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I went climbing with Pete today, and Phil B. joined us! It was Phil's first time at the gym - he was looking for something a little less high impact than contact sports on the advice of his doctor, post LASIK surgery. Unexpectedly bumped into Mike Bain and two other acquaintances. They're usually evening climbers so I was surprised to see them there.
The gym has finally put up a bunch of new routes and I was so excited to get to do them. There was a crazy reachy 5.10c that I gave up on, but I also did a couple of new 5.10ds, maybe some 5.11as? Can't quite remember now. We climbed for a good three or four hours but I didn't feel tired when we were done. Ended on a good note. I do remember trying out the 5.10d by the water cooler that Dan L was talking about and found that it was a lot of fun.
I'm excited to get back in the gym regularly, have been neglecting it for outdoor climbing. Something very calming about the precision and focus of climbing in a gym. Maybe I could get the same effects by climbing at my limits outdoors, but I'm too chickenshit... I stick to routes that I know I can do without even breaking a sweat.
In other news, I've found a project for the handspun yarn I bought at the Bellingham farmer's market a couple months ago. It's a little ruched semi-circular wrap with a simple stitch pattern and I think it's going to showcase the yarn beautifully. It's a gorgeous yarn - deep leaf green with notes of brown and little glinting specks in it if you look closely. Like taking a walk in the forest.
The gym has finally put up a bunch of new routes and I was so excited to get to do them. There was a crazy reachy 5.10c that I gave up on, but I also did a couple of new 5.10ds, maybe some 5.11as? Can't quite remember now. We climbed for a good three or four hours but I didn't feel tired when we were done. Ended on a good note. I do remember trying out the 5.10d by the water cooler that Dan L was talking about and found that it was a lot of fun.
I'm excited to get back in the gym regularly, have been neglecting it for outdoor climbing. Something very calming about the precision and focus of climbing in a gym. Maybe I could get the same effects by climbing at my limits outdoors, but I'm too chickenshit... I stick to routes that I know I can do without even breaking a sweat.
In other news, I've found a project for the handspun yarn I bought at the Bellingham farmer's market a couple months ago. It's a little ruched semi-circular wrap with a simple stitch pattern and I think it's going to showcase the yarn beautifully. It's a gorgeous yarn - deep leaf green with notes of brown and little glinting specks in it if you look closely. Like taking a walk in the forest.