HardRock

lynn's been bugging me to go rock climbing (according to her since.. forever haha..) and finally last night i said ok. well i said ok 2 weeks ago but i hurt my back the morning i was going to go climbing so she had to wait 2 weeks till i healed. anyway, we went last night to Hardrock climbing gym in the city, on swanston st, opposite melbourne bath (for those of you who've been to melbourne). i think we both did pretty well for our first time after so long and we are not sore today.. haha...

it brought back memories... i was pretty tired after climbing 3 routes, mind you the walls are a lot higher than Summit. i was pretty damn scared when i got to the top, even half way was scary. we had to go thru the training course to start, putting on ur harnass, how to tie the fig.8 knot..... this place is a lot safer compared to summit. back then, we only had a figure of 8 for the climber. here, there r 2 rabbits ears plus figure of 8 on the climber. for the belayer, you have to be hooked to the ground. i remember once i belayed big david in Summit and i went flying up when i let him down. it was pretty funny but unsafe i guess. anyway, hardrock climbing is a lot more serious and commercialised. there were instructors standing around, making sure your knots are tied the right way and that you are doing the 5-step belay thingo.

i like the climbing... but i liked it more when i did it in Summit. after college, going there to climb but also to hang out. there weren't as many ppl and it wasn't always packed. i remember there were times we practically had the gym to us friends and the guys showing off their muscles. oh that's the other thing lynn n i noticed, ppl working at hardrock weren't climbers (well.. we don't think) their bodies didn't look like those of hardcore climbers =p

anyway.. it was nice and i'd go back but maybe at a different time cuz last night was just packed! right now.. i feel like going home to sleep. there is just something annoying me sooo terribly much that i feel like punching her in the face.

ah well... climb~~~

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