Climbing back up to the Top!

This past week went great. Friday I had a half day of school so I got out at 10:15 am. I got to spend the playing a game. I had work from 4pm till 10pm. During that time I worked open climb and after open climb we had a group of Franks Neighbor Program. Saturday I got to go to my brothers work Open House till 11 which was really cool because I got to see all of the things that he gets builds. The things he builds are really cool because alot of it is over 6 feet tall and 10 feet wide. After open house we headed up to Adventure Rock to climb for the next 5 hours. During this time all of the routes that I did were 5.10s or higher. I did five lead routes, two that were easier to warm up and then three 5.10+ that I fall twice on each time. After a day of climbing i went to the bouldering caves to work on drill there. I completed my second V4 (5.12 ). I am really happy with how climbed today because it is only my second week back in to full climbing and I am climbing the same grade as I did before my accident that set me back a month. Sunday we had a birthday party for one of the kids that is on the climbing team. After the party I had a lifting program which went really well and I'm happy with. During league I worked on a lot of technique to help my body rest from the day before. Monday I worked classes after a meeting at school. Wednesday  we did alot of lead climbing to get me back into that and after we did alot of stretching with the team. Thursday I had club with alot of fun because we have to figure out how our shocks are going to fit to the frame so the car does not hit the ground. Friday after school I went out to finish my fundraiser for our Climb-A-Thon. Once I completed that I went to the Y to help work Teen Night and a program that rented the rock wall. Saturday we had 2 parties in the rockwall after open climb then we headed up to Adventure Rock to get our climb on. While we were at Adventure Rock I had like a fun day so that I could just see where I was in my climbing grades. I was climbing 5.10+ to 5.11s consistantly, that makes me slightly above the grade I was climbing before my addicent.  I am really happy with where I climbing because I am climbing at my best. Sunday I had a lifting program that all my weights were raised alittle. I am benching 80% of my body weight. After my workout we had open climb and then league. During league we had our Climb-A-Thon which was alot of fun because I climbed over 650ft. Monday during school we had a sumo-bot competition in one class and in my other class we are building clocks, I have almost done with mine. All pictures of the past two weeks will be posted on both facebook and flickr. Any vidoes have been added to youtube. Check them out. We did alot of bouldering that is really neat to watch.

Awesome Birthday Week!

This weekend was awesome! Thursday was family dinner. Friday we headed up to adventure rock for my birthday. I had so much fun and I was really happy with how I was climbing.  Since my accident I have been off climbing for about two weeks. Friday was my first real day back at it and it went so great. I completed a 5.11 lead three times. I was able to do laps on a 5.9 lead and able to complete multiple 5.10s and 5.11s top rope. I was really happy with how I was climbing for not climbing for some time. Saturday we headed up to CMP Tactical Lazer Tag for an hour and half of an awesome game of lazer tag. The setting was like an Urban Warfare setting. Three of the seven games you had to either plant a bomb or defuse it. It was a lot of fun!! Hoping to go back soon. Sunday we did cake and ice cream and presents. After cake and everything we sat down to play a three hour card game. Monday I worked at the YMCA to help teach climbing classes. Tuesday I had school, in one of my engineering we are creating a clock out of plastic. This is going to be a working clock that we create all of the parts for it. I am recreating the Mustang Logo for my brother for Christmas. These should be done by this coming Friday or the Tuesday after. After school we went out to Nicks Fish Market for dinner by O' Hare airport. Wednesday, the day of my birthday, I continued to work on my clock in my one class and then after school I had team training which was a lot of fun. Thursday in all my classes I got to watch movies about engineering disasters. After school I had club. In club we are building almost like a go-kart that is part of Supermilage. We are putting the body panels back one and reassembling the rear axle. Friday I worked open climb at the YMCA and then during Teen Night I got to complete a Sponsorship application for Power Bar. Saturday I worked Open Climb which was fun because I got to help a friend out on how to complete a certain section of a wall. After open climb we had a birthday party to work which was for one of the kids in our league. He had a lot of fun because he got to show all of his friends what he does when he goes to the Y. After his party we headed up to Adventure Rock for the next 5 hours. While we were at Adventure Rock I had a new program for what we do while we are up there. I ended up doing four warm up routes then did 12+ routes that were 5.10+ or harder. More than half of these routes I onsighted (or completed without ever trying it).I am really happy with that considering this is only my second week back to my normal schedule.  Sunday we headed to Verizon to check out a new phone for me then head to the Y to do an upper body work out. After my workout I got to sit down and relax for a little while till I had to do a hard training day on the wall. All my photos and videos have been added to facebook, YouTube and my flickr account. Check them out and see all of the cool routes that I have been doing lately.