OH NO! Where's Friday Glee?!

[wpadmirer]

I have glee! I unexpectedly got to climb last weekend. Saturday, as I was working at my job (yes, I worked last Saturday, and it did indeed suck, but I needed the money), I got a text message from my unofficially adopted daughter. She invited me to climb with her! I met them at another rock gym at 5 pm and climbed until 7 pm. She paid for my visitor's pass.

It was EXCELLENT!

Also, I've contacted my gym and asked about being trained to use the auto-belay. I'm determined to get more climbing done.

Comments

[astridv]

It's definitely worth a trip! It's very exciting to see the changes (I too hadn't been since before the wall came down) and there's just so much to do. Not just the climbing. But ohh, the climbing! Here's another spot that I only discovered when I was back home, with a great overhang boulder.

My aunt had been nagging for years that I should come and visit, and now that I finally went I can't wait to go back.

What also pleasantly surprised me was that the city completely reconstructed its infrastructure so that now you can go practically everywhere by bike. You see bikes all over the place which 15 years ago would have been unthinkable.

[wpadmirer]

I would love to see the city again. I miss traveling.

[rydra_wong]

Outdoor traverses! Now I'm sad that London doesn't have anything comparable. :(

[astridv]

Yeah, my own town of Münster suddenly seems very provincial, climbing-wise.

You don't have any nice stone walls along the river Thames or something like that, where you can traverse?

[rydra_wong]

Not that I've found, yet. Googling suggests that some have been tried, but they are tide-dependent and tend to be damp ...