NUS CLIMBING TEAM

TAMPIN 27th - 28th aug

my first post here.. hehe.. and it shall be on tampin!!!.. just got the photos from lips.. shall post for u guys to see.. hehe..

bouldering on naturally rocks is really a new kind of feeling, totally new unlike what you are doing in the gym and in krabi. i think it is emphasize more on footworks. so actually personally i sucks at it... hahaha...

we trek over plantations to climb on these boulders... haha.. they are all abt one to one n a half storey high.. so actually quite low la..

we did abt 7 to 8 routes... they are quite the same... all slab route.. only got one that is quite like the gym route.. and that is oso the route where lips fell and sprain her ankle ... =( ... all the hand holds are crimps.. haha.. and to me, there is practically NO foot holds... all smearing.. but jups keep saying have.. the best foot holds u can find are just still so tiny tiny!!.. so the only thing u can do is to trust haha..

and whenever u do a route, ppl will shout:" mental mental!" - i dunno if i spell correctly.. coz i dunno what mental means until this tampin trip.. which just means to smear, push yourself up with ur hands... no HAND HOLDS.. =( ... haha... scary la!!...

bouldering on natural rocks are quite fun. but safety aspect wise... krabi will be more safe... coz even when we got the matteress, they are on the uneven ground.. - and thats u lips sprain her ankle again.. haha...

see!... mattress on the vegetation. and this is the "ah bang's united route - where only all the ah bangs can climb up... hahaa "

but we got no worries.. coz there are always spotters behind us!... garvin - most welfare to girls award winner aka foot hold finder. ginno and the other guys la.. so actually quite safe oso... haha... ok.. mayb i should just show u all more photos.. haha... shall leave others for kaiyin lips or ks to add in... =p