Yesterday was so much fun. I had never been to New Orleans before and even though I didn't have a lot of time to look around and truly explore New Orleans, I am grateful for the small amount of time I did have there. 

One of the first places I went to once I got into the city was this climbing gum called the New Orleans Bouldering Lounge. The nice thing about them is that you can fill out the waiver an watch the safety video all online and even if you have never climbed before they do go over the rules in a way that not only will crack you up but make you really understand how dangerous the sport it. So once you get to the Bouldering Gym all you do is give your last name, pay and your set. 

Compared to the gym I work at I will say that it is much smaller. They have four different sections in the gym and once a week they do a total reset for one wall. To me that seemed to be pretty intense but when you have a small gym you have to figure out ways to make work easier on yourself and your crew. The Routes that they were much easier then the ones at my gym but to be honest it made me feel pretty good because it meant that I could do 3/4's in their gym and that was the first time I had done 3/4' in general. So it was a very rewarding moment for me. 

I think I am surprised by my own ability to adapt to sports and to give them a chance. I never thought climbing would be for me. Ever. I thought that it would be one of those sports I would try out just because my friend really enjoyed it and now here I am, in love with the sport. I hope I can go back soon and visit that Bouldering gym because it was amazing. I enjoyed every second of it and I am so glad that I got a chance to check it out.