One of my friends from ND here has a membership at a castle – er, a climbing gym, so we headed there on Saturday. It's called Castle Climbing, and it's predictably a two (or three?) story climbing gym in a castle. Quite awesome.
After stretching, we did some bouldering (climbing shorter walls without harness or rope but very large pads on the floor) for a while. I was pretty surprised how much my out-of-shape body was able to do. I think the adrenaline from the excitement of climbing was enough to keep me going. There is a nice little café there, so we headed there for a break after bouldering.
We watched some people climb for a bit, and when we'd finished our food we headed out to rope climb. My friend showed me how to belay, and we did a bit of a test run with that, too. Quite exciting.
I've always loved climbing and have been meaning to go to a gym in Minneapolis called Vertical Endeavors for a while but haven't gotten to it. I must admit, it's a bit intimidating to go try to climb in front of a bunch of experienced climbers at first, but pretty much everyone is willing to help you out and encourage you.
There's a climbing club at ND, too, so I might check that out when I'm back on campus.
When we were done climbing (and absolutely exhausted) we stopped at a place called Tortilla on the way home – it's the British version of Chipotle, basically. And this is no small thing, since good Mexican food is nearly impossible to come by here. I'm incredibly glad I went... and I might even venture to say it was better than Chipotle!
Posts
1 comment:
Upon your return at Christmas (can't wait!), forget Chipotle. We'll be making our own delectable treats of a Mexican/South-of-the-Border bent! Fresh limes and cilantro galore, plus ancho chiles, annatto paste, and so much more!
Post a Comment