Today I went back to TJC to climb. Started off with some bouldering routes and later progressed to rockwall climbing. It's been really very long since I did rockwall climbing; the last time I climbed was maybe before 'A' levels? Which is like 3 years ago?
Anyway so I started off with a bridging route, one of my favourites as it doesn't require much strength. I'm glad I chose it too, because I was really getting "pumped" from the bouldering beforehand. However, a few clips up the wall, I sort of encountered a crux whereby I really got nothing to hold. To say the truth, I was a little scared now since it was ages since I climbed. I almost wanted to give up too, but something in me stopped me from doing just that.
So I continued my climb, and it really took alot in me to do all the standard bridging moves, because the fear was still in me. Luckily I didn't fall and managed to flash it in the end :)
That's what I like about climbing; it's a constant battle between my fears, my endurance and my mentality. It allows me to discover things which I didn't know I had in me. Hopefully by now the climbing spark has re-ignited for me.
Now the challenge is for me to build up my endurance once again. I get pumped very quickly after a few boulder routes, which is no good. Intensive training ahead! Maybe I should go running for a start. It's been ages since I ran also.
And of course, THANKS RONGJUN FOR THE SWENSENS TREAT! :D
