Performance Week 1: New River Gorge
This past weekend marked the first trip of my “Performance Phase” in my first training cycle using the Rock Climber’s Training Manual. There were a few ups and downs, but overall I am very pleased with how I climbed, and am optimistic about how the next few weeks will go. I’ll start with the downs, so I can end on a good note! DOWNS On the routes I’d previously been on (and thus already worked out the moves for), I got shutdown. I failed miserably on Techman (5.12c), which had been my primary goal for the weekend. The crux went…Read the rest of this entry →
