Hi everyone,
We had so much fun today at our first rock climbing lesson and we both fell in love with it. We had great weather and our first lesson took place in Mellieha – Malta. We both couldn’t believe that this is December. It feels like June. You can see the beauty of this place on the picture below.
First we learned some basic terms and techniques and then we tried our first climb. To be honest, I was very nervous when I tried to climb up the first time and I had Frederick to lower me before I even got to the top. For the second time I felt more confident and getting all the way to the top felt just incredible. Freddy was way more confident right from the start and managed to climb up without any problem what so ever. The instructor made me feel better by saying that everything takes practice and women are usually better climbers then men :)
I was surprised how much I had to use my legs instead of my upper body.
We both got addicted to rock climbing and we are already planning to do this every week. I am sure that there will be a lot more opportunities to share with you new experiences, pictures and videos.
Thanks for stopping by and see you tomorrow ;)
Zuzana.
Looks like fun! I have done some rock climbing before, and it takes a ton of strength! Well done your two. ;)
Wow, looks like fun, beautiful part of the world — i’d love to visit there for travel. Thank you guys for sharing. ;)
Usually women don’t like to have their pictures taken from the “back view”. But, you obviously don’t have a problem with that thanks to your workouts. Great shot,Frederick. LOL. P.S., The mountain scene is also beautiful.
No gloves?
No Gloves don’t usually work very well as you need the direct contact with the rock,,,We sometimes use a little bit of cloth tape when your fingers get rubbed off from to much climbing or from popping off
Hi Zuzana
Congratulations, it`s really great to try something new. That been said, I really would like to know how to obtain a fit, slim yet muscular body as yours.I know that you said that is all about exercising and diet (portion control and compromise), but I really want you to give an example of what an ordinary day of your diet plan is, to have a clear idea and start from that. I hope you can help me. Thank you in advance and congrats again, your blog is absolutly amazing, I read it every day and try to keep up with you.
Rosario
From Chile
Hi Rosario,
it is really just about a common sense. What I eat? I share that in every single diet article – real food in small portions. I cook from different recipes that I share here on the blog every once in a while.
Hello,
Wow, this is breath taking! Rock climbing is in our “TO DO LIST” and hopefully one day…. one day…
=) glad to see you back!
I thought that you guys would love it! And it is true that us woman are usually better climbers then men, we have to be more skilled because men tend to ‘cheat’ and use their muscles and long arms to just reach past hard spots rather then deal with them ;) Maybe if you come to BC sometime we could go climbing together ;)
I am so happy that you took your first step to rock climbing! I am an avid climber, going on 2 years of it. Personally, I do not enjoy working out (though your workouts have made me appreciate it more); however, I find that rock climbing gives me a really great workout while I feel like I’m just playing a game and monkeying around! I can’t wait to see your progression with the sport!
Sincerely,
Lizz
hey zuzana what happened to the workout routines??? Not the daily ones but the main ones you already had up??
Hi Guillermo,
all of the old workouts are in Archives, you just have to go through the pages. Click on any post and you will see right underneath that post thumbnails that are related to that particular workout – so it is really easy to find.
Hi Frederick and Zuzana,
Have you thought of working for Malta’s tourist board? I mean if I could afford it I would take a winter vacation to go climbing there! Maybe there should be Google Ads off to the right for trips to Malta!
So give us more details on the climb… Like was the instruction thru a club or how did you pick the instructor. Did you buy the hardware or did you rent?
Hey! Is the “video” broken? I keep clicking on it and it doesn’t do anything…8-) (I’m sorry folks who are having problems with vids here. I just couldn’t help myself!)
–Chris