After 6 weeks of anxiety and hard work,
we finally completed our course on safety climbing.
Some of the areas covered were:-
*Belaying(which I had earlier gone
through at another climbing gym, so this is like a refesher course
for me)
*Climbing technique
*Bouldering (not easy but interesting
and challenging)
*lead climbing -nice enough but I dont
want to get myself killed doing this ha ha
*some useful knots memory refreshed :figure of '8” knot
and clove hitch which I had learnt during my children ministry days
with the Royal Rangers.
The reason I signed up for this course was to
encourge my son and my friend . I am glad they enjoyed themselves
doing this together.
Some of the equipments I had bought as
a result of this course and sport
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| Climbing Shoes |
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| Harness |
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| Belay Sets |
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| Carabiner |
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| Chalk Bag plus chalk ball inside |
Now I am fully equiped and I am ready
to climb anywhere(oops did I say that?)
Knots one need to know
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| Clove Hitch knot |
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| Figure '8" knot |
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| Lead climbing |
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| with the Director of Rockwall and the Course Instructor |
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| With My friend Eric and My son Reuben with our certificates. |
Wow, well done! Looks like the course is very beneficial to you~
ReplyDeleteJohnnie, salute you. It looks dangerous from your header pictures, but you have managed to do it. Bravo to you.
ReplyDeleteThere are also quite a lot of gadgets that you have invested.
I'm scared of height, Johnnie. No one can convince me to take up this course.
ReplyDeleteBut I enjoy watching those movies which involve rock climbing.
Looks like you now have both hiking and climbing to do every weekend :)
Bro,you know I have always admired those you truly enjoy their hobbies to the extent of attending courses or classes about it,just look at you and the gears that you have invested and I am sure,you are truly passionate about rock climbing...
ReplyDeleteKeep it up,cliff hanger,,,,,,take care now,great weekend and god bless ya
Hayley,
ReplyDeleteYou are always the first one to comments.thanks. Yes I did learnt something from the course.
Sheoh Yan,
ReplyDeleteThe header picture is just posing only. shhh.. I did not climb up, as it was getting late and everyone has gone down hill and we need to catch up with them.It is dangerous and we always emphasize on safety and if is too dangerous we will not try it and I personally will not try it.But that one looks doeable, perhaps someday will have a go.
Yvonne,
ReplyDeleteI will let you on a secret , I am scare of height too and I am still having cold feet each time trying to climb those walls. I guess we have to overcome our fear sometimes and it takes time and courage. I am slowly but surely will get over it. Hope you will give it a shot. try the lower one first, who knows you might end up liking it. It's a good sport. I see now family bringing their little ones to the center and they have no problem climbing. I guess children with their innocence does not think of such thing, wherelse , we will analyze everything and our minds will tell us we can't do it and thus the fears come it.
Eugene,
ReplyDeleteEveryone has their passion. Thanks for the encouragement. you have a good weekend too.