I could do that one-handed...
Aug. 13th, 2013 09:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sawylTook the afternoon off to fit in a round of August bootcamp stuff before M's band rehearsal this afternoon. We started off sensibly: working on technique on some of the more difficult routes, ticking off a few things things off the list, and working our way through things in serious fashion.
But once we decided we were going to wind down, we selected some easy routes, set some arbitrary rules, and started messing around. We tried to finish things as quickly as possible. We only allowed holds that you'd already touched with your knees — it was supposed to be feet, but that proved to be far too difficult. We climbed routes with one hand behind our backs — no flagging allowed! — before repeating them with the other hand.
Not only were the exercises great fun — I particularly loved the challenge of the one-handed routes — but they were also good technical challenges forcing us to focus on balance & footwork, on getting the deadpoints right, on flexibility & matching hands with feet. Now all I need to do is work on transferring these skills to the more difficult routes...
But once we decided we were going to wind down, we selected some easy routes, set some arbitrary rules, and started messing around. We tried to finish things as quickly as possible. We only allowed holds that you'd already touched with your knees — it was supposed to be feet, but that proved to be far too difficult. We climbed routes with one hand behind our backs — no flagging allowed! — before repeating them with the other hand.
Not only were the exercises great fun — I particularly loved the challenge of the one-handed routes — but they were also good technical challenges forcing us to focus on balance & footwork, on getting the deadpoints right, on flexibility & matching hands with feet. Now all I need to do is work on transferring these skills to the more difficult routes...
