Rock climbing

.... my forearms and fingers are so SORE right now! I did Ok, but there were a few walls I wasn't able to finish. Next time. Hopefully next week!

Added:
I knew rock climbing would be challenging, but I didn't think I'd have a such a hard time getting my legs/arms to do what I wanted them to do to advance further up the wall. Part of it was because I was tired. The first wall I tried was so exhausting, and made me sweat the most. Serena and Magness warned me that I needed to use my legs more than my arms. There is a certain way you need to position your body so you can adequately propel yourself upward, but I found that many times I couldn't manage to do that. I could see the grip where I wanted to place my hand next, but for some reason I couldn't get my legs to get me up there. A bit frustrating. I had to take a few breaks to rest my arms/fingers and figure out the best places to place my feet and legs so I could move up easier. On half of the walls I gave up when I got half way up the wall because either my arms were too tired and/or I couldn't figure out another way up the wall. There was one I tried twice, but couldn't get past the part where the wall went in a slight reverse incline, so I was hanging off the wall a bit.

That's just going up the wall itself. One person remains on the ground to belay the rope for you. That was a process as well. I think by the third time I belayed I finally got the hang of it. A few times it felt just as hard belaying as it was trying to get up the wall!

They say the next time you climb it's a lot easier - the climbing and the belaying. Looking forward to it.