We go up, we come down

Darr and I headed over to The Circuit Gym this evening for our first attempt at bouldering action. It totally rocks! I can't express how much fun it was. Tough but fun. We worked on the B and 1 level climbs and sort of stumbled into the 2 level climbs when we couldn't find the right path. I don't even have enough of the lingo down to write about it intelligently. The gist is that you go up and you come down. Sometimes you come down measured and controlled, other times you just let go and try not to hit the wall as you fall. The place is totally cool, with lots of areas for inexperienced folks like us. Darr was able to successfully complete this one over-the-top climb three times before I could heave my butt up over the ledge and onto the top. The gym was kind enough to provide a ladder for climbers to use to get down. (Gym people, we thank you for the ladder.) We plan on taking the intro class to learn some of the techniques climbers use so we have a better understanding of what we're supposed to do and how we're supposed to do it. For my friend Jess - we're totally going here next time you're in town. :)