Week Upadate

Went out to Little Rock City Saturday. It sure was nice to climb in the sun with good temps. Here are a couple of pictures that Mark Large took.

Also made it out to Rocktown on sunday with Mark and Jim Patton. Felt some good progression on a couple of projects and was quikly able to dispatch a boulder problem called Tractor Trailer (pictured below in black and white)

Working the Helicopter Traverse

Knoxville Upcoming climbing events

2. University of Tennessee All Access Weekend including the Vol Wall Bouldering Competition
Date : February 28
Time : Sign Up 10:30 – 11:30 am Comp 12 – 6 pm
Location : HYPER building on the University of Tennessee Campus
Cost : $15 (all proceeds go to the Access Fund and the ETCC)

3. Red River Gorge Reunion including Torrent Falls Sport Climbing Competition
Date : April 18
Time : 10:00 am
Location : Torrent Falls (sign ups at Miguel's)
Cost : TBD

4. New River Rendezvous aka Ocho Loco

Date : May 14-16th

Location : New River Gorge (Burnwood Facility NPS)

Cost :$25-50 before April 15th

Goals / Training Plan For Spring

1) Goals

a) Build a Stronger Base/Onsite 8a

b) Omaha Beach, RRG. worked on it a lot last Fall.

c) Climb 80 new routes. NRG,Rifle,RRG, and T-Wall

d) Bolt a new climb this year. RRG

2) Training

a) Nutrition

1) More protein rich diet this spring(protein shakes after sessions)

2) Continue eating well (organic, Super foods)

b) Fitness

1) Strengths

a) Endurance

1) Continue climbing at the RED!!

2) Cycling( 4 hours a week)

b) Recovery

1) Cycling(one group ride a week)

2) Breathing techniques (warming up/relaxing at rests and while climbing)

c) Heart

1) Try really hard on routes

2) Do as many routes as possible (10 pitches a day)

2) Weaknesses

a) Finger Strength

2) Bouldering all winter(South)

3) One Campus session a week(on weeks the weather is bad)

b) Power

1) Bouldering all winter (South)

2) Climb powerful routes (NRG)

c) Flexibility

1) Stretch for 60 minutes a week

d) Core Strength

1) Climb more powerful steep routes(roofs/caves)

2) Body weight lever/Planche progressions

a) Omaha Beach training

1) Don't get sucked in

2) Climb lots of routes(climb B.O.H.IC.A., Flour Power, 40oz, and Madness in a day)

3) Climb UltraPerm (RRG)