climbing:hand

climbing:hand, originally uploaded by monkey_pushover_tree.

My right hand after climbing tonight. The blisters are coming out nicely. Tonight wasn't the most successful night of climbing; I pretty much fell of every route. If you look at it that way, it really wasn't a good night. The other way to look at it is to look at the routes I was climbing. They were at my technical limit. What is this limit then? Well its not pure strength, I have that and can get away with pull myself up here and there. The problem I have is that I can't do the balancy stuff. That's where I struggle over and over again. Its where you have to shift your balance in such a way that you can keep all your weight being held on with your hand or a foot then move to the next hold... sounds simple.. its not. Both my hands hurt sooo much from crimping holds. If anything I'm probably overdoing it to compensate the balancing issue. I'll get there; a few weeks ago I was struggling with different issues, so with a bit of practice I'll overcome this...

Weaknesses to work on:
1 - balancy climbs
2 - finger strength
3 - understanding climbing holds and how to hold them
4 - climbing stamina
5 - physical weight

These I think are my top 5 issues at the moment.

Goals? Climb better than Rob... well at least catch up to his level!

pearl:bay:problem:13

perl:bay:problem:13, originally uploaded by monkey_pushover_tree.

Rob whilst doing problem 13 at Perl Bay. Fun thinking quick routes and a picnic too. That's what bouldering is all about....

The place itself is beautiful; you sit on the grass and watch the boats in the bay. There is a gentle breeze and everything is just peaceful. Its a complete change to the bouldering at Lindfield. This week was a much better week for bouldering too. The weather was great, there was no pressure as we had brought a picnic lunch. It was simply boulder some of the problems if we felt like it. Well, the sandstone was just far too temping not too. Problems 12, 13, 14 completed... I fell off problem 15 (need to work on my footwork). Then again I needed a fall.

Before new year we went to Lindfield and I fell, not far, about 5 foot. Landed on rock and bruised both heals. I also damaged the my right foot and I'm been hobbling around in a brace still. Since then I got a mat. Today I feel from about the same hight (boy did it feel about 10 times that) onto the mat. I was fine, but I needed it to get the confidence back for just pushing myself a little outside. In the gym its easy to as you attached to a rope or you have piles of crash mats to land on. The real world is somewhat different; boy do I love it though!

its:a:steal

its:a:steal, originally uploaded by monkey_pushover_tree.

Actually I think he was locking it up, can't remember now...but he looked shifty...

These are all part of a set of photos that I have just developed. They were taken November/early December. Some of them I just don't remember taking. Maybe it was the camera pixes doing it, who knows.

I have been impressed with the werra1. Its a Tessar Carl Zeiss 2.8/50 mm and such fun. Every time I have a roll developed from it I'm more and more impressed with it. Not bad, given its over 50 years old.

lomo

lomo, originally uploaded by monkey_pushover_tree.

I got a Lomo erector set for my birthday... Its a camera, an enlarger, a slide viewer and a magnifier all in one! You have to build it yourself.

only 100 where found. Authentic Dead Soviet-Era Deadstock... HOW COOL HUH???

Buy anyway... this is also the first post of 2007. Its been crazy this week, both with thing in and outside of work... Oh and I feel when I was climbing so I've been Gimping around as both heals are bruised to hell. I also forgot to recharge the batteries for my camera, so no fireworks shots for me... Well I did borrow a film camera and there maybe some that come out - in black and white... oh well...

I also had a dash with danger.. I had a redback spider crawl on me. Cool huh?