Early next morning I reach Vratsa after a climb up to 400m. The cliffs are a stunning backdrop to this tourist town. After meeting Nadine, we head off in the baking sun (35C) to buy our climbing rope. This proves fruitless and we retreat to the Flamingo Hotel for the evening.
Over the next five days, we finally buy a rope and get climbing some of the easier single pitch routes.
We see below other climbers here and assume this is due to the intense heat at the end of June. This heat also means that climbing in the early afternoon is impossible except on north-facing cliffs. My inexperience in climbing outside and an ankle injury incurred on the first day means that I find it difficult to feel comfortable lead-climbing. All this means that we don't get to climb as many routes as we had predicted. Still, it was good fun most of the time and we both learned some things and also what we have to practice in the climbing hall before trying it outside.
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