ego check

Post by **ReachHigh** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:52 pm

who pooped in the park, I whipped all over that thing.

Post by **Jay** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:04 pm

5.9+ cracks occasionally have a habit of shutting me down. The Beeneling and Rock Rash have both thoroughly put me in my place...

Post by **Jay** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:05 pm

Incidentally, does the approach to Dunkan Rock count? It's shut me down repeatedly as well...

Post by **ReachHigh** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:25 pm

Jay wrote:Incidentally, does the approach to Dunkan Rock count? It's shut me down repeatedly as well...

there are a few approaches out there that I still don't have the red point on.

Post by **michaelarmand** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:44 pm

I have been shut down all over the place. As for approaches, I was lost and bushwhacking on my 2nd and 3rd attempt at Wall of Denial. As for actual climbing I recently gave several attempts at Creeping Elegance (5.11a) at the practice wall. I thought I had it all worked out and still pitched after the last bolt. I have a project at the damn practice wall!

Post by **anticlmber** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:53 pm

keep practicing!

Post by **rhunt** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 7:51 pm

after I turned 35 - its been a slow five year decent back into gumbiness ever since.

Post by **bcombs** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:09 pm

rhunt, does that happen to everyone? I turn 35 in January.

Of course, I guess you have to move out of gumbiness to be able to decend back in.

Post by **rhunt** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:22 pm

Not everyone...the genetic freaks get an extra 10 years. And yeah what goes up must come down.

Post by **gripster** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:24 pm

i took a big whip off of Dragonslayer right at the chains at the end of the day, i seemed so confident.

The Seal at Looking Glass, I aided the low crux, and wouldn't come out of the pod to try the high crux for a good 20 minutes, kept laying back trying to commit to the undercling, and every time ended up stepping back into the safety of the pod. i felt like a total chump.