1) Setting routes.
We cannot wait to be fed routes all the time... Like hungry chicks waiting to be fed by mother hen. And lets say one person sets all the routes all the time..not only will the style of routes become stale, the person that sets the routes will be v sianz always doing his/her own routes...Don't u think this is v unfair? So we must all set routes for each other :)
Senior girls pls take note..can't always say that dunno how to set routes. Practice makes perfect! If set badly, it can still become a good route by modifying a few tiles here and there. Honestly, eli's routes were damn lousy last time..(I always thought that she just randomly chose the suckiest tiles on the wall :P) but now they're really quite good. (Actually, the guys also seldom set routes nowadays due to over abundance of guy routes since we started to climb with dinos..[wilson got neverending supply] still, I hope to see more senior guy routes from now on.. A lot of hidden good route setters among u guys...I used to like weimin's routes a lot)
Juniors can start to think of routes to set for ea other too.. When there is a small grp of u climbing together in the gym, (let's say a non-trg day) it's fun when each person sets a route and then together, you try out each person's route one by one. it's interesting to see how many different ways a route can be done..Feel free to give routes during trainings too! don't always need to be routes from seniors.
It is always with gr8 satisfaction that you see others doing your routes and then passing it on and on to more and more ppl..
2) Choosing projects that are beyond your abilitly.
When going to Yishun Safra/Climb Asia, try to look for a project that intimidates you... about one or two levels above ur max level. Something that you know you definitely cannot do even on a good day. Work on it slowly, and as you improve and grow stronger, soon you'll find it within ur reach! Then, you'll know that you are improving and also, you have a specific short-term aim to sustain you during your trg.. It's always extremely satisfying whenever you finish a project...I stilll remember doing my first 6C at climbasia last semester...amazingly happy.
For eg, my project at Yishun is the green tile route on the right side of the overhang wall (i got no balls to clip in the 5th clip) and at ClimbAsia, the 7A endurance route. .can't wait to complete both
Hope u find this helpful
