Why start a climbing blog?

 

 

Bouldering at the Roaches, November 2011



Perhaps its best to start the blog with an explanation of why I chose to set up a blog about climbing.  As outlined in my profile, I'm passionate about climbing.  Whether it is bouldering, trad climbing, deep water soloing (DWS), sport climbing, indoor climing or ice climbing.
 

   

DWS in Thailand 2008



  

Ice climbing in Rukjan, Norway 2010

Furthermore I am motivated to introduce others to the sport, and to help and mentor people with their own personal goals within climbing.  Climbing means different things to each individual, with different preferences for forms of climbing.  
 

Newly bolted route, unamed, 7b
Koh Phi Phi, Thailand

  

Personally I am currently focused primarlily on training to improve my sport climbing grade.  I have climbed for a few years now, but over the past couple of years I have become very motivated and have started cross-training by including weekly gym sessions in additional to my normal weekly indoor training.  The cross-training has aided my sport grade to increase to around 7b/7c, which has simply increased my appetite to train harder and smash higher grades.  My next goal is to climb 8a, and with a new coach and training ideas, and more climbing trips planned I want to record the next chapter of my journey to climb 8a(and beyond).

 





 

Leading ladder final 2009, i gained a third position in the

 recreational category. In 2011 I came first in the same category