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N008ie mistakes??? 28-Oct-2008 At 10:21:25 PM DrDan

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Just got back from my first ever climb outdoors today.... and I AM AN ADDICT.
I LOVED IT!!!
Holy crap, why do people climb only indoors????

Thank you and props to Sonic - top dude, great, easy instructions and a great learn-by-safety/feel approach to teaching. Sonic, you made my outdoor climbing experience a fan-bloody-tastic one. Thanks mate!!

Snowyhas some great climbs - we went to Medlow Baths.
It was my tenth climb ever (wall or pitch climbing), and boy what a way to herald my first ever outdoor climbing experience!! - goddame I love that climb called Old Salt. Gonna have dreams about that one, for sure!

I can't believe so many people just climb indoors....geez.

Lessons learnt:
1. Don't concentrate or focus on the negative (eg arm pump) when stuck at a crux. Think positive and act to chieve that positive goal - too many times I would be fixated on arm pump or not being able to make it, etc, thereby taking much longer to ascend when I could have just gotten on with it...*me = noob*
2. REALLY listen to your belayer, who is offering great guidance from below
3. Correct technique for placing quickdraws/bolt plates/rope through biners.
4. Don't grip so hard on every hold just because you're now outdoors and the thought of falling is evermore so present in the back of mind.
5. On your very first outdoor climb, don't look down once you've reached the top (haha)