Somewhere Only We Know

Friday, December 04, 2009

By far, th highlight of th holidays, TJCCC's climbing trip to Batu Caves, KL.
Extraordinary experience, awesome people, eye-opening views.
It was really, like a dream, as if it was only us climbers, and th climbs.
As expected, such a trip provides a platform where th teachers, Mr Kao and Ms Lim, and of course our dearest coaches, Phillip and Kelly Lim, are on th same level as us, in terms of interaction and closeness.
Th stupid things that happened, it all made us closer and it really gives me a warm feeling, to see how we are like one huge family, whoosh.

And the climbs, OH THE CLIMBS.
Sure it looks scary at first, but damn, it is truly love at first climb. It was a totally different feeling, in terms of exhiliration, fear, composure and satisfaction. The freedom of exploring as we climb, its like we are a ship in th middle of th sea, where our direction is both determined by the external factors as well as our ability to direct our own movements. It was especially significant for th really high climbs, the really beautiful high climbs. It is like an assault on the senses, the sharp and rough rocks, sometimes cutting your fingers, and mind you they do, and sheer height and the fear that comes along with it, the composure that we must muster within us to conquer the climb, and of course the view. Spectacular. It was to the extent that every time I came down from one of the high climbs, I seem to be a semi-high state, where my minds in a daze and my breathing deep and slow. To conclude this unachieveable form of description that I had intended, I shall use a metaphor. Climbing beautiful ( which sometimes means truly hard but is just, beautiful, yknow? ) natural routes, is like having sex on ecstacy, you'll never reach that peak again unless you do that same thing again. Oh, in case you were wondering, a drunk guy from US East told me that, he advised not to commit th same mistake as he did, HAHA.

All in all, it was truly a wonderful experience, and I would love to thank my fellow climbers, TJCCC, our teachers in charge and our dear coaches. AWESOMMMEEEE.