We showed him how to tie
in and pull on and some basic moves. We got him to make sure he used his feet,
which he seemed to be a natural at. We explained how belaying works and how to
use all the gear. Richard managed to top rope one of the steeper walls using
poor slopers and crimps. He had to do it several times for the cameras, which
was a really good effort.
Then Molly and I did some
climbing using a helmet camera, which was much harder than expected. They said
‘do some jumps’ so we did some cool dynos. (It's not exactly Hard
Grit!) Then we had to film some interviews. It was a long and tiring day,
but a load of fun and the CBBC people were cool. I hope to do something like
this again.
No idea when it goes out
- soon, I think. I will post the date when I know it. Be great if it gets
people to try climbing.
If you haven't
heard of Richard, here he is http://richardwiskerofficial.co.uk/site/