I got the job at the Shell station. As of right now, there is so much that I need to catch up on this blog, it doesn't seem plausible that it will happen.
I met up with some really strong climbers. All climbing 5.12a's at least. Some even 5.13's. The things I thought I knew turned out to be only half true. I have learned so much more just by watching these climbers. I went out twice with them. The second time I climbed one 5.10d over and over. I learned (more or less) how they got to the point of climbing so hard. It's not what I thought. The simple "just climb more" isn't enough. You have to keep climbing, but if you take a fall, try it again, and don't stop working a route until you 'scend it. That means no hanging rests or falls. Starting projects seems like a good idea. And everyone is urging me to climb beyond my limits, into 5.11's. I got up my first 5.11a (with a bunch of hanging rests) just a few days ago, but it was rough. I need to keep climbing. I have 5.12's in my sights. As Warren told me, I "just need to get the mileage in."
It would behoove me to hang around those climbers to learn more.
Today, I climbed 6 5.10's, and one stout 5.9+. That's all.
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