Category Archives: Climbing

Our favorite pastime

Happy Father’s Day!

April had a great idea for this Father’s Day. Let’s all go up to Mt. Lemmon and let the boys climb while we watch the babies. We met up at 7:30, got some coffee and muffins and headed up the mountain. Paul and Tom did really well and we all had a lot of fun.  After we were done climbing, we came back home and then later met up with Grandpa K for dinner and dessert. YUM-MY!!

Paul, Tom and April heading up the trail
Juniper foliage along the way
Cactus flower
My favorite boys
Checking the gear
Paul leading
Buddies - Silas and Henry hear Morgan coming
Tommy's turn
Henry lovin' on April - so cute!
Beautiful boys
Grandpa's famous chocolate wafer dessert - DELICIOUS
The whole gang

Hueco Trip and Woody Session

Couple pics from Hueco in March – I’m on “Hobbit in a Blender” – real fun V5. Tom got up these too fast for anyone to take pictures! Other pics are of us over at Paul and April’s “woody” or wood climbing wall.

Grabbing the jug
Getting over the lip
Going for the top - classic climb!
Messing around
Must have had PTA (Pain, Torture and Agony) that night

Hueco Trip

Took a trip to Hueco this month with our buddies April, Paul and their sweet baby Silas. 

Paul showing us lines on "Mop boys"
Me giving a go on "Lithologic"
Tommy also giving it a try

 

Tom over the lip

 

That's pretty much how our hands feel right now

 

Taking a break
Tommy sending "Sign of the Cross"
Me getting ready to throw for the jug

Our Second Honeymoon – Climbing

Our second destination on our big trip was Bishop, CA.  This is one of the premiere bouldering destinations in the US and hosts the Buttermilks and Happy/Sad boulders (among others).  After a day of testing our mettle in the Buttermilks (and getting sorely shut down), we had a bit more luck with the Happy/Sad’s.  However, our fingers were so sore from the sharp granite of the B-milks, we couldn’t make it more than a half day :(.  Oh well, we’ll be back!
The expecting couple taking a time out on their crash pad
Maria working on a large pock-marked boulder problem
Victory!
The beautiful Sierra Nevada mountains overlooking our campsite outside Bishop

On the way back home, after visiting my family in MT, we stopped by Salt Lake City for a day-and-a-half of bouldering in Little Cottonwood Canyon.  Even though we had a guide book for the area, we had no clue what were good problems and what weren’t.  Thus, we spent over a half day looking for boulders that ended up yielding little in the way of good climbing.  Go figure, as we were leaving we saw some locals working a few lines and joined them for a really fun problem…guess we need to scout or beta a little better next time!

Maria working a boulder problem in Little Cottonwood Canyon outside Salt Lake City, UT
Maria working the ridge with the killer toe hook!
Maria throwing for the finish
Tom working the direct route

Flagstaff Climbing Trip

Took a trip up to Priests Draw in Flagstaff with a bunch of buddies. We had a GREAT time hanging out and being goofy. The only bad part was when our friend Luis fell off a climb and BROKE his ankle on our FIRST DAY!! He’s super tough too because he climbed the entire time and didn’t even whine about it. Amazing guy.

Let's climb! Luis, Matt and Mike
The crew warming up on Triangle boulder
Matty giving a go on Bat Roof
Luis showing his stuff, even with his bum ankle
Jason's turn
Giving me a big cheeser
Steph and I getting frisky
Tommy getting out over the lip
Steph tearing it up
Me trying to figure out where the hell to go
All of us!
Steph getting stretchy
Going out to a big lip
Me up next
Double heel hook!
How can he be smiling!!??
OUCH

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