adhdmi

[24] Bouldering - April 30, 2026

adhdmi — Sat, 02 May 2026 18:38:42 GMT

A V2! ...that feels much harder than it is graded to be. The start is painful to be in, and moving left is kind of tough without using a heel hook. My favorite is the toe hook under the volume to build enough tension to be able to stand upright.

[23] Bouldering - April 23, 2026

adhdmi — Sat, 02 May 2026 17:41:19 GMT

A crimpy V3! I'm not very good at crimps, ans this route requires holding more tension in the body than I am used to. Nevertheless, I persisted!

[22] Bouldering - February 18, 2026

adhdmi — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 01:34:27 GMT

It has been a minute since I uploaded a bouldering video! I injured my wrist due to bouldering in August, then injured it again in October in a bouldering-adjacent incident, and injured it again in December due to work.... I'm back and stronger than before, but also feeling more fragile.

My very first V5! I've been projecting this for about 4 days. It was a lot of fun because the climb fights you the whole way. I feel very accomplished.

[21] Bouldering - July 31, 2025

adhdmi — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 23:54:43 GMT

Been practicing my overhang techniques. Boulder Bash Competition is over, and my body is beaten up (bruised ribs, pulled a muscle on my back, bruises all over my knees/shins/elbows). So, I'm taking it easy and focusing on improving where I'm weakest... for this route, using heel hooks trivializes it, but I want to challenge myself by not using heel hooks because most overhang problems won't give me that benefit.

BUT I made it to the Boulder Bash Finals Competition! I got i to top 6 in the men's beginners group! 😄 I got 2 weeks to recover and practice. >:3

[20] Bouldering - July 26, 2025

adhdmi — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 18:20:09 GMT

The last three weeks were a bouldering competition, and it was a ton of fun. Each week for 3 weeks, 4 routes are set for beginners, intermediate, and advanced climbers.

Of the 12 beginner routes, I managed to top 11 of them and zone the 12th one. It was a fun challenge, but I've beat up my body quite a bit during the competition, and am looking forward to resting and recovering from my bruises.

[19] Bouldering - Projecting a V3

adhdmi — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:26:28 GMT

[No Sound] A couple weeks ago, I couldn't even make it past the second hold. Even then, it was with a lot of difficulty. Now, I've improved... and it took me a total of 5ish attempts to send it! The last send was with a sprained left shoulder. So, it wasn't as perfect as I'd like it to be, but oh well.

[18] Bouldering - July 56, 2025

adhdmi — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 23:38:28 GMT

[No Sound] My first route where a toe hook is required! Also getting much better at smears. x3

[17] Bouldering - July 3, 2025

adhdmi — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:14:31 GMT

[No Sound] One of the tips I picked up was to climb the same route over and over again to find more efficient ways to climb it. So, I tried it with this Yellow V2. My first few sends relied heavily on my arms, but I got better and better about using my legs and keeping my hips to the wall each time. This was me after sending this... 3-4 times? Exhausted.

[16] Bouldering - June 29, 2025

adhdmi — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 18:14:27 GMT

[No Sound] Baby's first sloper (the green one at the end)! Some fun progress, and it's great meeting all sorts of friendly and supportive folks. For reference, these videos are recorded at the end of my session where I'm quite winded and really have to push myself

[15] Bouldering - June 15, 2025

adhdmi — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 18:09:59 GMT

[No Sound] This session was trying to gain more confidence in climbing with my toes - using them more and looking where I place my feet to allow for more pivoting/friction/power. Also wanted to show some failed attempts too.

...I think I need more power to be able to push/pull my body weight with a single arm or leg to be able to send higher grades. I can hardly do one pull up. xD

[14] Bouldering - June 8, 2025

adhdmi — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 22:53:46 GMT

[No Sound] I had a lot of fun today! Though not all the videos show it, I was trying more smearing/backflagging techniques.

I almost kissed the wall on the last one, but it looks much worse than it does. One of the others, the third one, I actually banged my knee on the way down. 😅

[13] Bouldering - June 1, 2025

adhdmi — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 22:51:44 GMT

[No Sound] Today, it was practicing sticking my hips to the wall to make climbing overhangs easier. It makes a world of a difference in ease!

[12] Bouldering - May 24, 2025

adhdmi — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 22:49:20 GMT

[No Sound] This one was a scary one needing to stand up while already about 6 feet off the ground. This tested my fear of heights a bit, but I pushed through and made it!

[11] Bouldering - May 4, 2025

adhdmi — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 22:47:59 GMT

[No Sound] More practice! Overhangs are tough.

[10] Bouldering - March 23, 2025

adhdmi — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 23:01:17 GMT

[No Sound] I'm picking up bouldering! 😄 New hobby! This is me about a month in. It hurts. ;-;

[9] Decode Master 643D

adhdmi — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 22:17:19 GMT

This makes for a great fidget toy! Click... click... click...

[8] Pick & Gut PacLock 90A-Pro (again)

adhdmi — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 22:17:01 GMT

Uploading this again with a faster pick and gut for... personal reasons. :>

[7] Pick & Gut PACLOCK 90A-PRO

adhdmi — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 23:46:04 GMT

PACLOCK, a lock company, is running a promotion for locksporters where those who video the picking of their PACLOCK 90A-PRO will receive some goodies from them, and join the 200k Club.

More info here: https://www.reddit.com/r/lockpicking/comments/1fef0fr/200k_club_submission_info/

The 90A-PRO is a neat lock with 7 pins and over 200,000 key combinations (hence, the 200k Club). It features a bunch of security pins, and is considered a Blue Belt rank by the Lock Pickers United.

It was certainly a fun challenge.
[1] The picking felt very sandy. So, reading the feedback is a little tougher.
[2] There's quite a few zero-lift pins (i.e. they don't need to be touched to be picked). So, knowing your pick position mattered. In this lock, there were 3 zero-lift pins crowding around a high-lift pin.

Excuse the heavy breathing! I was filming this for an hour... stopping if my picking attempts were over 4 minutes. It's funny that, off-camera, I can get this lock picked reasonably consistently, but when the camera is on, the lock feels nigh unpickable.

Also, please enjoy my mishap with accidentally turning the core 180 degrees. Luckily, off-screen, I had a picture of the fully-gutted lock to reference! Though, I did slightly mangle one of the springs...

#PACLOCK200KCLUB

[6] Pick Master 410 LOTO & Gut/Assemble ABUS 72/40

adhdmi — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 22:19:20 GMT

Application for my Green Belt rank from the Lock Pickers United. Single-pick picking the Master #410 LOTO (Lock Out Tag Out) (unguttable), and then the gutting and reassembly of the ABUS 72/40. Hopefully, this gets accepted. Fingers crossed!

The Green Belt ranked locks are quite the step up from Yellow and Orange Belt ranked locks. Started with progressive pinning the ABUS 72/40, but couldn't quite get myself to pick it at 4 pins. Tried my hand at the #410 LOTO, and after finding out that I needed very light tension (almost hardly any), it took a few days to adjust and start being able to pick it consistently.

More info on the belt ranking system here: https://www.reddit.com/r/lockpicking/wiki/beltranking/

Edit: Feb 16, 2025: Video got accepted. 😄

[5] Picking Master Lock 141, My First Attempt

adhdmi — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:21:51 GMT

Unlike the Master Lock 1, 3, and 5 - all of which are White Belt¹ level locks - the Master Lock 141 is a Yellow Belt level, and I figured I'd try to film my first attempt at it. Two minutes doesn't seem too bad!

The problem was that I was not expecting the lock to have a spring. So, my tension tool fell off the moment it was picked, and I thought I had to start over again... but found that the lock did indeed unlock!

In my future attempts (not recorded), I got the lock open in about 5 seconds, but then I haven't been able to pick the lock at all. The problem I'm having is being able to tension the lock from the top-of-the-keyway. There's so little space for it, but after a few hours of on-and-off fidgeting, I managed to find a way to tension it and get it opened fairly quickly (<10 seconds) and consistently!

¹Belts??? The Lockpickers United created this neat ranking system based off of Karate Belts for a person to convey what skill level they are at. Even better, they've ranked several locks based on picking difficulty which makes for a great way to find locks above, below, or at your skill level. You can read more here: https://www.reddit.com/r/lockpicking/wiki/beltranking/