Season:

It's that time of year again- when the weather is finally permitting of awesome outdoor activities; mainly climbing, but also a good dose of bocce ball and freeze tag. It's time to start getting in shape so that I don't get out run and shown up by anymore 11 year olds.

One of the first things you learn in climbing is to hang with your arms fully extended if you can (called a dead arm hang). If you have no where to put your feet then this applies even more so. A person dead hanging on a hold will last about three times longer than a person with bent arms, pulling their head above their hands. Note, the drawing shows a person in a bent arm hang, but naturally he has no where else to go so it is not considered bad form.

Now that you have that tidbit of information, it's time for you to start climbing. The wall is open every Sunday and Tuesday from 4-8 pm. No skill required... just the simple desire to be more like Jeff Schuch.