1. This Be Extraordinary Sweatshirt from my new fave activewear brand Oysho.
I am not entirely sure if this is an outward message so the wearer is silently telling everyone they see to Be Extraordinary, or whether it is an affirmation every time you put it on, when you look down to root through your back to find your gym card, to tie the laces on your climbing shoes and when you take it off to enter the sweaty cave of the bouldering room. Either way its a cute sweatshirt to wear on your travels.
2. This blog post on 8 Common Climbing Diseases and How To Cure Them.
Educating yourself is all well and good. But climbing humour takes something special. With a blog name like Look Who's Chalking, you know I'd love this.
3. Nakd Blueberry Muffin bars.
Always take snacks for climbs. I love Nakd bars, especially as they are gluten free, and heartbreakingly I am gluten intolerant. They do taste very much like a blueberry muffin and they are one of your five a day and they'll put the stomach rumbles on pause for a while.
4. This article on Fear on UKC.
A really interesting read. I am very vocal with my fear, much to the amusement of many a climber, but I'm sure fear is something we all feel at times.
5. This video on The 10 Most Common Climbing Terms Explained.
Useful AND entertaining. Climbing IS like a completely new language when you first start and it can feel a bit nerve-wracking asking what certain words mean, especially when they are thrown around so often. Number 9 was the conversation me and my belayer would have for 90% percent of my climbs in Spain.
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