Last Saturday we (Darin, Miriam and myself) took the day to go rock climbing at the Rock Haus. We started in the morning and climbed for about 3 hours, then took a break, grabbed a bite to eat, and then headed back for a couple more hours on the wall.
What a fun day! Darin and I took turns belaying each other and Miriam. We weren't quite ready to let Miriam belay either of us. I was totally amazed at how quickly M took to climbing to the top.The first time or two, she became hesitant and wanted to come down without reaching the top, but after a few tries, and lots of encouragement, she made it, and from then on, every time she tried she went to the top. She even surprised us on one climb that had some overhangs when she worked her way through the overhangs and on to the top.
I'm afraid that if we are going to keep up with her, her dad and I will need to go take some lessons.
We had a fun day, and it was great to see how confident M became after pushing herself a little and overcoming the initial fears. Maybe there is a lesson here that the rest of us could learn from. If a 6 year old can do it maybe the rest of us should try things that at first seem a little difficult.
I am tempted to go take a lead climbing class. That looks like it would be a lot of fun.
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