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Shannon

@pk.climber

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6’7”/-15”
fka bouldandbrash
fka the janja of method climbing gym atp 3
💪 climbing since yesterday, max grade vbillion

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Hi 👋 Long time no climb! At least that’s what it looks like since I haven’t posted any reels/pics of me climbing in a minute. I fell off of the 60 degree wall on the 2nd to last move of a problem at the end of July and spent the past ~2 months rehabbing my left elbow and knee.

My ADHD also led me to different hyperfixations so that’s why this Instagram account was inactive for the months before that anyways. It actually worked out well because I wanted to climb without worrying about filming/being performative… Plus I actually teach a grad course now and something something “digital footprint” 😜

But here’s the update — this Instagram will be revamped for personal musings about my climbing. Maybe there’ll be some memeing but nothing as high effort as before. I impulsively created this account because I’d have ideas for reels pop up in my mind but no outlet for them. There may have been some unnecessary competitiveness sprinkled in there as well ☺️ This account has been sitting around and taking space (in my mind and on my phone), and I’d like to actually do something with it!

Thanks for >5.5k 🙌 It’s been pretty cool~ If you stick around, you will probably see me intellectualize the hell out of myself and my neurodivergence/mental health in and out of climbing. If you unfollow, all goodge! Byebye ✨💖 by @pk.climber

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2 years ago

it ain’t mine by @pk.climber

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19 days ago

my default physical state is jelly by @pk.climber

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3 months ago

20 seconds before yet another ankle injury but the geneticist thinks I don’t have hEDS 🤷‍♀️ exciting thing is that this was the hardest I’ve climbed in the steeps 👉👈 by @pk.climber

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6 months ago

I was EXHAUSTED here 😮‍💨 Half of my attempts on this ended on the first move because my shoulders were done… The deadpoint onto the pinch at the end also spooked me enough that I didn’t want to re-adjust my grip up the tapered end and that I forgot to toe down. But we did it in the last 20 minutes people 😭
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3 years ago

YAYYY ✨ I’ve spent maybe 2-3 sessions just working the rose move on this boulder on the 45 degree wall at @methodclimb! I’d say altogether, that’s probably 6 to 9 attempts since we only allow ourselves 3ish attempts during limit bouldering portions of our workouts. After being away for a week, my first go on this problem was doing the rose move in iso. I stuck it 😱 and then finished the problem from there. Next attempt, I linked everything and sent! 😭 I’ve seen plenty of people just go with a more dynamic beta, skipping the rose move entirely, but I thought the rose looked so cool, and I wasn’t sure when I’d get another opportunity to work on it, so I just committed. Another sidenote: my first attempt on this boulder, I surprised myself by hitting the first move (since it’s pretty big for me). I’ve now done it so many times, I can call them reps. So cool 🥺😳

Shout-out to Ethan for the video. Met him today while working this problem! by @pk.climber

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3 years ago

This video is dedicated to @o.liviang by @pk.climber

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3 years ago

Fighting for my life out here by @pk.climber

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3 years ago

A problem set with only volumes. 🥰 Was having a tough training session bc we decided to do our reps in the steeps, so I was surprised I had enough left in me to send this after like 3 attempts. You can see me struggle to get my right foot up bc my pants were sticking to my legs LOL 😭 But um anywayz 2nd blue tag 🥺 I didn’t even know!! I just saw volumes and wanted to try. by @pk.climber

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First blue tag!! YEEE by @pk.climber

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3 years ago

A bit of compression and a high step. I think I could’ve swapped feet in the end and flagged left to avoid the barn door. Will try next time :3 Problem set by @ivancitovargas who’s running a 2-day routesetting clinic w/ @nickconklin5091 in August! Check out @methodclimb post for details!!
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#climbinginspiration #routesetting #climbinglife #climblife #climbers #climbersofinstagram #boulderingbabes #girlswhocrush #bouldershoulders #boulderinggym #climbinggym #climbingflow #queerclimbers #climbersofcolor #nonbinaryclimbers #climbergirls #womenwhoclimb #climbergirl by @pk.climber

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3 years ago

Japanese setting really hits different 😮‍💨 I hopped on this 6Q, supposedly the equivalent of a V0-/V0, to warm up… and I was hit with some surprisingly powerful and body positioning-dependent moves (at least relative to my own expectations). If I didn’t already have an existential crisis about grading before, I would now. 😬 I’d love to build more bouldering time into another Japan trip sometime. There’s way too much to try and fit into a first trip! by @pk.climber

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