Tonight I went climbing to Stone Gardens with a colleague from the class I'm taking. We practiced climbing up some 5.5s, 5.6s, and 5.7s. For experienced climbers these are very easy climbs, but I couldn't finish two 5.7s I tried because my wrists got tired very quickly. Brute strength does not make a good climber; rather, technique and flexibility are much more important. I think it also helps to be relatively tall and thin.

I had a very good time. What I really like about climbing is that your mind becomes totally immersed in making the next move(s) and it's challenging--similar to playing chess but a bit more physical. :-)

[Backdated on 03/19/2006]