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Thursday, April 3, 2008

yeah it's only gym climbing but....

So what if it's just in the gym? We went climbing tonight and sent a couple of problems (a problem is a bouldering route. what is a bouldering route? well it's basically a climb on an overhanging boulder face that you are not roped in for. When you fall, you fall onto mats that pad your landing)). Cassie easily sent a V5 and found a way to do a move that she previously was unable to do. so now she is determined to send the V6 (what is sending? sending is successfully climbing a problem or route without falling). I was happy to send a V6 tonight after a couple of tries and am pretty sure this V7 that I am working will go. (working a route is figuring out the moves so that you can send). Well that's enough of climbing terms 101. Also for one of the first times since we've been here some fellow climbers we met had us over to dinner after climbing tonight. This is a huge thing for us since we've been here for over a year and still don't really have many friends. The baked potatoes were awesome! This weekend we are headed to Joe's Valley (a phenomenal sandstone bouldering area about 2 hours from here) to try and send some hard problems. And for once we are going with friends which makes it that much better. That's enough for tonight, we're tired and are heading to bed.

1 comment:

BK said...

Pads!?

Whimps!

BK