Yesterday

The weather is so good right now. Outside is warm and the night time is prime for climbing. I'm trying to learn Final Cut but it is much more complicated than I imagined. Maybe I'm doing something wrong. Possibly since I tend to do that (a lot). Learn from your mistakes I guess.

Indian Rock was fun. I go to see my buddies Will and Nick Ashley try something new than they never have before. Center Overhang. While only a three or four (who cares?), it's slightly committing. I say committing as in you're 10ft. off the deck with your right foot near your right hand. Somehow Will was able to get his fingers behind the left hand crimp creating a mini finger bucket, while Nick and myself have our sausage link type fingers on the top of the hold. It bites a bit. There is a better hold six inches to the left but makes the move off of it longer and insecure...er. A lot of members at Bridges I feel try hard. Harder than most other member at other gyms in the Bay Area. I guess they don't really give a shit about sending hard and are actually having fun. Even when they don't send they're still having fun. I I get frustrated when I'm in pain and bouldering.

Since last Saturday i have had this knot in my back. I haven't really given myself a rest day or two to let it unwind. I've been climbing (and falling) and doing so doesn't seem to help it. It just seems to aggravate it more than I am comfortable with. I can't do big shouldery moves (at the moment) since it flares up (...fully flared). And I can't really try anything hard since I know falling is a process of trying new things and going for it. I did a problem last night after Indian Rock that Cryil set that was really good. A little bit heady, but really well set movement. I fell at the crux and my back was screaming, "YOU FUCKING IDIOT!" You know when you should stop because you're in pain but somehow you're stupidity takes over and you keep going? I knew I should have stopped. I already planned to take two days off in my head so it was my final try to put it down (so I can come back later and do 4x4s on it). Last attempt I put it down, with little ease. It felt hard the whole way through And then I took my shoes off, knowing I had two days off and if I tried anything else more I'd be bitching even more than I already am.

I don't need anymore pain in my life from bouldering.

But enough about my complaining sorry ass.

Thanks for reading.