Yesterday evening I went to a Indoor rock climbing gym. A guy from my singles ward (Garret Bluhm) was hosting a dance/game/climbing party at his Dad's Gym. It was pretty fun. When I got to the event there was a portably bonfire outside, which I never went to, the whole inside was different difficulty levels of wall climbing, and once you climbed to the top there was a gym weight lifting, and cardio room, and then there was an entertainment center. Then there were stairs that took you back down to the main level. There was also a place to play video games, and watch a movie. I didn't really do anything else but climb the walls.
The first two walls I climbed, I did without a harness, and it sure was pretty scary. They weren't too far from the ground, but being 6'3 and afraid of heights, it sure seemed like a long ways down. Especially being a young adult, and not having any insurance had definately added to the freight level. I successfully climbed the first wall after 3 attempts. The second wall, on the first try, I got stuck, scared, and ended up going back down. The second wall I tried a second time after watching others, and when I lacked the strength to pull myself up to the top, some of my friends gave me a hand. The third wall was a full length climbing wall with harness. I was much more comfortable with this one since, I was high up, and harnessed in, incase if i did fall. It was the first time I had actually made it to the top without shirking down in fear and giving up. It was quite a nice feeling to know that I could do it, and take control of my fear.
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Go Kari! It wasn't your birthday, but you were at a party, go go go go.
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