I am an adventure seeker and love trying new things. I have been wanting to go rock climbing for awhile so my boyfriend, friend and I decided to go last weekend.
We went to Stone Summit, a massive rock climbing gym outside Atlanta. My friend came totally prepared, a few weeks before he had bought a harness and climbing shoes so he looked like a pro, us not so much. After going through our safety training (we had to do this because it was our first time at this location), the two others got belay certification. While they did that, I tried out the bouldering room. It was awesome! It's their free climbing room and there are huge fluffy mats underneath so if you fall (which I did) you just fall nicely on to the mats. I got really excited and started climbing up the wall, after a few times my arms already started to feel tired.After they finished their certification, we hit the roped courses. I felt like I was at a bit of a disadvantage so I tended to pick the easier courses than the guys but we had a really fun time trying out the different areas of the gym. It was cool to see all the different climbers around us. There was an amazing young girl who was practicing for her upcoming competition, free climbers that weren't in the bouldering room, some birthday parties and lots of first timers. After a few hours we were exhausted so we headed out. The next day my forearms were SO sore. I will definitely go back but next time will stretch before I leave. Rock climbing was so fun and the perfect activity when it is too hot to be outside.
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