The Quest Continues to 5.11
So I have been climbing a lot with Jonathan, Tyler and Matt lately. Before I proceed, I will give an update of the three:Jonathan - He is my boss and a talented climber. He is also the brother of the first female to climb 5.14 on American soil. She was the fourth woman in the world to climb that grade at the time (the other three had apparently climbed at that level before her but in Europe?).
New Partner
I have recently started a new job, and on my resume I have put a very small line on my personal interests. One of those listed is climbing, which my boss mentioned to me during the interview process. We agreed to go climbing someday and last night was it.Well, he kicked my ass. I now have somone to look up to when I go climbing, and I think that his skills are solid enough to aspire to. For one,
The Day After Thanksgiving
Took Penny climbing today. She had a good day, and it was a much more positive experience than I thought it would be. So all is good there.As for me, I re-conquered two 5.10's from last week and started working on two more for the future. My hope is to learn the different styles of this grade to help me piece together enough confidence and moves to go up to 5.11.Wish me luck!
5.10 and Beyond
Today I reached my goal for the entire winter, and this has only been my third time in the gym this year, and third time climbing since the early fall. And I managed back-to-back gems as well, each one was solidly done. I did rest, but not often and was able to work out the moves very well without much hard work.My first climb today was a warm-up 5.6, which I did consecutively to get warm. I
Solid Nines
With only my second trip to the gym, and second outing since hurting my shoulder in August, I proved to myself that only the stamina had disappeared. Not only did I have a good climb yesterday, but I was climbing solid nines all the way, even getting a successful 9+ in there. In fact, I began to try climbing a ten and eleven. I was unsuccessful, but was able to get on both before being stumped on
Saturday's Climbing
Hit the Metro Rock Gym Saturday with the hopes of returning to my past glories of scaling tough indoor walls. It was nice to get there because I was able to easily get up a couple of 5.9's right off the bat, but within an hour of climbing I was completely pumped. Not having climbed in two months due to my bum elbow really depleted my energy and endurance. But I was still psyched to get out and go
Saturday
Heading to the gym to climb for the first time on Saturday. Katie confirmed that her sister, and possibly another gentleman, would be along for the class. I can't wait to get back into the gym and try out my moves after a few months of rest. And if I can land a new job that has better winter hours, I will be climbing a lot more often this winter. Care to join me?
Set a Date
Katie and I agreed to go climbing a week from this Saturday. She seems really excited about the opportunity. Not only is she going to go, but she is bringing her sister as well. I can't wait!
Got a New Member
Finally,A new random member signed up for my climbing site at Massclimbers on yahoo (see the link on the right). Out of all the members in the group, only two are random people who I never knew. Ten of the members are friends. Two are me (yea, I signed up under two different names to add to the list) and at least four do not belong in the group because they are either not climbers or do not live
Is it possible to make that life change to climbing?
Believe me, I have thought about this many times. If I did not have the moral attachment to doing what is supposedly right in this world then I would be living off of recycled cans and caves somewhere. But I choose to remain loyal to my student loans, my professional ambitions (which are very real) and my hope that I will one day be able to raise a family and send my kids off to a good college.
Gunks
On Brat at the Gunks in New Paltz, NY. Not a lot of leading pics. Sorry folks but I just can't seem to recruit people to stick around long enough while I work my way up the route.
Good for the Soul?
I have been dreaming a lot lately about winning the lottery (don't we all). And I keep saying to myself that if I do win it then I am going to buy a Winnebago and travel the country climbing for a year. I'll recruit a couple of friends to come along and we can just move at our own leisure. Don't get me wrong, I can understand why buying an RV would turn people off. Camping and roughing it are
My First Post
This is my first climbing post. I hope that you can check out my other blogs if you get a chance, but please remember that they are not about climbing.I am itching to get back out there after a 7-week absence. The last time I got out was at Crow Hill in Leominster. Had a good time leading but the tenderness of my elbow got to me. I had hurt it bouldering a week or so earlier in Bar Harbor. Bryan
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