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

[juliet]

I went climbing twice this week again! (Both times before work. breakfast walk dog CLIMB be in work by 9. HARD but worth it! can't make it any other time)

On-sighted a V1 on an overhang, and another V1 somewhere else that went around a lumpy bit. Worked out *some* bits of a couple of V2s. Also my sit-starts are improving (they're still not what you'd call *good*, but they're improving). I appear to reliably be climbing at V1 level now, which feels like huge progress given that a couple of months ago V2 was just ENTIRELY BEYOND MY KEN.

in summary: yay :)

[rydra_wong]

Getting up early to climb is my idea of heroism (not a morning person). And yay progress!

and another V1 somewhere else that went around a lumpy bit

Now I'm trying to visualize and work out which lumpy bit in the Arch. *g*

[juliet]

The bit on the end between the two areas in the back. (Unless it was a V0? I don't *think* it was a V0!) There's a big lump halfway up the wall, and you have to go around it to get onto the top of it.

gosh, what a *splendid* description :)

[rydra_wong]

The bit on the end between the two areas in the back.

Officially known as "the prow", I think.

The red V1 there? I really like that one!

[juliet]

I think there is only one V1 there, and red is ringing a bell, so probably yes :) I liked it too!

I tried the V2 but could only do the middle bit.

[rydra_wong]

Yeah, it's got a really big reach at the start.

(Btw, not sure if you got the PM, but your wild garlic bulbs are waiting for you behind the desk at the Arch.)

[rydra_wong]

Commenting here as I doubt that this will be of any interest to anyone but you and me, but I made archtwitter_feed.

[juliet]

Oh cool; I didn't realise they did Twitter!

ION: I very very nearly climbed that V2 on the prow yesterday morning (cheated with one hand on a non-included hand briefly on the second-to-last move). Tomorrow morning I will try again!

Also totally cocked up the dark blue V1 on the front wall, twice, after which I gave up & went to work :)

[rydra_wong]

I actually find that front wall the hardest in the place, most of the time.

On the really steep overhangs at least they have to give you decent holds -- that wall, it's mildly overhanging and the holds are crappy. That's my theory.

Either that or they just set extra-meanly there so they can watch from the front desk. *g*

[tevere]

Aww, I wish we had early morning bouldering around here! But the main bouldeirng place in this whole city opens at 4.30pm, so it's strictly an after-work affair. Which always means we get home exhausted at 10.30, with fingers practically too weak to operate the brakes on our bikes...

Yay for improving sit-starts! I'm always envious of people who seem to effortlessly float off the floor.

[juliet]

The Arch only started doing early-morning opening this summer (used to be 12noon), and I am *so* happy about it. Plus v few people are there at that time, which is nice :)

I am not one of the floaty people at this point :) but compared to how I was a few months back I am a lot more floaty!