and that may be the end of that

Well, it looks like the new climbing gym might be closing and/or going under new management. The guy who owns it is talking to someone about selling.

Though granted, there are both up and downsides - I finally stood up for myself to a Korean man and pointed out that I 1) knew I was big for a climber - particularly in Korea - and didn't need to be reminded about it and 2) if I kept hearing about it I wouldn't be able to go back there. Also, although I got one long, solid route in, he more wanted to talk after that, so I didn't get as much done as I had hoped.

I guess I'm just frustrated. I want to be able to climb inside this winter, but it seems that my only real option is to climb where I don't have a lot of fun. I'm just not sure what to do right now. And I'm co-dependent enough to say things like, "well, really, was it really that bad?" or "maybe I'll feel differently if I only do XYZ" or wonder if I'm just being a big whiny baby.

You know what? Screw it. If there this place stays open, even under new management, I'll climb there, but I was really becoming unhappy and a total crankypants and no fun to be around from climbing at the other gym. And while I was becoming a better gym climber, I wasn't seeing it transfer to climbing outside in a proportionate way. I'll try to get out with friends as much as possible, and will focus on general strength and fitness at the regular gym, but I really just don't want to keep setting myself up to feel bad about myself.