Camping at Creag Meagaidh with Freida a couple of weeks ago. One of the highlights of the last couple of months. When I last wrote on my blog I was not long out of ankle surgery and feeling decidedly delicate. But I felt ok - I had experience on my side and was well prepared with a plan of action for the recovery period, mostly consisting of hanging from small holds without my feet. 6 weeks later some things have changed and some have not. I am still feeling rather delicate, although my ankle has made steady progress. I am beginning to use it gently on my steep board and very close to walking without my crutches. But not quite there. My fingers have definitely become a little stronger and will hopefully get stronger still by the time I am able to climb a piece of real rock again. There are still various things on my ‘stuff to do while out of action’ list that are undone. But I suppose I have done the most important ones. Despite the preparedness, I have felt the process ment...
