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At one point there was a slight slope. I slipped so much I thought I wasn't going to get up it. I got there in the end but boy was I slipping a lot.
How you was able to get up it? Did you find a place where your flats found a bit of grip?
I couldn't find anywhere that I could get any grip. I just kept trying harder and harder. The trouble was my shoes made the slope even more slippery when I slipped. I got up in the end but only by almost running at it and not stopping. As I said, my shoes were skidding all over the place and couldn't get any grip at all.
Looking back on it, yes it was quite fun but not at the time. I went back again a few days ago and tried again in my slippy flats. This time I wore clothes that wouldn't matter if I fell over. I'd got a short denim skirt and a sweat shirt top. They both wash easily so it's no problem if they get muddy.
Well we've had more rain since the first time I was there. the slope was VERY slippery and I couldn't even get part way up. I thought it would be good to learn the best way to manage this sort of thing in case it happens to me again. I tried various ways, small steps, big steps, fast, slow and anyting else I could think of.
Slowly didn't work too well. I just stopped and slipped evry time I tried to move. I found the best was going at it as fast as possible regardless of how much my shoes skidded. The problem is I fell down a bit but never badly. I almost made it all the way up a few times. My legs were going as fast as they could but my shoes were just slipping backwards leaving big skid marks.
It was a strange sensation feeling my nice little shoes slipping and unable to get any grip. I can't really explain it but certainly worth trying again sometime.














