The last 10 days have included 4 days of rain, 3 days of climbing, and now another 3 days of rain. Tomorrow is looking bleak. It’s beginning to drive me crazy. The reality of the situation is starting to become evident, and despite the fact that we have plenty of time to climb ahead of us, this weather has been forcing a number of realizations into my already overwhelmed brain. If the current rain schedule continues, climbing days are going to be limited, goals are going to have to be set. What do I want to do here? What can I do here? What should I be doing here? 8C is on the brain like a drug. A level that I feel like I “can” climb at, but only in the purest and most motivating moments. How do you plan for all factors to fall into place at once? The reality is that you can’t. There are also a bucket full of 8B boulders and below that are absolutely amazing and that I want to climb as well. And the new projects. OMG.
Here’s how we’ve been staying in shape:
The Crib!
Jon put together a very nice video featuring some footage he captured in Chironico last week. Here it is:
Switzerland 2010 • Chironico • Jon Glassberg, Connor Griffith, Carlo Traversi, & Dai Koyomada from Jon Glassberg on Vimeo.
I also managed to upload my first “sub-par” release. A nice time-lapse/send footage of Confessions of a Crap Artist 7C+ in Chironico. Check it:
Confession of a Crap Artist 7C+ • Carlo Traversi from Carlo Traversi on Vimeo.
Next up will be Paul Robinson’s FLASH of Freak Brothers V12 for which we have both suggested a downgrade to V10. Judge for yourself! Stay tuned. Oh and check of Jon’s NEW BLOG!
Nice video. Just a quick question. Why did you start Le Pilier 3 moves in? and why is Dai not starting Big Paw from a sit?
Nice work on the vids! I really like how Confession of a Crap Artists shows the projecting process, and how mutants can still be stumped by a V10 sequence
Send footage of TSotW??
thanks! i’m glad you liked the vid. haven’t sent TSoTW yet, so no send footage…maybe soon!
I started Le Pilier exactly where I was told to start it. I also watched at least 10 people “send” the boulder from the exact same starting position. Sorry if I wasn’t informed properly. We don’t have a guide book out here, and we are relying purely on information from locals and other climbers visiting the area.
you guys should throw a hangboard on that beam in the apartment for rainy days.
keep the sends and vids coming, its motivating to see climbing of amazing problems and places I’ve yet to visit.
why are you guys sitting in the rain anyway? when the weather is bad in ticono it’s mostly good in northern switzerland. why don’t you go and try e.g. Fred Nicoles “Entlinge” ?
Congrats on your success in Swizzy!
I recall in a previous blog post/video you stated you do a mixture of weight lifting in your training and that you actually do not emphasize as much action on a campus board?
Would you mind going into detail about your training regime?