Rock Climbing
Went to the rock climbing gym on Friday after a 5 month break from climbing. Got back into the easier climbs (up to grade 15 aus) quite well, but struggled on the harder climbs. I was climbing low 20's before I stopped. Personal best was a 22 which I did clean a few times. Didn't manage to do it this time, but I did leave it to the end, by which time my forearms were starting to give and the joints in the fingers started getting sore. All in all, not a bad way to get back into it. I was going almost every week for about 6-7 months. Probably won't go as often now, maybe only every fortnight. Kendo seems to take most of my energy anyway, though I find both to be equally challenging and enjoyable. I lean towards climbing a bit though, because its just you and the rock... ie. no other person to try and psyche out.
Saw a few of the regulars at the climbing gym. I only really talked to a handful of them when I was regular, one of whom was actually there that night. I like watching her climb. She doesn't have much strength so she focusses on technique. I tend to be able to get away with some bad technique and just kinda power my way through some of the climbs. Being quite skinny and only weighing ~65kg also helps. Should do more bouldering to learn different moves. Seemed to have lost all my technique during my hiatus. I seemed to just focus on staying close to the wall and using my legs more. Still using my arms and hands a bit too much. Which is probably why I hurt my wrist. Never had a problem before, but since starting kendo, I have been getting some sharp stinging pains in my wrist. This was further exacerbated when I was climbing. Should get it checked out. I've seen some people use wrist protectors... might need to invest in one. I've tried to track the injury back to where it really started. I remember at one kendo training that this one guy was hitting my kote quite hard (and incorrectly). I tried to correct him by telling him to use his tenouchi to stop the cut just a bit further up from what he was doing but to no avail. He continued to do it incorrectly... f*king cunt. I got the feeling he may have been doing it on purpose. Anyway, he doesn't train regularly anyway, so its not too hard to avoid him.
Anyway, looking forward to kendo tomorrow.
Saw a few of the regulars at the climbing gym. I only really talked to a handful of them when I was regular, one of whom was actually there that night. I like watching her climb. She doesn't have much strength so she focusses on technique. I tend to be able to get away with some bad technique and just kinda power my way through some of the climbs. Being quite skinny and only weighing ~65kg also helps. Should do more bouldering to learn different moves. Seemed to have lost all my technique during my hiatus. I seemed to just focus on staying close to the wall and using my legs more. Still using my arms and hands a bit too much. Which is probably why I hurt my wrist. Never had a problem before, but since starting kendo, I have been getting some sharp stinging pains in my wrist. This was further exacerbated when I was climbing. Should get it checked out. I've seen some people use wrist protectors... might need to invest in one. I've tried to track the injury back to where it really started. I remember at one kendo training that this one guy was hitting my kote quite hard (and incorrectly). I tried to correct him by telling him to use his tenouchi to stop the cut just a bit further up from what he was doing but to no avail. He continued to do it incorrectly... f*king cunt. I got the feeling he may have been doing it on purpose. Anyway, he doesn't train regularly anyway, so its not too hard to avoid him.
Anyway, looking forward to kendo tomorrow.
posted by Son at 4:27 pm
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