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Cail wrote:Actually, with bouldering you can't harness in (too low, you can't go any higher than 10 feet over the padded floor), and landing on the harness would hurt. And yes, there's a very comprehensive disclaimer I had to sign.
It's a blast. I'm terrified of heights, so in addition to the physical challenge (which is substantial....I had no idea how difficult this was going to be), the mental component is pretty heady as well.
Hmmm, I might give it a go . . . .
I tried it when I was a kid, on the easiest part of the rock wall, and found I couldn't get half-way up. You have to be in some condition. You'd think, "Hey, there's plenty of stuff to grab on," but continually pulling your body up takes a lot of strength and endurance.
"I support the destruction of the Think-Tank." - Avatar, August 2008
Cail wrote:Actually, with bouldering you can't harness in (too low, you can't go any higher than 10 feet over the padded floor), and landing on the harness would hurt. And yes, there's a very comprehensive disclaimer I had to sign.
It's a blast. I'm terrified of heights, so in addition to the physical challenge (which is substantial....I had no idea how difficult this was going to be), the mental component is pretty heady as well.
Hmmm, I might give it a go . . . .
For gods sakes people...climb outdoors.
(Actually, indoor bouldering is good fun...good training. But really...if you do too much plastic, then it's all you can do...people wonder why the rock isn't covered with all those handy little route markers. )
Edit: (There's one of my back yard. Well...almost... Link )
did you miss that event? I think I posted a picture of him in gen discussion a while back. It was a sad day for mummys (well, this mummy anyway)... I nearly cried. But he wanted to look like his daddy....
Seareach wrote:did you miss that event? I think I posted a picture of him in gen discussion a while back. It was a sad day for mummys (well, this mummy anyway)... I nearly cried. But he wanted to look like his daddy....
Yeah, I took a break a while ago. Man. He looks way different. IK remember cutting my hair for the first time. Only it was opposite for me. I wanted to keep it, and my Mom demanded a buzzcut.
I haven't liked buzzcuts since.
Avatar wrote:But then, the answers provided by your imagination are not only sometimes best, but have the added advantage of being unable to be wrong.
Finally got around to adding a couple of pictures in the member album again.
"-People think dreams aren't real just because they aren't made of matter, of particles. Dreams are real. But they are made of viewpoints, of images, of memories and puns and lost hopes."
"-People think dreams aren't real just because they aren't made of matter, of particles. Dreams are real. But they are made of viewpoints, of images, of memories and puns and lost hopes."
Link )
He's still adorable, but I <3 the curls. 