Back to the gym...

After some serious consideration (not really) I've decided to buy an annual membership to the Earthtreks Climbing Gym in Rockville, MD !!

Cons:

• pricey ($65 bucks/mo taken out of my bank account + $5 roundtrip metro/sesh)
• crowded
• not same family feel as Warehouse Rock Gym : (
• I'm not allowed to set routes or boulder problems... yet.

Pros:

• well... yeah, there are pros who climb here (and set), which for me is inspiring and makes me climb harder more often
• excellent training faculties
• challenging routes and boulder problems (i.e. VB-V12 boulder problems & 5.4-5.13c lead climbs currently)
• opportunity to maintain a lifestyle balance with academic life @ HU
• coming off a breakthrough summer, now I can take it to the next level with a regular training routine again : )

here are some pics taken @ gym tonight (note: clusters of people EVERYWHERE-_-smh & uptstairs the EXCELLENT system board, campus board, hang boards, and sloper ladder- yes!)

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Addendum: tonight was a chill day returning to gym after a doctor-prescribed 1-week hiatus (no exercise + 400mg Ibuprofen q8hrs) due to hamstring strain. I flashed three steep lead climbs: 5.11b, 5.10d, 5.10a, bouldered: v2, v3, vb, v7, v6, v5, v4, v4, v7, & got close on a v8 (next time)

...time to get new gym projects and get strong before fall outdoor season!

NM