Making progress in Indoor Bouldering!
07/12/2024
Back to my original bouldering gym in Chicago for a visit!
Uptown Chicago V5 Recently visited my original climbing gym - First Ascent in Chicago, and did this V5. My 4th ever, and my first at First Ascent!
06/14/2024
My 3rd V5.
My 3rd V5: A Volumes-Only Challenge This is only the third V5 I've done. Interesting that it's an all-volumes route. Took me many tries to get it. The "turnaround" is the crux. It was very fun....
Short clip checking out a tiny crimp on a V?6 that I am not even close to sending.
03/15/2024
Surprising progress on the Half-Pipe campus board.
Half Pipe Progress Found this video of campusing the Half-Pipes 18 months ago, so I tried it again, 2 years into climbing. I was shocked at how much progress I've made.
11/25/2023
A V4 and a one-handed V0?
V4 and Something Special A fun V4, but first, how about a one-handed V0?
11/16/2023
Did four auto belays.
5.6 to 5.9 Auto Belays Four basic auto-belay routes increasing in difficulty from "very easy" (5.6) to "somewhat easy" (5.9). Fun, and good for building endurance.
11/03/2023
2nd V5 Ever!
2ndV5 This Yellow V5 is my second V5 ever! After sending it, I went back and redid parts of it for extra camera angles. it was a fun one!
07/03/2023
New V4 Send!
YellowV4AttemptsAndSend A fairly soft V4 project that worked best for me when I skipped a couple of holds.
05/25/2023
Have been pretty busy but things have settled down a bit and here's my latest climbing video. This was a tough V4 that I had been trying ("projecting") for a couple weeks. I didn't think I'd send it today, but I was just working out hand and feet placement and suddenly found myself at the top! Yay!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niKJt6CIzhA
02/18/2023
Latest video: Traverses.
3 Partner Traverses Solo Traverses designed for two people, for example, one partner starts the Green and the second partner starts the Blue and uses the first partner to bridge the ...
01/02/2023
New video: My 1000th Send!
1000 Sends! This is my 1000th send in 18 months of bouldering. Nice V3 with a little overhang.
01/01/2023
New climb video on my YouTube Channel:
V3PinkSlopers122122 V3 that's all slopers, but fairly grippy ones. 3 tries.