The whole bunch of them were very friendly and incredibly welcoming. When I arrived I was picked up by Willie who took me directly to the climbing wall to begin my preparations and despite being on his day off stuck with me the whole day listening to me rambling on about climbing and training. Even when I ended up having a session at the wall he didn't once complain. I believe his word were:

"I've never seen someone enjoy climbing so much!"

That night I stayed with Rob and Debbie at their home just outside of the city. I was eager to save my energy for the following days coaching but as soon as I found out they had their own woody, I was straight up there building circuits for them until something past midnight : P

The following day was great! I had two groups to work with, both 3 hours long focussing purely on technique and efficiency of movement. I started of guiding the clients through the basics of moving efficiently on the wall, beginning with the basics of footwork and body positioning. We then looked at using the skills on some pre-made boulders that I set and then again on hard routes onsight. After the onsight burns, we attempted to redpoint any that we missed and then watched videos of them, analysing weaknesses and strengths and comparing with each others, including some of myself demonstrating good technique on the same routes.

After the day was over we indulged in a chinese that afterwards I regretted with fear that 2 months of dedicated dieting was lost : P

Overall a really successful trip that has inspired some more climbers to take their skills a notch further. Not only has it been a successful working day, I also made a few new friends in the process : )

Thanks Rob, Debbie and Willie for a great time in Dublin!

ROBZ OUT