Backpacking

New Zealand – Indoor Climbing

In the University Introduction Week Chris and me have signed up for the Recreation Centre, it offers Squash Courts, a gym, indoor wallclimbing, boxing and other kind of fitness activities. Chis introduced me to the indoor climbing wall and after this introduction I was able to secure him from below. Most times, you climb with your climbing partner. You are attached to a security rope and your partner secures you from below – and takes hold of you if you should ever fall.. If you reach the top of the climbing wall your climbing partner slowly lowers you down – the lowering technique depends on what kind of gear you use (either an ATC or a grigri. sounds funny, eh? bjoern told me that the original name is much longer but as it is a french name that nobody is able to remember the kiwis shortened the name to grigri..) Timo, Heiko & Bjoern also got introduced to the indoor climbing wall and so we all met at the Recreation Centre and climbed some walls.