Blaow!

Some days are really turds in terms of climbing. Then some days are really f**king good climbing days. Wednesday was a really good climbing day, despite my lower back being in pain all day. All I wanted to do was this one problem that exploits my weakness of pinching. The side of my thumb is calloused because I pinch with my thumb tucked into my hand (as if I'm making a 4 with my hand). Weirdest way to pinch I know, but it gets the job done. Really glad I did it cause I want to move back to climbing in the cave to get my PE up.

In other news, the weather went from winter to summer. California seems to skip spring sometimes. It's great weather, but unfortunate for our drought situation that plagues this state. Hopefully we get some rain soon. The heat will dry it up quick. Hopefully though, I can venture outside soon to break my dry spell of not touching rock. After this coming Tuesday I will be good to go for two and a half weeks outside. I am in need of a vacation though. I want to go to SoCal or Bishop for a week. Either one. Bishop would be nice since I haven't been this season yet and I'd like to climb out there. It is my favorite place. SoCal is five hours away, the Bay is 6-7, Tahoe, Yosemite, and Toulome are super close. Vegas would be closer, as would Flagstaff and Hueco. I'm going to get my permit to start driving (rock gods help me) and getting my license. Hopefully get a second job to make some more cash. I would not complain if I got my license, got a job in Bishop and place with cheap rent so I could survive and go climbing. And ride my bike. That would be excellent. We shall see. That would be my five to ten year goal. My immediate goals are to continue setting boulder problems for Bridges Rock Gym, continue progressing my mind to be better, and climb a lot (inside and outside getting stronger for both).

Speaking of climbing a lot, it seems Friday night at Bridges seems to be "do work" night. So many people climbed so much. It was rad to see people psyched. I was impressed. When problems flow and are well set, and the public is psyched to push themselves, then the vibe is high. Really rad. Chris Cruz got me psyched to try hard and climb. I've been feeling a lot better since Wednesday head wise. We looked at Ben's long V9 and I made good progress on that Chris figured out the top with the handy use of a toe hook (one more weakness I must work) and I figured out beta that fits my style exceptionally well. I eyed Cryils V10 that I had tried once before, but missed the second move to a deep two finger. I surprised myself by sticking the pocket from the start and taking it to the top. That's after a 10 minute rest after doing his V9 first go of the night. Even Damian (the owner of the gym) did his first two V8s that night. Something is in the air (or water). I'm impressed by myself for keeping my head on and not exploding. That was my biggest triumph tonight. I have to always work on that. This night got my psyche back and thinking about Bishop. I must go and climb. The felling of being outside...I miss it.

This was brought by the word: Blaow
Blaow (blah-OW) adj; when something is rad beyond words, when you're blasting high, or just charging, blaow is acceptable as a description of what is happening.

Example
• That was so insane! Blaow.
• V10, first try; Blaow.