Our challenge, the static wall climb atAyer Keroh Lake Recreational Park
After months of regular weekly visits to the Badminton court, it was time for us to try new things, something more challenging, and with a different kind of excitement - the static wall climb. The venue was the climb wall at Ayer Keroh Lake Recreational Park.
After a short safety briefing by the instructor, Azim was the first to ascend the 30 feet or so vertical wall. He only managed to get to the top on second attempt, and subsequently on the third attempt. Nevertheless, Azim, with only about 45kg of personal baggage to carry up with him, was the first to get to the top.
Azmin and Thony on the way to the top and down onthe second attempt. They did not have much personal
baggage to carry with them too!
Not so successful climbers were Ikram, Razif, Hasanah, Shida, Azie, and yours truly. It looked like these people had any of the following reasons for their failures - too much weight to carry up the wall, legs not strong enough to push the body upwards, or fingers not strong enough to grip the wall insert and pull the body upwards, or all of it.
Ikram (red shirt) almost at the limit of his climb.Razif failing to clear the hardest part of the climb.
Hasanah and Ikram attempting another climb.The more successful climbers had a go at the more challenging section of the wall. Only Thony managed to climb the furthest. But, all of will be back again next week to conquer the wall. I guess there will be a few dumbbells and hand grippers in the office next week to strengthen the arms and legs, and the grip! We will also have another challenge next week - to get Hajar to climb the wall.
If you are looking for a relaxation of a different kind try I would certainly recommend you to try the wall climb. It is not as physical as it may look but you will certainly discover your level of fitness very quickly. It should be quite fun when you come in a group like us. It only costs about RM5 per person (we had many tries).
5 comments:
I surrender. Just looking at the wall I know I won't be able to make it for the following reasons: body is too heavy, hands are not strong enough, stamina is koyak & mind is too weak :D Good Luck to everyone at Danau who will be attempting to conquer the wall next week!
WAHHH teruja saye bace entry Doc..tapi x aci la Dr xletak gambar Dr panjat wall tu.saye dah 2 kali sampai ke puncak ni Dr,hope Dr bleh sampai gak next week dengan tshirt baru Danau (POLO tuuuu).thanx a lot Dr for the shirt.ajak la Puan panjat skali Dr baru sronok.
Thank Doc melawat blog saya.
Azim, yes, kita panjat lagi this week, rabu atau khamis. Tak tau lah boleh lepas ke tidak!
Rizal, saya selalu menjenguk blok awak tapi jarang2 ada entry. bila pakatan rakyat terdesak je baru ada entry. hahaha!
Patutla saya dapat komen dari dock walaupun baru je pos entry... hahaha!
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