Apr 21 - 26

Monday - Bouldering with Lily this morning (we got her a two week pass).

I did 24 total: 17 sends, 7 attempts. Then a ride to the ruins with Corey around 4:30. I got a flat on the descent. I rode it slowly on the road, then walked from the church. I got the first rock pile on Techy, and almost got the second. 

Tuesday - 

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Apr 14 - 19

Monday - Home > Ruins > Techy > Home

11.25 miles, 1 hour 55 min. Still snow in a few spots, but that's ok cause I don't mind walking it now and then.

Tuesday - Bouldering at Sandy Momentum at 6, after the temple at 5 am. 38 minutes: 

• 1 V5 attempt
• 2 V3 sends
• 2 V3 attempts
• 3 V2 sends 
• 3 V2 attempt
• 7 V1 sends
• 4 V0 sends

Then I went on a bike ride again too! Home > Ruins > Techy > Home. 11.30 miles. 1 hour 51 minutes. I mostly wanted to check the status of snow on the trail. 1 hour 51 min. I was able to ride some of it on the decent at the top, and most all of it down. I even got across the water above the 3rd bridge, and the techy connector at the 3rd bridge, and the 3rd bridge pipe!

Wednesday - Hike up Bells. Did a bit too much exploring in uncharted territory and was praying not to run into any wild animals (mountain lions). I was glad when I found a trail. 

I followed it and thought it would connect to the Bells trail, but nope... just kept going up and up. I wanted to turn around but didn't want to go the way I came. Came across two wind chimes and a christmas tree...

and then found a whole hut...

I still couldn't find a trail across the creek, so I eventually just took a chance. Huffed it over tree logs, through bushes, and over snow. 

Was glad when I saw a hiker going down, I knew I was close... Glad to finally get on Bells. 

Then I went to the top of a moraine, and was late getting home, the girls were late for YW, my bad. I was glad my phone didn't die. I got to 3%!

Thursday - Bouldering at Ft Union this morning. 16 sends, 8 attempts, 24 total:

• Light wall - Pink v2 
• Blue V1
• Orange v3
• Center east  Blue V1 
• purple v1
• Black Vsomething, didn't say? I guess a 1
• Green V1
• Center south Blue V1
• West wall V2 red
• Yellow V4 2 attempts
• Purple v1
• Cave Red V2 attempt (cause sophi called at the hardest part)
• Cave red V2 got it
• West wall purple V2 attempt
• Red V3 attempt
• Yellow V2
• Purple V2
• Green V3 attempt 
• Center north green V2
• South wall - Blue V1
• Cave pink V2 2 attempts
• Cave purple V1

Friday - 

Saturday - 

Apr 7 - 12

Monday - walk to Crystal Cove this morning at 6:10. 2.52 miles, and again this evening to watch the sunset, 2.35 miles. (Walked there yesterday too, 2.94 miles.)

Tuesday - Walking around Six Flags amusement park all day.

Wednesday - 6:13 am walk to beach. 3.9 miles, 1 hour 28 min.

Thursday - Woke up at 4:45, knew the moon would be setting at 5:15 am, so hurried and got ready. Started 4:55 and ran down to the beach to see it. Had a good view from higher up...

But it was hidden by the marine layer. Still enjoyed walking around the beach in the dark and seeing the sky light up all morning. 

6.03 miles, 2 hours 9 minutes. I got a "congratulations" for my longest walk on Strava

I think tomorrow I might try to see the moon set again tomorrow.... Tomorrow moonset 5:41 am, sunrise 6:25. I'm also excited to try and see the full moon Saturday morning in Nevada on our way home! I lived in Arizona years ago and the full moon in the desert there was amazing <3

Friday - Got breakfast ready for everyone, then I left for a last morning walk to the beach at 8:30 while they ate and packed. Check out at 11. Found out this morning there is a short cut behind our building. I told Corey I'd be quick, but with the shortcut I felt like I earned more time at the beach. 2.52 miles, 55 minutes. Drove to Vegas

Saturday - Drive home. Unpacked, then (with sunset not until 8) Corey and I took a ride to the ruins at 5:30. Trail up to the ruins, then took the road back from Lisa's. 11 miles, 1 hour 44 min. Then I went bouldering at 9pm. 26 total, 20 sends, 6 attempts. They don't have Kaya so I have to keep track of the climbs myself. I'm starting to use shorthand. (021 = V0 V1 V2) I sent a new Orange V3 on the lit up wall. Glad I did good for not coming since last Friday.

• 012
• 12 3 attempt
• 012 3 attempt 
• 01 2 attempt 2x purple west wall
• West V1purple 
• West V2red
• Center blueV1
• Cave purple v1 
• Cave red V2 got it woo!
• Pink V2 attempt
• Light wall blue V1 pink V2 orange V3 2x
• Orange v4 attempt
• Light wall pink V1

Mar 31 - Apr 5

Monday - Millcreek bouldering after dropping off Abi and Lily at school. 50 minutes, 26 total: 17 sends and 9 attempts, 5 of the attempts were the hanging purple V2 in the OG sector. To get that one I'll need to get my palms a little tougher and probably able to bend my arms more to pull myself - the last hold on it is a far reach that I can't get by swinging myself.

Tuesday - Ft Union bouldering with my sister Beka. 

Wednesday - K is hanging out with Ethan and Bella today. 20 handstands, splits stretching while I blogged in my room.

Thursday - More sitting today, but I finished blogging July 2024! Yay. Did two 64 second handstands. It's 10 pm now. Let me try one more time and see if I can beat it... 82 seconds! That barely beat my PR of 81! I'm not sure if that is my #1 PR or just one of my PR times, but that's the longest that I can remember holding a handstand before so I think it is.

Friday - bouldering at 1pm before spending the evening driving. 50 minutes, did 28: 18 sends, 10 attempts. 2 V4 attempts were a white V4 in the OG that looks doable, just long and overhanging. I got 1/3 the way up.

Saturday - drive to Newport CA

Mar 24 - 29

Monday - bouldering this am at Ft Union. 

• 5 V0s
• 12 V1s
• 3V1 Attempts 
• 5 V2s
• 5 V2 attempts
• 6 V3 attempts
• 5 V4 attempts

I did NOT get the Red V2 in the cave. And actually when I saw it today I forgot it was a V2, not a V3. It's hard! My hands get so tired! Didn't get it today but I'll try again! It's hanging a lot, you're basically holding on upside down.

Then 3pm bike ride up the canyon. First goal was just the ruins, but I also knew I had time that I could try to keep going all the way to Snowbird, and I did.

 

Then I went a little more to Alta. 

I got my longest ride, biggest climb, biggest elevation gain (3696) and a few other achievements.

22.37 miles. Took me 2 hours 43 minutes to get to Alta.

Tuesday - Exploring Bell Canyon hike, 5.13 miles, 2 hours 15 min. Plus 210 walking lunges on the way home. It was so fun and pretty and a few spots had lovely pine smell, plus I love listening to the creek too. I love the mountains. I love where we live!

Wednesday - 6am bouldering at Ft. Union, 45 minutes, I finally got the red V2! I got it twice, woo. Also took three tries but I got the pink V2 too. This is the pink V2. It's really at an angle, and the holds aren't great, so it's pushing you out but it's hard to hold on and the foot holds are tiny too.

• Warm up Purple V0 
• green V1
• Warm up again 
• Easier red V2 
• Diff Purple V0
• tricky Blue V1
• Pink V2 (almost got it!)
• Light wall V0
• Purple v1 cave wall
• Pink V2 attempt 
• Red V2 got it!!! pic above on Monday
• Purple V1 west wall
• West wall red V2
• West wall Purple V0
• West wall pink V1
• Center west pink V2 attempt *pic below
• Center north Green V2 got it
• Center west Red V1
• Cave red V2 got it again!!!
• Cave pink V2 GOT IT!

This is the V0 warm up boulder 

This was the easier Red V2, I was able to get this first try a few weeks ago.

 

V0 purple on right, Pink V1 next to it, Purple V2 on the left that I dont think I got. 

this pink V2 below is impossible (some of it looks red) 

Green V2 that is hard but I was able to get today, I've gotten it a few times but it's a hard one

Blue V1 that is tricky, cause you have to throw yourself around the corner to the left to grab the blue that you can't see around the corner.

Thursday - left for a ride at 5pm, went from home to Hidden Valley, along BST, climb to Ghost Falls, then took Ghost falls down, lower rush, limelight, back up to BST, BST north back to Hidden Valley. 16.59 miles, 2 hours 37 minutes, 1888 elevation gain, 23 achievements, yay

Friday - date night top rope at Ft Union:

• South wall Pink 5.10b
• South black 5.11a 3 falls with rest
• South blue 5.10d haha but mostly a purple 5.7
• East center blue 5.10d volcano
• East black 5.10c
• North side purple 5.10c new
• North black 5.10a new
• NW purple 5.10c new

Saturday - Went to belay some friends at Ft Union, Bliss and Devree, who we took with our guest pass. I did a few boulders with them.

Mar 17 - 22

Monday - Bouldering this morning at Ft. Union. I don't know how to record boulders there. I need them to put up Kaya QR codes. :(  I did 24 total.

1. V0 center NE purple
2. V1 - center NW green
3. V2 - center north Green 
4. V2 Center west pink attempt
5. V1 orange center north
6. V2 Center south pink 
7. V0 light south lime 
8. V1 south wall yellow
9. V1 south wall blue
10. V2 south light green cheated
11. V1 light lime
12. V1 light yellow
13. V4 light orange attempt
14. center north Green V2 again
15. center north deep orange V3 attempt
16. blue V1 north wall
17. north wall orange V1
18. west wall NW corner orange V2 attempt
19. west wall blue V3 attempt
20. west wall purple V2 attempt my hands are done
21. red V2
22. purple V1 attempt I’m done
23. V1 center NW green 2 more times which makes
24. 24 boulders total

Also a 48 min walk after I got home. Did Core Balance thing that Corey got, got through day 5.

Tuesday - some handstands and 30 min splits stretching. Watched a google ad for Svelte Training which I bought years ago and tried, then asked for a refund. Maybe I need to try it again, feeling stuck again. She says if you're over 40 you gotta do stuff differently. Just did this Meredith 7 min workout. 

Wednesday - 20 boulder this morning, also did the 7 min workout from yesterday again, also Core balance training for 15 min. Doing some research for Corey and myself on post Nasal drip and Corey's  heartburn/acid reflux/(I think might be Gerd now, though I had not been aware of that condition until today) - Here for chronic post nasal drip (not seasonal related) is caused by fungus/mold in the sinuses, so some remedies are: garlic, oregano oil (essential oil?) and don't feed the fungus with sugar or milk sugar

Thursday - Some dead bug (per Dr. Berg's advice, min 7:30, watched that yesterday) this morning, did 50 dead bug reps, aka extending and alternating legs and arms. 8pm did my own version of a 7 min workout, from what I could remember of the one I did the past two days. Then 50 handstands, 25 reps each leg forward. Watched this Dr. Berg video on things to suppress appetite: "Better than ozempic, stop your cravings". I've been doing avocado, apple cider vinegar, ginger, he lists about 22 things.

Friday - climbing after date night at Sandy Momentum. Did 9 climbs, one was a solid 5.10d! I totally did it. Didn't do the 5.11 a without cheating. 

• Orange 5.10a
• Orange 5.10b
• Yellow 5.10b
• Blue 5.11a
• Red 5.10a
• Purple 5.10a
• Black 5.10b
• Green 5.10d I did it! 
• Purple 5.9 (started Blue 5.10d in the corner but nope)

Then two fun boulders - White V2 and Orange V2 in cave area

Saturday - bouldering at Millcreek

• 1 V0
• 6 V1
• 4 V2 attempts
• 6 V2 sends
• 2 V3 attempts
• 3 V3 sends - a blue one on the south bolder short slab

Mar 10 - 15

Monday - Bouldering at 6am, did 25, then a 2:30 walk pushing K in stroller, 2.1 miles

Tuesday - Morning walk with 70 walking lunges 3x for total 210 walking lunges, 2.83 miles, 52 minutes. I saw the sunrise. 

In the evening I biked up the road to the Lisa Falls parking lot. Did dirty sprint on the way home. 12.15 miles, 1 hour 36 minutes, and I saw the sunset, so both the sunrise and the sunset today, yay.

Wednesday - Quick bouldering, only had 20 min so went straight for the hard stuff. Did 4 sends and 6 attempts in the OG sector.

Thursday - shoveling and some stretching

Friday - shoveling, stretching, handstands

Saturday - evening top rope, did 7 or 8? I lost track... Went to Millcreek at 6:30pm. Started in the east front Toprope area:

east front Orange 5.9

South west blue 5.10d/yellow 5.10c

West 5.10c blue/Purple 5.9

Purple 5.10c

Yellow 5.10b

Orange 5.10c hard but glad I can do it/did it again

Green 5.10a

Mar 3 - 8

Monday - 45 min of Bouldering at Ft. Union, pretty lacking energy since I'm on hour 36 of fasting, but still pretty good, did 22 - 13 sends, 9 attempts:

• Light wall - V0 Turquoise
• V2 green
• V2 pink 
• V3 green attempt 
• V4 turquoise attempt
• V1 hot pink got it and didn’t cheat!
• V2 gold Got It!! 2nd time
• V2 green attempt
• V2 green attempt cheated w/pink V3
• Yellow V1
• Purple V3 attempt
• Green V2 attempt
• Lime V0
• Then Cave - V0 Purple 
• V3 Red attempt
• Pink V3 did it!!
• Then West Wall - South Red V2
• Yellow V4 attempt
• Purple V1
• Purple V2 attempt I’m too tired
• Pink V1
• Purple V0

splits stretching 

Tuesday - 1 mile on treadmill in 20 min, then a 40 minute 2.4 walk outside that included 50 walking lunges 2x. 30 min of stretching

Wednesday - Bouldering at Millcreek, did 20. Next time, do the white V4 in the OG. I think (?) it might be doable? Seemed like it had good holds, it was just really long and some of them were far apart. But I was trying to do a blue V3 by it, and that was too hard but I was cheating with the white V4 and I want to try that one next time when I'm fresh. 40 min of stretching

Thursday - Took a cold walk outside at 6pm, did 2x 75 walking lunges on it. 2.84 miles total, 52 minutes. Also some splits stretching, and 40 handstands, 20 each leg

Friday - nada. I was going to go climbing this morning, but it snowed, so instead I cleared the driveway so Corey and Abi could leave at 7. Also like 10 min of stretching. Mucho interruptions today. 

Saturday - Top rope with Corey at 8pm (after a violin recital) We had to hurry to get 8 routes done before they closed at 10. Hardest one was an orange 5.10c, really should be a d or a 5.11a, pretty impossible one in the SE corner of the south wall. 

Feb 24 - Mar 1

Monday - Woke up on my own before my alarm, yay! so I went bouldering at Millcreek, Did 30 - 18 sends and 12 attempts. Found my old fitbit, got 10K steps today, took K on a walk in stroller for 50 min, 2.4 miles, plus 30 min stretching. Did an hour stretching yesterday too. I've been doing good with stretching since last Wed when I started to do it when I read.

Tuesday - bouldering at Sandy after temple, hike to Bells 2.47 miles in 1 hour 3 min. 

Wednesday - yardwork raking, 10K steps

Thursday - bouldering in AM, sent 16! I got pink V3! And yellow V2 that I hadn't gotten before didn't get 10k steps,

Friday - stretching - 20 min splits, 15 lotus, 15 deep squat

Saturday - Climbing with Corey, 9 toprope climbs:

• South wall - White 5.10d one rest one fall
• South wall - White 5.10b got it
• South wall - Pink 5.10b got it
• South wall - Black 5.10a one rest
• East wall - SE yellow 5.10b one rest
• East wall - red 5.10d prob 5 cheats and 5 breaks
• East wall - Yellow 5.10b impossible I hate it I bailed onto pink/purple
• East wall - Blue 5.10d volcano
• NE corner green 5.10c

Also 60 RDLs with 30 and 40 lb dumbbells.

Feb 17 - 22

Monday - Bouldering at Ft Union momentum with Melodie and Christian!

6 top rope then a few boulders:

• South center Black 5.10c got it all! And with no rest/breaks!
• North center Blue 5.11a volcano w/ orange5.9 decent effort
• NE corner Green 5.10c
• East wall Blue 5.10d volcano right away, got it!
• Blue 5.10c woo
• Yellow 5.10a good
• Bouldering on light wall: purple V0
• Green V3 attempt
• Cave purple v0
• Pink V3
• Purple V1 in new area on west wall

Tuesday - 2.89 mile morning walk, 5880 steps, 50 minutes

Wednesday - bouldering at night, 20 total - 13 sent, 7 attempts. 15 min stretching while I read my scriptures. This might be a system that could work

Thursday - 40 handstands, shoveling, 30 min stretching while read BOM, headstand

Friday - 30 min stretching with scriptures, yay, feeling in a bit of a funk tho...

Saturday - Toprope with Corey from 9:15 - 11, did 8:

• Center Boulder - NW Purple 5.10b
• Center Boulder - N red 5.10a
• Center Boulder - NE Green 5.10c
• Center Boulder - East Pink 5.10d w/ purple 5.9
• Center Boulder - SE black 5.10c
• South wall - pink 5.10b
• Center Boulder - East red 5.10d impossible, I hate it
• Center Boulder - Blue 5.10d volcano

Feb 10 - 15

Monday - Bouldering this morning, 30 climbs (17 sends, 13 attempts):

• NE center Putple V0
• NE center Blue V2 2 attempts
• Purple V2 attempt
• Yellow V0
• Green V0
• Pink V2 2attempts
• Purple V1
• Blue V1
• SE center Red V3
• SE center corner attempt Red V3  
• S center Pink V2
• S center purple V1
• SW red V2 2 attempts
• Purple V1
• Green V0
• West center Red V1
• Purple V2 attempt
• Pink V2 attempt
• Green V3 attempt
• Green V3
• NW Corner Purple V0
• Green V1 4x
• West wall purple V1 I finally got it! This is an awkward one that's been eluding me
• Cave Pink V3 yes…

Then a ride up the canyon cause I needed to get out of the kitchen, been too munchy. Plus the temp was good today and it was not going to be good again until Saturday. I hiked for over half of it. I think the snow melted last week, then with the snow that fell over the weekend it wasn't packed down enough, so it was pretty slippery. Took me a while... Made it to the ruins though. 11.26 miles, 2 hours 13 minutes. One other biker on the trail, on a Fezzari/Ari ebike fat bike. I might want to upgrade to an ebike soon!

Tuesday - 40 handstands against wall (20 each leg forward). I'm getting better at holding it, but still too scared to not do it against a wall. 2 chin ups, 60 second hang

Wednesday - 30 minutes stretching while I read. Was going to go climbing but decided to stay and made dinner instead. Hopefully I will go tomorrow morning.

Thursday - bouldering at Ft. Union after the kids were home, 4:30 - 5:30. 30 total, 22 sends, 8 attempts:

• (Light wall) V0 Turquoise light
• V2 green light
• V2 pink light
• V3 green attempt 
• V4 turquoise attempt
• V1 hot pink got it but cheated
• V2 gold Got It!! 1st time
• V2 green attempt
• V2 green chatted w/ pink V3
• (Then Cave -) V0 Purple 
• V3 Red attempt
• Pink V3 did it!!
• (Then West Wall - South, they had all new routes, so it’s crowded) Red V2
• Yellow V4 attempt
• Purple V1
• Purple V0
• Pink V1
• (Center Boulder - west side) Green V0
• Purple V1
• Red V2
• Purple V0 
• Green V1 2x
• (West Wall - North to south) Purple V0
• Yellow V1
• Purple V0
• Orange V3 attempt (got it last time)
• (Center Boulder east) V0 purple
• Green V2 attempt
• Blue V2 attempt
• Yellow V0

Friday - Happy Valentine's Day. Toprope at Ft. Union with Corey at 9 am (older girls didn't have school today) Did 8 climbs: 

• South wall - Black 5.10 a cheated 1x
• South wall - White 5.10b got it
• South wall - Green 5.10 c sw side, that was brutal
• South wall - Orange 5.9 d had to rest
• South wall - Blue 5.11a/yellow 5.7
• East wall center - Blue 5.10d volcano
• East wall center - Corner Green 5.10c
• East wall center - Black 5.10c SE corner

Saturday - Ft. Union Momentum Gym with Corey, walked for 2 miles on treadmill in 38:26, then 40 min of stretching

Feb 3 - 8

Monday - Bouldering at Millcreek at 6am. Spent most of my time in the OG sector, a little on the south boulder. Did 24 total:

• 1 V4 - attempt on a blue
• 2 V3 attempts: Blue and Yellow
• 1 V3 - was able to do the red V3 on south boulder at the end of my session!
• 6 V2 attempts: purple, green, yellow, lavender, purple, yellow
• 5 V2 sends: purple, white, red, red, purple
• 4 V1s
• 5V0s

Tuesday - 11 am - short walk pulling K in wagon .76 miles, 20 min. Then 5:30 longer walk by myself at Dimple Dell 2.4 miles, 44 minutes. 9pm top rope climbing with Corey 1 hour 23 min, did 7 climbs:

• Black 5.10a 
• Blue 5.10b 
• Yellow 5.10c
• Red 5.10b
• Green 5.10a
• Yellow 5.10a
• Orange 5.10c in corner, way hard!

Wednesday - Did one of Karin Dimitrovova's flows and some other stretching. I bought her program two years ago, I am putting forth an effort to use it more this month, as I've been noticing a little more how tight I feel today.

Thursday - 20 min of splits stretching. I'm going to get there, I really want to do the splits! Bouldering at Ft. Union after A&L got home from school, was going to try and do a repeat of the boulders I did on Jan 23, a few were gone, I also did a ton on Jan 23 and today I got tired, so I called it good after 36, 21 sent, 15 attempts:

• Light wall: V0 Turquoise light
• V2 green light
• V2 pink light
• V3 green 2attempts (I think I got further? On my 2nd attempt got to 2nd to last hold)
• V4 turquoise attempt
• V1 hot pink attempt
• V2 gold attempt dang! Hard
• Then to the Cave: V0 Purple 
• V3 did it!!
• Then West Wall South: Purple V1 attempt 2x
• Purple V0 send
• Pink V2 attempt
• Center Boulder - southwest side: Green V0
• Purple V1
• Red V2 GOT IT! last time was just attempt 
• Purple V2 attempt - that’s a weird one
• Purple V0 
• Green V1 2x
• West Wall - North to south: Purple V0
• Yellow V1
• Purple V0
• Orange V3 Got it!! Woo
• Yellow V3 attempt needed to go 3 more
• Green V1
• Pink V0
• Purple V0
• Black V2 really big and weird but I got it! (The Blue V1 volcano one is gone)
• Pink V2 attempt couldn’t reach
• Blue V3 got it! = 32 total
• Southeast Center Boulder: Red V3 attempt
• Green V3 attempt
• Center Boulder - north: Green V3 attempt

Friday - 1 hour of stretching.

Saturday - Top rope at Ft. Union. Pic after I finished my last climb - the black on the corner there.

8:30 am - 10:30 am. 9 climbs: 

• East wall Yellow 5.10a
• NE corner Green 5.10c
• NW corner Orange 5.10d/Blue 5.11a combo
• South wall pink 5.10b
• NE corner Orange 5.9
• East wall Blue 5.10c
• East wall Red 5.10d
• East wall Blue 5.10d volcano
• Southeast corner Black 5.10c

Jan 27 - Feb 1

Monday - 40 handstands

Tuesday - Bouldering at Ft. Union with Corey after the temple. He stayed and did some cardio after. I started on the center boulder south side. I did 15 sends and 9 attempts, 24 total:

Center - South then west side/clockwise

Pink v2

Purple V1

Purple V1

Red V1

Pink V2 attempt

North Green V1 2x

Purple V0 2x

Green V3 attempt

West wall

Blue V1

Purple V1

Red V3 attempt

Purple V0

Pink V2 attempt

Purple V1 attempt 2x

Cave 

Purple V0

Purple V1 attempt 3x

Pink V3 2x

Center - North east corner

Purple V0

Then a winter hike from 3:40- 5:15, Parked on the side of the road at Lisa Falls, walked up to the ruins, then along the river, up techgnar and then up techy, back down to Lisa parking lot. 2.70 miles. I love the mountains.

Wednesday - Left at 4pm for ride from the Ski parking lot up to the ruins, 7.14 miles, 1 hour 25 min. I love to be in the mountains. I didn't wear toe warmers and my toes were freezing, so I guess that means they work!

Thursday - Climbing at Ft Union at 6:10 with Corey, top rope, hurried pretty fast to try and get in 8 climbs. Started on the west wall: 

• Pink 5.10a
• Yellow 5.10d
• People 5.9
• Pink 5.11a cheated with purple 5.9
• People 5.10b north side
• Black 5.10d
• Green 5.10c west wall north corner

Some stretching

Friday - Quick walk to the school pulling Katharine. They said Daniel had a fever and to come get him. I didn't have a car, so instead I got in 1.4 miles of brisk walking. 

I let K wear my coat. Then around 4 I did a hike and sled down from Lisa Falls. Abi dropped me off up there before going to a friends house, so I didn't have a car, I brought a sled though. I hiked up and walked along Techy, then hiked home. I was able to sled a few times, it was fun, but it wasn't a very good sled. Total 4.97 miles, 1 hour 30 min. 

On the Power plant down section, I decided to try head first on my tummy and I pulled and pushed myself with my arms. It was pretty good! Then just a long walk home after that. A lady named Liz saw me in the neighborhood and offered me a ride, after she also saw me on the road 30 min before.

Saturday - Climbing with Corey at Millcreek. Did 9 climbs and then 2 boulders:

• Black 5.10a
• Pink 5.10b should be D used yellow 5.10c too hello
• Blue 5.11a w help of red 5.9 and pink and yellow
• Yellow 5.10a
• Blue 5.10c
• Blue 5.10a
• Green 5.10a
• Orange 5.10c I thought we had tried this one before but I can't find record of it. I thought that last time I went up a little bit, it was too hard, so then I moved left and did the blue 5.8 right next to it. This was our last route today, Corey took lots of breaks. I had lots of time to rest so maybe that's why I was able to get it! I surprised myself! I had to yell and breathe heavy but I was able to do all of it, even get over the buttress! Corey gave me bones, he was impressed too! Then we were done, but he went to the bathroom and since I was feeling confident I tried the red V3 boulder again and I got it! 
• Red V3!
• Purple V1

Jan 20 - 25

Monday - Climbing with Corey 9:30 - 11:20, we did 8 top rope:

• Orange 5.9 (hard, I think should be a 5.10c)
• Yellow 5.10d impossible (cheated with purple 5.9)
• Red 5.10d some cheats and rests
• Blue 5.10d pretty good! I looked that one better than the red
• Green 5.10c i like this one
• Blue 5.10c and this one
• CT Black 5.10c this one was challenging but good, try fresh next time
• then I went straight to a orange 5.8 right next to it
• Corey purple 5.9

Tuesday - Temple at 5 am, then bouldering at Ft Union Momentum, 18 sends and 7 attempts for a total of 25:

• V0 purple
• V0 purple
• V1 1 purple
• V2 hot pink
• V3 red pathetic attempt
• V3 pink got to top but has to use green too
• V3 pink got it!!! 
• V1 Purple
• V0 green
• V0 purple
• Yellow v2
• Orange V1 cheated
• Red V2 attempt
• Green V3 attempt
• Blue V1 volcano woo! I did it!
• Yellow V3 attempt 2x
• People V0
• Green V0
• Yellow V1
• Black V1
• Green V3 attempt
• Yellow V2 attempt
• Purple V0 2x

Then a bike ride at 3:20, up to techy and back. A bit of walking, 10.73 miles in 1 hour 49 minutes. Had to hurry back to get Abi at the bus stop

Wednesday - Just some stretching and handstands because Owen had his trumpet lesson today. And lots of housework.

Thursday - Bouldering after taking Peter and Daniel to a birthday party at Classic Skating. I would have had Abi take them and done a bike ride instead, but it was 29 degrees. Figured I'd like it more if I waited until tomorrow. For bouldering I went to Ft. Union and I took my time and did 40 - 22 sends and 18 attempts:

Light wall

• V0 Turquoise light
• V2 green light
• V2 pink light
• V3 green 2attempts
• V4 turquoise attempt
• V1 hot pink attempt
• V1 hot pink attempt 2x
• V2 gold attempt

Then Cave - 

• V0 Purple 
• V3 did it!!

Then West Wall - South

• Purple V1 attempt 2x
• Purple V0 send
• Pink V2 attempt

Center Boulder - west side - 

• Green V0
• Purple V1
• Red V2 attempt
• Purple V2 attempt
• Red V1
• Green V3 attempt

West Wall - North

• Purple V1
• Blue V1 attempt (volcano one)
• Blue V1 send 2x (got it!)

East Center Boulder 

Purple V0

Green V2 attempt

Green V1

Purple V0 

North - Green V3 attempt got further! 

Back to Cave - Pink V3 again yay

Center south 

purple V1

Pink V2

Light Wall again

• Green V0
• Green V2 attempt
• Lime V1
• Yellow V1
• Green V2 attempt I’m done
• Cave pink V3 got it again

Here is the pink V3 that I can do consistently. First time doing it was on Tuesday. This is the second V3 I've done since the first day back when I did two short V3s (other V3 was dark red one at Millcreek). 

I have to write down all this info cause they don't have Kaya there (Kaya is the app that keeps track of all this info for me, so they don't have it so I have to write it down myself so I can know which ones I can do and want to try again)

Friday - Bike ride up the LCC trail. I made it to the ruins, and took techy and hiked techgnar on my way down. 36 degrees when started, took me 1:22 to get to ruins. I got avalanche hill and the 2nd bridge rocks, and crossed the 2nd bridge (The snow on that small bridge is so hi, it's a little scary, like biking across a fat log.) 30 degrees at ruins, then went around the neighborhood at home, even though I should have hurried home cause K woke up from a bad dream and Sophi called me so K could be comforted, and she cried "The bad guys are gonna kill you!" 12.10 miles, 2 hours 11 minutes. 

Saturday - My 500th activity on Strava! 

Top rope with Corey at the Ft. Union Momentum for 2 hours.

Started at 10:20 am. I did 9, Corey 8. Corey went first each time: 

• East top rope - Yellow 5.10a
• East top rope - Blue 5.10c
• East top rope - Red 5.10d
• East top rope - Pink 5.10c
• East top rope - Black 5.10c, then I did orange 5.8 right after while I was still tied in
• South wall - Black 5.10a
• East wall again - Yellow 5.10a
• East wall north corner - Green 5.10c 

Finished at 12:20

Jan 13 - 18

Monday - Bouldering from 6:25 - 7:00 am, did 18:

• 2 V3 attempts
• 4 V2 sends
• 6 V2 attempts
• 6 V1 sends

and an 80 second handstand against the wall

Tuesday - Bouldering at Ft. Union. First time I've really bouldered there. Good stuff. They don't have the Kaya app tho, so I have to keep track manually. I did

• 14 V0s
• 1 V0 attempt
• 10 V1s
• 3 V0 attempts 
• 4 V2 sends
• 5 V2 attempts
• 4 V3 attempts
• 2 V4 attempts

And most of those V2, V3 and V4 "attempts" were basically just me trying to hold myself onto the start holds and then realizing "nope, I can't do that..." I gotta long way to go still before I can do V3s regularly

Wednesday - 70 second dead hang before dinner. Before bed 75 sec handstand, then 30 sec handstand right away. I cleaned a ton today, prob got over 10,000 steps doing all that housework

Thursday - 3:44 pm - Temperature forcast was good (41) so I gave the trail a go and I made it to the ruins! Did techy too on the way down. Was better condition than last week, it was so lovely, I listened to music (piano guys "Someone You Loved") and got teary eyed feeling grateful for life and the beautiful world. 

"Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be white as snow..."

Atonement = Hebrew: Kaphar = to Cover

The ground was covered in beautiful snow. Jesus covers me. <3 I should have brought hand warmers, it got super cold on the descent. Listening to Human by the Killers "my hands are cold..." haha. 11.17 miles in 1 hour 56 min.

Then climbing at 8:00, top rope with Corey, just 3 climbs cause Corey wasn't feeling it. That is ok cause my arms were super tired too!

• Purple 5.10b
• Blue 5.10c
• Black 5.10b

Friday - 15 min on stretching. Also a 1 mile hike in the snow with the kids at Lisa Falls and Techy, where I was biking yesterday. The boys loved it. 

K wanted to be carried.

And then she wasn't having fun anymore.

Almost done with our hike, one more pic. K was a sad little dwarf, sulking on Abi's leg.

It was fun to be there with the kids. 

Saturday - Climbing with Corey from 9am - 11, we did 8 top rope:

• Red 5.9
• Yellow 5.10d
• Green 5.10a (done this one before)
• White 5.10a (and this one) 
• Blue 5.10a (and this)
• Green 5.10d with cheating
• Corey pink 5.8
• T green 5.10c
• T pink 5.8
• Corey black 5.10a

Jan 6 - 11

Monday - Tried the trail. Lots of hikers and no bikers made the path very bumpy, plus it was narrow, so had to pedal hard and focus to stay on it. 

Got past the 1st bridge to the coalpit. 7.08 miles in 1 hour 10 min. Made a snow angel on the way down. 

Tuesday - Bouldering for 50 min before taking Abi to flute. Did 32:

• 1 V4 attempt
• 4 V3 attempts
• 5 V2 sends
• 6 V2 attempts
• 5 V1 sends
• 3 V1 attempts
• 7 V0 sends
• 1 V0 attempt - the hard one, tried it again at the very end, couldn't do it

Wednesday - 30 handstands, 15 each leg forward. 

Thursday - 7 top rope climbs at the new Ft. Union Momentum with Corey. Corey went first on all of these, then me:

• yellow 5.10a
• green 5.10c - did it!
• red 5.10a red
• purple 5.10b - this one was crazy at the top
• black 5.10c - couldn’t do it
• Yellow 5.10b - had to cheat and rest
• Blue 5.10c good
• Yellow 5.11a - took a few breaks, was able to do some really hard parts!

Friday - 40 handstands, 20 with each leg forward. Ride to ruins at 2:20, took me a while, a bit of hiking. Total time 2 hours and 1 min, did techy, 11.06 miles. Might be time to get a fat bike if I'm going to do this more. Slippery if I veered off the trail at all. 

Saturday - Climbing with Corey tonight from 8:10 - 9:35. Did toprope:

• CT Yellow 5.10a
• CT Red 5.11a/purple 5.9
• T purple 5.9
• CT green 5.10c easy
• CT 5.10c black - hard, two rests but I did it!
• CT blue 5.10c easy
• CT black 5.10a one rest
• CT pink 5.10b
• CT 5.9 orange - felt really hard! Hopefully just cause we were both spent, palms were done. try at the beginning next time
• Purple V1