And sometimes the wall climbs you!

Okay, that makes no sense. One of these days, I’ll remember to bring a camera of some kind with me to the gym so you can witness first-hand the absolute insanity. Happy to report that I no longer hesitate out of fear when I’m on the ropes. Now I hesitate because I get pumped out. This week we decided to hit routes with a lot of overhangs. This tends to tire you out slightly more than straight up routes because you’re fighting gravity. My technique was totally awful this week and I tired out midway through a lot of routes. I ended up going back down a few grades to work on my technique. Clearly, with my new-found confidence comes over eagerness.

Tried to hit some bouldering problems. I managed to do a few V1s and and a V2, but most of them stumped me on the last move. From the ground, I can see that I just need to go for those last moves. But when I get up there, it’s a different story. Bouldering after climbing the walls probably doesn’t help either. But I figure when your arms are tired, you try to climb as efficiently as you can manage. Ah well. Still have lots to learn. At least I can do the intro problems without getting stuck.

Here’s some footage from the Allez Up Showdown bouldering comp held this year in Montreal, Canada. That last freaking problem that starts out on that shelf is fucking INSANE!

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