Trying to enjoy climbing while recovering
And I was doing alright at it for a minute. Had surgery in June and having to restrict my climbing for a while to slabs and lower-grade routes with no pinches, no overhangs. I look longingly at the cool new 11-A and 11-B routes that have been set since I got back. But that kind of joy will have to wait for a bit yet. It's hard to be patient. Found a 10-B that was actually fun the other day. Was feeling like this is fine, i'll be okay. Told my belay partner excitedly, hey I really enjoyed that route. She has a 6 year old daughter who's just started climbing. Her response was 'yeah that's my daughter's favorite route'. Oof!!
Posted Aug 21, 2026, 2:29 AM UTC
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