thank you, bfftrainer, for the Julie Andrews visual...she might just (unbeknownst to her) become my ad hoc guardian angel...the one i can mentally turn to when i hit a tough moment!
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and the tough moments are sure to happen. not sure what the exact European location will be yet; all that is definite is that whatever we climb is going to be very, very tall, and there will be no losing nerve halfway up. also, there won't be any nifty built-in handholds and footrests like at the indoor rock gym. no color-coded routes. and, no springy, rubbery stuff on the ground to cushion falls.
it would probably be good to approach this systematically - that way i won't get overwhelmed. the first thing to "conquer" is the summit in downtown Chagrin Falls, aka Summit Street. the incline up to the top where Main and Summit intersect is pretty steep; so far my record is going up and down three times. Jack recommends twenty times. with a weighted pack. pretty much going up and down repeatedly until i'm practically falling over and barfing. because..."the only way to get in climbing shape, is to climb."
wheeeee!
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