End of comps, Here comes the summer season!

Ok so SIBL is now over and with a disappointing end for me being that I positioned 4 below my goal. I could spend my time making excuses, or coming up with reasons for this but I believe my time will be better spent look at what I want to get out of the summer season.

I am looking at the positives that I can get out of my low score in SIBL. It’s given me a lot of drive to improve and push myself, so that when I return for next seasons SIBL I will achieve my goal.

I have been a lot more active in my climbing this year as opposed to any other year. My mind set on what I do when I go out doors has completely changed. where as in previous years when I went to a crag I would do a few easy route then maybe work a hard route or just chill out with the result being only getting two or so climbs in a trip. Lately I have been just trying to get the most of a crag. I have already surpassed my last year’s total climbs and it is only April. My last outdoor trip I managed 15 routes in a day. The routes I have been doing have mostly been consolidating at the mid 6's because before this year I had only done 4 6a+ and above, now I have increased that to 12. With this I believe it is time to start pushing into the 7's.

This coming weekend I have my first more than one day climbing trip of the year. It’s a four day trip and I am really psyched for it. Its four days, 2 of which are my SPA training. The other two I am aiming to really push my climbing experiences. 1 day in cheddar then the next in Avon. Cheddar will be a day of mileage and working a 7a, my limit. Avon is a time for some multi-pitch!