Dmitry Popov lives in an ordinary apartment building. In the first month of seclusion, like many of his colleagues, was keeping fit through exercises for General and special physical training. He began to spend more time on different grip, especially pinch, learned some gymnastic elements. Began to perform sets of movements with ribbons.
Popov admitted that “at first it was hard, because at home to train in principle I don’t like, but eventually used”.
the Period of isolation were prolonged many times. OFP has gradually become boring and the desire to climb was getting stronger.
– had the idea to build a small climbing wall at a friend’s yard, but unfortunately, this proved impossible. I decided to try to implement their plans at home, although there were big doubts on this score, – said Dmitry.
the assistants he took a friend rossetter from Voronezh Konstantin Gunko. Both guys it was the first experience of building a raised wall for climbing, said climbing Federation of Russia. It took three shields, boards, lots of screws and metal corners.
– Along with a twist of the walls met at ten o’clock. Everything went according to plan. The height of the climbing wall was 2.4 meters, width – three, overhang – 34 degrees, length – 2.9 meters. Clocked it in three relief and about 350 leads, explained Popov.
On makeshift projectile can not only return, but also to gain stamina for the discipline of “difficulty” and raise the level of climbing “old school” routes to discipline “bouldering”, said Dmitriy. But physical preparation an athlete does not give up.
