Thursday 17 July 2008

Leeds Climbing Wall, 17th July

Today saw Davie, Rich S and Ian S head off to the climbing wall for a bit of practice.

Tried some tricky routes up to 15m and a spot of bouldering to complete the workout.

It's amazing how kit has changed over the years. One guy (see below) was even pioneering his own designs.


I'll not be buying any of that though.

1. Stickies are enough - no need for such excessive knee length apparel

2. How's he going to reach that chalk bag? It is a chalk bag isn't it?

3. Where's he going to hang his gear?

4. Call that a helmet?
5. Gloves too are an unnecessary addition to anyones rack, unless you're doing a classic abseil.

...I honestly don't know how they allowed him in.

We're going to try and make a regular thing of going to the wall because a) it's fun and a good social way to get together and b) it really does help with the outdoor scrambly bits.
Leave a comment if you are interested in coming in future.
Davie

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