Great time climbing tonight! I was a bit tired early in the night but I came alive by the time we started cranking on the hard routes.
I think I’ll just go over the highlights:
Warmed up on a couple of 5.8’s and then moved on to a couple of 5.9’s. Then we hit the yellow 10b that I could climb a few weeks ago. Pal enjoyed the route but got pumped out right around the same place that I did. I know that he can do it it is just a matter of figuring out what works for his body on the climb. Anyway I was pretty intimidated by it but just started climbing and I made some really key decisions about my approach and they paid off! Before I knew it I was at the second crux and was able to move through it and then I was at the top. I was pretty psyched but it is hardly complete since I would like to do it smoothly and be more conscious. I felt like I was racing throughout the climb. You know like “Got to get to the next hold”. It is that sort of route where you can stay idle for too long or you will pump out.
After that we moved on to a pink 10a which was fun and exciting with an interesting crux move at the top that involves a side pincher.
From there we ended off with “Stem Cell” a really cool stemmy problem from EPH. Pal and I both rocked out and finished off the session working on our handstands. I haven’t been practicing but it felt pretty good to do them tonight.
Back home, shower, cereal, this…time for sleep…