Indoor Rock Climbing

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. - Nelson Mandela

Today was our last day of climbing. Although we only had 2 sessions they both were fun and it was a good workout. I passed my belaying test so that was very exciting also I got to climb quite a few walls. I many did rainbow on the wall that I climbed, but I was able to do some of the 5.10 s and I climbs one 5.11 for a little until I couldn't go any farther. Indoor climbing is always fun and something that is different from the other activities. It also is a good way to challenge your mind and body to do your best and get to the top of the wall. The belaying was very fun and interesting to learn. I am glad that I decided to get the belaying certificate because that allows me to climb more and also gave me opportunity to learn more about climbing. It was also interesting and fun because I got to switch between climbing and belaying which was different because now I know what its like to climb and belay the 2 aspects of climbing. Climbing is to focus on reaching the top and belaying is to make sure that the person climbing reaches their goal and that they do it safely. Climbing requires a lot of hard work and effort which makes you feel good after reaching the top because you know you put in you best effort. I learned that I should use my legs more so that I get more of boost up so I can reach the grips with more ease and faster.


How is indoor climbing like going through high school?

Indoor climbing has much in common with going through high school. One obvious example is physical activity. In high school most people are part of some sort of sport team or play sports. The people who do play do it to have fun and to get in their exercise. Exercise is a way for students to have fun, reflect and refresh themselves. Indoor climbing gives you a good workout as it teaches you technique, balance and strength. It also teaches you to build endurance as you can be on a difficult wall and you are clinging on trying to reach for the next rock. A good way to make sure that you don't get stuck on a wall or get tired is to plan. Planning is important because it helps when you don't know where you are going or know when you need a break, also it could be how you are going to get past a tough patch on the wall. It applies in high school as you have homework and projects that you need to do and you plan on when and how you do them, Also how to plan to balance your time and space between your work and other activities. Patience is essential as it helps you plan and make decisions. It also helps when you are tired or in a uncomfortable or difficult spot it helps you calm down. It helps with your problem solving which is very much like making the right declensions. Just like when you are upset or unhappy about something you need calm down and reflect. Or when there an argument or fight and there needs to be something done being able to solve problems is important. I think that indoor climbing is a good way to reflect on your self and how hard you work. In high school you always have time when you sit and really reflect on how and what you do and what you can do to make yourself better. Goals also can be made it can be small goals or big goals those are important to show how to be disciplined and responsible. Being able to set goals in climbing and school are both important because it motivates and encourages you to move towards your goals so that you do and feel your best. In climbing you not only climb you can belay, in belaying an important factor is that there is communication and trust between the belayer and climber. It is important because if the climber wants to do their best they have to talk and work with the belayer who is helping and keeping the climber safe. Communicating and having trust is as important in high school because if your in a group you need to work together as a team and put in your best effort. Also communicating to teacher or others who can help with other problems is important too because people can go through problems and not know where to go, which happens quite often.