After the three sailing sessions were finished, indoor rock climbing was next on the list. The class went rock climbing 3 times at the Cliffhanger facility in Vancouver. Everyone tried various walls, and some had greater success than others. People were given the challenge of doing colour routes instead of just "rainbow-ing" the wall. The walls ranged from an easy 5.6 to an extremely challenging 5.12.
This was not the first time that I had been rock climbing, but the facility was certainly the largest and best that I have been in so far. I managed to complete two 5.9 colour routes, which was a fairly impressive achievement for me. I tried as many walls as I could, and I also tried bouldering. It was a good learning experience for me, and I got to improve my climbing immensely by trying out the more challenging routes and walls.
During the 3 rock climbing sessions, I learned to be a bigger risk-talker. This was because it was necessary for me to take some risks when I had to make a decision on how I would climb the wall, and sometimes neither option was an easy one.
"I love climbing because it feels so good when I stop..."
-Karl Baba
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