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Arms of Steel
Jun. 17th, 2004 11:26 pmRusted steel, I tell you.
I went climbing again, and it was glorious. Well, it was a pain in the tuchis, to be honest, but it was good. I did five climbs tonight, which is an all-time record for me.
Climb one: Good, pretty straightforward; there was a nifty bit involving hooking a foot around a pillar-like edge, but I managed to powerlift through it with no real difficulties.
Climb two: Ow. Thought I had it sussed out before I started climbing and was sadly mistaken. Got about seven feet off the ground and then just lost the ability to get the leverage I needed to keep going. Kudoes to my belayer for being so patient as I tried several desperate ways of pushing through. Finally I resorted to using holds from other climbs, which is technically cheating, but I really just needed to get to the top. Grrr.
Climb three: Had my eyes on a nifty challenge but that one was taken, so I let myself be talked into a supposedly easier climb. Heh. Fortunately, I'm really getting into the habit of getting my feet underneath me and lifting with my legs, so I was able to push through.
Climb four: Re-did climb one but applied more hip-to-the-wall and managed to completely avoid the pillar-like edge.
Climb five: I was so jazzed at how quickly I made it through climb four that I just had to try a climb I've done successfull a couple of times before. This time, of course, I was on my fifth climb, which meant that I had no grip stamina to speak of. I kept my legs beneath me at all times and leaned in close to the wall. I still fell once, and I only barely made it to the top without falling again, but damn! it felt good.
So now I'm off to sleep the sleep of the really, really tired.
I went climbing again, and it was glorious. Well, it was a pain in the tuchis, to be honest, but it was good. I did five climbs tonight, which is an all-time record for me.
Climb one: Good, pretty straightforward; there was a nifty bit involving hooking a foot around a pillar-like edge, but I managed to powerlift through it with no real difficulties.
Climb two: Ow. Thought I had it sussed out before I started climbing and was sadly mistaken. Got about seven feet off the ground and then just lost the ability to get the leverage I needed to keep going. Kudoes to my belayer for being so patient as I tried several desperate ways of pushing through. Finally I resorted to using holds from other climbs, which is technically cheating, but I really just needed to get to the top. Grrr.
Climb three: Had my eyes on a nifty challenge but that one was taken, so I let myself be talked into a supposedly easier climb. Heh. Fortunately, I'm really getting into the habit of getting my feet underneath me and lifting with my legs, so I was able to push through.
Climb four: Re-did climb one but applied more hip-to-the-wall and managed to completely avoid the pillar-like edge.
Climb five: I was so jazzed at how quickly I made it through climb four that I just had to try a climb I've done successfull a couple of times before. This time, of course, I was on my fifth climb, which meant that I had no grip stamina to speak of. I kept my legs beneath me at all times and leaned in close to the wall. I still fell once, and I only barely made it to the top without falling again, but damn! it felt good.
So now I'm off to sleep the sleep of the really, really tired.
