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[sixbeforelunch]

It's that time again. Post your glee, your pride, and your awesome. Anything climbing-related is welcome.

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[rydra_wong]

I was brave and visited a new wall! First fall onto pebbles! First really tall problem (six metres)!

[sixbeforelunch]

Yay you! Six meters? Wow. You are far braver than I.

[abyssinia]

After a Wednesday that was mostly falling off everything I went back today and nailed some routes I've done before and then went to the wall with the outward slope that has always had routes rated in my range that taunt me. I pulled over a big squishy mat and managed to climb them both! Then I made good progress - every hold but the last two on a route of the next level up and one on the big super tall wall that scares me

Whoo progress!!

[rydra_wong]

and then went to the wall with the outward slope that has always had routes rated in my range that taunt me. I pulled over a big squishy mat and managed to climb them both!

Yay for overhang victory! \o/

(I actually prefer falling off overhangs, because you know you've got a clean fall and won't whack yourself on any holds on the way down.)

[sixbeforelunch]

Nice! Overhangs are tough, go you for beating them! :)

[catinto]

I went to my first 'real' gym yesterday with my boy (real as in not my old school gym at university) - got a lesson on grigris and climbed about 8 walls ranging from 5.3 - 5.7 which was super fun. We got a free two week membership, so we'll be heading back soon!

Tomorrow we're going to go look for shoes and harnesses at MEC.

[sixbeforelunch]

Sweet! Buying climbing shoes is fun. I love my five tens. Hope you find/found something you liked. :)

[catinto]

I got a pair of five tens as well - the spires. We went again this afternoon and they were a pretty good fit, but like all shoes, need to be broken in some more!

[pellucid]

I made it to the gym TWICE this week! And slowly but surely, I'm seeing progress as I'm able to climb a bit more frequently. Wednesday I spent some time with this gorgeous, traversing, slightly overhanging 5.11b that I am now determined to get strong enough to send because it's a wonderfully set route. I did the first 2/3 or so clean, then ran into the giant orange sloper of doom and got stuck, but I will make that sloper my bitch sooner or later. First time a 5.11 has felt doable since about November. Woot!

Today was lots of laps for endurance, so I didn't get back on the 5.11b. But I climbed lots of 5.8s and 5.9s up and down and up and down again and again, and now my arms feel like they might fall off, which is a most excellent feeling after a good day of climbing, as far as I'm concerned!

[rydra_wong]

Yay progress!

that I am now determined to get strong enough to send because it's a wonderfully set route.

Really well-set problems are such great motivators.

[sixbeforelunch]

Woo-hoo! Good route setting is awesome. I love that feeling of falling in love with a problem and being determined to beat it because it's too pretty not to.