Anyone remember that movie? Anyone? And speaking of TV, let me just tell you all this one piece of advice: if you’re ever in a bad mood, watch the show Nip/Tuck. The people on that show are so insane and dysfunctional that it will make you feel better about anything!
Moving on.
Moving on.
Let me tell you what I did this morning because it ANNIHILATED me (and no, that is not an exaggeration!) Today is my friend Cindy’s birthday, so when she asked me to meet her at the gym at 7am, I said yes. Luckily, I’m a morning person so I was long awake anyway, even though I don’t have to get up for anything these day (yes, that was bragging.) We debated what to do when I suggested this crossfit workout that I saw over at Bringing Becky Back. The workout was:
200 kettlebell swings (25#)
Split up by 8 burpees, every minute on the minute
Looks all innocent, right? That’s what I thought too, until I got to kettlebell swing #75 and burpee #20. I was dying. I tried doing the swings faster so that I could do a fewer number of burpees, but then I started getting more tired in the arms. All in all, in took Cindy and I about 15 minutes to complete everything, but I was totally wiped. I don’t do too much in that anaerobic area, and my lungs were on fire. Seriously, just try it, and then let me know how it goes!
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Guess what? I am leaving tomorrow for the Ouray Ice Climbing Festival!!
I mentioned awhile back that I had registered, and I am super excited to learn to ice climb. We are taking a full day Novice class on Saturday, followed by a half day Intermediate class on Sunday. I’ve spent the morning get all my gear together, and let me tell you what– that is a chore! I’m lucky enough to have a lot of my own mountaineering gear, and my friend lent me the rest of his ice climbing gear. This way, I don’t have to spend an easy hundred on gear rental.
My friend told me my mountaineering crampons would work out okay, especially since I am a beginner. Ice crampons have pointier spikes on the toes, but I’m hoping these will work out okay while I’m learning.
These are my “anime” mountaineering boots. I call them that because they look so tiny when placed up against a men’s boot! I bought these back in college when I did more mountaineering, and they were a huge pain in my ass to find. At the time, mountaineering boots were only made in unisex sizes, and since so few women were involved in the sport, I couldn’t find a unisex size small enough. In the end, I bought these off the demo rack at an alpine store in Boulder. Luckily, not a single woman had been crazy enough to want to demo them, so I got a great price on a pair of boots that no one else had ever worn!
I am so glad my friend was willing to let me borrow his ice tools! I have an ice axe but no ice tools and again, these are the priciest piece of gear to rent. Apparently these are a bit older so they weigh more than newer, modern tools, but I’m pretty okay with that. Again, I’m just learning so I don’t want to go all crazy until I know whether I really enjoy the sport!
Of course, my helmet. Gotta keep my head in one piece, you know! I’ve told y’all before about how I have a shelf in my garage dedicated to all my helmets: skiing, cycling, climbing, etc. Thankfully, this baby has never really taken a hit so it’s still in pretty good shape. I was sad to notice that my T-Rex sticker on the front had worn away though 🙁 It was a big t-rex head that made me feel all badass whenever I went climbing. Now I just look like a dork that takes self photos in the bathroom while wearing a climbing helmet with a disintegrated sticker. Fail.
Oh wait…..
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What are you doing this weekend?
If available, would you want to learn to ice climb?
How do you like my shower curtain?! (Haha, just kidding!)