Friday post of glee

[rydra_wong]

The Friday post of glee is where you get to tell us about your climbing-related happiness this week.

It can be a new achievement or adventure, or just that you climbed and had a good time; it can be that your favourite climbing wall is expanding or that you bought new rock shoes or that you found a cool ice climbing vid on YouTube. No glee is too small -- or too big.

Members are encouraged to cheer each other on and share the squee.

N.B. Feel free to post your glee in the comm on any day of the week. The Friday post is just to get the ball rolling.

Comments

[kelachrome]

I talked myself into signing up for a trip to a local cliff. I've never been climbing before, but I've wanted to for a few years and it's a free trip, no equipment or experience necessary on my part.

Now I'm just trying not to talk myself out of it :)

[rydra_wong]

\o/

Speaking from personal experience -- this is the hardest and scariest bit. Not the trip, the bit before it. *g*

I had to get a friend to go with me for moral support before I could even go and peer through the door of a climbing wall.

If it helps, tell yourself that all you have to do is go along and not run away screaming before you take that first step up onto the rock. If you do that, you win. If that makes any sense.

(And then you can decide if you like it or not.)