Multi-stage Boris-planned training @ Baldwin Hill, Ali version
This was great. Boris planned 4 different-focused exercises for me and Alex at Baldwin Hill. Felt good out there, but did miss a few.
Exercise 1: Attackpoints/control enlargements. Picked my features for this beforehand, circled in red. Some worked, some didn't. Actually, kind of helpful to learn that things I thought would be helpful just weren't. Much more helpful to have features that guide into control as opposed to right at it/behind. Seem to have stopped at a too-early boulder for 5 according to QR, whoopsie!
Exercise 2: Go straight
Found this pretty hard. Not many features to guide the way, just using a bearing, scared. Drifted left on all 3, interesting to know, I wonder if that was a function of the slope/wanting to avoid climb or if that's a general thing I do. Accidentally missed going to 12 and 13, stopped at the next start too early instead, although actually missed it the first time by, thinking was an earlier lower boulder.
Exercise 3: Low-vis control pick
Happily cruising through, not finding it too hard and then bam! Miss 19, was sucked into a lower reentrant, not seeing the upper one because wasn't high enough. Quite confused for a bit there. I went back to 18 and redid it to try to learn.
Exercise 4: Downhill intervals
Racing Alex! And failed, got way too distracted by her pretty much running my speed, thinking I should be faster, and totally botched the first control, bah!!! Must learn to be calm, even running around others. Hesitation to 21, would have seen a flag, but have never liked that formline reentrant. Others went ok, round 2 Alex and I finished pretty much simultaneously, yay training company!
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