Ow ow ow

[mizarchivist]

I took my belaying class at the Watertown climbing gym yesterday. Woo! I was beyond ready and would have done it weeks ago save for those niggly things like travel and open studios. Class was good, made better by a grad student who is a fellow spinner and knitter studying the life cycle of beetles (she is going to save us from our beetle overlords, you're welcome) - she had a knack for explaining mechanics in terms that are relatable. Pity she lives hundreds of miles away :/
Central gym definitely has walls I want to climb and seem more agreeable for beginners while having flat out terrifying looking walls for pros. Their boldering walls freak me out due to movable mats. I want an unbroken base of padding pls. But the option to boulder up and over and edge on to the 2nd floor is So Cool. And terrifying. The transition from vertical to horizontal. Gah.
So between a Benadryl hang over and sore shoulders from hauling up the walls.... ow. But good ow.
I need a climbing icon.

Comments

[drwex]

Sounds great. What sort of climbing icon do you want? I can take a pic of you if you'd like that, or I can get you something generic.

[mizarchivist]

Thanks for the offer- I will probably hand lifecollage my phone when we're climbing on Saturday :)

[cutieperson]

They're in the process of switching to a continuous mat!

[mizarchivist]

Yayayayayay!!!