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swedishbadgergirl  ·  1261 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: October 14, 2020

Hello! I have found a new hobby - I discovered there is a climbing gym like 3 minutes from my apartment and was like "hey, climbing sounds fun!". I went to a night where they let you try climbing and discovered that climbing on a wall is not fun but bouldering is great. Which is convenient since I can boulder by myself. I've gone five times and I am loving it so far. I ruined my hands last friday, maybe because of a lack of chalk, maybe due to callouses having built up and getting caught and torn off, maybe a mixture of both. I've ordered chalk online that arrived today and I'm hoping my hands will be healed enough for me to do a bit of climbing on Friday.

It's really fun being a complete beginner at something and seeing improvements from session to session, I think I'm hitting that first plateau of improvements stalling and I'm really hoping I'll still find it fun. I think I will though. I'm also really proud of myself for going in to the climbing gym and participating even though I don't know anyone or anything. I'm easily the worst climber there, and I'm not a hundred percent on the social "rules" but I dared to go in there and participate anyways.





dublinben  ·  1261 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The learning curve of climbing makes it so much fun. From one novice climber to another, stick with it! You'll be sending routes you previously thought impossible in no time.

swedishbadgergirl  ·  1259 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I did a problem I've found super tricky today! I am never climbing it again because it was terrible and kinda scary but I did it! Now I have one problem left of that difficulty. (The second easiest one). I'm looking forward to being able to tackle some of the problems I see others attempting (although I'm guessing some of them will require a pretty significant increase in upper body strength).

elizabeth  ·  1261 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yes! bouldering is super fun, and accessible. I wish I had a gym nearby that was close enough to justify getting a membership. I never done too much of it, but the first few months, you improve like crazy and it's awesome.

swedishbadgergirl  ·  1259 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Next year I'm getting a membership and "wall-card" and I'm probably getting my own shoes sometime before then. Then I'll be able to go there as much as I want at no extra cost since I've paid everything up front. Hopefully I'll continue to find it fun, I've only been 6 or 7 times so far.