I went rock climbing in the Gorge (L'ton) yesterday for the first time in about 10 years. I'd forgotten how much I enjoy it, despite not being very good (and having bronchitis, and tendonitis in one arm). I did better than I expected, but half way up the first climb, I suddenly realised that I've developed a fear of heights over the years since I'd last climbed. That was a weird feeling, but I forced myself to ignore it, and focus on what I was trying to do, and managed to push on and got over it.
Then I realised just how feeble and pathetic my arm strength is after so many years of sitting and a desk doing nothing more with my arms than typing and pushing a mouse. I need to do something about the state of my fitness!
Then I got to thinking that the back wall of my house would make a fantastic climbing wall, and wished I'd thought of that when the house was being built (hadn't been climbing for years, so it didn't occur to me at the time). If I can get a bit of funds together, I might have to look into putting up some solid cement sheets and screwing on some climbing grip thingies, and something at the top to put a rope over. That would be a lot of fun. It would also provide an excellent access to the roof on my house for maintenance purposes, as I don't know anyone with a ladder anywhere near long enough for that.
Are there any other climbers here? I've never been into it seriously, and am mostly self-taught and top-roping only, but I do enjoy the challenge of scaling a cliff, and the satisfaction each time I get to the top.