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my dangerous life
Jul. 27th, 2009 09:39 amI had a fun night at the climbing gym on Friday; I hadn't been out in a while and it was really great to be back on the walls. I made an absolute idiot of myself on the 5.9 on the crack, constantly having to get off the wall, backtrack, and look around. I just didn't have a good read on that climb; I was turned around on every single move. Naturally I can't wait to go back and try it again.
I also took a shot at the 5.8 on the pillar. I usually don't like getting up on the pillar, mostly because I hate bridging the gap between the pillar and the stalactite. I'm not afraid of being high up on the walls, but harness or no harness, I get a little dizzy when I'm on my toes on the pillar, and get an eyeful of the yawning emptiness between the pillar and the far wall. Still, when I swung out into space, I somehow got my left leg around a big friendly hold, and managed an exhilarating scramble onto the face. Finished off the night by flashing a V1. Good times.
Made it through the evening without so much as a bruise. Then, later in the weekend, I sliced my knuckle on a v-slicer, because I was an idiot and didn't use the safety holder. Kitchens are more dangerous than climbing gyms!
I also took a shot at the 5.8 on the pillar. I usually don't like getting up on the pillar, mostly because I hate bridging the gap between the pillar and the stalactite. I'm not afraid of being high up on the walls, but harness or no harness, I get a little dizzy when I'm on my toes on the pillar, and get an eyeful of the yawning emptiness between the pillar and the far wall. Still, when I swung out into space, I somehow got my left leg around a big friendly hold, and managed an exhilarating scramble onto the face. Finished off the night by flashing a V1. Good times.
Made it through the evening without so much as a bruise. Then, later in the weekend, I sliced my knuckle on a v-slicer, because I was an idiot and didn't use the safety holder. Kitchens are more dangerous than climbing gyms!
