How to Plan for a Trip Before Performance Phase

[huntermiles]

I am planning to go to Moab with my family in a couple of weeks for a family vacation. It’s not a climbing specific trip but I think it would be unwise to miss the opportunity to climb there. I am a fairly novice climber with not much experience outdoors. Im just starting the power phase though and will be there during my power endurance period. I don’t want to go there and try to stick to the plan, which is LBC days, and not get much experience in a new area that I don’t go to. It seems like it would be very difficult or maybe impossible to even find the right boulders to do an LBC session. Im only there for a few days. The red point attempts on bouldery route days are a few days after I leave.

I’m just looking for some advice on how to schedule this. I am almost thinking of not following the plan exactly and just climbing. I live near smith rock and plan to do my performance phase there. Would it be a bad idea to just do that and get the experience there while I have the opportunity? Or should I try to tailor my climbing in Moab to fit the power endurance phase?

[anotherclimber]

Find routes in Moab that would prepare you for your goal. Onsighting will help you build some try-hard, endurance, and more importantly, maintaining technique while pumped.

[huntermiles]

Awesome, thanks for the reply!