Climbing Stories

This is all about one of my hobbies which is climbing. I’ve been climbing now for about 2 years now and have mastered the art of lead climbing. For those of you reading this wondering what lead climbing is? It is where you lead the rope up the climbing wall. So you clip in as you go.

Like most other people I started climbing in a climbing center. I started by learning what is called top roping. This is where the rope goes up to the top and is then fed back down to you the climber. You also need a climbing partner who you’ve got to be able to trust as they hold the other end of the rope. They do this through a belay device. One thing you’ll find when you first start climbing is that it seems quite difficult but it is great fun.

I still get points when I’m halfway or more up a wall when I have a few seconds of what the hell am I doing up here I’m going to fall but even when you do fall it’s only a few feet/meters at a time. I had one of those moments just this week I was towards the top of the climb and I was struggling and because you’re struggling you get a panic on.

This year my main aim with climbing is to get outside more as I seem to spend far too much time climbing in doors. This is generally just due to no sorting out trips to the local crag.

Here are some pictures of me climbing and once you’ve seen them I’m sure you’ll see why I enjoy it:

If you want to find out some more info on climbing try http://www.cbmall.com/to/climbing

This a link to a on-line store that sells some outdoor gear http://www.tripleclicks.com/results.php?dept=15/10616198/