Sunday, December 19, 2010
Rock Climbing, Nature, and Beatiful BC
Rock climbing has really been one of the most enjoyable activities I have ever pursued and is also one of the few activities that I have put substantial effort into mastering (although I realized quite early on that it would take a lifetime of hard climbing and training to accomplish such a feat).
The first time I experienced rock wall climbing was in Squamish BC during the summer of 2009 with my sister Lydia, a yogi and rock climber herself. As I stood by the completely vertical face of sharp jagged rock, I felt fairly confident that I would easily reach the top. To my chagrin, I was physically exhausted within minutes of starting the climb and had barley made any progress up the face of the wall. Arms throbbing, I asked to be lowered to the ground. Disappointed but at the same time thrilled at the challenge, I was instantly hooked.
I immediately acquired a membership to the local gym and would climb quite regularly there, meeting people who were also as excited as I am about rock climbing. As I climbed more outdoors, often by myself among large boulders out in the woods, I began to realize why I loved climbing. For some people rock climbing acts as a medium through which they can express themselves, others enjoy the pure physical nature and technical difficulty of the climb, many individuals take pleasure in adventuring and travelling to new areas to climb, also the entire process of meeting new people and adventuring is also alluring for many climbers. For me it is really a combination of all of these and the simple existence of being out in the natural environment away from the technological and fast paced world of today. When a substantial part of my day has been spent in front of a computer screen or television, getting out to climb is literally a breath of fresh air.
The summer of 2010 was the first summer where I had my own climbing gear for sport climbing. Although I was not able to go to very many places, my friend Ashley and me (also coming along at times my sister Christianne) explored some areas we had never been to before and even got lost in the process once or twice, which was fun and frustrating at the same time. I thoroughly enjoyed the times we were able to go outside to climb and encourage others to try out this great activity.
The first time I experienced rock wall climbing was in Squamish BC during the summer of 2009 with my sister Lydia, a yogi and rock climber herself. As I stood by the completely vertical face of sharp jagged rock, I felt fairly confident that I would easily reach the top. To my chagrin, I was physically exhausted within minutes of starting the climb and had barley made any progress up the face of the wall. Arms throbbing, I asked to be lowered to the ground. Disappointed but at the same time thrilled at the challenge, I was instantly hooked.
I immediately acquired a membership to the local gym and would climb quite regularly there, meeting people who were also as excited as I am about rock climbing. As I climbed more outdoors, often by myself among large boulders out in the woods, I began to realize why I loved climbing. For some people rock climbing acts as a medium through which they can express themselves, others enjoy the pure physical nature and technical difficulty of the climb, many individuals take pleasure in adventuring and travelling to new areas to climb, also the entire process of meeting new people and adventuring is also alluring for many climbers. For me it is really a combination of all of these and the simple existence of being out in the natural environment away from the technological and fast paced world of today. When a substantial part of my day has been spent in front of a computer screen or television, getting out to climb is literally a breath of fresh air.
The summer of 2010 was the first summer where I had my own climbing gear for sport climbing. Although I was not able to go to very many places, my friend Ashley and me (also coming along at times my sister Christianne) explored some areas we had never been to before and even got lost in the process once or twice, which was fun and frustrating at the same time. I thoroughly enjoyed the times we were able to go outside to climb and encourage others to try out this great activity.
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