This is Ryan L from the 5:30 class. He is fairly new to crossfit, works very hard and has already made several PR's that I think even suprised himself. Among many other hobbies and interests, Ryan loves to go rock climbing and has invited me to go along several times.
In an attempt to venture out of the crossfit gym, I took Ryan up on an invitation to go rock climbing. We drove up to Mt. Lemon with Robert, another friend of his, hiked a small ways to the bottom of the largest mountain in Arizona (at least that's how it felt when I started climbing it) and the rest is history. It was so much fun! Ryan says that we only climbed about 90 feet in the air, but I'm sure by how hard my heart was pumping and the dizziness from lack of oxygen we had to be at least 1000 feet in the air. Ok, so the dizziness was probably more from me hyperventillating but I'm willing to debate that.
The views are amazing when you finally calm down enough to look around which I was able to do by the third climb. I wish that I had taken the camera up there so that you could see the views that I saw... well better yet, maybe you should give it a try. When you follow the rules, rock climbing is probably one of the safest sports there is. Did I mention... great workout for your arms too? Want to work on your grip strength and improve your lifts? Try rock climbing! There is also something to be said for the amount of mental toughness it takes to do this sport.
Anyway, last weekend was a blast and I can't wait to do it again. Thanks Ryan for the coaching and the experience.
y'all should try mountain biking too!
ReplyDeleteHey there! If you guys go climbing again I'd love to join you. I have a modest rack of gear and am new to climbing on Mt. Lemmon so learning new routes would be great!
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ReplyDeleteI would love to go when I get back from Washington DC. We will have to figure something out because I don't have any gear. Maybe we can get a whole group to go. Sounds like fun.
This LOOKS AMAZING!! I must insist that you allow me to tag along sometime. While I openly admit that I am afraid of heights, and somewhat of a chicken...this is something that I would loooove to do. :) Does my body need to be as toned, or as strong as yours? I may lack in that department...
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