Climbing last night was just great. I got there at 7:20 sharp and met Pal and Liam. They got right to it as I got my shit together.
5.8+ White
Nice lead and good warm up. I was a bit skeptical on starting with this one but it was a good route and went just fine.
5.9 Yellow(?)
I think this was a 9- but don’t remember now. I do remember it being pumpy and a bit tricky around the second clip. I moved through this one fairly gracefully.
5.10a Black
Famous black route with two roofs. Pal worked the shit out of this and got to the top. I was really happy about that since I just knew that he could do it he just had to believe it himself. I did pretty well getting to the sixth clip without a problem. Then I had some doubt, yelled take, and was still hanging on the hold so I figured I would climb and then Pal let a bunch of rope out and I realized I could keep going so yelled Take again and decided to take a whipper.
It was fun but I could have hurt myself as I swung down and came towards the opposing wall under the roof. All was well but I should have just kept climbing to failure. I have to stop being scared of falling or as Ken once said “Fail trying…”
5.10c Yellow
This was on toprope but I rocked the shit out of this route I was very impressed that I was able to do two roofs. I didn’t get it cleanly but know that I can next time or at least try! 🙂 I didn’t realize it was a 10c. I noticed that it one 4th place in the route setters contest 10 division.
My right lower back is pretty tight. I was thinking about that when I got home and while I was putting my stuff away I slammed my shoulder into the hood above my stove. OUCH! I scraped it pretty bad but I don’t think I did any real damage thank God.
One thing I realize is that I have to let go. I hang on way to tight to things and that just isn’t the way. I’m grateful for all of the things I have in my life but I have to realize they are there for a reason and not because I put them there but because there is a power greater than myself, a force, a being, a whatever, that is guiding me in the right direction-this stuff isn’t mine. I need not float in a sea of ego or vanity but rather in that of service to the path on the Way.