Sept 15 - 20

Monday - Bouldering at Ft Union at 6am, was good, I saved some strength in case I go tonight. Or maybe I'll go to Sandy tomorrow morning after the temple. The light wall is gone, just a regular climbing wall now. Also I didn’t even try a V3, wasn't quite feeling it

• Yellow V1
• Purple V0
• Purple V2 attempt
• Yellow V1
• People V1
• Yellow V0
• Purple V2 8 attempts I got both parts of it but didn’t get them both together today
• White V1
• Kid area R>L & L>R
• Cave Red V2 attempt
• Purple V1
• Purple V2 attempt 3x got both parts of it but didn’t get them both together 

Also did these 5 "primal" moves. I liked it! I was able to do each for 60 seconds. 

Hike for FHE out at Corner Canyon, went along Brocks and then turned on a foot path only, Hoof and Boot. Slow with the kids, but it was good. 1.9 miles in 54 minutes. I heard lots of comments of "this is so pretty" and such.

Katharine said we were in a magical forest. 

She liked the dirt.

Up on her dad's shoulders so we can get to the car before it's too dark

The sky and weather were all perfect and beautiful!

Tuesday - Bouldering at 6am in Sandy after the temple (5am at Jordan River). 41 minutes. Did 24: 

• V4 attempt - 1
• V3 attempt - 1
• V2 attempt - 4
• V2 send - 6
• V1 send - 7
• V0 send - 5

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Sep 8 - 13

Monday - Ruins and Techy, I got the 2nd bridge rocks today AND THE LISA ROCKS 1st time this year! finally! 11.46 miles, Got to ruins at 1:01:37 woo! total time 1 hour 27 min. I didn't get the 3rd bridge rocks today, so that's a good time considering I walked that part. I wonder if I could get  to the top in less than an hour...

Tuesday - did a double header yesterday, so just stretching today, went to the temple for 5am initiatories.

Wednesday - double header again - I went with Corey to take carpool, then we did a ride up rattlesnake BST, took rattlesnake gulch on the way down. 5.67 miles, 54 minutes. Then straight to Momentum for 8 top rope. 

• SE Green 10c
• Overhang Orange 5.10c 
• Overhang purple 5.10c
• South purple 5.10d
• South green 5.10c
• South black 5.10b liked that one
• South orange 5.10b
• West yellow 5.10a

Thursday - handstand for 60 seconds, 60 second hang. Took it easy after the double header yesterday

Friday - Ride to ruins before date night. 11.47 miles, 1 hour 22 min. I paused my clock for a breather, but with the pause I was able to make it to the top in less than an hour from home, yay go me. I'll try to do that time without a rest someday!

Saturday - stretching, some handstands, I meant to go climbing tonight but I lost track of time, darn (building Ariel's lego castle) Still a good active day. Walking to soccer games, walking around costco, cleaning a lot.

Sep 1 - 6

Monday - Hike with Corey! 

We haven't gone on a hike together for a long time, it was really great, filled my cup, fun to talk and walk. Picked some wild berries, I'm going to go back this week and gather more.

Then climbing for FHE with all the kids - yay for the new "two guest passes per membership" cause that got us all in. Wayne came to help belay.

That for over an hour, Abi belayed me cause she didn't want to climb, so I snuck in 3 toprope routes, then Corey and I did top rope for 25 min before they closed early for labor day. 

Overhang Orange 5.10c, missed it at the top but super good challenging climb!

Overhang Purple 5.10c

NE by kid area Black 5.10a

with Corey: Yellow 5.10a that Sophi tried, had a tricky part

Green 5.10c - good, got it

further north Green 5.10c - good, woo!

Tuesday - Ruins & Techy with Corey at 9am (yay for the girls having another day off of school). 2nd place for Cool way at .37 miles 2:59 (PR is 2:58 on 6/23/25). Did Techgnar, 3rd place .31 5:27. Total ride 11.37 miles, 1 hour 33 min

Wednesday - Morning hike to Bell canyon (to gather some creeping Oregon grapes!) 2.46 miles, 56 min. Then Ft Union top rope with Corey at 3:40pm, did 8:

• Green 5.10b
• Orange 5.11b purple 5.11c combo
• ⁠black 5.10c round “honest”
• ⁠red 5.10b
• ⁠blue 5.10d
• ⁠purple 5.10d
• ⁠purple 5.10a 2x

Thursday - Morning walk, 3.09 miles, 56 minutes. Also quick short sunset hike with Abi to my quiet rock, .82 miles, 26 minutes.

Friday - Ride to ruins at 6:30 this am. 11.10 miles, 1 hour 29 minutes, 3rd place for 3rd bridge to top at 13:10 time for .82 miles. Corey started going up at 7:30, passed him on the sandy double track. I got up early cause I had to get back to get the boys off to school. 

Saturday -

Aug 25 - 30

Monday - 3:30 pm Solo ride to ruins, techy too. 11.24 miles, 1 hour 33 minutes, it smelled so nice after the rain last night! 

Tuesday - 6 am Morning rock climb at Ft Union:

• Light wall lemon v0
• Orange V2
• Cave purple V1 attempt
• R>L got it
• L>R made it to green
• L>R got it!
• East Yellow V1
• Light orange V3
• East blue V2
• Light wall lime V2
• R>L got it
• Light orange V3

Biked with Daniel to Karate, 3 miles, 21 minutes. Mowed the lawn - .72 miles walking in 26 minutes

Wednesday - 3 pm ride to ruins and Techy, got 2nd bridge rocks, yay, AND the lisa rocks, went to the left. 11.54 miles, 1 hour 37 min. PM stretching

Thursday - Morning bouldering at Millcreek - Total 30 sent. 

Then 7pm ride in Corner Canyon, Ann's and Rush trees, 6.78 miles in 56 min. 5 PRs:

1. PR Anns piece 1.31 miles in 10:51
2. PR Clarks bridge to top of Anns trail 3.24, 31:16
3. PR Ann's Trail 2.24 miles, 19:21
4. bronze half Ann 1.32 miles 11:41 (PR was 11:15 on 10/16/23)
5. PR top of ann's .84 miles in 6:50

Stretching 55 minutes

Friday - Stretching as I played legos with Katharine. Was thinking we'd go climb for date night, but then date night didn't happen cause all our girls were gone (AL at Skyline football game, SN to Scofield) so Corey and I took ODPK climbing at Millcreek. Belayed kids, then did a few boulders with 

Saturday - Clarks & Rush with Corey at 7:36, we had to beat the sunset so I was going fast (plus felt antsy cause I had wanted to go for a few hours) and got 4 PRs! 

1. Coyote to the bench .39 miles in 5.03
2. Clarks bridge to bench: 1.08 miles 14:45 min
3. Top of rush (rush tom sawyer) .44 miles 1:45
4. Don't slow down now .79 11:18

Got home, gave P a haircut, DPK a bath, then out for quick bouldering at Ft Union Momentum with Lily. 

• Lily’s blue V2
• Orange V2 
• Kids area race (it's all new routes) R>L got it
• L to R right away, got it
• Kid area - climbed each color without resting.
• Green V3! Lily was trying it, I hadn't gotten this one yet, but I tried it after Lily's failed attempt and I got it first try! Woo!

Aug 18 - 23

Monday - 4:30 PM ride to ruins, 11.33 miles, 1 hour 29 min, got to top in 1:04:03! Tried to cancel Momentum today. FHE at Waterford playing soccer. Ethan brought some friends to Waterford from the Dominican Republic who were interested in trying climbing, so then Corey figured out how to pay for it, Corey and I went and belayed their two boys (Corey's a sucker for serving others via anything they're interested in, so yay that got me another month to climb!), I did one Yellow 5.10c and one Orange V2 boulder

Tuesday - Morning jog of Mt Jordan loop via tree farm, didn't stop and walk, 2.36 in 21 min, I got my 2nd fastest time in the 2 mile. Plus 34 min stretching later, and 2 pull ups

Wednesday - Bouldering this morning, not quite feeling it, did kid area R>L got it

L>R didn’t get it, R>L didn’t get it. Just 11 boulders total: 

• Orange V3 2x
• 1 V3 attempt
• 1 V2 send
• 4 V1s
• 3 V0s

Thursday - Morning hike from 1st bridge 3.82 miles, 1 hour 13 minutes. Evening ride to ruins during 24 hour fast, 11.30 miles, 1 hour 33 min. The Alta biking team was up there, lots of people, so had to pause a few times for them to pass or waiting for them, still good ride, I got the 2nd bridge rocks, 3rd time in a row! Weigh 139.8 after the ride, yay. I've been in the 140s like this whole year so glad to get it under even if just barely. Last Sunday night I was 150 (perimenopause?) 

Friday - I did the ride last night cause I was pretty sure I'd end up taking carpool this morning, which I did. Went climbing for date night: 

• NE Pink 5.11a cheated with 5.9 purple for the last half
• NE Red 5.10b
• SE red 5.11b I GOT IT!!! No rests or cheats! Woo!!
• SW pink 5.10d got it!
• West Green 5.8
• West red 5.10 b/c
• NW pink 5.10c
• NW Corner yellow 5.10c 2 rests

Saturday - evening walk/hike to my secret spot on the moraine. 4.25 miles, 1 hour 30 min

Here's the boulder from my walk down. 

(Another secret spot is by that lone pine up on the hill.)

Aug 11 - 16

Monday - Morning ride with Corey to corner canyon, we did Clarks and Rush. 

Tuesday - Ft. Union top rope with Corey - 

• West blue 5.10c
• East pink 5.10d
• South black 5.11a/b
• South blue 5.11a
• Center southeast corner Orange 5.10c
• East Blue 5.10c
• East north black 5.10c “it’s honest”
• Yellow 5.10b

Wednesday - Early ride to ruins. 12.98 miles, 1 hour 56 min. I got the 2nd bridge rocks, yay, second time this year! Then did techy 2x, then met Corey coming down from the ruins, back to ruins together, then techy to home. 

Thursday - 8am - started a walk but then had to come back for the AC to get repaired, hooray for that though (It was 92 degrees in our upstairs bedroom yesterday!)

8:43 pm Millcreek toprope with Corey while SN babysat Alive at Waynes, 1 hour 21 minutes

• West Orange 5.10a
• Green 5.10c one cheat one rest
• Black 5.10d got it!
• Red 5.10a
• SW Pink 5.10c rest and 2 cheats
• NW Lavender 5.10d one cheat, good!
• Green 5.10c got it
• North orange 5.10c one cheat at very end woo!

Friday - Dimple Dell Walk - 4.2 miles, 1 hour 26 min, plus 100 walking lunges and 4 passes on the monkey bars

Saturday - 7:30 pm ride in Corner Canyon: Clarks, Rush & Canyon Hollow. 4.40 miles, 37 minutes, 10 achievements. I had Avocado toast with an egg for breakfast. Tried to eat "macros" today. Watched video yesterday "Warrior Babe" - one thing I liked that she said was to look at yourself every morning and say "I can't believe I get to keep this!" referring to my body. That's a great way to look at ourselves, and we DO get to keep this forever thanks to Jesus' resurrection. He came and suffered and died for me to be able to have a body and keep it forever. 

Aug 4 - 9

Monday - Climbing this morning with Corey and Lily. Lily bouldered. She wanted to be sure to go before she started FSY today at BYU, she'll be gone until Saturday. 

Corey and I did 8 top rope:

• NORTH - Purple 5.10a
• WEST Red 5.11a/green 5.10b combo
• WEST Purple 5.10d one cheat
• WEST Pink 5.10d I liked that one! I was able to to it, it helped that it was not impossible
• WEST Red 5.10a
• SE CORNER Red 5.11b (pic below) 1 rest & 1 cheat at the top, had to grab a yellow to survive
• EAST Purple 5.10a one cheat
• EAST Blue 5.10c got it

Tuesday - Morning walk, turned hike around Bell Reservoir, turned jog home. 5.31 miles, 1 hour 46 minutes. <-- (that was my 700th Strava activity!) 90+ min of splits stretching, squats, pancake stretch, etc.

Wednesday - Bouldering at Ft Union by myself,  

• West wall - Purple V0
• Kids area R>L I GOT IT! Woo
• LIGHT WALL - Orange V2
• Lily’s blue V2
• Kids area L>R got to white/black
• This HIIT 1x 
• Kids area L>R  GOT IT
• HIIT repeat
• CAVE pink V3 attempt 2x

Evening stretching for 45+ min

Thursday - Ride to ruins with Corey, 11.27, 1 hour 34 min

Friday - Morning walk - 4.36 miles, 1 hour 20 min. Toprope at 8:30pm at Ft Union for date night - did 8:

• WEST WALL - Orange 5.10b
• Green 5.10b new
• Red 5.11b only one rest
• SOUTH WALL - red 5.10b
• Blue 5.11a one cheat
• Purple 5.11a attempt, finished using black 5.10c
• EAST WALL - pink 5.10d got it
• WEST WALL - Blue 5.10c

Saturday - 1 hour stretching this am (v-wall and back bend w/pillow), Bouldering at Millcreek with Lily at 1:13 pm for 1 hour 11 min. Didn't keep track of everything on Kaya, but did atleast 21, 11+  attempts, 10 sent, plus two kid area races with Lily, I won both haha