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Bouldering and slacklining
Jul. 25th, 2015 09:13 pmWonderful outing to the Barn, where we flashed our way through the first 13-14 boulder problems in the latest round of the league. They were enjoyably technical — just as well given my current lack of brute strength! — and I really, really enjoyed myself for the first time weeks.
Afterwards we paused for tea and pears and spent a happy couple of hours slacklining. Having done no more than spend five minutes playing around on one at Whitespider back in 2013, I was surprised to find that, with a bit of perseverance and few hints, I was able to manage three whole steps before falling off. Towards the end I was starting to see that there might be a knack to it and how it might all come together with a bit of practice.
ETA: I'm not sure whether it was the slacklining or whether it was there already, but in the shower on Sunday morning, I noticed an almighty bruise on my left foot: the damage starts on the underside followed by a big dark line tracking up between by big & second toes around the edge of the joint to terminate in a big round section on the top.
I'm astonished it isn't more painful: there's a bit of discomfort walking but give the size and position, I'd've expected to be hobbled by it...
Afterwards we paused for tea and pears and spent a happy couple of hours slacklining. Having done no more than spend five minutes playing around on one at Whitespider back in 2013, I was surprised to find that, with a bit of perseverance and few hints, I was able to manage three whole steps before falling off. Towards the end I was starting to see that there might be a knack to it and how it might all come together with a bit of practice.
ETA: I'm not sure whether it was the slacklining or whether it was there already, but in the shower on Sunday morning, I noticed an almighty bruise on my left foot: the damage starts on the underside followed by a big dark line tracking up between by big & second toes around the edge of the joint to terminate in a big round section on the top.
I'm astonished it isn't more painful: there's a bit of discomfort walking but give the size and position, I'd've expected to be hobbled by it...
