Saturday Morning, Climby AF megatech

Saturday morning, before the rain came, Nelsie and me met at Fosters Tce and headed up into the Urumau.  Climbing the 4wd steep pig section bumped into James and Caro, had a good old catch up and was fresher for the rest of the climb.  Then, remembered to turn on the MMR at the junction point (thereby missing 60odd? m of climb).  Up around, dropping into the usual down the steeps and yumpies, then off down Stormer for a refresher course in Urumau.  Down into Grommies, which has been smoothed and honed.  I dropped the log drop first pop this time making me smoother and quicker.  At the 'bottom' we continued on down all the way to the road, just to check out for any new lines...  Climbed back up, walking a bit here and there.  From the 'bottom' we got back into the climb with the first switchbacks tidied for easier climbing (but not so much the slightly later sections).  Around the front and up the open zigs for round two.  

Dropped down Jackosaurus this time, trying to session the rock step part way down.  No matter how much I told myself I'd be fine, I kept baulking.  Meantime, Nelson rode it like 3 or 4 times.  I ended up carrying down.  The rest of it was sweet, and we bailed out eventually into the bottom of Stormer and on down Grommies, this time trying out the new line to the right which is intimidatingly steep dropping over these solid rock slabs ("slabstacles" as coined by dude we met at top after this).  Mint!  climbed back up to the main bit and on up the climbing mode again.  Around the front and up the open, catching a couple of dudes and a young son up here, chatting and checking out a mega tech drop line over the left.  ugh, no way.  

This time, all the way from the top, down Jack ridge then into Zombie, blazing this (carefully dodging onga-onga galore).  I bailed on the jump at the bottom, and then we rode the wooden feature out and climbed out again.  

Back to the top and checked out a drop over from off the side top here.  Nelson did it a couple times and I took Sunnyside, meeting him eventually lower down.  Took a call in here from T and realised it was 12pm, so time to get rolling home.  Dropped down the overgrown steepline exit and out.

Over 500m of climbing in a little over 7kms... High climbing to distance ratio. 

Tech too, and how, Urumau.