Short trip to Chatfield Hollow

Well, we made a very short trip to Chatfield Hollow today, in Killingworth. This was our first time climbing outside with our own top rope gear, and we brought along a friend who had never climbed outside before. The weather was absolutely gorgeous, but it seems that we got to the crag too late. A large (30+ climbers) group of kids was there, and their guide had rigged topropes on just about every halfway decent beginner climb at the crag. We wanted to find a route suitable for the beginners in our party, and we were pretty stuck with Cornered (5.6) at the South end of the cliff. Cornered is a scrabbly little route, not more than 25' high. The crack was wet, although I think it had been days since we had any rain. And to top it all off, we had to leave early to take our cat to the vet. A disappointing day, but nevertheless it was good rigging practice, and a beautiful day to be outside.
Some photos:Darlene highstepping to get her toes into the crack.

Jun with an impressive edge, considering he's wearing sneakers.
I'm taking the stretch out of our new climbing rope while Darlene puts on her harness.