Journey to V7: Why can’t I get this V5? (3/20/18)
Nothing crazy happened today. Struggled quite a bit on a V5. It’s been a bit of a rough stretch since that day I tried testing my upper limits on a V7 and V8. Here are
Nothing crazy happened today. Struggled quite a bit on a V5. It’s been a bit of a rough stretch since that day I tried testing my upper limits on a V7 and V8. Here are
My last two climbing sessions have been rough, but this session seemed to be me turning the corner. I wasn’t able to stick any of the V6s or V7s I tried today, but I was
Whenever I have three days between climbing sessions, I try to go really hard. The reason why is I find three days is more than enough time to have recovered from my last session, and
I’m not going to lie, I felt so tired today. This fourth stretch of climbing sessions has been a real struggle. My last two sessions on 3/22 and 3/25 were solid, but today was pretty
For the last four sessions since this fourth stretch of climbing sessions started, I’ve been working really hard at sending another V6. Tonight I did it! I’ve had over 20 failures at V6+ levels during
Today was overall a light climbing session, but also a PR day. I completed my first 5.11d today! It took a couple resets midway through the route since there was a big dyno, but I
Since the start of 2018, I’ve felt good about how my climbing has progressed. I’ve dealt with a couple minor injuries here and there, but I’ve also set a number of new personal bests since
I didn’t get the chance to get out to the climbing gym before the weekend, so wanted to make up for it today with a high volume session. Some sessions aren’t pretty but you’ve got
Today I dabbled around both during my actual climb and post-climb. You’ve got to keep things interesting, you know? Here’s the day’s stats: Warmup 10 pull-ups Training Grade Outcome Points V0 ✓ 0.5 V1 ✓✓✓
With it being my fortieth tracked climbing session today, I wanted to make sure it was a solid one in terms of point value. I ended up recording a 50+ point day, but wasn’t solidly
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