All right - 4 events in 40 days for my 40th birthday. The weird difficulty of this type of challenge is that there is just not much recovery or training time before you are on to the next thing.
Thanks Steve for the BD concept/site .... definitely inspired me to get back in shape after some years of siting on my rear! Now .. let's get strong and figure out something truly wicked for next year.
jeff
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Apes Traverse
40 Traverses of the Apes Wall in Malibu
Finally exhaustion sets in.
Hit this one on October 30. This is my endurance training route, so I have it a little bit wired. It's mid-5.11, 100 ft long + 20ft up + 20 ft down, pocketed, mostly overhanging.
This wall sucks up the sun most of the day. Gets about 2 hours of shade at the end of the day. I was hoping for an overcast day, but just got baked instead. First couple of hours went well, cranked out 12 quickly. Then the sun came out and I just died! Slower and slower and slower. Finished up 17 by 12:30, then went to hide under a rock. Once the cliff made it into the shade, ventured out for another 12. For a total of 29. And that was it. The sun definitely kicked my ass, but my I was just frigging tired by the end. Total climbing 29x100 sideways + 29x40 vertical =4060 ft.
Awesome ---- It wouldn't have been a challenge unless something kicked my tail.
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