My very first 27 was 'Velvet Goldmine' which I ticked on the 31st of March, this was a very nice confidence boost for myself and knowing what I can achieve. Not too long after that send (like 30minutes later) I onsighted 'Body Count' (24) which only added to that confidence.
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| Nearing the end of 'Velvet Goldmine' (27) |
Somethings just clicked and came together very well after that, I was just way more confident in climbing harder and pushing myself, I'm pretty sure even my subconscious was only thinking about climbing as soon as I would touch the wall and my head was only getting more clear. :)
A few days after that trip I went to Tasmania to climb over Easter and onsighted heaps of stuff there which was heaps of fun! I really got to build a better base of climbing for myself there. I even got my first 25 and 26 onsight as well, along with heaps of other awesome 23's and 24's.
The weekend after Easter Louis and myself went to The Gallery in the Southern Grampians and were expecting to stay there for two days but we climbed extremely well coming away with some awesome ticks. Louis got his first 25 onsight and 'Gorilla Tactics' (26) second shot and I got another 26 onsight and 'Chasing The Shadow' 27 third shot there was also a 23 and a 24 in there. After our amazing day we went back North to spurt wall for Louis to find his first 26 onsight but with no luck, we still got a couple more 26's ticked off though. :D
Recently there has been a few bouldering day trips with the crew which have been mainly working on hard stuff and trying to push the grades that's what I wanted to do anyway. during those trips I have ticked my first V8/9, and the weekend just gone my first V9! To add to that I ticked a V5, V7 and three V8's around in the Hollow Mountain Cave area, it's great to be able to pull onto more climbs in the cave after it felt so out of reach quite awhile ago.
So PSYCHED to keep up the climbing and keep pushing myself before my surgery later this year or early next year... Who even knows! But I got some big goals ahead of me and I'm slowly but surely getting my act together to achieve them.
HAPPY CLIMBING TO ALL!
- Aden
