fun afternoon, disappointing evening
i decided i wanted to start getting out and doing some more fun things (which i have been severely lacking this semester), so i invited a bunch of friends to go rock climbing at the climbing gym today. its been over a year since i’ve been climbing, so i knew i was in for quite a shock. i only went up four times, doing a 5.5, a 5.6, a 5.7, and then back down to a 5.5. my forearms ache pretty bad, and im sure they will even more in the morning. but it was a ton of fun nevertheless! here are pics!!
me super excited to kick some serious rock booty!
contemplating the task before me in the slightly awkward harness.
my friend bj having a dandy time.
andrew, krista, and mariam definitely not psyched up enough yet.
me losing my concentration and acting like a little japanese girl.
my picture captioning skills fail me.
to the left is will. he is much better than all of us at climbing which makes everything very fun for him at all of our expenses.
jessica is loving belaying so much its like a dream to her.
his dreaming partner below.
a very manly fashion.
here is mariam enjoying a rest in a very non-manly fashion.
this picture gives me diabetes.
the happy couple enjoying time together while one of them holds a humans life in her hands.
will mocking us all some more.
one of the many natural rock formations we used as grips.
mariam laughing her way to the top.
kyle and jessica wondering how they got these strange ropes tied around themselves.
me being so excited that krista made it to the top that i forgot to hold on.
krista holding on for dear life.
i actually do know how to belay….
mariam’s grip of death. but it was ok since we had more time to climb with one less person.
me climbing the wall in an even manlier fashion.
a natural rock formation shaped like an upside down Buddha’s belly. i rubbed it for good luck.
the survivors, quivering forearms and all.
after climbing we stopped by cafe rio, then mariam invited me over to her place to watch the holy war. i think the title of this post is all i need to say about that.
gosh my arms are sore.