A lot of strange things have been happening around the small town of Mount Maunganui lately. Firstly, after a few months of a slight lack of motivation and dedication to our training in the gym, a bunch of us decided to relocate our training to a more suitable destination, Wiz Finerons backyard. This was ideal for 2 reasons. 1: About 3/4 of Team Rockhouse were completely and utterly over the on-goings at the Rockhouse gym, and 2: Wizs place has great food, a spa pool, and plenty of climbing movies to choose from. So up goes a 45 degree boulder wall, plenty of holds and after a mission of carrying a "free" couch from the side of the road two whole blocks back to Wizs, we were set to go! The key to my training was to boulder hard for a good couple of hours, then take 3 steps backwards into the spa pool, and with my hands above my head so as to not get them soft and soggy, relax for the next couple. All in all, a good 4 hours of training.
Next thing I knew, I found myself sitting between friends on our couch in the backyard, arms crossed, expressionless looks on our faces, watching a bunch of adults take our wall away bit by bit. Our pride and glory was gone, sold to someone else, and we were left with nothing but an old couch and a huge mudbath for a back lawn. After 4 months of watching each other improve dramatically from our training sessions on this wall, we all felt abit lost about what to do now.
With two friends off to live it up in Texas on a 3 month bouldering trip, the rest of us we left with no where to go and lacking a little motivation on the training front. This was until a very strange man turned up on our doorstep, told us to get in the car, and took us a on a little bit of a trip. Ten minutes later, we found ourselves looking at something that might just make our summer training that little bit better. Tucked away in a storage unit, complete with 3 different angled walls and plenty of holds, was a bouldering facility! Thanks to a bunch of decent and motivated people (Liam Dickson and Co), we were invited to join what is now called "The Tendon Yard." Complete with a fridge full of drinks, plenty of chalk, hangboard and campus board, we finally had somewhere we could make the most of our training when we couldnt be outdoors!
So my summer is looking a lot more enjoyable! I have been relentlessly attempting to send Built To Last (30) and am getting closer each day, and with somewhere decent to train it may just go sooner rather than later. (You can read more about the process of Built to Last in the newest edition of The Climber - issue 82). I have also sought out a few more projects to keep me going over the next month or so, so my mind games dont start creeping up on me for trying the same climb for too long.
With lack of time lately, and extremely hot weather, a good day out climbing for me at the moment is a trip to Froggatt after work, with only a few hours of daylight left, to soak up the sending conditions! One such day, I left for Froggatt for my first outdoor trip in awhile, and ticked my project Dr Evil (28) second pop of the evening! So training seems to be going well!
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| Me on Built to Last |
With lack of time lately, and extremely hot weather, a good day out climbing for me at the moment is a trip to Froggatt after work, with only a few hours of daylight left, to soak up the sending conditions! One such day, I left for Froggatt for my first outdoor trip in awhile, and ticked my project Dr Evil (28) second pop of the evening! So training seems to be going well!
I am hoping to get out climbing a lot more over the summer and just keep having fun and trying to make the most of the weather (even if it means bailing for a swim in the middle of the day to stop the heat stroke coming)!!!
The plan is to get strong and in shape for the Blue Mountains which I am hoping to spend a lot of time at in a few months time!!!
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