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January 24, 2007
Climbing update:
My elbow's pretty much healed. We are still climbing regularly and I starting to feel strong again. Getting out of bed this morning I had a good stretch and was surprised to see muscles in my arms again. I'm looking at goal setting now and back in the mid 90's I was working on several 5.12a climbs (Kris - 5.12a comes from a grading system used in the USA that is rather complex, Australia uses a much simpler system and a climb if equivalent difficulty is simply grade 25) and was really at a 5.11c/d (24) plateau. Once I got a 5.12a under my belt I was going to aim for 5.13 - the idea was 5.13 by the time I was 30 but then I met Amy and then we moved here and well life got in the way. Realistically I think it's possible for me to write this goal down now:
Grade 25 (5.12a) by Australia Day 2008 (26 January)
Longer term - 28 (5.13a) when I'm 40? That's tempting - my 41st birthday isn't until August 2009. But 28 is really bloody hard - no commitment yet, but that's a good one to think about...
Next step: Getting back to outside sport climbing. Need a new rope and we've signed up for a 'gym to rock' course - I've already found that some of my mid-90's techniques are outdated and, honestly it's been 7 years since I've used them - I need a refresher and Amy needs proper instruction.
Posted by yankinoz at January 24, 2007 07:32 AM
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Thanks for the explanation. I like learning new things! :)
Posted by: Kris at January 24, 2007 10:15 AM
