Bouldering in Pasila

I found an offer about bouldering from Groupon.com. I recommend this website because it provides you with many kind of deals from various products, such as necklaces and bags, to different kind of services, including massages, spas and the like. The offer I found is a gift card to try bouldering with 50% discount, moreover, shoe rental is included so I wouldn't need to worry about the gear. I paid for the gift card online (2€) before going to the place.

This company, Boulderkeskus, has a few offices that locate in Pasila, Herttoniemi, and Konala. My old schoolmate, Mikko, and I decided to try the one in Pasila. It was a bit troublesome to find the place, because it was hidden in old  railway engine garages close to Pasila railway station. Just remember the address Tallikatu, go along the road and you will manage to find the office in the middle of old buildings.

There I showed the staff my gift card and we needed to pay 12€ altogether. Before bouldering you have to fill a document to accept the rules. Be careful not to stay close to people who are climbing. The walls are around 5 meters high. While climbing, I suggest you to come down a bit to decrease the drop height onto the crash pads. Otherwise the continuous falling may stress your back.

Choose the shoes that fit your feet well, because it may effect your climbing. Before you climb rub some magnesium powder to improve your holdings.

I think bouldering is much harder than wall climbing even though I haven't tried wall climbing yet. Because in this sport you are on your own, there is no one lifting you with the safety rope and ensuring your climb. Bouldering trains your arm muscles extensively, especially press muscles and shoulders. It also help  improve body's control. After several climbs, my forearms got really hard and my legs were out of energy. Once you pick up this hobby, I would suggest you stretch frequently and go for massage.

If I had more times and the place is closer, I would like to start bouldering. I think bouldering was quite interesting and I recommend people to try it even for once! :D

More information about the place, check out from this website:
http://www.boulderkeskus.com/en/

PS. Did you know someone is still bouldering as 70 years-old??

Eatos - Mexican Diner

After bouldering, we (I and Mikko) decided to charge our energy with delicious foods. We went back to Helsinki Central railway station and tried to come up with an idea what to eat. Nothing came to our mind so we used Helsinki CityAdvisor to guide us :P From there we found Eatos Mexican Diner restaurant, which is not far away and took around 5-10 min to walk from the railway station..

Eatos has quite good reviews and I have wanted to try Mexican food for a long time. The restaurant is not very big but very nice place to enjoy Mexican food and cocktails, mezcales or tequilas.

The food is classic street style with a variety of tacos served up on soft corn tortillas, as well as filling burritos, quesadillas and tostadas. I chose Carnitas (grilled pulled pork) and Mikko took Chorizo (fried Mexican style sausage with pico de gallo). The food were delicious, even though they were a bit spicy (I stood it!!) :D

The tacos differ from ordinary ones - their color were marine blue. The color comes from blue corn that has many nutritional advantages over standard white or yellow corn. It contains 20% more protein
and has lower glycemic index than white corn.

The service was satisfying and people were very friendly. It wasn't so crowded at that time so we stayed and talked for many hours~~ Eatos is a nice place to spend time for drinks with comfortable decoration and views~

More information about the restaurant, check it out from these websites:
http://www.eatos.fi/en/
https://www.facebook.com/eatosmexican/