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maww
Jan 17, 2008, 7:44 PM
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Yeah thanks for the bump - good thread.
Nice work ladies!!! Keep it up!
My latest accomplishments were getting clear on what I want in a boyfriend and a new job. Amazingly (or not depending on your beliefs), I'm pretty sure I've gotten both in a matter of days after...awesome.
My other big accomplishment is non-climbing as well: I tried and LOVE acroyoga. I trusted a complete stranger to hold and support me while being suspended in the air, upside down.
The amount of trust in myself & my partner was immense and it was intense experience - amazing again.
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clee03m
Jan 24, 2008, 11:23 PM
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I passed written boards.
But now I have to study for oral boards. And I feel completely overwhelmed. Yikes.
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tigerlilly
Jan 25, 2008, 2:10 PM
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granite_grrl wrote: I went climbing. It was a scary thing to do after my accident, and there were things that bothered me more than I thought they would. But I finished some climbs (ice climbing), I managed to rappel, and I climbed out of the area. Today I'm completly emotionaly drained.
Congrats! I know how tough that can be. Cycling had been my passion for about 25 years before my first serious crash and injury. When I first got back on a bike, I was incredibly gun-shy and would nearly have a panic attack if someone rode next to me (my crash was started by another rider falling down). Slowly the good memories will overwhelm the bad one, and things get fun again. Be sure to give yourself a huge mental pat on the back every time you get out. It really helps restore the positive association with your sport.
Kathy
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granite_grrl
Jan 25, 2008, 2:24 PM
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tigerlilly wrote: granite_grrl wrote: I went climbing. It was a scary thing to do after my accident, and there were things that bothered me more than I thought they would. But I finished some climbs (ice climbing), I managed to rappel, and I climbed out of the area. Today I'm completly emotionaly drained. Congrats! I know how tough that can be. Cycling had been my passion for about 25 years before my first serious crash and injury. When I first got back on a bike, I was incredibly gun-shy and would nearly have a panic attack if someone rode next to me (my crash was started by another rider falling down). Slowly the good memories will overwhelm the bad one, and things get fun again. Be sure to give yourself a huge mental pat on the back every time you get out. It really helps restore the positive association with your sport. Kathy
Whoa! Blast from the past!
That was almost a full year ago. I got over a lot of mental block this summer with rock climbing, but ice is still freaking me out! I guess I need more time with it. 
Your advice still hold true for me today....I think we're going out this weekend to try to find ice so I hope to get a couple more days under my belt.
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tigerlilly
Jan 25, 2008, 2:41 PM
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granite_grrl wrote: Whoa! Blast from the past! That was almost a full year ago. I got over a lot of mental block this summer with rock climbing, but ice is still freaking me out! I guess I need more time with it. Your advice still hold true for me today....I think we're going out this weekend to try to find ice so I hope to get a couple more days under my belt.
Oh, duh, it's 2008 now, isn't it? 
Ice freaks me out too, but I've only been on ice a handful of times. Climbing such fragile stuff is scary. On the other hand, who can resist a sport where you get to kick the wall and pound on it with axes, and it's ok?
FWIW, my accomplishment for the year is building up my long-neglected upper body to the point where I can actually do one chin-up on a good day. A year ago, I couldn't even hang my body weight (and I'm not large) from the chin-up bar without feeling like my arms would tear off at the shoulder. I can get to the top of the gym's overhanging boulder wall on the easiest route, whereas a year ago, I could not even execute the first move off the mat.
Kathy
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erisspirit
Jan 25, 2008, 6:21 PM
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I climbed for the first time since June without pain in the finger I had a partial rupture in.
wooo! it MIGHT actually be healing!
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granite_grrl
Jan 25, 2008, 7:56 PM
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erisspirit wrote: I climbed for the first time since June without pain in the finger I had a partial rupture in. wooo! it MIGHT actually be healing!
w00t!! That's awesome! Just take it slow and steady.
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lena_chita
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Jan 25, 2008, 9:21 PM
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clee03m wrote: I passed written boards. But now I have to study for oral boards. And I feel completely overwhelmed. Yikes.
Congratulations! When are the orals?
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stonefoxgirl
Jan 27, 2008, 3:48 AM
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I managed to "climb" out of bed and make it to work on time every day this week! 7am-10.30pm 1 hour lunch and 45min break between work and school - YIPPIE!
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aimeerose
Jan 27, 2008, 5:08 PM
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About 3 weeks ago I send my first solid 13a! I was way psyched, especially since, as some of you know, I gave birth 10 months ago.
I also didn't put off going to the dermatologist when my hubby said I should go cause of a spot on my face, which was good cause it turned out to be melanoma. If I had waited 6 months I would be seeing an oncologist! Don't forget your sunscreen and hats ladies!!!! I'm not even fair-skinned, just lots of moles.
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gblauer
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Aimeerose, congrats on the send and the birth of your child. Thanks for telling us about your mole...glad you are ok.
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acacongua
Jan 28, 2008, 1:30 PM
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Eat your broccoli. It has natural sunscreen in it. mmmm .... broccoli. Where's the "blech!" face?
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olive
Jan 28, 2008, 4:08 PM
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I have to totally stop climbing for 6 weeks due to a finger injury. Now I have restarted climbing in the gym, doing laps on 5.8s, bwaah. I am working really hard to be patient and I guess that is my accomplishment for now :((
Congrats on the baby and the send aimeerose.
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aimeerose
Jan 28, 2008, 7:11 PM
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Thanks everyone. You wanna see her? (proud mommy) [/image]
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maww
Jan 28, 2008, 9:27 PM
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What a doll!!!! She's a cutie - congrats!
And congrats to all of you ladies for your latest feats. Thanks for sharing.
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gblauer
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Aimeerose, Your daughter is beautiful! Mine are all in college!
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clee03m
Jan 29, 2008, 7:17 PM
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Oh, so cute!
Hey, wasn't this baby on some crazy bouldering problem? :) Wow, she has grown so much since that picture!
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aimeerose
Jan 29, 2008, 10:10 PM
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Yep, that's her. She was climbing Anorexic Roof in Flagstaff in the pic.
Thanks to everyone who said she's cute. I think so too ;)
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debsanders
Feb 6, 2008, 11:37 PM
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I started doing yoga again. Hoping to get back into climbing shape. It has been too long . . .
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Rocknovice
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I hang dogged my way up my first 5.11c or d lead route in the gym. If only we had some real rock to climb here.
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lvpyne
Aug 26, 2008, 3:22 PM
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Bit of thread resurrection here...but...
Yesterday I defended my dissertation and finished my PhD. It's amazing how much brighter the world looks today... 
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iamthewallress
Aug 26, 2008, 3:31 PM
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Way to go, Dr. Pyne!
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lhwang
Aug 26, 2008, 3:40 PM
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Congratulations! More time for climbing now, right?
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lvpyne
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Hahaha -- amazingly, I managed to climb 4 days a week or so (mostly outside) while in grad school. (With mountain biking thrown in...)
So it will be really nice to have the other part of the week now to climb.
(This post was edited by lvpyne on Aug 26, 2008, 4:54 PM)
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