Today I took Charlie and Gina bouldering. They seemed to have an awesome time. I yet again was glued to the grey route. When I say it's a project, I mean it. If I could climb more frequently maybe the progression would be faster but for now its all good. I did decide to try a few others though. I could do a couple. Some I couldn't before. Some I could. There was a blue route opposite the grey and I'd looked at trying before. So while Charlie and Gina were trying to hang upside down and make their own routes and tried and completed it. It felt good because it had been difficult the first time I'd tried. Progression. It's all about that progression. I think in a way that's why I love that I don't know what grades the routes I'm sending are. Because I'm not reaching for a level or a grade. I'm reaching for that reward of completion and joy.
After a while we made our way downstairs. You can boulder up to the red line downstairs so I was trying the start of some routes. Mainly 5's and 5+s. I also decided to mix it up a little and use the features on the wall and holds, or both on holds/features. It was fun and testing. I also was getting use to the difference in the gradient of the wall on this side. The back wall mimics natural rock more which is great and the routes tend to be more challenging or more technical. I love it either way and it was a great way to spend a morning with friends. Charlie and Gina were doing some too as well as looking at the different routes top rope has to offer. Need to bring them both to top rope. Better get signed off as Supervising Climber.
