{"id":968,"date":"2015-07-14T11:38:11","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T17:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogapantsdiary.com\/?p=968"},"modified":"2015-07-15T08:59:32","modified_gmt":"2015-07-15T14:59:32","slug":"rock-climbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogapantsdiary.com\/?p=968","title":{"rendered":"Rock Climbing @ Earth Treks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lately I’ve been feeling like the summer is getting away from me way too quickly!\u00a0 I haven’t done nearly as many things as I hoped to.\u00a0 Last month I had ants in my pants about getting to do more things.\u00a0 So we made plans for hiking a 14er and signing up for indoor rock climbing. Read about my 14er experience here<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Rock climbing is something I’ve been interested in for a while.\u00a0 I first looked in to it this winter when I was stuck inside and going crazy.\u00a0 Since I live in the climbing capital of the world, there were LOTS of options.\u00a0 I started on Groupon and asked around for advice on where to go.\u00a0 I very quickly found Earth Treks.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"ear-0130124741\"<\/a>Earth Treks is one of the larger climbing gyms near Denver.\u00a0 It’s located in Golden, CO.\u00a0 Although I wish it was closer, it is easy to get to.\u00a0 A friend of a friend recommended this place as well as a staff member at our local outdoor store: REI. They also have a introduction package that I thought was worth the deal.<\/p>\n

For $79 you get a BOGO offer for two introductory classes and a 15 day open pass.\u00a0\u00a0 I definitely needed the introduction class and the hubby needed a refresher.\u00a0 So we signed up for this past Saturday and went.<\/p>\n

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When I try new things now, I get less and less nervous.\u00a0 I find that I’m so fit now that it’s hard to surprise myself with what I could do.\u00a0 I wasn’t nervous about my abilities to rock climb but I was nervous about the height.\u00a0 While I don’t have a natural fear of heights, I do have a fear of falling.\u00a0 I hate that suspended feeling.\u00a0 You know when you’re in an elevator and there’s that second of suspension before you get to your floor? That makes my stomach flip every single time. So I wasn’t sure how my brain would react to the heights of climbing and how it might effect me physically.\"11695823_10102799520261059_3360795853493651364_n\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The staff at Earth Treks was great!\u00a0 We went for our introduction class this past Saturday.\u00a0 They taught us all the basics of climbing: knots, harness, safety, belay and a little bit of movement.\u00a0 On my first climb, I made it to the top with ease.\u00a0 The course we chose was fairly easy for our first time.\u00a0 I couldn’t believe how easy it was to pull myself to the top.\u00a0 I found myself thinking, “What’s the big deal?”. Just wait…..<\/p>\n

I didn’t have any fears of falling while climbing.\u00a0 Maybe it was because my hubby was my anchor (belay is the proper term) and I knew he’d never let anything happen. Even when I turned to look at the top of the wall or glanced down to find the next foothold, I never got scared.\u00a0 Each climb got harder and harder.\u00a0 We selected harder courses and moved to a taller wall.<\/p>\n

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\"11139010_10102799522162249_9012052015838964710_n\"<\/a>By my third time up, my arms were exhausted!\u00a0 I don’t currently do a lot of forearm work because…..well I never thought about it!\u00a0 But my forearms ached the rest of the day! Some parts of rock climbing are easier than I thought while others are harder.\u00a0 It definitely uses different muscles than I usually work. Overall it was a great time and SUPER fun.\u00a0 We went back the next day.\u00a0 We also have movement class this week and will climb over the weekend again.\u00a0 I probably won’t be getting a membership until the winter time.\u00a0 I just don’t have enough time to mix it with everything I love and get the money out of a membership.<\/p>\n

After climbing, I read into the health benefits of the exercise.\u00a0 I felt pretty spent afterwards but I wasn’t sure how many calories I was burning.\u00a0 So I read this article<\/a> and really liked the information.\u00a0 It’s a good read with lots of info.<\/p>\n

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Lately I’ve been feeling like the summer is getting away from me way too quickly!\u00a0 I haven’t done nearly as many things as I hoped to.\u00a0 Last month I had ants in my pants about getting to do more things.\u00a0 So we made plans for hiking a 14er and signing up for indoor rock climbing. … <\/p>\n

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