Climbing at Planet Granite
May. 23rd, 2007 02:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dagibbsFound that the person who I had arranged to meet had stood me up, but found someone else to climb with, at least for a few climbs.
Started out with a 5.8, just to warm up, but found it had a few tricky bits on it. Made me think that the ratings at Planet Granite (PG) might be tougher than I'm used to -- but that doesn't seem to be the case. Went to a 5.9 next, flashed that like it was a ladder. Then flashed a 5.10a. I don't flash 5.10a climbs, I struggle up them as they're near the top of my climbing range. The guy I was with said that climb wasn't the easiest 5.10a there, either. Was looking for a 5.10b, but didn't find one with an open rope, so instead picked out a 5.10c that was up one of their long walls. They claim 60', and this looked like. And, overhang almost the whole way, too. Had to hang-dog twice to recover strength and wind, but made it up the whole -- though my forearms were really pumped by the time I finished. There was no single move on the climb that I found difficult, most of the holds were quite positive, it was just long and energy draining. I think, though, that PG's ratings are a bit easier than I'm use to. Either that, or the style of problems they put in their routes I find easy, or maybe I'm going through a break-through in climbing ability. But, I don't think it's the last case.
Still, enjoyed my climbing.
Started out with a 5.8, just to warm up, but found it had a few tricky bits on it. Made me think that the ratings at Planet Granite (PG) might be tougher than I'm used to -- but that doesn't seem to be the case. Went to a 5.9 next, flashed that like it was a ladder. Then flashed a 5.10a. I don't flash 5.10a climbs, I struggle up them as they're near the top of my climbing range. The guy I was with said that climb wasn't the easiest 5.10a there, either. Was looking for a 5.10b, but didn't find one with an open rope, so instead picked out a 5.10c that was up one of their long walls. They claim 60', and this looked like. And, overhang almost the whole way, too. Had to hang-dog twice to recover strength and wind, but made it up the whole -- though my forearms were really pumped by the time I finished. There was no single move on the climb that I found difficult, most of the holds were quite positive, it was just long and energy draining. I think, though, that PG's ratings are a bit easier than I'm use to. Either that, or the style of problems they put in their routes I find easy, or maybe I'm going through a break-through in climbing ability. But, I don't think it's the last case.
Still, enjoyed my climbing.
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