Yes! I’m bouldering again!
Thursday I tried some problems and noticed I could jump off again….Conclusion: I could participate in the last bouldering comp of the season! Sweet!
This comp was in Monk Amsterdam. My first time there and I was pleasantly surprised by the great atmosphere and fun walls. The best thing of the day was to see many friends again that I had not gotten to since I’m back in the Netherlands.
The competition format has been changed while I was in the USA.
Instead of a qualification round in which you could try many boulder problems as often as you wanted, there were eight selected problems in which you could get five tries each. This is far more exciting and gives it a mental competition aspect.
Failing during my first try in the first boulder problem was quite a shock… It made me feel weak.
I gave up after three tries, moving on to another problem. Thank god, I flashed that one. It gave me a little more confidence and I could enjoy the other problems a lot more after that. When I came back at the first problem later on, it felt pretty easy. I was probably not warmed up enough in my first couple of tries.
The problems were pretty technical with tiny crimps or slippery slopers. I had a hard time.
In the end I topped five problems, just enough to be qualified for the finals.
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Running-jump start. The moves after were way to hard for me 😉 Credits: Sytse van Slooten |
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Slab climb. I couldn’t finish it. Only one person (Daan Groskamp) managed to climb it. Credits: Sytse van Slooten |
The final round consisted of three problems with volumes, crimps, jumps and heel hooks (for the left knee unfortunately ;)). Though it was a little bit to technical and slippery for me, it was fun to be able to try the problems. Couldn’t stick the jump at the first problem, didn’t find a way to switch hands in the second
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Going for the jump in final problem #1 Credits: Sytse van Slooten |
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Confused in problem #2. Credits: Sytse van Slooten |
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Trying a strange solution in problem #2 Credits: Tim van der Linden |
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Trying to find the confidence for the last move on problem #3. Credits: Sytse van Slooten |
After the climbing I had my first BBQ ever! Hmmmmmm, it was tasty 🙂
Today I found a four-leaf clover = no injuries anymore!