Bouldering

I have now had my first experience with bouldering.  In case you're unfamiliar, bouldering is like rock climbing but you don't have a rope and you don't climb very high.  There is normally a soft pad beneath you in case you fall.  Drew took me to the rock climbing/bouldering gym in Oyama so that I could try it out.

Wow!  It had been awhile since I'd rock climbed and I had forgotten how tired your forearms get from trying to grip the wall.  I had to stop long before my legs and biceps wore out because I could no longer grab anything.

Look at how Drew almost takes up the whole wall.  Once he reaches out his hand he is already at the top!  This is probably why I was more scared to fall off the wall than he was.  It was a longer way down for me.

We were sore for days after this and it was impossible for me to open any jars.  Maybe next time we will try the rock climbing wall so I can be roped in.