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

[dira]

Today I went climbing for the very first time ever! I climbed until my arms told me I was ABSOLUTELY FINISHED, which was not really very long. But the two gym guys who were keeping an eye on me were cheerful and supportive and assured me that everyone has those moments and I'll get stronger. \o/

[rydra_wong]

OMG YAY!!! Go you! You should start a new post about your first time climbing experiences so people can cheer for you!

I climbed until my arms told me I was ABSOLUTELY FINISHED, which was not really very long.

Yup, that happens very quickly for everyone when they start climbing -- it uses a muscles in the forearms that aren't really worked hard by anything else, so they get knackered very fast.

You'll probably wake up tomorrow and the day after feeling pretty stiff and achy; hot baths help, and I've heard people recommend drinking a lot of water now.

But your body will adjust pretty quickly once you've been climbing a few times, even before you start building significant strength.