Been spending the summer climbing a lot at blue ridge while waiting for weather to get better. It's been a pretty unproductive summer in terms of sending, but I feel like I've improved a decent amount in terms of style due to sampling a bunch of different roofs around the area. The style of climbing varies from lowballs to highablls; long, endurance jug hauls to short and punchy dynamic sequences; and fun, comfortable holds to some of the most abrasive and sharp, tweaky two-finger pockets I've ever had the (mis)fortune to touch and try. All of these push my skin tolerance, finger and core power, which is noticeable. On a visit back to the draw, I felt that I had improved by repeating boulders that would've taken me a bit more physical preparation. The sequences at blue ridge are also quite interesting, forcing unique beta and movement that I would not have thought to try had I just kept climbing at the draw, so I've been forced to adapt. Here's some pictures and flailure.
Roof with no name
Anthony sending before monsoons came. Picture by Bobby
Bobby traversing into the lip.
Anorexic Sacrifice 2.0 Project
Balancer's Eye FA Matt G.
Bobby trying Driving Hammered, Getting Nailed FA Ryan R.
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