I was climbing with some friends this week, and something was not right. No, it wasn’t that I was wearing an unwashed shirt, or that my toes had gone numb from my shoes, it was more or less unexplainable. I was planning on climbing all day, working on my project, but when the time came to pull myself off the ground I felt heavy. Perhaps the double quarter pounder with cheese was the culprit, but whatever it was it was messing with my day. For years climbing has been therapy. I leave my distractions and simply focus on making the next move, but the heavy feeling didn’t leave after my warm-up, so I shrugged my shoulders and decided to go for an endurance day. A couple hours later I was pumped. I did not send a new project, yet I felt accomplished. Maybe it was the positive attitudes of the people around me, or the burning sensation deep in my forearms. Either way, I was stronger. Let’s face it, the mental side of climbing is more daunting than the physical side sometimes. I did not give up after my warm-up. Instead, I kept my shoes on and I am stronger for it.
Archive for March, 2010
Spring Break Camp
Parents it is never to early to sign your child up for our Spring Break Camp. Believe it or not Easter is right around the corner and your child will have about 4-5 days of free time on their hands. Unfortunately many of us can’t enjoy Easter Break with our child, yes that pesky thing is called work, but bring them down to the Rock Club and allow them to enjoy their break with our full days camp. Our head program instructor has crafted a brand new program for your children. We look forward to seeing you here in the morning.
Members Night & SCS Comp
Thanks for a great Member Night last Thursday! The outfits were great, the music, the ropes course…you guys are awesome. Next Saturday we are hosting a youth SCS (sport climbing series) comp. It is a rope climbing competition, so we will be closing certain sections of walls in order to set new routes for the comp. The good news there is that we will have 35 new top-rope and lead routes open to you guys on Monday, March 15th. The comp will be a lot of fun, and anyone that wants to come in and watch or volunteer is welcome to do so.
11:00 am Registration
12:00 – 5:00 Redpoint Competition
5:00 – 6:00 Food (for Competitors only)
If any family members of competitors want to reserve a table in the restaurant, you are encouraged to do so in advance. Please call 510-651-2500 ex. 127 to schedule your reservation with the restaurant manager, Abe. We are looking forward to seeing you at the comp on Saturday!
Don’t Forget Member Appreciation Night
Don’t forget Member Appreciation Night is Thursday, March 4th. We expect to see all of you out enjoying our get together. We want you all to remember the 80’s even if you weren’t alive they are kinda hard to forget. Think, really awful clothes, but amazing music that maybe wasn’t the most lyrically deep but you could dance to it. Come on out and dress up, all of our staff well be decked out in 80’s garb so you really have no excuse not to be.
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