Nov 3 - 8

Monday - Didn't feel like going climbing at 6am. Was able to take a ride in corner Canyon at 11:30 am (Natalie is home sick so I let her babysit, she and K watched Frozen)

3pm stretching, 5 minutes of hangs throughout the day (1 was 70 seconds, rest were 60), some of this video. 

Tuesday - 6:15 am bouldering at Ft Union, Kid area 2x then 20 others

5:45 pm walk to school and back, pushing K in stroller, 1.42 miles

Wednesday - 1:30 pm ride to Ruins (Natalie was home sick, so I left K with her again) 65 degrees, perfect. But suuuper windy today, it was against me the whole time, so it was harder and I got super slow time. 12.41 miles, 1 hour 57 min. BUT! I'm the Woman Local Legend for the Red Church to Wasatch! It says I've had 7 efforts in the past 90 days, I've had more than that. I counted 20x for August through today

7pm - 20 handstands

Thursday - 

Friday - 

Saturday -

Oct 27 - Nov 1

Monday - Ride to Ruins, 11.19 miles, 1 hour 32 min. 43 degrees when I left, 36 at ruins, 41 when done. Too cold for my toes, need toe warmers next time if it's that cold. Hands were ok cause I had my yellow gloves. Made it to ruins in 1:06:33

10:30pm some stretching in closet. 32 min, arm moves, overhead with broom stick, supta virasana

Tuesday - 6 am bouldering in Sandy Momentum, 25 total: 6 V0s, 9 V1s, 6 V2 attempts, 4 V2s

2pm Ride with K in trailer to Macey's then exploring around. 6.97 miles, 1 hour 6 min.

Wednesday - 4pm ride in Corner Canyon, from Cycle Park > Anns > Rush > Limelight. 8.57 miles, 1 hour 13 min, 18 achievements:

• PR for Equestrian park to Potato Hill 2.35 miles in 29:37 (3 attempts)
• Lower limelight 2023, .35 miles in 1:07 (6 attempts)
• PR EQ park to Clarks Bride, 16:58 (June 21 this year did in 19:20)

10:30 pm stretching

Thursday - 10 am stretching, 60 and 70 second hangs, yay

3 pm Top Rope at Millcreek Momentum with Corey: 

1. West purple 5.10b
2. West Yellow 5.10a
3. NE pink 5.10c
4. NE lavender 5.10ab easy
5. NE white 11a
6. NE red 11a
7. Blue 10a right away
8. Overhang Orange 10c

Friday - 9 am morning ride to school for Parade with K in stroller. 1.74 miles, 17 min. 

2:20 pm Halloween ride - ruins and techy with Corey, 11.15 miles, 1 hour 26 min, got 2nd bridge and everything on the climb except the beginning of Lisa rocks. 59 degrees when we left home, 60 when we got back, 55 at mouth of canyon, 51 at ruins. Fingers did ok on climb with just biking gloves, Glad I had my ski mittens for the descent. Toes were pretty cold but not unbearable. 1 achievement: Bronze PR for DH Quarry 3.6 miles in 15:03 (112 attempts, 32 seconds off PR)

6 pm walking around for trick or treating, dancing to Thriller on the doorstep.

Saturday - 9 am climbing at Ft Union with Corey, 1 hour 35 min, 8 toprope:

• 1- NW purple 10a
• 2- NW blue 10d new 2 rests 1 cheat
• 3- NW red 10d
• 4- SW pink 11a 2 rests but didn’t cheat!
• 5- SE black 11a Boulder 3 rests, tricky but hopefully possible
• 6- south pink 10d new (5.9 imho)
• 7- blue 10b
• 8 - black 11ab

7pm - walk downtown as I parked far away for Abi's concert, actually only .51 miles in 8 min.

Oct 20 - 25

Monday - Girls are home for their last day of fall break, so Corey and I were able to go do toprope during the day. 10:44 am at Ft Union, did 8:

• 1- NE yellow 10c new, I cheated 2x
• 2- black 11b lots of cheats, hard and scary
• 3- pink 10d I like it, one rest no cheats
• 4- blue 10cd or 11a, I flashed it so prob a c
• 5- pink 5.11b a few cheats, 3 rests, might be possible
• 6- black 5.10d between sausages 3 cheats 1 rest
• 7- red 5.11b shark fin not possible cheated with purple 5.8
• 8- SE orange 10d flashed tricky but i got it!

1:36 pm hike up the quarry trail, 1st bridge to almost 3rd, explored a few spots, fun. 3.21 miles 1 hour 9 min, 582 elevation.

Tuesday - 2:48 pm bike ride, LCC Trail, got at PR of getting to the top in 1:00:29! Still shooting for under an hour from home. 11.24 miles in 1 hour 25 min

6:20 pm Flows for 30 min plus 70 second hang

• Wonderful Wonderful flow 2x 
• Sky Full of Stars - Kossak
• Rut - nose to knees 
• Without You - Supta Virasana
• Vivir Sin Aire - back bend on yoga ball, wheel

Wednesday - 6am bouldering at Millcreek, 18 total: 11 sent plus kids area (I'll count that as 2), 5 attempts

• South Boulder 0123
• Kids area L>R
• 012 3 attempt red
• North Boulder - 012 3 attempt purple
• 2 purple 
• 3 blue attempt
• OG 01 2 lavender attempt
• OG Purple v3 attempt

4:45 pm 90 second hang, then these "Ancient Chinese movements" for 10 min, flows 1, 2, &3 before I got interrupted, 25 min total

Thursday - Home > Ruins > Techy > Home with Corey, we were pushing hard (after another neg preg test, 7 weeks tomorrow) I was kinda dying at a 8/9 intensity for most of the ride. Corey felt he was at a 7. (Time for a carbon fiber bike). 11.20 miles, got to the ruins in 56:29!! Felt good to take a quick rest after we got there. 

Home at 1:19, under an hour 20! Woo go us!

11pm stretching for 30 minutes

Friday - 10:30 am stretching, 52 minutes uninterrupted!

• Wonderful wonderful 2x
• Sky Full of Stars - Kossak & standing forward fold
• Rut - nose to knees & pancake
• Without You - Supta Virasana
• Vivir Sin Aire - back bend on yoga ball, wheel
• Between me and you - tight chest stretch via back bend on ball overhead with one 10 lb weight
• Boy - 70 sec Handstand then hip twist jumps
• Praise you - broomsticks overhead stretches
• God of the impossible - one arm alt floor chest stretch
• Finish it off with one hang - 100 seconds!!

7:30 pm Date night climbing at the Sandy Momentum - they were having a Halloween party, so the lights were off and they gave us headlamps, it was fun!

Saturday - Late ride in Corner Canyon, 4.38 miles, 38 minutes. I went to the temple at 5:30 for initiatories, then started ride at 6:23 pm, only 10 min before sunset. 3rd best time for Clarks though (Clarks Bridge to Bench 15:49) Did Clarks and Rush, too dark so didn't take rush the end. I also forgot my biking pants, so I was just in my padded shorts, I was cautious not to fall, I would have hated to get road rash on my legs. I also forgot my keys! Luckily they were in the car and I didn't manually lock it, AND no one stole the car. 

11:30 pm stretching for 29 minutes, plus 70 second handstand

Oct 13 - 18

Monday - 10 am - stretching and stuff, 5 min of L-sit practice, back bend stretches, squats, hang for 80 seconds, etc. 

5:20 pm ride to ruins, didn't save on my strava, but I did screen shot that I was at the top in 1:02:48! 

Pretty ride, I love fall, even when it's subdued.

Tuesday - 6:10 am - short bouldering session. 

• East wall Yellow V1
• Kids area R>L, L>R right away
• East purple V1
• SE center green V2
• West Blue V2
• West purple V0
• SW center purple V0
• West Blue V2
• Center East Green V1
• East yellow V1
• Purple V2 couldn’t get that last time, got it, then headed home cause Abi missed her carpool ride

6:48pm hiked the Y with Mel and Christian and ALSNDPK

1 mile up, 970 elevation gain, 30 minutes. I carried K for more than half of the climb, and almost all the descent. 

Wednesday - 3:18pm ride from Home > Ruins > Techy > Home, 11.32 miles, 1530 elevation gain, 1 hour 33 min.

Bouldering at Millcreek at 8:45 pm with Corey and our nephew Seth.

1 hour 13 min. 6 Top rope & 9 boulders:

• Pink 5.10d not possible
• Pink 5.11a impossible cheated with purple
• Purple V2
• Lavender v1 
• purple V0
• Purple v0
• Orange V0 
• Pink v1
• Black 5.10b
• OG Purple V0
• Blue V1
• Blue V2
• Green 5.10c impossible cheated with yellow 
• Overhang orange 5.10c I got it woo!
• & purple 5.10c right away WOO!!! 

I wouldn't have been able to do the orange if I did purple first, good choice to do orange then purple. 

Thursday - 6:40 pm walk, 3.24 miles, 7158 steps, 1 hour 3 min

Then 10:13 pm stretching for 47 minutes, did some handstands and squats and then good flows to music. Wonderful wonderful 2x, Sky full of Stars - kossak stretch, Rut - head to knees while sitting, Vivit Sin Aire - back bend, Without You - Wheel. 

Friday - 4:30 pm Corey and I were leaving for a ride, but then he wasn't behind me. I called him from the church, he was still in the driveway, his bike broke. He took it to Salt Cycles, I just did the fish tail. 6.26 miles, 35 minutes. We'll try to go tomorrow in the afternoon - after soccer games but before the BYU Utah game. 

10:20 pm flows - repeat from yesterday, 7 flows in 35 minutes, then a 60 second handstand against the wall

Saturday - Climbing at 8:15am, 1 hour 24 min. Corey said "We should probably get our own shoes..." I asked "Should we get harnesses too? and ropes? belay devices?" Yes, let's get All our town stuff, including: "We should get our own mountain..." ha. Did 8 toprope:

• NE purple 5.10b
• East Red 5.10 d 
• East Yellow 5.9 right away
• SW pink 5.10 a two cheats
• West Black 5.10 c
• West red 5.10 b
• South red 5.10 d one rest
• Pink 5.10 d one rest

Oct 6 - 11

Monday - 6 am bouldering at Ft Union. 

• V0s 2x
• V1 2x, one attempt
• V2 attempt, send
• V4 attempt
• Kid area R>L
• CENTER WEST blue V2
• Purple V2
• Purple V1
• Blue V3 attempt
• Purple V0
• Purple V2 attempt 
• WEST WALL - purple V1
• Purple V0
• Yellow V2
• CENTER EAST Green V2
• Purple V2
• Green V1
• Purple V0
• Orange V3 attempt
• Blue V3 attempt
• EAST WALL white V1
• Purple V2 attempt 
• Yellow V1
• Kid area R>L

7:15 pm soccer in the backyard with Owen and Peter for like 30 minutes, mom vs. boys. I won but they are good players, it was dark and fun. Broke a sweat. 

Tuesday - 7:15 am morning walk, 2,69 miles, 5672 steps, 49 min

5pm ride in corner canyon, canyon hollow trail and rush trees. 6.24 miles in 48 min 41 seconds. 884 elevation gain. 14 achievements (tied brocks PR to the second! 4:07) PRs for 

1. Fly by night to Rush .61 in 2:53
2. RUSH .38 in 1:33 (of the efforts I could see I got a 1:36 on Sept 26)

Silvers for:

1. Canyon Hollow and Brocks 1.76 in 23:06
2. Canyon Hollow, Ghost Turnoff, Brocks 1.24 in 15:19
3. Brocks .38 in 4:07
4. Rush top 2/3 to resting spot 2.09 in 10:11
5. The Trees 1.09 in 5:15
6. Full Lower Rush DH 1.94 in 9:06
7. Rush SPEED VROOOM BRRR .42 in 1:34

Bronze for:

1. Coyote Hollow to Rush Trail .43 in 2:53
2. Mid Canyon Hollow Junctions Sprint .68 in 8:06
3. Maintain Flow .31 in 1:06
4. Rush the end .18 in 28 seconds

Wednesday - 12:30 pm splits stretching, chin ups, hang, squats, etc.

Top rope with Corey at 9:30 pm:

1- SE Green 5.10b

2 - SE Black 5.10a 

3- SE Red 11a right away, rest and cheat

4- SW yellow 10d like 5 cheats, not possible

5 -SW red 5.10b weird

6- West blue 5.10c underholds

7- Green 5.10d 3 cheats, it is stupid

8- purple 5.10c 

9- orange 5.10c right away, got 2/3rds of the way before I was wasted

Thursday - 4:26 pm ride with Corey from the trailhead to the ruins. 6.64 miles, 1 hour 2 min. I got the 2nd bridge rocks and the Lisa Rocks, woo!! PR for trailhead to ruins with techy 6.72 in 1:03:59 (I don't know my other pr, but I've had 101 efforts, fastest other time that I could see was 1:07:20 on Sept 8, 2025)

10:45 pm stretching before sleep

Friday - 3:50 pm ride to ruins from home, with techy. Got the 2nd bridge rocks. 11.54 miles, 1:34:03. 2nd best time for power plant down (tied PR 1:54 set 9/11/24)

9:30 pm date night toprope for 1 hour 27 min:

• East Green 5.10b
• South Red 5.10a
• South Blue 5.11a
• South Black 5.11b boo is not possible
• Red 5.10b
• Red 5.10d 1 rest 1 fall
• Pink 5.10d 2 rests
• Black 5.10a right away

Saturday - 6:20pm Walk in the rain, 2.36 miles, 39:30 min, my 800th activity!

11pm - stretching stuff, hang, squat, etc for 45 min throughout the day

Sept 29 - Oct 4

Monday - 7:50 am Millcreek bouldering after dropping off carpool. 32 total (26 sent 6 attempts)

• South Boulder - Yellow V2
• Purple V1
• Blue V0
• Lavender V1
• Red V2
• Black V3
• East side Orange V3 attempt
• West purple V2 attempt
• Different West purple V2 2x
• Purple V0
• Lavender V1
• Diff purple V0
• Orange V0
• Blue V3
• North Boulder - Lavender V1
• Purple V1
• Pink V3 attempt
• east side Purple V3 got it!
• White V2 
• West side Orange V1
• Yellow V0
• Red V4 attempt - got further than I thought I would! 
• Purple V3 got it 2x
• Red V0
• OG sector - Purple V0
• Blue V1
• Red V3? Attempt
• Purple V1
• Lavender V0 
• Purple V1 attempt - I guess I’m done cause I couldn’t do a V1

3:15 pm ride in Corner Canyon, did the whole Corner Canyon loop. 14.40 miles, 1929 elevation gain, 1 hour 55 min. 

The south side of the mountain sure has a beautiful view of Utah county!

7pm - stretching stuff: as many push ups as I can in 1 min, I got 27, back bend stretch, shoulder rotations, kick through, beast hold, deep squat, hang

Tuesday - 6am Bouldering at Sandy momentum after temple 43 minutes, total 26:

• 1 V3 attempt
• 3 V2s
• 6 V2 attempts
• 10 V1s
• 6 V0s

8PM stretching, 29 pushups in 60 seconds (could tell I am sore from yesterday's push ups), Skandasana (side leg stretch alt with arm to sky twist)

Wednesday - 4:30pm ride to ruins and techy, 12.26 miles, feeling slow, just took my time, 1 hour 47 min

9pm stretching, 90-90s, back bend stretch, handstand, etc.

Thursday - 2pm - 9 toprope with Corey at 2pm:

• North Orange 5.10b
• Blue 5.10c
• Pink 5.8
• Yellow 5.10c
• NW pink 5.10c
• SW pink 5.11a 2 rests
• SE orange 5.10d 1 rest
• SE black a felt harder than an a
• SE Yellow 5.10a 2 rests

80 second handstand tonight, woo

Friday - 11am - movement snacks, did 33 push up in 55 seconds, yay. 1 min hang, shoulder stuff, lymph stuff, V against wall (while I nap haha)

4pm - ride at Snowbird with Corey, did Big Mountain until the thunder and rain (and hail!) made us turn around. 6.26 miles, 1 hour 18 min

Saturday - 8:20 am - Toprope with Corey before General Conference at 10, did 8:

1. South Red 5.10a (atleast a c)
2. South Red 5.10b
3. South Black 5.10c
4. South purple 5.11a
5. South blue 5.10a
6. South red 5.10d ONLY 1 REST! woo
7. South black 5.10c felt hard
8. South pink 5.10d 2 rests but it’s possible

Sept 22 - 27

Monday - 6am bouldering at Ft Union. Didn't keep track of stuff, no V3s, couple of V2s I couldn't get, and a freaking V1 I couldn't get either, stupid, but I did get some. Most were new to me. Tried a V5 in the cave, got the first 5 holds on that.

12:20 Rocky Mouth hike with Katharine, we got caught in a downpour right after we started, had to hunker down under a board for about 5 min but then it slowed down and was ok to keep going. 

.82 miles, 30 minutes

3:30pm ride to ruins with Corey. 11.23 miles, 1524 elevation gain. 1 hour 35 min. 1:08 to the top. I was LOVING THE FALL COLORS!!!  

And since it rained earlier it smelled sooooo good

Tuesday - Temple initiatories at 5am, then bouldering at Ft Union at 6. Didn't keep track again, just went until my hands/palms were useless.

Quick hike with kids to make up for missing FHE yesterday (had parent teacher conferences) .97 miles, 25 minutes

Natalie and Peter went with me to the rock where I wanted to get to.

Wednesday - 11 am stretching for 30 minutes

3pm ride to ruins, after going by the post office first (while feeling resentful that I don't have a car) 15.47 miles, 2 hours 13 min. Good to be in the mountains, and I got the lisa rocks today yay

Thursday - 9am Stretching and thai chi for 35 min

5:30pm Millcreek toprope with Corey, did 7: 

1. Black 5.10a
2. Purple 5.9/10a 
3. Blue 5.10bcd
4. Green 10b
5. Overhang orange 5.10c
6. Overhang Purple 5.10c
7. Yellow 5.10d impossible

Friday - 7:50 am Bell moraine walk & hike (elementary boys home from school, I left Owen in charge. 3.84 mile, walk from home to Bell Canyon trail, along moraine until the stairs that go down to Catamount Ridge Way and Granite Slope Drive. 

3:15 pm ride in Corner Canyon, Clarks and Rush, before Abi had to take the car. 4.55 miles, 40 min 20 seconds

Saturday - 8:40am Ft Union toprope with Corey, did 8:

1. NE green 5.9
2. NE Red b
3. Pink 11.ab
4. East Yellow 10b
5. then East Red 10d/11a right away
6. East green 10abc I think d
7. East black 10cd hard
8. South red 10d 3 rests

6pm hike along White Pine and Red Pine trails, 4.31 miles, 1 hour 26 minutes, SO CRAZY GORGEOUS I loved it