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November 23rd, 2005
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before Thanksgiving, my buddy Hernan (N3OKP) had a extra day off work,
and asked if I wanted to try some indoor rock climbing. We went
to Dick's Sporting Goods at the Washingtonian Center (Rio) in
Gaithersburg, where inside is a fairly sizable set-up. I have
seen the set-up before, but never anyone on it. But on this day
both Hernan and I would scale the wall. Hernan went first, and choose the most difficult course. He did fairly well, making to the top.....eventually. It took him a good 20 minutes and a number of breaks along the way up to reach it. I however choose a difficult, but not the hardest course up. I made it up with ease, and could have done a more challenging course, so now I know for next time. Below are some links if you want to learn more. The Dick's Sporting Goods indoor wall is OK for some younger children, maybe starting around 8 or 10 years old. When we were there, quite a few parents brought their kids, and I was impressed to see more girls do it than boys. Below the links are some pictures from our first assent. In the future I suspect there will be more. |
Pictures
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.....no picture....he took too long :) |
| Hernan starts his assent |
Nearing "the ledge" |
Nearing the top.... |
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| Jason begins his assent |
easy work around "the ledge" |
Close to the top, making sure Hernan is getting the picture |
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