Well is has been quite the week for me, even though I am writing this on a Wednesday. My weeks do not start on a Monday these days; they roll into each other and it is hard to sometimes distinguish what day is what and where it is on the calendar! I now go by how many weeks since I had surgery, and we are up to 7. My, does the time go by rather slowly. It might seem quick to others, that I only had surgery almost 2 months ago, which to some, it might seem like time has gone by rather quick. To me, not so much. My days are long, and yet not long enough. I keep busy with ICU research and shortly will be working full time, which is excellent as I am sick of living like a poor student. The day I can afford a haircut I will cry tears of happiness. The day I can get waxed and not have to resort to the "cheap" version, which is myself completing this rather difficult and daunting task, I will yelp in joy.
Anyway, I hit the indoor climbing gym 3 times last week, as well as venturing outside with Kev and Mary to Chuk Chuk, a lovely crag put up a few years ago by a dude called Axel...wicked name, wicked climbs. But onto that shortly. I wanted to say that I have semi lied to you all....In the last blog entry I had stated that when I am climbing indoors I will stick to 5.9-10A routes...LIE! I have hit the 10C/D routes and am super surprised that I have strength! But only arm strength, but core and finger strength! My fingers hurt like hell typing this out due to hanging on to really teeny tiny holds and I am utterly amazed that I have this. Especially due to the fact that prior to this injury I had maybe hit 1 or 2 10Ds and today I climbed 3 and was able to pull through with minimum difficulty. Even Kevin was dumbfounded:
"where the hell did you get this extra strength from?"
*me looking stunned* "duno!"
Maybe having a 4 month break from climbing was worth it. I have come back to the wall and have a new appreciation for movement, for the way you position your body on holds, and the amount of trust you can put on your body to just hang out. I feel smooth when climbing; I feel quiet...shhhh, let's not lose this!!
So this girl is happy; Tired, and wishing she was more of a super human, but happy.
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| Chuk Chuk; up logging road, passed mile 25, Squamish Valley Road |
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| Top rope haven |
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| Scuffed up brace! |
Am off for another physio catch up tomorrow and for one last visit to the surgeon's office on Friday. I can predict how this meeting will go:
"hey, you look great, how do you feel?
"am awesome, back biking, no worries"
"any questions?"
"nope"
"ok bye, good luck"
"thanks"
I guarantee that will be it!!
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