Sailing on the Black Pearl

Good afternoon... Today is the 67th day since the Flexor tendon and ligament injury on my Right Ring Finger... Thing worked out pretty well and the finger recovery was good... Upon returning to climbing, I cleaned the Indecision, 6b+. Then, I finished another 6c on the following week. And last Saturday, I finished the Flying Dutchman, 6c+. An  old classic 6c that upgraded to a 6c+ ever since the cement Pole for Gua Tanggang entrance was removed. Now, it requires a jump start and some campus moves in the beginning of the route.

The Flying Dutchman is a route that I wanted to do badly since the day I came back to climbing around end of August 2013. Last Saturday(5/7/2014), I was late to Nanyang due to some work and I reached there around 4:45pm. Upon reaching the outer section of Nanyang,  my Old time climbing partner/buddy/friend/etc Kian Foh wa hanging on 4th clip of Flying Dutchman. That was a surprise to me as Kian Foh has never volunteered to lead a 6c by himself. And all the people around, just some newbies and 6b climbers as I know of... So, it was Karen whom was trying to attemp...

So, Kian Foh failed the attemp but manage to clip in to the 5th clip. So, since the rope was there and there isn't anyone that wanted to try. I got my harness on and tied in. Let's ROCK!!!

Kicking off the chair, I jumped to the first handhold and did some heel hook and campus moves. And I begin climbing to the crux. Had 2-3 falls and I got up to the anchor... Wow!!! I made it... Though I didn't clean the route, but I was happy that I finished the route...

Well... sometime I think... Maybe Forest Gump is right. Life is like a box of Chocolate, You'll never know what you gonna get... I have been preparing and waiting to climb this route for sometime, just to make sure I finish the route and leave nothing behind. But still, didn't have the courage to attempt the route. Somehow, it just came and I did it.... Sometime, the best thing usually happens unexpected... Well, the crux is still hard for me, but I manage to get my way up... ^^

However, Sunday was a lazy day.... Didn't climb until a rope was put on another short 6c which I still fail to finish on a top rope without falling. It's more of a balance climb with little crimps and shallows. And, on the attempt, I realized that my injury have not fully recover... I felt the pain again.... But just slight pain...

Well, I guess it didn't matter much... I'm back sailing on the Black Pearl again... And I will get the Flying Dutchman....

Thanks for reading, if there's anyone.... Have a nice day ahead... :)

Timz