(Not) sending this V5 boulder problem today (but I had sent it before - honest!)

#bouldering #crimps #v5

Sometimes the biggest question is 'how much suffering can you endure?'

This was the second V5 boulder problem I was able to send and it was definitely harder than the green V5 I showed in a previous video. The crimps are really hard on my fingers and I'm working to lose weight so I'm hauling less up the wall!

Actually getting this send took me quite a few attempts and I wasn't even sure I could do it but on a fresh set of fingers and being patient with foot placements, I did!

I included this vid to illustrate that there's a lot more failure in climbing than success - your fingers (and other parts) get sore, cut, blistered, or all of the above. I wish I had a vid of me sending this problem (what I was hoping to film that day) but on this day I hadn't rested enough to stick those crimps. Still, I had the previous session and I look forward to doing more .. and even working on my first V6!