The lengthy power outages created by winter storm Uri meant online work was out of the picture. I had to find new ways to keep busy. After raiding the crafts drawer, I selected leftover wire from an old science project, some assorted beads from long ago, and the wire cutter and pliers from a jewelry kit and decided to attempt to make the wire rings that have populated Pinterest and TikTok feeds as of late. I had access only to the screenshot of finished rings as a model and the various materials I had managed to find in my house. After testing glue sticks, knitting needles, and pens, I found that a large expo marker was sufficient as an actual ring measurer. After analyzing the picture and trying to recall the odd video tutorial I had glanced at previously, I cut some wire and began twisting it into a ring-like shape. With no sure course of action and limited wire experience, I faced many initial challenges like making the ring too small or too big, not finishing the ring neatly, or making something very far off from the picture. Through this experience though, I learned my own tips and tricks to make decent-looking wire rings.
Today is the last day of my CAS project. I went to the climbing gym as usual and started with several easier warm-up climbs. I then went to a new V5 climb that I had started yesterday with my sister. This route was newly set last week so there were many people crowding around it. I watched a few people try it from afar and even tried it myself once but there were so many people then that I didn't get a real shot at it. I came alone and really early in the morning so I was very happy to find that the wall was open for me to climb. Because the start of this climb is so high up, I have to prop my right feet on the hold almost at my shoulder height and slowly push upwards and into the wall to straighten my leg without accidentally pushing off the wall. This climb requires a lot of slow and controlled movements and also a lot of trust in your feet for the finish. The sticking point on this climb for me was the big reach from the hold on the far left to the hold on the far right. To get ...
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