I will practice more in the United States

Chapter 184 New Skills

"This is a 5.2 difficulty level route, which is also graded by our domestic standard, YDS (Yosemite Decimal System/Yosemite Difficulty System)."

After the coach finished speaking, Javier also explained:

"The number 5 in the front represents the rock climbing route we are currently doing, and the 2 in the back represents the difficulty level of this route is 2, and the difficulty level reaches 14. The letters abcd will be used later for more detailed information. According to the classification, the current highest level of difficulty is 5.15c.”

Li Ang nodded. In any mature sport, someone will establish standards. Ordinary companies make money by production, high-end companies make money by monopoly, and the top ones make money by standards.

When he officially started climbing, Li Ang also felt that this sport was much easier for him than what the coach had just introduced.

With his physical fitness, even if he doesn't learn professional movements and methods from a coach, he can still climb easily. Just like Captain America in the movie, he can still run even if he doesn't learn the running movements and methods of exerting force from professional athletes. faster than professional athletes.

But this does not mean that there is no need to learn these skills. If Captain America masters the running methods of professional athletes, he will only be faster than his original self.

Li Ang carefully observed the instructor's climbing movements and essentials. With the previous theoretical basis, the rock climbing skill appeared on Li Ang's attribute panel in less than three minutes.

Li Ang spent another ten minutes to become familiar with various movements and different rock climbing methods, and soon his skills were directly advanced to the proficiency level.

Routes with a difficulty level of 5.10 are basically the ceiling for ordinary enthusiasts. Going above and beyond requires a lot of deliberate training, a considerable amount of time, and a certain amount of physical talent before you can challenge it. field.

After this skill was advanced to the proficiency level, it also gave him a new characteristic.

Anyway, if the guests ask for it, take them to try it. When they hit a wall and know their own level, they will naturally come back. This is much better than your own sincere persuasion.

Many rock climbing enthusiasts are unable to break through the difficulty level of 5.10.

"That's a 5.9 level difficulty route over there. It's not something you can try now. I suggest you start with the low difficulty level first."

Li Ang looked up and saw that the curve was very prominent, and the bulges and depressions were extremely steep. Obviously their route was much more interesting than his own.

The coach still reminded him in standard words.

When Javier heard this, he also wanted to change with him. Although he could also climb the novice track, he had long wanted to try more difficult routes.

So Li Ang decisively stated that he wanted to switch to a more advanced route.

After your skills are advanced to the proficiency level, climbing the novice route is not difficult at all, and the improvement for yourself is quite small.

The reason why he can advance so quickly is not because this skill is too easy, but because with his current physical attributes, his learning ability is no longer what it was before.

21/200 (skilled)
(Feature: Grip strength increased by 10%)

Next to it was the route that Fremea and Gwen were challenging. The two men, wearing black and white yoga pants respectively, were carefully trying the next step forward.

The coaching fee of US$200 per hour is not free, not to mention that if they want to become the highest level coach, they not only have requirements for their own rock climbing skills, but also have standards for service attitude.

In terms of levels, levels from 5.0 to 5.7 are all novice levels, while levels from 5.8 to 5.9 are already somewhat difficult and require a high degree of proficiency. Generally, only people who are keen on this sport can control it. difficulty.

Although in the opinion of the coach, it was impossible for Li Ang to successfully enter the sport of rock climbing after spending so much time, but who said that the customer is God?

But Li Ang looked at the difficulty of this route, just shook his head and looked to the other side.

Excessive difficulty will actually dampen the enthusiasm of rock climbers. It would be bad if it really discourages others from coming back in the future.

Soon, the coach took them to a route with a difficulty level of 5.4.

【rock climbing】

The coverage of this feature is not too wide. It mainly improves the strength and grip of his fingers. After feeling it carefully, Li Ang found that the strength of his toes and soles seemed to have also been improved, which made him very suitable for this sport.

"It's okay, I think I can give it a try."

Li Ang insisted.

Javier gave up immediately after taking one look at the track over there. Although he wanted to challenge a higher level of difficulty, it was not his first time and he knew his level very well.

My aunt has been rock climbing for more than two years and has only recently been able to challenge a route of this difficulty level. This is obviously not something he can try.

As for Coach Li Ang, although he subconsciously felt that he could not advance on such a difficult route, Coach Li could always break his own perceptions and achieve things that seemed impossible, so Javier also did not Dare to draw conclusions.

"Okay, as you wish."

A hint of contempt flashed in the coach's eyes. This was not the first time he had seen such a pretentious guest. He might even ask him to get him off after a while.

Although this is an outdoor rock climbing, it is not a wild route. The tools above and protective measures below are very complete. Novices will have difficulty climbing up there, but they will not encounter much danger.

Li Ang put on the protective gear skillfully. With such skill, if the coach hadn't looked at his face, he was a rookie who had just received novice instruction, and he would have almost thought he was his colleague.

But movements can be faked, knowledge can be faked, but the marks on the body cannot be faked. There are no calluses left by years of rock climbing on Li Ang's hands. Instead, the skin is tender and tender, and the joints of the fingers have not been exercised to strengthen finger strength. The traces left behind, no matter how skillful the movements are, can't mean anything.

Just the next second, the coach was stunned on the spot.

He had just climbed up and was about to instruct Li Ang on what movements he should use. When he climbed up the rock wall, he found that Li Ang directly grabbed a raised rock with one hand, did a one-handed pull-up, and directly sent his body up, with his toes even No stone was touched.

You know, the pull-up itself is a relatively difficult movement, and the one-handed pull-up is directly twice as difficult. Without deliberate practice, it is simply impossible to complete.

But now, Li Ang not only completed a one-handed pull-up, but also completed this action by just grabbing a raised rock with his fingers.

This not only tests his arm and back strength, but also requires him to have a strong grip.

This action is definitely an area that only experienced rock climbers can get involved in.

The coach was stunned. Before telling him the next step, Li Ang had once again used a posture he had never thought of and climbed up more than one meter.

Originally, when Li Ang decided to climb a track of this difficulty, several people stood below, intending to watch Li Ang's jokes.

Unexpectedly, Li Ang not only succeeded in coming up, but also took two steps in a way they had never imagined.

"Well, I think you should use a more effortless way to climb now and use your leg strength as much as possible, otherwise your physical strength will soon be unable to keep up. When your arms lose strength, you will also There’s no way to go any higher.”

The coach was also a little unsure, so he persuaded Li Ang. Although his climbing method was fast enough, it extremely consumed the strength of his arms and fingers. Even if there were really capable rock climbers who could complete these movements, they would not be able to do so unless they were forced to do so. Next time, such actions are often not used.

Although the coach took the title of rookie off Li Ang's head, he had silently renamed him the title of "Forcing King" in his heart. He had a reasonable guess that Li Ang lost himself in the adoring eyes of the audience below the rock wall.

However, for Li Ang, this is the optimal route. The huge consumption mentioned by the coach is completely dispensable for him.

In less than a minute, Li Ang saw two groups in front of him, one black and one white.

At this time, Fremea and Gwen discovered Li Ang catching up from behind.

"Weren't you still there just now? How did you get up here?"

Fremea asked with a surprised look on her face.

Obviously in her impression, two or three minutes ago, she saw Li Ang and Javier on the novice track. In the blink of an eye, before she could reach the next step, Li Ang had already arrived at her. under the body.

Gwen frowned, and her favorability towards this man who was obviously a rock climbing expert but insisted on pretending to be a novice dropped a lot.

But now, no matter how powerful he is, he can't get past the two of them to the front, he can only watch.

While thinking this, Gwen deliberately shook her butt at Li Ang, wanting to make Li Ang angry.

To be honest, when Li Ang looked up, he saw Gwen, wearing white yoga pants, shaking her butt above his head, which was a bit irritating.

And it was really uncomfortable to just watch from below. Seeing the two people above, unable to move, Li Ang also looked at the rock walls on both sides of them and planned a new route.

Rock climbing is a sport that not only requires extremely strong physical fitness, but also requires the use of the brain.

If you do not plan the route in advance, it is easy to waste some energy in vain. It is more likely that after climbing to a certain place, you will be unable to continue climbing up, creating a situation where you can't get up or get down.

After planning the "overtaking" route next to him, Li Ang first stepped back for a short distance, then stepped on a relatively large convex stone. His legs were slightly bent, and then he exerted force, stretched out his arms, and hung directly on the On a stone nearly two meters away.

Because Gwen was also waiting for Fremea in front to move forward, her attention was actually always on Li Ang.

At first, I saw Li Ang retreating, thinking that he was going to give up, but I didn't expect to turn around and see such an exciting scene.

Although there is a safety rope hanging on his body, Li Ang's action is undoubtedly quite thrilling. If the bounce distance is not enough, or if the stone is not hung on his palm, he will fall directly and all his efforts will be wasted.

The onlookers below also exclaimed in surprise at Li Ang's actions.

Javier also forgot his movements for a moment. At this time, there was only one question in his mind, and that was, were the martial arts masters in those kung fu movies real?
However, Li Ang actually hung on the stone with one hand. This required almost abnormal level of strength in his fingers, because not only did he have to hang, but the most important thing was that there was an initial start when he jumped over. The speed is high, and the impact at that moment requires strong finger strength to support.

After Li Ang hung on with one hand, he put up the other hand. With his feet dangling in the air, he made a double-arm directly on the rock wall and pushed his body up.

Then he supported his body with one hand, grabbed another higher stone with the other hand, and climbed up smoothly.

At this time, his height was equal to Gwen.

Although Gwen was not ashamed of him pretending to be a novice, she still had to admire him. The skill Li Ang showed just now was definitely at the level of a boss.

Fremea's receptive ability is stronger, because after watching Li Ang's performance at the martial arts exchange conference, she has long known that this guy's physical fitness cannot be measured by ordinary people's standards.

However, although rock climbing also emphasizes physical fitness, the parts used are actually different from most mainstream sports. In other words, one does not have to have good physical fitness to be able to adapt to this sport.

Therefore, Li Ang's performance undoubtedly once again strengthened his label as a macho man in Fremea's heart.

In the blink of an eye, Li Ang had reached the same height as Fremea. He originally planned to surpass these two people and then continue to return to this route with a difficulty level of 5.9.

But after getting here, Li Ang realized that he didn't have to go back and could reach the top by continuing along this route.

Li Ang didn't know this route, but the coach below knew that this route was not actually a formal route.

Because at the beginning, their senior coaches also conducted a rough test rating on this route, and concluded that this route is at least 5.13b level.

Just hearing this number may not seem like much, but you must know that among these professional rock climbing coaches, only one coach who was once a professional rock climber has finally climbed to the top of this route.

Therefore, this route has not been marked at all, because the club does not believe that any amateur players can challenge this route.

And now, Li Ang is actually moving forward on this route. Although he turned around halfway, just the performance of this section and the speed of his climb, at least the coach who taught Li Ang just now, thinks that he There is no way to reach this level.

The higher you get to the top, the more difficult it becomes to climb, but Li Ang likes this kind of moment to challenge himself.

In some competitions he participated in recently, he found that fighting with others was no longer challenging. Now trying to fight with heaven and earth made him feel some fun.

With the last quarter of the journey left, Li Ang was finally stuck by this obstacle.

It's not that he doesn't have the ability to climb up, but that he has only learned some basic movements. Obviously, there is no way to climb the obstacle in front of him using these basic methods.

"Hey! Have you noticed the depression about 60 centimeters on your right side? Use that as a pedal, and then let your body hang upside down."

Suddenly, the coach just now reminded me of the way to pass.

Regardless of what he said, it is easy to copy the answer, but difficult to do it yourself. After watching the retired professional player coach climb, everyone knows that this is how to climb, but in the end, no one has climbed it.

The reason why the coach reminded him below was because he wanted to see if there would be a second person on this track who could successfully challenge. At least judging from Li Ang's current physical fitness, he had the ability.

The coach's words below also opened up new ideas for Li Ang. He stretched out his hand and made an OK gesture downwards, and then began to operate.

But apart from following what he said in the first step, Li Ang did not choose this proven idea later on. Instead, he tried a new method that he had just analyzed.

The coach was below, frowning and thinking whether Li Ang didn't hear what he said clearly. When Li Ang flew over, he broke through this obstacle.

With his [mental] attributes that now exceed human limits, after acquiring enough knowledge, he can quickly deduce new methods based on the current environment and his own physical fitness.

The reason why Li Ang got stuck here is because his knowledge about rock climbing is somewhat lacking. Even if he is a child prodigy, you cannot expect him to write an article in English when he has only learned a few dozen English words in total.

Five minutes later, Li Ang successfully reached the summit through this route. The [Rock Climbing] skill could only be upgraded to the master level.

Among the characteristics, the gripping ability enhancement has also become 20%.
However, Li Ang did not pay attention to skill upgrades immediately. Instead, he trembled because his body felt a familiar wave.

[Break limit point] +0.1.

(End of this chapter)