 🙂
Thanks
@butel.mountaineering for being a mega supportive partner, and
@llanberisresoles and
@scarpa_uk for the essential shoecraft.
The Very Big and the Very Small 8b+/c 🌈
@rab.equipment @dmm_climbing @rab.equipment.uk