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Tuesday and Thursday evening, I went climbing with Lisa. I brought along my camera to take some photos. Lisa was kind enough to take some shots of me climbing. This route involves using only the purple-colored grips. I'm doing a slightly more difficult variation that includes fewer grips — only those marked with red tape.
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This first move is probably the hardest part. It requires a big lunge upward to reach the next grip.
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The hand-foot-match heel hook here makes the next bit possible. (And aren't you impressed by my use of climbing lingo?)
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The cross-over here frees up the right hand and makes the reach for the next hold a bit easier.
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The next one is a big easy grip, but that's nice because the last move is another long lunge.
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Made it!
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Here is another view of the tricky route on the upstairs bouldering wall. I've pretty much mastered this one. I think it's a bit easier for me than for some folks because I have a long reach.
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The beginning isn't too hard as long as you can get a good grip on the hold to the upper left.
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The hand-foot match takes some getting accustomed to, and I have found that it helps to position the foot as far out on the hold as possible. This provides a tiny bit of leverage to push the body against the wall and keep balance.
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Keeping the body as close as possible to the wall takes some of the weight off of the left arm.
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Most of the power for the last lunge is provided by the right leg, but the left foot and hand contribute a bit too. The final hold isn't a bucket, so the grip has to be placed carefully and firmly. This argues against wild all-or-nothing lunges. Balance and patience are the keys.
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Victory! :)
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This route is a short one, but tricky and fun. It involves a simple leap over to the big flat gray hold on the left wall above the overhang.
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An action shot!
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Handling the swing and still maintaining a firm grip is the tricky part.
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Here is a nice shot of Lisa resting in the downstairs bouldering area. Lisa is the excellent photographer who took all of the shots of me climbing.
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Tuesday we met Markus and Kristina. It was Kristina's first time climbing, and we helped show her how to belay.
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From the top of the tall (15 meter) climbing wall, one has a good view of the upstairs bouldering area.
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From the top, on can also see the entrance stairway and the small gym area under the stairs.
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It was there that Lisa practiced doing some chin-ups.
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Thusday night we went climbing again. Here I am doing a nice route of moderate difficulty.
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On this route of red-colored holds, it is much easier if ones does a hand-foot-match on the big bucket hold.
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This route isn't a hard one, but it's fun and it shows off my shoulder muscles, such as they are. :)
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Here I am about to match hands on the hold I am gripping with my right hand, having just moved my left hand from the hold near my left knee.
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Next, I moved on to the big yellow feature on the wall. It is big, but it doesn't offer much of an edge on which to grip.
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I'll conclude this post with a few photos of Lisa on the tall wall.
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This route is rated 6b, which puts it a bit out of my league. I needed to rest in a few places when I did it.
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Not an easy route at all.
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The view from the top.
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A well-deserved rest.
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