Climbing
I’m pleased to report that I’m getting back into the groove of going indoor rock climbing up at the Vertical Reality Climbing Gym in Holden Hill. I think I’ve been back into it now for maybe 5 or 6 weeks? I’m beginning to lose count. Last night’s climbing was great. Each week I can feel myself getting stronger, fitter and able to take on another level of challenge. I’m climbing walls graded at 16/17. I got stuck on a new 17 grade climb last night, where the last move required a dyno (climbing terminology for leap or jump) to reach it. I gave it a few tries, but I’m not quite strong enough yet. Something to work on.
Hopefully soon I’m going to do a lead climb course at the gym, this will be good as I can start learning some new techniques and climbing some different walls. I’m keen to start doing more outdoors climbing, but finding the time and the people to go with has been proving difficult.
As for other climbing news, there was a mobile climbing wall at the Norwood Food and Wine festival on Sunday. I had a climb of this (for free) in a dress and bare feet! What a laugh!