For some strange reasons, I am very good at climbing since young. I manuvered my way through the playground equipment, trees very swiftly. I spent most of my after school hours in playground, playing the game of a ghost catching other kids. If you are touched by the ghost, you will become the ghost, and the ghost is freed (it is hard to imagine why I was so crazy about this simple game, I spent hours and hours chasing and being chased).
Spending some time with the lesson of basic rock climbing technique and safety, we hit the rock after a mini hike. The rock climbing shoes are very tight, and it miraculously provides very strong grip once you push into the rock. Together with the safety rope, I felt invinsible and I can go anywhere I like on the rock. It is quite fun to find a good foot holds by touching and kicking the rock. I climb naturally, excited and thrilled with every move upward. Very confident that I could challenge a more difficult rock next time.
The only side effect is that when I touch the solid, stone, or concret walls today when skating, my first reaction is to feel for the good grip.
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