I can see boobies!
A productive and hard night's climbing with Guillaume, Brian, and Joana. We stuck more to a training plan this time, with B+J alternating easier-easier-harder and G and I trying easier-harder. Brian's impressively pushing his climbing skills up into the 11/11+ range (displaying a penchant for the crimpiest, grovelly routes in doing so), and Joana's been attacking the 10s, as her bruised knee clearly shows.
On lead we alternated 8+ (white), 12, 9+ (yellow), 12. Felt like a good mix of climbing, the easier climbs were long enough to train efficient climbing, smart resting, and smooth clips, while the 12 (dark green) was alternately technical and burly in stretches. Guillaume managed the move of the night: with his right hand on the big hold at the apex of the arch, he cut both feet to swing to the left side and freed his left hand for a temporary pause before reaching across the void. He claims the chain was in the way; I know he just wanted to honor, in some small way, the Italian Stallion.
After much grunting and a little bit of excellent beta, I pulled through all the moves on the 12, so I'm happy to report no more blind glumness in the strip club - I know what everyone's enjoying now...
Medical note: Joana, if you're out there, drinking doesn't actually cause saggy knees. Kinda causes drunkeness though...
6 comments:
I can't wait to see Kenway clip that bolt in the Italian Stallion position! Sounds crazy to me, but he looked determined when he mentioned it in the car.
I still don't quite understand why I can't make the first clip under the roof without taking a break first. Its a bit frustrating.
The boulder problem we tried at the end was fun, very balancy.
BTW Brian, you missed a typical geeky-stupid discussion in the car. You'll have to ask K about sine wave sexuality...
Hold it right there! How else would you describe a regularly periodic oscillation in sexual coupling tendencies, manifest in an environment consisting of an all-female campus and weekends in a city full of college-age males?
At least there was no more talk of nuts, salty or otherwise.
I so wanted to pull that Stallone chalking bit just for you, Guillaume, but once I got up there it way past my ability to hold on.
I AM going for that clip next time though...
Well done not complaining about that last boulder problem Guillaume- I guess I'm the only one who got to hear the whiiiining : ) At least you went down trying. I, on the other hand, fumbled my feet back and forth just hoping for that horrible hold to morph into something even remotely positive. So much for that...
Here's to my first post and the Stallone move!!
Awesome username, Meghan!
lols
Cliffhanger is one of the worst movies I have ever seen.
i second kenny g, great user name miss.
i am not sure falling from 2 feet of the ground qualifies as going down trying.
that "pistol" grip looked terrible!
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