Friday was a pretty slow day to be fair. We slept in and hung out at the campsite until after lunch. I didn’t mind too much. Thursday was supposed to be a “rest day” but the trail work was actually fairly exhausting (surprise right?).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was an expo in the main park and we spent most of the afternoon and early evening there. They had a bunch of different tents set up with different types of climbing gear. Amanda was really keen on buying a new rope but she couldn’t find anything that she liked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They had a bunch of different events. I really enjoyed the table bouldering competition. Participants would start out on the top of the table and then would have to climb under and through the table. They drilled in a bunch of climbing holds underneath the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was fun t watch how strong the competitors are. Bouldering takes a combination of strength and technique. I’m excited to learn how to use my body so I can become a more effective climber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were a few other competitions but they weren’t very exciting. We stayed around until 7 o’clock and made our way back to the campsite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We got an early start on Saturday and made our way to the bouldering area twenty minutes down the road. We met up with a few of the women that we had met earlier in the week and spent about four hours doing some climbs.<\/p>\n\n\n
We spent about an hour on each boulder and I had a really good time. Most of the boulders we were working on were way about my skill level but I still gave all of them a shot. I think I did fairly well. <\/p>\n\n\n
The last boulder we were climbing on was a bit easier than the others. I was a bit disappointed that I wasn’t able to finish it off because I think I had the strength to do so. But yeah technique matters too. I need to be patient with myself. It will come in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was our last night in Lander so we decided to go out and party a bit. There’s only one bar in the town and they had live music so we just hung out in the beer garden and did a bit of dancing. The band was playing all different sorts of covers. We got everything from Snoop Dogg to The Rolling Stones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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