So our wall put up a few new routes from the recent competition they had. They numbered them 1-14, each going up in difficulty. They didn’t officially rate them until yesterday.
I finished 6, 7, and 8 last Friday, completing all of them with relative ease. Yesterday I did 9 (along with a few others).The 9 was difficult, and there were a few moves that took a few falls to figure out.
Today i tried 11 (for some reason, there was no 10th route) and failed miserably midway through. They had tiny pinch holds that I had to use to pretty much do a dyno upwards. As I swung there trying to figure it out, another guy who was climbing another route looked over at me and said “you know that route is a 5.11, right?”
I was in shock for the most part. I could barely get up normal 5.10s, at least to my knowledge. To be frank, I hadn’t even attempted many 5.10s, since I still had some issues getting some 5.9s fully clean (no falls). But apparently the 8 was rated a 5.10 and the 9 was rated 5.10+.
So, naturally, I was ecstatic that I finished these climbs. Yeah, they weren’t pretty, but finishing them was still a cool accomplishment for me. I don’t think I can truly finish 5.10+ on average, nor wouldn’t even come close to finishing them clean…but meh, I’ll keep at it. I’ve climbed the last two days and want to get there at least 4+ times a week. I think my technique is getting alot better, but I need to acquire the hand strength to finish some of those tougher routes.
Anyways, I’ve been semi inspired to make a list of what I want to accomplish…not only in the near future, but life. I guess I’ve been semi inspired by http://www.johngoddard.info/life_list.htm
I’ve been thinking…is it sad that he’s been attempting to accomplish the goals of a 15 year old dream boy? (no matter how badass they are). On one hand, I wouldn’t mind making a list for myself now…but how are those dreams/aspirations going to change throughout the years? Do I just make this list an ever changing entity? Do I even make a list to begin with?
I guess I’ll put some thought into it. Along the lines of the same topic, I’ve been thinking about ways to better my life/things that I want to accomplish/do when I’m out of college (which will hopefully be soon). I’ll have alot of free time since I’m not going to go directly into the working world, and I’ll both have to think about what I want to do socially AND in business.
Anyways, just some random ruminations, cheers.