Learning To Love Owie
My niece Lauren (who will turn 2 next month) always says this when she sees a scrape on my leg. "Owie."
Owie is right as I went indoor rock-climbing yesterday with people in S.G. and scraped and banged myself to overcome some 5.9-5.10D. I don't know...there's something about climbing and reaching at the top that can be very satisfying. Reversing that, when you're stuck at some little "knub", hangin' on for dear-life, you're exhausted AND exasperated, you are at the mercy of Newton's 2nd law of motion &mdash gravity &mdash what comes up must come down. Dang that sucks...
One thing about rock climbing though is that unlike other sports (usually horizontal e.g. swimming biking running bballing) it's a lot of techniques and precision. I've seen girls half my size go up 5.10+ like Spiderman. I've seen guys so precise in their techniques that their climb just looks so darn graceful and "clean". Dang they look good.
Must NOT give up. Persistent determination Fight! Fight! Fight!
Oh has anyone taken the 5.9 TO 5.10 TECHNIQUE at Planet Granite in SC? Is it any good?
lets get some more owies... I think we will be going again on wed... interested? Try those techniques that guy showed us with a fresh body!!
lets get some more owies... I think we will be going again on wed... interested? Try those techniques that guy showed us with a fresh body!!
doh... pushed the button too many times!!