Thanks for the warning! The bit of it I was using was the jug-bit, so minimal finger strain, but I shall avoid doing anything more finger-ish.
It's pretty much a cliche in books on climbing technique that women tend to learn much faster than men
Mm, this is something that my instructor on the brief course I did commented on. She was a fairly small woman, and the other person on the course was a reasonably hefty chap, & she was at pains to point out to me that actually I was in a more advantageous position than I might think :)
Also, hurrah for the mightiness!
One of the really, really fun things about being a female climber (especially a geeky un-sporty female climber) is the times you get to use sneakiness and flexibility to completely burn off the young athletic guys.
Actually I did this a little bit today, and it was very pleasing! There were a couple of young athletic chaps who were doing better on some problems than I was because they had more brute strength, but there was another couple that they both struggled with but I'd worked out a neater solution to :)
I am trying consciously to improve my technique -- focussing on accurate footwork at the moment, and trying to think more consciously about how I use my centre of gravity. (Recommendations/suggestions welcome!)
(For reference: I climbed my first V4 before I did my first pull-up.)
That is a very reassuring thing to know! Also: very awesome :)
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Date: 2010-03-04 11:38 pm (UTC)It's pretty much a cliche in books on climbing technique that women tend to learn much faster than men
Mm, this is something that my instructor on the brief course I did commented on. She was a fairly small woman, and the other person on the course was a reasonably hefty chap, & she was at pains to point out to me that actually I was in a more advantageous position than I might think :)
Also, hurrah for the mightiness!
One of the really, really fun things about being a female climber (especially a geeky un-sporty female climber) is the times you get to use sneakiness and flexibility to completely burn off the young athletic guys.
Actually I did this a little bit today, and it was very pleasing! There were a couple of young athletic chaps who were doing better on some problems than I was because they had more brute strength, but there was another couple that they both struggled with but I'd worked out a neater solution to :)
I am trying consciously to improve my technique -- focussing on accurate footwork at the moment, and trying to think more consciously about how I use my centre of gravity. (Recommendations/suggestions welcome!)
(For reference: I climbed my first V4 before I did my first pull-up.)
That is a very reassuring thing to know! Also: very awesome :)