Cranked Out

Today was the aforementioned Crank-O-Ween III, a bouldering competition held at Kinetic Climbing Gym.  I used to climb often at Kinetic in the past (you can find photos of the gym in Jan or Feb 2011).  Since I haven't bouldered in a long time my only goals for the comp were to have fun and climb interesting-looking routes.  Sadly I got into my own head and got too frustrated to climb at one point.  Though I struggled I'm glad that I got to compete.  The setters did a great job making interesting, fluid, and dynamic routes of a variety of styles.

 I'm pretty wiped after the comp.  I pursued some tough routes.  I'm looking forward to joining Kinetic again once I have the money and beginning my training anew.  As much as I like the OAC (Outdoor Adventure Center) at OSU, Kinetic is the only place to seriously train unless you have a hangboard or your own climbing wall. 

 I would have liked to climb better, but my performance tonight is motivation to train harder in the future.  JT York and Cali Foodie stopped by to watch for the first round of competition and took some action shots.