It's been interesting.
After getting my Aztecs I immediately felt a world better. I practically ran up the "Maple Canyon" green that they finally established at 5.10. Everyone I talked to said it's rated correctly, though I joke "if I can do it there's no way it's a 5.10".
After that I cooled my jets some and have been doing some of the more evil 5.7's and 8's - with a 6 or two tossed in for good measure.
With my arches fully supported I can actually stand on holds and use my leg power to raise myself, rather than my arms.
Toadally Kewl.
Tonight I did try a 5.10b(?) that didn't look too bad, but I fell of about 10' up on some really smurfy sloper. Smurf it - I decided to bail after that. Coincidentally to that DW was being poked by a somewhat "friend" and didn't know I fell till I hit the end of the rope - so good belay - it worked.
Then she took a turn and came off just above that spot - but did finally get up it - it was a Jeffries special - side to side slopers. Oh, well.
I redid an evil 5.8 then, and called it a night - good enough for me.
I've been working my legs to improve my strength in standing up on the holds, and my hands - after finally getting a handle on some of my tendon issues and working to improve it.
More tomorrow maybe at DW's amazing "Rick's in Mexico and I'm Lonely Party"...
After getting my Aztecs I immediately felt a world better. I practically ran up the "Maple Canyon" green that they finally established at 5.10. Everyone I talked to said it's rated correctly, though I joke "if I can do it there's no way it's a 5.10".
After that I cooled my jets some and have been doing some of the more evil 5.7's and 8's - with a 6 or two tossed in for good measure.
With my arches fully supported I can actually stand on holds and use my leg power to raise myself, rather than my arms.
Toadally Kewl.
Tonight I did try a 5.10b(?) that didn't look too bad, but I fell of about 10' up on some really smurfy sloper. Smurf it - I decided to bail after that. Coincidentally to that DW was being poked by a somewhat "friend" and didn't know I fell till I hit the end of the rope - so good belay - it worked.
Then she took a turn and came off just above that spot - but did finally get up it - it was a Jeffries special - side to side slopers. Oh, well.
I redid an evil 5.8 then, and called it a night - good enough for me.
I've been working my legs to improve my strength in standing up on the holds, and my hands - after finally getting a handle on some of my tendon issues and working to improve it.
More tomorrow maybe at DW's amazing "Rick's in Mexico and I'm Lonely Party"...
LOL love all the Smurfs!
ReplyDeleteYou have really found your confidence with these new shoes. I think you did great working some of those awful routes, like the blue 5.9 and the red 5.10b--awful slopers. I won't be doing that sloper one again. awful!
Good job baby! And thanks for letting me be a social butterfly too.