Rock Climbing!

A while ago Joanne and I had talked about going rock climbing in our never ending quest to find fun cross training activities. Tonight it finally worked out!

We went to Vertical Adventures. It was a little tricky to find and I think we were both a little nervous when we first arrived.

 

 

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The very nice gentleman working there showed us how to put on our harnesses and how to hook up to the wires. I have never climbed like this before and it was kinda cool.

This wall will haunt my dreams! I could NOT get to the top!

However, only a small portion of the climbing areas at Vertical Adventures have these special wires. For the rest, you need someone to belay you. Thankfully it wasn't very busy and our friend from the front desk offered to belay us for a while.

 After an evening of climbing I realized a couple of things about myself:

1) I am stubborn! I will keep trying until my hands bleed or I make it to the top!

2) I have weak little chicken arms and need to keep up with the pushup challenge!

3) I really like climbing! (Dad, thanks for exposing me to this as a kid! Tonight brought back great memories of being a teenager and you taking me climbing!)