Foundry Wednesdays
Did a 6a+ first without too much faff, beyond cocking the start up quite impressively. I guess it takes a while to warm up my brain to planning a route Moved on to a climb which had been bugging me for a while. It’s 6b down on the sheet, but the teacher poohpoohed that saying it was definitely a 6c. I’ve tried it twice before and got pretty much no where each time. This time, we attempting to plot out the start of the router, which was lots of reach over and across holds and crossing your hands as you climbed up. Then, as I got going, he started just to yell out the moves quickly as I climbed. Suddenly I was at the last move, which turned out to be a pretty big smear using 2 really rubbish holds to pull on. I had 3 goes but couldn’t get up it. Damn! Next time, I’ll get you! Then we went on the bouldering wall and I managed to do two route (probably 5b’s?) that I have been working on. Hurrah!
Indoor | Comment (0)Bouldering!
Popped over to the wall today on my own to do some bouldering. I’m still miles behind in my bouldering skills. It’s definiately a technique thing. Still, I managed to the to blue 5b route I was working on last time. Only managed it once, but I did it. Ended up falling from the top once I’d completed it, but with a big grin on my face. I can feel my control improving. I’m flailing and barndooring a lot less and as a result becoming a bit more confident. I’m also learning that a lot of the moves involve ‘twisting’ and adjusting, rathing than climbing as this opens up a lot more reach sometimes. It’s becoming very obviously that I need people to point out how to do the bouldering routes though before I get anywhere! Damn.
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