i want to get this in writing.

i drove down to the south bay last night to join some of the boys in climbing of rocks at their new wed nite spot, planet granite. at first, i was totally intimidated and as i scaled my first wall, thought this may not be a past time for me. my hands were shaking as i got higher up and i didn't trust the rope that jeng tied for me.

i got through my second climb... easy peasy. then my third. my arms were shaking. i'm definitely not in shape for this. but i made it through and my goal was to finish a climb jeng and rich couldn't complete. this difficult 5.7 (5.1 is easiest, so this was intermediate).

about halfway up, at the same location they got stuck, i faltered and thought about giving up. but i wanted something to brag about later (hehe) so i toughed through it and conquered the climb! woohoo! (and, fine, i'll give some credit to rich and jeng who hinted me on where to put my hands/feet.)

good stuff. maybe climbing is a new hobby i could partake.

yay i beat jeng and rich! i beat jeng and rich! :P