Comments on: Climbing with a “stranger” on my 1st trip to Lovers Leap http://www.bluemonkeygirl.com/blog/climbing-with-a-stranger-on-my-1st-trip-to-lovers-leap/ I laughed, I cried, I fell down... Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:19:53 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Katie http://www.bluemonkeygirl.com/blog/climbing-with-a-stranger-on-my-1st-trip-to-lovers-leap/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Katie Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:39:01 +0000 http://www.bluemonkeygirl.com/blog/?p=330#comment-160 Love it! I'll never forget my first experience with getting totally freaked out by exposure...and I still get freaked out when I revisit that particular climb! Some things don't change, I guess. And, don't tell Eileen this ;), but I even got super spooked just hanging out at the anchors when I was in Tuolumne with her. It wasn't a trust thing...I completely trusted her and her anchor and her belay...it was maybe just my own lack of experience coupled with a sense of being alone up there, many feet off the deck. Is probably partially why I'm so hesistant to lead! I loved what you had to say about Twitter & meeting climbers (I'm counting the days until our outings!) and how wacky it is. I'm so hesitant to explain those relationships sometimes! Love & hugs, always, km Love it! I’ll never forget my first experience with getting totally freaked out by exposure…and I still get freaked out when I revisit that particular climb! Some things don’t change, I guess.

And, don’t tell Eileen this ;) , but I even got super spooked just hanging out at the anchors when I was in Tuolumne with her. It wasn’t a trust thing…I completely trusted her and her anchor and her belay…it was maybe just my own lack of experience coupled with a sense of being alone up there, many feet off the deck. Is probably partially why I’m so hesistant to lead!

I loved what you had to say about Twitter & meeting climbers (I’m counting the days until our outings!) and how wacky it is. I’m so hesitant to explain those relationships sometimes!

Love & hugs, always,
km

]]> By: bpope’s blog » Blog Archive » Trip Report: Lover’s Leap 1-2 August 2009 - life’s an adventure, or at least it should be. http://www.bluemonkeygirl.com/blog/climbing-with-a-stranger-on-my-1st-trip-to-lovers-leap/comment-page-1/#comment-153 bpope’s blog » Blog Archive » Trip Report: Lover’s Leap 1-2 August 2009 - life’s an adventure, or at least it should be. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:58 +0000 http://www.bluemonkeygirl.com/blog/?p=330#comment-153 [...] my trip report…  that’s what she said.  (Courtesy of my climbing partner Nina Suetake, sometimes better known as [...] [...] my trip report…  that’s what she said.  (Courtesy of my climbing partner Nina Suetake, sometimes better known as [...]

]]> By: rockgrrl http://www.bluemonkeygirl.com/blog/climbing-with-a-stranger-on-my-1st-trip-to-lovers-leap/comment-page-1/#comment-144 rockgrrl Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:15:27 +0000 http://www.bluemonkeygirl.com/blog/?p=330#comment-144 Yay! Great post and climbing! I could've told you about the wind... one of my first multi-pitch trad climbs I had the wind whistling through my helmet and experienced the same isolated/scared feeling. It made me realize that feeling "exposure" while on a climb isn't always just related to visual feedback. Good job on climbing through it! Also... "See Ben, I told you she wasn't a serial killer!" ;) Yay! Great post and climbing!

I could’ve told you about the wind… one of my first multi-pitch trad climbs I had the wind whistling through my helmet and experienced the same isolated/scared feeling. It made me realize that feeling “exposure” while on a climb isn’t always just related to visual feedback.

Good job on climbing through it!

Also… “See Ben, I told you she wasn’t a serial killer!” ;)

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