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thomasribiere
Aug 25, 2007, 7:18 AM
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Last semi-serious climbs were late June in the Calanques, where I didn't do anything harder than 5.9 or so.
I plan 2 one-week climbing trips, the first in late September as an adjusting trip, and the other one in eary October where I plan to be back at my "top-level" (which just means 5.10c OS!).
Anyway, after 2 months in the town swimmingpool wice or three times a week, I went back to the gym yesterday evening to train some power-endurance (what we call resistance in french - like to "resist" to the lactates). What a dellusion! I'm almost unable to grab pinches and slopers, and my level was so poor that I couldn't even feel acidosis before falling from the wall... I guess I will work a bit of power and endurance apart.
Another thing I noticed : my skin is so smooth (nothing to do with the fact that I'm French) after the pools sessions that I lost my skin on the less grainy holds!
Well, I've got to seriously move my ass...
Re-beginners, unite!
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themadmilkman
Aug 27, 2007, 7:01 PM
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Count me in!
Gotta clear the stuff piled up in front of the woodie, start hitting the gym, and stop sucking.
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thomasribiere
Oct 11, 2007, 8:10 PM
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thomasribiere wrote: Last semi-serious climbs were late June in the Calanques, where I didn't do anything harder than 5.9 or so. I plan 2 one-week climbing trips, the first in late September as an adjusting trip, and the other one in eary October where I plan to be back at my "top-level" (which just means 5.10c OS!). Anyway, after 2 months in the town swimmingpool wice or three times a week, I went back to the gym yesterday evening to train some power-endurance (what we call resistance in french - like to "resist" to the lactates). What a dellusion! I'm almost unable to grab pinches and slopers, and my level was so poor that I couldn't even feel acidosis before falling from the wall... I guess I will work a bit of power and endurance apart. Another thing I noticed : my skin is so smooth (nothing to do with the fact that I'm French) after the pools sessions that I lost my skin on the less grainy holds! Well, I've got to seriously move my ass... Re-beginners, unite!
So I just OS around 25 6a and 6a+ (5.10a-5.10b) and just flashed around 3 6b/+ (5.10c/d). Not so bad. I missed many others 6b/+ : either hangdogging or bailing... So I guess I still can't climb 6b/+ on a regular basis.
Too bad.
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