My glee is that friday glee is perfect because I climb thursday evenings! Also, I got those new shoes and used them and they ROCKED! I was going to ramble here but I saw something about posting shoe-posts, so I figure I could make a separate post for that, hm?
My partner couldn't make it, so I went alone for the first time and bouldered for an hour or so. It's interesting - while before I've felt like there are a lot of women around, this time I was the only girl in the area a lot of the time. I guess because I was bouldering and not top-roping? Anyway, I find it funny how much of the time people spend sitting on the floor staring at the wall, even when it's empty, but OTOH I totally get why. You can only hold on for so long!
I tried a whole bunch of different problems, and the better shoes definitely helped. I need to go more than once a week to improve more, though. It's a bit awkward to fit it in and I'm not sure I have the time this summer, but in the fall I move to a new town with a climbing gym a 5 minute bike ride away, so I might just do some weight training at home to try and build up my strength until then.
I seriously love this shit, though. :D For someone who hasn't ever (ever!) committed to anything athletic, and hasn't done any form of sport or exercise since, uh, 10th grade? This is quite a mental and physical shift, so the fact that it's so easy and I just want to go every day is a good sign.
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Date: 2011-06-10 05:09 pm (UTC)My partner couldn't make it, so I went alone for the first time and bouldered for an hour or so. It's interesting - while before I've felt like there are a lot of women around, this time I was the only girl in the area a lot of the time. I guess because I was bouldering and not top-roping? Anyway, I find it funny how much of the time people spend sitting on the floor staring at the wall, even when it's empty, but OTOH I totally get why. You can only hold on for so long!
I tried a whole bunch of different problems, and the better shoes definitely helped. I need to go more than once a week to improve more, though. It's a bit awkward to fit it in and I'm not sure I have the time this summer, but in the fall I move to a new town with a climbing gym a 5 minute bike ride away, so I might just do some weight training at home to try and build up my strength until then.
I seriously love this shit, though. :D For someone who hasn't ever (ever!) committed to anything athletic, and hasn't done any form of sport or exercise since, uh, 10th grade? This is quite a mental and physical shift, so the fact that it's so easy and I just want to go every day is a good sign.