I told myself that I would spend Saturday outside having fun with friends, and today, Sunday, I have to stay inside to get things done.
So yesterday, I headed down to Sandstone, MN, for the Saved Sandstone Fest put on by the Minnesota Climber's Association!
I went with my climbing friend Jesse, and we met up with my long-time friend Steve (we call him Bug) from the Twin Cities for a fantastic day getting on some boulders.
I normally don't like bouldering, but Jesse is a huge fan, so I decided to push my comfort zone a little bit for the day and leave my rope on the ground! I tried several problems up to V5- specifically, "The Best V5 in Minnesota"!
I'll admit, it took a few warm-up problems for me to get truly comfortable bouldering again, but I eventually eased back in to it. Jesse and Steve were really good at being supportive when I felt like backing down, and I definitely was pushing my comfort zone.
It's really kind of backward- I'm way more comfortable on the end of a rope, high above a piece of gear, facing a large fall possibility. Instead, I get nervous when I'm barely 7 feet off the ground, working a tough bouldering problem. A large part of that is definitely how nervous I am that I might knock a kneecap out of the socket from a fall, since my knees are not the greatest. I feel much better when I have gear and a rope on me, no matter the fall potential.
It was still a ton of fun, despite my mental nervousness. Later in the evening, we enjoyed oven-cooked pizza, and I got to meet up with other friends!
(Seeing one of my lady climber friends, Adelle)
(The entire gang! Jesse, Me, Bug, Adelle, and Justin, happy to hang out on such a gorgeous fall day!)
It was a great day out, and even though I'm stuck inside doing grading and school stuff today, it was fantastic to spend at least one day out. :)
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