Sweetie and I just took a lead climbing class at the gym. I have successfully led a gym climb, yessiree. And belayed a lead climber, too. So has memeatron. We're on our way! (Up, that is.)
The best thing about climbing last night was that the gym staff had set a bunch of new top-rope routes but not yet rated them. So I could just climb, with no head-game getting in the way. I climbed a 5._, then a 5._, some bouldering, and then two old 5.9s
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Climbing a 5.8+ I've done before, characterized by an overhanging arete full of heel-hooks and a crux half-way up that turns to vertical, but I'm having trouble
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My climbing buddy J is a dynamic climber, meaning she powers over moves, explodes up to holds, climbs in bursts of strength. I'm a static climber, slow and controlled
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Boy, have I just not been able to think of what to write on this one. Y'know, when I posted my open thread, y'all were supposed to ask me about climbing, or, uh, well just climbing
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