The City That Never Sleeps




posted : Monday, December 1, 2014
title : AJRC goes to Malaysia
A levels have officially ended about a week ago, and about 3 days after that I was on my way to Malaysia to climb with my climbers.
First stop was Putrajaya Challenge Park (PCP). Amazing advanced lead wall, however we only climbed on top rope and the intermediate lead wall. Hangers and quickdraws were rusty, but it still caught our fall nonetheless, which was good. And 4 of the routes that coach climbed on the advanced lead wall back in 2011 were still up, untouched. 
2nd day, we headed out to Batu Caves - Damai Wall. A really, really new experience for me, since it was my first time on natural rocks. The experience was amazing, although scary at first. The thought of falling just scared the hell out of me. But the cool part was that everyone would have a different beta, since the footholds and handholds were subjective to the individual climber.
Spent 2 days at Damai wall, and sadly I didn't get to lead on the routes on right. Would have been fun to do so, but damn, missed the chance. Oh well, at least I managed to finish the most fun route - Monsoon. The route on the right of monsoon was also quite fun HAHA
And I realised I was climbing so slowly I think I spent close to 20 mins up on the wall.
Day 4 (final day) was spent at Camp 5. Wonderful place, with awesome routes. Managed to climb faster than before, probably because I was back on plastic holds? But the 6a routes felt pretty damn difficult. And I shouldn't have called for tight so many times. Where has my fighting spirit gone to?

But it definitely felt great to have gone on this trip. Truly one of the most enjoyable one. 4 days of climbing. How awesome is that? HAHA