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Feb 2014
9:53pm, 5 Feb 2014
6,114 posts
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Wriggling Snake
it's very good
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Feb 2014
11:40pm, 5 Feb 2014
343 posts
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Roberto
Just watched it. An incredible story and some feats of extreme acts of bravery. Worth a watch.
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Mar 2014
8:34pm, 11 Mar 2014
354 posts
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Roberto
Went up into Honister today for my first experience climbing outdoors. Good fun but massively different to climbing walls. Glorious weather for it.
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Mar 2014
10:53pm, 22 Mar 2014
17,579 posts
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halfpint
Another great afternoon at Transition. I really wish I could get there more regularly. I feel like I am starting from scratch each time. Feel like a total novice at the beginning of each session. The boy is bloomin' amazing - fearless and really goes for it - I think with more regular sessions and some coaching he could be brilliant. He tackled a wall with an overhang (I'm sure that's not the technical term) and made it look easy - I had a go and it made me wibble 
Is it normal to completely randomly get an adrenaline rush part way up. There seems to be no logical reason for them - it's not when I've looked down or done a tricky move or anything obvious. I just get a moment of heart pumping 'holy shit' and then I calm down and am fine.
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Mar 2014
10:54pm, 22 Mar 2014
19,346 posts
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eL Bee!
Yup - that's pretty normal
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Mar 2014
10:59pm, 22 Mar 2014
17,580 posts
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halfpint
Oh good. Does that ever go away or do you just keep pushing yourself so you always have that?
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Mar 2014
11:09pm, 22 Mar 2014
19,347 posts
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eL Bee!
It tends to diminish as you get used to the whole experience, and as you stop worrying about trying things and falling off because you know it's so safe..... until you push yourself with something new, like lead climbing which brings a whole new world of adrenaline rushing
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Mar 2014
12:03pm, 24 Mar 2014
358 posts
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Roberto
I tried lead climbing last week, was not a fan of it. Still trying to learn to trust the rope and myself at the moment so found it difficult.
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Mar 2014
12:09pm, 24 Mar 2014
29,283 posts
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Velociraptor
That'll come with practice too, Roberto
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Mar 2014
3:54pm, 24 Mar 2014
17,594 posts
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halfpint
I was just commenting the other day that my son (age 11) has total faith in the rope and just goes for it. I had a wee slip on Sat and although the adrenaline kicked in I did trust the rope (and my partner) completely.
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