I’ve been climbing for the past three days now, and today, after just one route, I’ve got to admit, my arms have never been in so much discomfort in their lives. It felt as though the muscles had turned to drawing pins that were grinding against the skin, nerves and bones around my elbows.

Not surprisingly, I chose to stop, and go home. I did do quite a bit of bouldering routes that I was pleased with (indoor), and some other top rope routes that I hadn’t tried before, so there’s more thing to tick off the list. But I will never go climbing so much in a matter of a few days until I’m A LOT more experienced.