More Training

It's been quiet lately because I've been writing my thesis and training for an upcoming June trip to Yosemite. I've learned a ton of stuff at my desk lately. It's reassuring that my brain still works after being marooned at the bench for five years. Occasionally, I've managed to escape and do a little climbing. Last weekend, I went to Rumney. It wasn't too exciting, but I did get on Nicky's Crack (5.11d) at the Hinterlands. I tried it a couple of times on top-rope and to my surprise, redpointed it on my first try. I think I'm definitely getting a lot stronger. I've been hitting up Metrorock two or three nights a week and I feel some power endurance I've never felt before. I think if I don't get hurt, I'll be feeling really strong in a month. I've been training on the campus board too. I'm not exactly where I was before in terms of power. I used to be able to ladder every other rung. But now I can ladder every rung on the intermediate-sized board, which I never used to be able to do. So I seem to have better contact strength and endurance than I used to, but less power. But I think the power will come back too. I think I've learned that I have to dial things back a bit when I'm feeling good. The time to rest is when things are going really well. In that vein, I'm taking three days off at the moment, and plan for a week soon. I do want to go back to Rumney and try and send Flesh in the next month though. I feel like that's been nagging at me for a while. I have my eye on Hope for Movement, too. There's also the Prow at Cathedral, too. I suppose there's a lot on the agenda for this season...including adding a few letters to my name!