tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17222122886531243272024-03-12T18:02:37.221-07:00Team Christensenepics and misadventuresA. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11606956250778350175noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-4132481217004596212013-09-16T22:08:00.000-07:002013-10-03T22:14:06.190-07:00Donner Summit (again!), 37 Weeks Pregnant - September 14, 2013We had so much fun at Donner Summit last weekend that we just had to go back again this weekend. Plus, I just received a package of goodies from Mountain Mama and a couple pairs of shoes from Mad Rock, and was stoked to give everything a test drive!<br />
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For a casual day trip, we actually got a lot of good climbing in. We did some fun warm-ups, three awesome 5.11s (two crack and one sport), and Andrew and Walker got to finish out the day on some challenging 5.12s. The 5.11s were challenging enough for me, so I opted out of trying that portion of the day... honestly, it took everything I had to make it up the 11s! (I was pretty happy that I [toprope] onsighted the 11b sport route though!)<br />
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The new threads from Mountain Mama were incredibly comfortable for climbing in, and were perfect for layering on the slightly chilly climbing day that we had. I wore my new Leah Yoga Pants and Anya Performance Tee, which both have great fit and movement and are extremely comfortable (which is especially awesome, because as a pregnant lady it's almost impossible to find any clothing that fits this description!).<br />
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I really love the shoes I received from Mad Rock as well. I got the Banshee, which is an all-day type shoe specifically designed for women, and the Concept 2.0, which is a more aggressive sport/bouldering shoe. I used the Banshee for the warmups and was pleasantly surprised to find that they were exactly what I had hoped for. They were comfortable and performed well, which is precisely what I want out of an all-day shoe. After the warm-ups, I put the Concepts on and was totally blown away! These shoes have amazing edging abilities that made me feel confident on the smallest of holds, and they fit my feet like a glove. I actually kind of feel like a ninja when I wear them. <br />
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Here are some photos from the day. Evidently nobody took pictures of anyone but me...<br />
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<br />Susiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04415754970495889164noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-26270461518513048812013-09-09T10:27:00.000-07:002013-10-03T10:36:35.444-07:00Donner Summit, 36 Weeks Pregnant - September 7, 2013This weekend there was a BASE jumping event at the Auburn bridge that Andrew and a bunch of our friends were involved in. It was an awesome event that lasted all morning (hopefully it will become an annual thing!), but we soon found ourselves with an afternoon of free time to kill just an hour outside of Tahoe. What better thing to do in a situation like that than to go climbing? So Andrew, a couple of the other BASE ladies and I piled in our car and headed to Donner Summit for a quick climbing session.<br />
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<br />Susiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04415754970495889164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-51739799041546713942013-08-20T17:27:00.000-07:002013-08-20T23:04:17.365-07:00Lover's Leap, 33 Weeks Pregnant - August 17, 2013Last weekend we decided to see if a Lover's Leap day trip would be doable. For some reason, sleeping on the ground hasn't been as comfortable these days, so it seemed like a great idea to bookend a day of climbing with my nice, cozy bed. So on Saturday morning, all three members of Team Christensen set off to Tahoe at about 7:45 a.m. and we were on our first pitch of the day by 11:00 a.m. Not exactly alpine style, but the slow pace was a nice change.<br />
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It ended up being a fantastic day. We opted for the 10-minute approach crag and spent the whole time playing around at Lower Buttress. One of Andrew's closest friends from college happened to be in Tahoe from SLC, so he, his wife, and their baby girl joined us. My friend Sheri was also passing through, so she met up with us as well.<br />
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The social aspect was awesome (a total bonus of cragging) and was pretty much on par with the amount of fun we had climbing, too. We started out on the beautiful, splitter first pitch of the Sinbad-Herbert (5.10b), moved on to Surrealistic Pillar Direct (also 5.10b) then got on all 58 meters of Crown Royal (5.10c), which proved to be an amazingly fun route. We finished out the day on Black Magic (5.11c), which was "meh," in my opinion.<br />
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Another crowning moment of the day was that I got to try out my awesome new Mountain Mama clothes that they sent me this week! Thanks Mountain Mama!!! I wore the Noa Trekking Capri, the Marni Movement Maternity Tank, and the Anya Performance Tee. The capris were extremely comfortable to climb in, and very lightweight and breathable which was critical for climbing on a hot day. Both the Marni Tank and the Anya Tee were also really comfy to climb in and both provided excellent belly coverage without feeling too tight or restrictive. I love them all!<br />
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On our 2.5 hour drive home, Andrew and I decided that a day trip to Tahoe was not only doable, but that it was kind of awesome. No camping gear, no Friday night battle with traffic, and no cranky 2-year-old who didn't sleep well in the tent! We'll definitely be doing it again.<br />
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<br />Susiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04415754970495889164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-69072060133906142462013-08-16T12:40:00.000-07:002013-08-20T23:06:34.130-07:00A Word About Training...So in the midst of all my weekend trips, a critical--but not-yet-discussed--component of maintaining my climbing fitness has been my gym sessions during the week. It has been interesting throughout this process to see what kind of routes I've been able to climb during different stages of pregnancy, and to compare how differently I feel from one week to the next. For example, as I've gained more weight, I've become TERRIBLE at climbing anything overhanging, while vertical routes remain pretty easy for me. Most likely because my upper body strength has not kept up with my growing belly? Another anomaly I've noticed is that instead of having more and more difficulty climbing in general, I have had tons of ups and downs where I'm barely able to get up a 5.11a one day, only to onsight a 5.12a the next. Weird! (Ok, the onsighting a 12a thing hasn't happened for several weeks, but you get the picture...).<br />
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Here has been the overall gym training schedule that I've been sticking with since day 1 of pregnancy:<br />
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1) Climb in the gym at least 2 times a week (sometimes I only get one in though...)<br />
2) Climb a minimum of 8 routes each climbing session<br />
3) Do approximately 4 warm-up routes in the 5.10 range<br />
4) Transition to 1-2 moderate 5.11s<br />
5) Climb a route at the maximum of my ability; 5.12 or 5.11c/d, 1-2 times<br />
6) Run a couple laps on a moderate 5.11 or 5.10 to warm down<br />
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Of course there has been some flux here and there on this schedule depending on how I feel any given day, but for the most part I've been able to stick to it. I anticipated that I'd be maxing out on 11a's by now, but so far I'm still able to onsight most 11d's that I get on as long as they don't have long sections of steep incline. The primary challenges that I've faced throughout the pregnancy have been a lack of energy during the earlier stages, core strength, and now in the later stages the biggest issue has been my ability to comfortably move my knees up very far past my belly (because it smushes the baby up into my ribs). Oh, that, and putting on/taking off my shoes at the beginning and end of each route. That's the real crux!<br />
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<br />Susiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04415754970495889164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-72540474929616152802013-08-11T22:41:00.000-07:002013-08-20T16:04:48.077-07:00Ladies Weekend, Lover's Leap, 32 Weeks Pregnant - August 9-10, 2013Three girlfriends and I headed out to Lover's Leap for a ladies weekend of cragging. The climbing portion of the trip was kind of a bust (we only did two routes!), but we had a blast anyway. The best part of the weekend by far was that we put Ainsley in her new harness and had her climb for the very first time. She was squealing and laughing with delight the entire time! It was priceless.<br />
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The other three members of our girls weekend included:</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laure</td></tr>
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<br />Susiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04415754970495889164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-37656824569811682312013-07-08T13:00:00.000-07:002013-08-08T14:14:47.772-07:00Chapel Wall, Lower Yosemite Falls, and After Six - 27 Weeks Pregnant: July 4-6, 2013Finally, a long weekend in the Valley with the family! Somehow we were lucky enough to get a site at Upper Pines for the July 4th weekend, so we got to camp in style. We had a lot of different friends--old and new--join us for our weekend extravaganza! And the best part is that we got to rock our new "family tent"--a monstrosity that will fit Ainsley's portable crib, a future portable crib for baby #2, and is tall enough for me and Andrew to walk around in. Yep, no more light alpine style camping for us!<br />
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One of our friends is a hardcore sport climber visiting from France, and she was determined to do some sport climbing in Yosemite. So we spent the first half of the day at Chapel Wall playing around on Drive By Shooting, 12a and another 5.11. But not before we made her warm up on a crack though!<br />
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After some lunch at Swan Slabs, we headed to the Lower Yosemite Falls Amphitheater to do some fun crack climbing. Unfortunately, Raphaelle's friend Nicholas took a bad lead fall and broke his ankle at the end of the day. Poor guy!<br />
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Because of Nicholas' broken ankle (we actually were told it was sprained at the time...didn't find out it was broken until about a week later), we ended up taking it easy the next day. We messed around on some fun roadside cracks and made Raphaelle practice leading on gear, then ended up at Manure Pile Buttress towards the evening. Another friend of Raphelle's, Fanny, was excited to climb After Six--an incredibly fun and mellow 5.7--so the two of us blitzed up all six pitches of it under two hours! There was no time for photos, except for a dark topout shot. I had a great time climbing with Fanny. She's by far one of the most competent alpine climbers I've ever met! A shame that she too lives in France and won't be back to the States in awhile.<br />
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It was such a great weekend!<br />
<br />Susiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04415754970495889164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-77737652912447039502013-07-01T12:24:00.000-07:002013-08-08T14:58:24.320-07:00Tuolumne Cragging - 26 Weeks Pregnant: June 29, 2013Andrew and I headed out to Tuolumne this weekend with our little climbing prodigy friend Ben (15). It was HOT, but we managed to find some shade and got to play around on some nice slabs. Ben even did his very first lead on gear!<br />
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It was awesome getting to be with both Andrew and Ainsley all weekend since I haven't been to Yosemite with them for months! <br />
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Susiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04415754970495889164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-55916117467529322812013-06-25T21:47:00.001-07:002013-06-25T21:54:44.751-07:00 Fairview Dome, Regular Route - Saturday, June 22 - 25 Weeks PregnantAfter almost two months away from the Valley, my belly and I made the long trek out there last Saturday to tick off yet another classic route: the stellar 900', 12-pitch Regular Route of Fairview Dome. <br />
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My climbing partner Paul Hamblin and I, accompanied by Paul's beautiful wife Ciana and their adorable baby, took off on Friday night Tuolumne-bound. It was definitely a perfect route for making for a family-style Tuolumne trip. We slept in, rolled into the Tuolumne store around 9ish, had a leisurely breakfast, made a few friends, then sometime around 11 decided to head to Fairview Dome. Paul kissed Ciana and his baby girl goodbye, then we headed up to see what the crowd situation looked like. When we arrived at the base, we found a really friendly girl named Angie who was just about to finish belaying her partner and head up herself. Perfect timing!<br />
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I took the first lead around 12:30 p.m. sporting my brand new Mountain Mama<a href="http://www.mountain-mama.com/products/the-mountain-mama-by-mad-rock#.UcoYPDu-obU" target="_blank"> maternity harness</a> (yes, finally outgrew my regular one) and my favorite Mountain Mama <a href="http://www.mountain-mama.com/collections/spring-2012/products/whitney-long-sleeve-eco-tee#.UcofuDu-obU" target="_blank">top </a>and linked pitches 1 and 2. For a 5.9, I admit that I felt a bit insecure in a couple spots, especially where the crack was wet. Nonetheless, I got up all 230' using everything but two cams and a handful of stoppers (which happened to be just the gear I needed for the anchor. Phew!). I got to chat a little bit more with Angie while I belayed Paul up. <br />
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By the time Paul got up the massive pitch, he was out of breath so I volunteered to take the next pitch. I quickly knocked out the next 205' link-up of pitch 3 and half of 4, but got a little held up when a super speedy party passed us. After a bit of waiting, I led up past Crescent Ledge (and Angie's party) to the top of 5, where we ran into a three-person team methodically making their way up pitches 6 and 7. Feeling crunched for time (we had told Ciana to come pick us up between 4:30 and 5:00, and it was already nearing 4:00), I sped up pitches 6 and 7 past the three-person party, got slightly off route due to a dropped topo snafu, then after a short section of down climbing (argh!), got to the top of pitch 8.<br />
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When Paul joined me, we briefly relished the fact that we were the only climbers at the anchor, then simul-climbed the rest of the route with Paul in the lead, topping out around 6:00 p.m. <br />
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The descent was totally awesome--hiking off the back of the beautiful dome--and we reached the car about an hour later to a chipper Ciana who had just made dinner for us. Does it get any better than that?<br />
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As for the big debut of my new Mountain Mama harness, I must say that I really like it, especially compared to the Petzl full-body harness that I used during my last pregnancy. It is way more comfortable and I was able to easily adjust it in lots of places to best fit my body and baby bump. I particularly appreciated that there is padding on the leg loops, and that there is also a keeper strap on the leg loops ensuring maximum comfort while avoiding the possibility of the leg loops sliding down (which happened all the time with my other one). I also found that the back support was excellent and really comfortable.<br />
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Overall, the Regular Route of Fairview was a great route in spite of the crowds with some really fun and casual pitches and a stellar top out!<br />
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<span id="goog_1224048246"></span><span id="goog_1224048247"></span><br />Susiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04415754970495889164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-19862023508226006832013-05-23T14:12:00.000-07:002013-06-25T22:26:05.306-07:00Gold Wall, Yosemite - Saturday, March 23, 2013 - 12 Weeks Pregnant In late March, my good friend Brian Collet and I decided to tick a route that both of us had been eyeing for awhile. Gold Wall (Silent Line), a 9-pitch, 900' 5.10 in the Ribbon Falls Area, seemed like the perfect way to kick off the 2013 Yosemite season. <br />
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Luckily for Team Christensen, Andrew's parents were in town and volunteered to stay home with Ainsley so that we could both get some climbing in for the weekend. Andrew ended up blitzing the South Face of Mt. Watkins with our friend Vlad Sofiyev. But I digress...<br />
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Overall, Gold Wall was a mixture of exactly what we expected at some points, and not at all what we expected in others. For example, the topo we were using indicated that we were getting ourselves into a route with a poorly-maintained approach and anchors, but right off the bat we were surprised to find a well-groomed trail with probably 100 or so cairns the whole way. We found that the route had similarly been taken care of, with loads of shiny new anchor bolts and rap rings.<br />
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We stuck to our plan of swapping leads the whole way using an 80 meter rope. I took the sharp end first and linked pitches 1 and 2. The first 5.9 section off the ground was way more awkward and insecure than I anticipated, which led to an easy bolt ladder (easy if you're stepping in slings) then an awkward 5.10/5.11 flaring crack in pitch 2. The whole business took me way longer than I thought it would. Brian then lucked out and got the tiny pitch 3 where the route traverses left to the free variation (Silent Line). He banged that thing out in like 10 minutes. I was on the hook again for the next 200' pitch (technically pitches 4 and 5), and had a giant grin on my face the whole way up. The entire thing was essentially a beautiful 5.10 splitter: jam after perfect jam. Was I in Indian Creek? My poor thumb muscles that were pumped from jamming seemed to think so every time I clipped a piece of gear.<br />
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Pitch 5 was Brian's. This pitch was by far one of the wildest I've ever done, especially in Yosemite. Just prior, Brian and I kept looking at the topo and scratching our heads about this pitch. "Belly crawl? Hmm. Wonder what that means." Turns out, it means exactly that! You climb up an awesome flaring chimney which pinches off at the top inside the rock, leading you to a perfect little hole that you have no choice but to crawl through on your belly until you pop out right back on the face, staring down at nothing but air. Definitely the coolest pitch on the route. <br />
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We knocked out the last couple pitches pretty quickly, but were underwhelmed by them and decided that pitch 9, a 5.9 offwidth/chimney didn't sound very enticing, especially as it is customary to rap the route after that pitch. So after we finished pitch 8, we rapped down feeling extremely grateful that we had opted to take an 80 meter rope rather than a 70, as we used every last bit of the rope length for the last rappel.<br />
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We completed the route base-to-base in about 8 hours, starting the climb at 10:20 a.m. and finishing the last rappel at 6:30 p.m.<br />
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As for the pregnancy aspect, I admit that I was a bit worried how it would go, especially while I was on the approach. I had puked just the week before sport climbing, and was feeling over-exhausted and a bit pukey on the hike up. I ended up going r-e-a-l-l-y slowly the whole approach, and was afraid that my exhaustion would affect my climbing. Luckily, the moment I lifted off on the first pitch, I felt totally great and continued to feel awesome the rest of the day. Turns out that for me, pregnancy mainly affects my ability to hike. (Maybe this is symptomatic of my overall fitness level? Hmm.)<br />
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Well, in the end, I found the route to be slightly challenging, a lot of fun, and overall a great way to open this year's Yosemite season. <br />
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<span id="goog_517025890"></span><span id="goog_517025891"></span><br />Susiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04415754970495889164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-65773774522269171102013-05-22T09:37:00.000-07:002013-06-25T21:57:25.168-07:00Wingsuiting in Lodi - March 2nd and 9th - Nine and Ten Weeks PregnantHadn't been skydiving for awhile, and I realized that I only have a few more weeks to go before the end of my first trimester (which will mark the end of the time I allow myself to skydive)! We went two weekends in a row and had a blast. The first Saturday I was able to get five wingsuit jumps in, and got to flock with a bunch of cool people. The next week I did another five wingsuit jumps, but also got to do my first helicopter jump! It was crazy not being in a wingsuit for the first time in almost a year and a half, but the free fall factor was oh-so-awesome. Needless to say, Team Christensen had a good time in Lodi, even Ainsley! She had a ton of fun exploring all the weird things that the dropzone has to offer: giant pipes laying around, strange structures to climb on, dogs galore, airplanes to watch take off and land, couches all over the place to crawl on, etc.<br />
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<br />Susiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04415754970495889164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-22531029274950931102013-05-22T09:05:00.000-07:002013-06-25T21:56:10.549-07:00Gold Wall, Sonora - Saturday, February 23 - Eight Weeks PregnantHeaded out to Gold Wall in Sonora today, and luckily this time there was no puking involved. Thank goodness! I got on Wicked Gold, 5.13a, a route I've tried one time before a couple weeks ago. The stars must have aligned for me, because I somehow didn't feel very sick. In fact, I felt really pretty normal! I got on it once, figured out the beta on a few tricky sequences, then tried it again and amazingly got it! My second 5.13a ever, and eight weeks pregnant!<br />
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<br />Susiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04415754970495889164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-69828307928376610262013-05-11T13:03:00.000-07:002013-05-11T13:30:05.594-07:00Climbing and Pregnancy: Round 2Yep, sometime in late January I found myself puking in the car on the way out to Gold Wall in Sonora: a clear sign that baby #2 was on the way! But in spite of the first trimester morning sickness, we're thrilled to have a new little one--a baby boy, we are told--join Team Christensen.<br />
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I will say, however, that as a climber, learning that you're pregnant brings with it quite a set of challenges. Since I had Ainsley, now 19 months ago, I've been on a quest to get back into stellar climbing shape. We had an amazing climbing year in 2012 and I was able to explore a lot of new routes in the Valley, Verdon Gorge, Grenoble, Lover's Leap, and Tuolumne, and got to revisit several "old friend" routes, such as the Regular Route of Half Dome and the Rostrum. At the beginning of 2013, I was in the process of projecting 13s again, and was finally, after almost two years, back at the top of my climbing ability. So there were a range of emotions that occurred when I learned I was pregnant once again. There was excitement, of course, about having another baby and for Ainsley to become a big sister, but I also found myself frustrated and a little bit sad looking forward to the upcoming spring, summer, and fall climbing seasons knowing that almost all of my climbing goals for 2013 would have to be saved for another year. Furthermore, after finally feeling fully recovered and strong after pregnancy #1, the clock was being reset leaving me on another year-and-a-half process of losing strength then trying to regain it.<br />
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Luckily for me, however, I've been through the climbing and pregnancy experience before and I know that while it does change the game a bit, it doesn't mean that I have to opt out of it completely. I'll just have to learn and adapt, as I did during my last pregnancy, and as I did figuring out how to climb (and do everything else in life) with a baby--and now toddler--in tow. <br />
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As for my 2013 climbing goals, I'm happy to report that I actually have already ticked a few of my original goals and have since readjusted the others to accommodate for my ever-expanding belly. So in spite of a slight change to my 2013 plans, I'm now nothing but happy about the routes I've already been able to do during this pregnancy, and optimistic about the many long moderate routes that I've got planned for it's remainder while I wait for the moment I get to meet my new little guy. Susiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04415754970495889164noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-3852003045256945992012-10-24T21:56:00.000-07:002012-10-24T21:56:24.752-07:00Climbing and Pregnancy: Spring - Summer 2011In September 2010, I was at the top of my game. Andrew and I took a month-long trip to France and Spain to check out Ceuse, Mallorca, Rodellar, and Siurana. Being a slave to a desk at that point in my life, a whole month dedicated only to climbing did wonders to my fitness level, and I was able to walk away from that trip bagging my very first (and to date, only) 7c+/5.13a. Then, I got pregnant. <br />
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Being that I had never been pregnant before, I had no idea what to expect. And more importantly, I had no idea what to expect in terms of my climbing. Which was worrisome. I had heard all sorts of things from all sorts of pregnancy "experts" (with qualifications ranging from having been pregnant before to having an MD in obstetrics) stating from the vastly conservative end that jostling your baby around during any stage of pregnancy could cause miscarriage, to the much more liberal end of the spectrum that you could continue with your standard activities as long as you felt okay about it. Being that the latter advice was given by a good friend who was also a midwife, I took this advice to heart. That being said, I did take some precautions. For example, after the three month mark, I stopped skydiving. This was more a combination of the morning sickness that would always seem to strike on the flight up to altitude, mixed with a growing anxiety about the intense fuel fumes I was exposing my walnut-sized baby to. Needless to say, by the three month mark, skydiving didn't seem to be the right thing to be doing anymore. So I hung up the wingsuit.<br />
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Climbing, however, was a different story entirely. I had utterly no desire to stop climbing. And after consulting with my friend the midwife as well as my OB, I was given the green light free and clear to climb as long as I wanted. So climb I did. Following guidance I received from <a href="http://carriecooper.blogspot.com/2010/10/body-harness-week-24.html" target="_blank">Carrie Cooper's blog</a>, I set some short-term and long-term climbing goals. Short-term I wanted to continue climbing a minimum of three times each week, doing between 7-9 routes each session. Long-term, I wanted to be able to climb 5.11a until the day I decided I was too uncomfortable/anxious/whatever to keep climbing. <br />
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Long story short, I was able to achieve both goals pretty honorably. Month after month, I watched my belly grow and wondered at what point in my pregnancy I would stop climbing. Yet month after month, I kept feeling surprisingly good about continuing to climb. So I did. Amazingly, I ended up being able to climb right up until my due date. In fact, the baby came a couple days late, so I actually went climbing on my due date. And amazingly (it was not a graceful by any means), I was able to climb 5.11a.<br />
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Knobs on Medlicott Dome, 8 months pregnant</div>
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The due date! Note the wide stance to support the extra weight... </div>
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<br />Susiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04415754970495889164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-60715409465887202762012-07-30T11:28:00.002-07:002012-07-30T11:28:55.297-07:00Ainsley and Daddy, Sunday July 29, 2012.This is Susie's baby dress that she wore 29 years ago. <br />
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<br />A. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11606956250778350175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-10018220781063428072012-07-27T12:26:00.000-07:002012-07-27T12:26:20.753-07:00Ainsley's Photo Shoot: Nothing but Awesomeness!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Susie, please don't kill me for posting this. </div>
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<br />A. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11606956250778350175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-67639535650651976602012-07-13T13:59:00.000-07:002012-07-13T13:59:08.955-07:00Chouinard Herbert Route 5.11c, Sentinel Rock, YosemiteI climbed the Chouinard Herbert Route on the Sentinel with Townsend Brown on June 16, 2012. It was a good route. <br />
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Townsend on the first 5.10 pitch. <br />
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The Afro-Cuban Flakes pitch was awesome.<br />
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Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11606956250778350175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-8759850213605567792011-05-05T15:06:00.000-07:002011-05-05T15:22:54.273-07:00The newest member of Team Christensen will be...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Tqubp5U8yRSyXBQ91zFPS6Hr2oGH_aubYQl6cXooclMNswm3T05g2lpJ-FP9kwbN-10c58rLMiBsR38eq9e0Ip0-3k_H15t21j7eoxyAhMKm173iOXQSgMTrmmkQi_Bar6OvUSj1ndA/s1600/Wingsuit+baby+onesie+pic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Tqubp5U8yRSyXBQ91zFPS6Hr2oGH_aubYQl6cXooclMNswm3T05g2lpJ-FP9kwbN-10c58rLMiBsR38eq9e0Ip0-3k_H15t21j7eoxyAhMKm173iOXQSgMTrmmkQi_Bar6OvUSj1ndA/s200/Wingsuit+baby+onesie+pic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603360868967197714" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >A girl!!!</span>Susiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04415754970495889164noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-8487062585189291372011-04-19T15:09:00.000-07:002011-04-19T15:09:53.316-07:00Scuba Video<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/al_iAI3tkB0/0.jpg"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/al_iAI3tkB0?f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/al_iAI3tkB0?f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/YxQ-czga6qw?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/rgeDfgjhYH0?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/B43bfq-v_cI/0.jpg"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/B43bfq-v_cI?f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/B43bfq-v_cI?f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/mKdmweYimY0?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>A. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11606956250778350175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-22561019651456876022011-04-15T13:44:00.000-07:002011-04-15T13:44:23.195-07:00Wingsuit Big Ways, Lodi, April 2, 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/FSGisiQYgLA?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>A. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11606956250778350175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-7069206081453940322011-04-06T17:08:00.000-07:002011-04-06T17:12:52.878-07:00Wingsuit Big Way, Lodi California, Vertical Stack Formation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/hu-PlFsyKUE?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>This is a video of Susie and I flocking with our friends in Lodi. We are wearing the blue and grey wingsuits, I am on the left of the formation, and Susie on the right. Footage by Jade Edaj. A. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11606956250778350175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-7316350302635453622011-03-30T11:57:00.000-07:002011-03-30T12:48:54.618-07:00And for our next adventure. . .<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyGCfu0xddm15W-4FnWfyxRC1tTBZajLc7vb3PitJKT7eskE4-Hul-YK_LpBamdiy6EHqwENxRR7gnihj3FCgkaRsLYc4pT64xn1ohvc3Zec4AxNP_AITdwAweAVSBAAF-CPK3ch7NOmA/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyGCfu0xddm15W-4FnWfyxRC1tTBZajLc7vb3PitJKT7eskE4-Hul-YK_LpBamdiy6EHqwENxRR7gnihj3FCgkaRsLYc4pT64xn1ohvc3Zec4AxNP_AITdwAweAVSBAAF-CPK3ch7NOmA/s400/photo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589949407474070866" border="0" /></a>New baby due September 20, 2011. WoooHoo!A. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11606956250778350175noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-83838432736549805442010-11-18T12:45:00.001-08:002010-11-18T12:47:14.463-08:00Wingsuits<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0sSGQREcR_Ce9qUclNVANTcU0wKwc5gGtFxKTcmUjFcrhf0YScPwYhH69Vn9H_uob4VzDcel0mmGcUyMge_78kpXc6vbRSMvmzin3dBy-AVK-nxrJi80wk3EyHYEgbm661_CoPCua_A/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0sSGQREcR_Ce9qUclNVANTcU0wKwc5gGtFxKTcmUjFcrhf0YScPwYhH69Vn9H_uob4VzDcel0mmGcUyMge_78kpXc6vbRSMvmzin3dBy-AVK-nxrJi80wk3EyHYEgbm661_CoPCua_A/s400/photo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540994110980896338" border="0" /></a>A. Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11606956250778350175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722212288653124327.post-11360343888405356162010-10-06T12:46:00.000-07:002010-10-15T12:48:21.992-07:00Europe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGkV9DOBv48pkp5UwQ_nyq-KsamAKaxF3NrtMPSSBmXN9OdOd-QBFEvXSSZFX_CpGuXfaesDMH6UTSDwt12ngqXPrGIQ49Eb5KmieKjnwAu35i3LVNqByuJs4bCKBWUGsUuXLagCbmSXI/s1600/IMG_3496.JPG"></a><br />We spent a month climbing in France and Spain, from September 5 to October 5, 2010.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">France</span><br /></div><br />The best food I have ever eaten in my life, with Estelle in France.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YVbRz3MP739KkXDXYaoTZnQPNJGakQJbl9iznOd3WKYOlhyqFCLUrPwzQWCrekSajUxX80KZ8sji-W3kS5Q7TT_hT8X93IE-f_Sw3ZEmiUQ6ECi_Dzor0nSoZXgl6m9zURTgOuwbqkE/s1600/IMG_3311.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YVbRz3MP739KkXDXYaoTZnQPNJGakQJbl9iznOd3WKYOlhyqFCLUrPwzQWCrekSajUxX80KZ8sji-W3kS5Q7TT_hT8X93IE-f_Sw3ZEmiUQ6ECi_Dzor0nSoZXgl6m9zURTgOuwbqkE/s320/IMG_3311.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525046892398837410" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ceuse</span><br /></div><br />Map of Ceuse France. We camped at Les Guerins near the center of the photo, and hiked up a massive hill for an hour and a half to reach the climbs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0CAJtnTSz7ZpZIQoNk061IH-ixzhRGqSbifNM4TMXlDGqH_loq6JOfy8xa3O0IiBXgABgTWVFvsAd6MyZkBuDi70eHojv9QELIlFb-B19z2P7nCvXZNS31vr07p4XPboIkITOmCK8Es/s1600/IMG_3323.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0CAJtnTSz7ZpZIQoNk061IH-ixzhRGqSbifNM4TMXlDGqH_loq6JOfy8xa3O0IiBXgABgTWVFvsAd6MyZkBuDi70eHojv9QELIlFb-B19z2P7nCvXZNS31vr07p4XPboIkITOmCK8Es/s320/IMG_3323.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525046889149821106" border="0" /></a><br />Our first rental car, the Ford KA. "Where's the KA?" we would ask.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcNJGWYDz2I8dJ2lgp_DRb-ek7_VqwyVpsYLWj2kMWY6_QibRwK1HTxwO84EtvUcDihaT3DbG7tzbtU81iMJ9hbpV-_h1ruqPMN0VYgcVl2El4DLRRkdLCXk9KVhUSsT31Tz3gAcDZiE/s1600/IMG_3329.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcNJGWYDz2I8dJ2lgp_DRb-ek7_VqwyVpsYLWj2kMWY6_QibRwK1HTxwO84EtvUcDihaT3DbG7tzbtU81iMJ9hbpV-_h1ruqPMN0VYgcVl2El4DLRRkdLCXk9KVhUSsT31Tz3gAcDZiE/s320/IMG_3329.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525046207805612290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjInnsec71vHgQbbqte9SHXWpDe6hnD2-cxI2xMqvR9xBM_Yv01ll2Xb1dkFqLEqtVsjtpNOD9nyCGg5OT7Sz6yDsB29uwMWvyYo2J2OFV6_svT37nVNAZlIghcceOqNPaBSMQ60c2MRQ/s1600/IMG_3609.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjInnsec71vHgQbbqte9SHXWpDe6hnD2-cxI2xMqvR9xBM_Yv01ll2Xb1dkFqLEqtVsjtpNOD9nyCGg5OT7Sz6yDsB29uwMWvyYo2J2OFV6_svT37nVNAZlIghcceOqNPaBSMQ60c2MRQ/s320/IMG_3609.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525046203383841778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmk4jzSL1w0iJUK2R5N5cYpKfcLoksL36KisDilSRLgWIJF3Ncp4mkNnbOWWKUevpfmKsHciSTJzkLAq6HFHPBvW392ZCWHMqE1gicNQgMu6-JXPlHwhvstLWczVc8OeMRVfRpp-3iuM/s1600/IMG_3745.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmk4jzSL1w0iJUK2R5N5cYpKfcLoksL36KisDilSRLgWIJF3Ncp4mkNnbOWWKUevpfmKsHciSTJzkLAq6HFHPBvW392ZCWHMqE1gicNQgMu6-JXPlHwhvstLWczVc8OeMRVfRpp-3iuM/s320/IMG_3745.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525046198197147362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Les Gorges du Verdon, France. We climbed <span style="font-style: italic;">Dingomaniaque</span>, a 6 pitch route with a crux pitch of about 5.12a. The routes are approached from the top, and you have to rappel down into the canyon and then climb out.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-uClvDNad3B-O3UCNIbc0N3h2aNSpsj6QvA0W7ZMShjpe3kvNNpjmbT4MGR0a1EhgMCe54nPcBNJYHK3qPFUpQyAi3xZYWq58cgiRNCafdSosgDRwvEDJ22nY9SEpMk-sz5egYk3wtU/s1600/P1000258.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-uClvDNad3B-O3UCNIbc0N3h2aNSpsj6QvA0W7ZMShjpe3kvNNpjmbT4MGR0a1EhgMCe54nPcBNJYHK3qPFUpQyAi3xZYWq58cgiRNCafdSosgDRwvEDJ22nY9SEpMk-sz5egYk3wtU/s320/P1000258.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525045100726984754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Susie on <span style="font-style: italic;">Super Mickey</span>, Ceuse France.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidG95157wO4zPeP_tKdnTW1qRBn_DcjjJA8I82eMP7AXYQ_jngwkcSIEER6VcK1RKmL8YgyaM_T045gZ8RvZs0WLORajGCThqSmj9xgXv_DXF3bRbBSt9yj8H9WOAKebKdgyaIxr0sYnQ/s1600/IMG_4016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidG95157wO4zPeP_tKdnTW1qRBn_DcjjJA8I82eMP7AXYQ_jngwkcSIEER6VcK1RKmL8YgyaM_T045gZ8RvZs0WLORajGCThqSmj9xgXv_DXF3bRbBSt9yj8H9WOAKebKdgyaIxr0sYnQ/s320/IMG_4016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525045099165778370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">La Petit Illusion</span>, 7a+. (about 5.12b+). Susie redpointed on her second try.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCnWCPOSMP2ikri17oZzjjHbZWz3_u6o3UNdFXvMGbmcQmkechVqkhiXlic23NpWoi4fbWTMy6SyitmcO_NxHMbaUyQ97vhCu2ia7cgmppzIQoNouYqgCUEYoOrwZeTBBc_QuyvJsj9JQ/s1600/IMG_4147.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCnWCPOSMP2ikri17oZzjjHbZWz3_u6o3UNdFXvMGbmcQmkechVqkhiXlic23NpWoi4fbWTMy6SyitmcO_NxHMbaUyQ97vhCu2ia7cgmppzIQoNouYqgCUEYoOrwZeTBBc_QuyvJsj9JQ/s320/IMG_4147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525045091335041010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3uQ_gOYb8Tbv8uxAAC2MzNCetmubpU9PO6xbGkyHcVY4M6JqiExLO8Y5Y2nNSHNRk7u-nk212ADt34Y6l27hsx9BCh_Iz7jXZVtSOJ9JcrCs2qmrw20_5PXcfEsdOr5p3CNvmq2k1X8/s1600/IMG_4181.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3uQ_gOYb8Tbv8uxAAC2MzNCetmubpU9PO6xbGkyHcVY4M6JqiExLO8Y5Y2nNSHNRk7u-nk212ADt34Y6l27hsx9BCh_Iz7jXZVtSOJ9JcrCs2qmrw20_5PXcfEsdOr5p3CNvmq2k1X8/s320/IMG_4181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525043760591300914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Another great sunset at Ceuse.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZSlhrZ7iKGvQfc87Z-fO90QbRpW8od0e7ZEtZDq3V6Cyxlkra2XpIl0v71FAzdZCj8J29cv9tDB8zP0QKl88uY78AVG3x9ZmIpXIU6YaGISblag5_AK9X_kT2bSXorhEryO8xYiTXv0/s1600/IMG_4212.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZSlhrZ7iKGvQfc87Z-fO90QbRpW8od0e7ZEtZDq3V6Cyxlkra2XpIl0v71FAzdZCj8J29cv9tDB8zP0QKl88uY78AVG3x9ZmIpXIU6YaGISblag5_AK9X_kT2bSXorhEryO8xYiTXv0/s320/IMG_4212.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525043749594474514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nAEQD6eyZW_ybgOcrLwWoi658GHzTIznZt0Cs1XI-5QpaVac_CatB8tJLXgV3s0O89IW0gCvsG9oO_lazfotTj-dv34uP0lVJ8cuJ01Z6WGIL3PvlopQ_pSyIdAYcY_BrsMxOEhPrNQ/s1600/IMG_4213.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nAEQD6eyZW_ybgOcrLwWoi658GHzTIznZt0Cs1XI-5QpaVac_CatB8tJLXgV3s0O89IW0gCvsG9oO_lazfotTj-dv34uP0lVJ8cuJ01Z6WGIL3PvlopQ_pSyIdAYcY_BrsMxOEhPrNQ/s320/IMG_4213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525043744335874866" border="0" /></a><br />We spent a lot of time rigging ropes to take good climbing photographs on this trip. It takes a lot of work to get good photographs, and at least three climbers. We would make friends with other climbers at the cliff in order to get one of them to belay Susie while I took photos hanging from a rope up above. In return for the belay, I would take pictures of them as well. This worked out great because everybody wants pictures of themselves. Every time I pulled out my camera with the big looking zoom lens, we made new friends. I would usually practice taking pictures of the other climbers first, to test everything out, then take pictures of Susie after I had worked out all the kinks and found the best angles. There were plenty of days where I would spend 3 or 4 hours taking photos of beautiful climbing babes that Susie had recruited to help out. Not a bad job.<br /><br />Katia (Zurich Switzerland)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIaZrK7aBa0y_l0yeJSQ7ZVvddKkz2pKwdfVPHb5-AEq6haUBd5-Wuqg3HJ_hmgAOIPLbxY_WqkXeNunIxt2d6jG8nl85BaGKKTNUxuL6s3oGDHyNvlslhX38PVwlC7yBHH7ye1zcsg4/s1600/IMG_3529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIaZrK7aBa0y_l0yeJSQ7ZVvddKkz2pKwdfVPHb5-AEq6haUBd5-Wuqg3HJ_hmgAOIPLbxY_WqkXeNunIxt2d6jG8nl85BaGKKTNUxuL6s3oGDHyNvlslhX38PVwlC7yBHH7ye1zcsg4/s320/IMG_3529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528344600436633586" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGkV9DOBv48pkp5UwQ_nyq-KsamAKaxF3NrtMPSSBmXN9OdOd-QBFEvXSSZFX_CpGuXfaesDMH6UTSDwt12ngqXPrGIQ49Eb5KmieKjnwAu35i3LVNqByuJs4bCKBWUGsUuXLagCbmSXI/s1600/IMG_3496.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGkV9DOBv48pkp5UwQ_nyq-KsamAKaxF3NrtMPSSBmXN9OdOd-QBFEvXSSZFX_CpGuXfaesDMH6UTSDwt12ngqXPrGIQ49Eb5KmieKjnwAu35i3LVNqByuJs4bCKBWUGsUuXLagCbmSXI/s320/IMG_3496.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528344595382749538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gqOB877UG07DA03Jb4TmkZ3F6uZWtFytyUj-bOupqxn0CajAuuSS562gTb_kcXMeOI1b6IbqytCdhXhPaXJqOWqtiVOXOxCHCVESUbIDi3N5RJEiUINHMQ5AQ4qHcVuWjVMyKik00x0/s1600/IMG_3565.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gqOB877UG07DA03Jb4TmkZ3F6uZWtFytyUj-bOupqxn0CajAuuSS562gTb_kcXMeOI1b6IbqytCdhXhPaXJqOWqtiVOXOxCHCVESUbIDi3N5RJEiUINHMQ5AQ4qHcVuWjVMyKik00x0/s320/IMG_3565.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525057252464877234" border="0" /></a></div>Andrea (Zurich Switzerland)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9ROPRQDg0Ts0enJTD6W8dfW0HHEuhDIuG3Nvy1Nk-N5z6jHhvTLSxQQy7AIz78fHJglMzyg-2ks9GNB9Ab71MzZa-nub_M7DhHMOuB46kSOKmqkA2J1R75GVNd7d7rlKL6zwo9hWlXQ/s1600/IMG_3726.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9ROPRQDg0Ts0enJTD6W8dfW0HHEuhDIuG3Nvy1Nk-N5z6jHhvTLSxQQy7AIz78fHJglMzyg-2ks9GNB9Ab71MzZa-nub_M7DhHMOuB46kSOKmqkA2J1R75GVNd7d7rlKL6zwo9hWlXQ/s320/IMG_3726.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525070699972954994" border="0" /></a>Anna (Catalunya)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8R1NZbt08MZ2hM22_3gtI5jpEJ6zS0ZryaZCQhBpF1EQnqz6Yj-wqxRq3xWdqYMkl3sNku6HxQ83h1Zl4J8fp-0JEoZwheYeHWBGYepxg7KB4K4OKS4lVUBlwoV5wbDx3ZFwLMvU8hSs/s1600/IMG_4102.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8R1NZbt08MZ2hM22_3gtI5jpEJ6zS0ZryaZCQhBpF1EQnqz6Yj-wqxRq3xWdqYMkl3sNku6HxQ83h1Zl4J8fp-0JEoZwheYeHWBGYepxg7KB4K4OKS4lVUBlwoV5wbDx3ZFwLMvU8hSs/s320/IMG_4102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525070692738481938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPGZbdNEf6xF3oXAq8HlqZ0cqGEcCreoB60zzyuMfadLfC7RfVPj12QAh259CZDApLAcCLyUYVvhRGs5Km3GG0Jt5FfXE_oKltckRdKkzmuI4H2jKSjd5B5cGvLXOBCIqShvGrTCLqMg/s1600/IMG_4101.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPGZbdNEf6xF3oXAq8HlqZ0cqGEcCreoB60zzyuMfadLfC7RfVPj12QAh259CZDApLAcCLyUYVvhRGs5Km3GG0Jt5FfXE_oKltckRdKkzmuI4H2jKSjd5B5cGvLXOBCIqShvGrTCLqMg/s320/IMG_4101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525057258030359810" border="0" /></a><br />Trisha (Salt Lake City)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpS37RRtJaDsD3_H5NLnVO_6433uZJS86cijn2m4LHEMw0FTyroRyj1Aur_D9Hfddb88xkMX4_yUddhWA2gYnZsZidJR7MQNYwpswL1tu0CW4hoKRAvs5slkI-DdHnAF3U_9sv0C9ijvU/s1600/IMG_6337.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpS37RRtJaDsD3_H5NLnVO_6433uZJS86cijn2m4LHEMw0FTyroRyj1Aur_D9Hfddb88xkMX4_yUddhWA2gYnZsZidJR7MQNYwpswL1tu0CW4hoKRAvs5slkI-DdHnAF3U_9sv0C9ijvU/s320/IMG_6337.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525070688774650546" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Blanca (Girona, Catalunya) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinITh304L_s1GUjAoyfpIG6Z7hMgYVaj5vghp04qZmgq_3Gy_V02bVnkHY6gxd7PHzGyfbXkLwArrPsPxMyzLk9vhAu_a1Wmg_kWrtV1ZwxMzPN5_D0hvXHoEXpmL_q6tYjGIrpcpyRq8/s1600/IMG_5416.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinITh304L_s1GUjAoyfpIG6Z7hMgYVaj5vghp04qZmgq_3Gy_V02bVnkHY6gxd7PHzGyfbXkLwArrPsPxMyzLk9vhAu_a1Wmg_kWrtV1ZwxMzPN5_D0hvXHoEXpmL_q6tYjGIrpcpyRq8/s320/IMG_5416.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525067138097421570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit75dS4lf3exY1RjPlYfW5gowyYibsoqDM1Hpobq7ZBcKRFMFw4wbqujL-QgPR7ffoE6KqN8Ku0ywFAAC8yMl267mg5JrtKZCwWoQXp-xyJmN6dHIHM1XBHfxWKYOQ-kMs8VWTiLn0QA0/s1600/IMG_5484.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit75dS4lf3exY1RjPlYfW5gowyYibsoqDM1Hpobq7ZBcKRFMFw4wbqujL-QgPR7ffoE6KqN8Ku0ywFAAC8yMl267mg5JrtKZCwWoQXp-xyJmN6dHIHM1XBHfxWKYOQ-kMs8VWTiLn0QA0/s320/IMG_5484.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525047380171343026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dani (Rodellar Spain) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRfmtgyoYGEE9cCUS1ZbvVvUUuJqnD2bMReE2_PPppTWd61pGZ3qwYZeHNYAJ3Ir1WvH1qKGR612wd1TtdU6VNkSVHGrn9x9YxyL8kdavMSxP8XQSehtoNnA95THC447SYaXhEqOnmDG0/s1600/IMG_5386.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRfmtgyoYGEE9cCUS1ZbvVvUUuJqnD2bMReE2_PPppTWd61pGZ3qwYZeHNYAJ3Ir1WvH1qKGR612wd1TtdU6VNkSVHGrn9x9YxyL8kdavMSxP8XQSehtoNnA95THC447SYaXhEqOnmDG0/s320/IMG_5386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525067133587449554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ann (Texas)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkeTjSXKARVk2W32YTMNaHCljkp32Am10IHRo5LW5axoO95lZrG640L26im3d-PPmpvf4YpGjau7cgHrcZaBm2bMjKLRE6WVh1a5FlKnMevn4OLleLp11JJcid7oAbuKraqDKYhgWKgQ/s1600/IMG_5346.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkeTjSXKARVk2W32YTMNaHCljkp32Am10IHRo5LW5axoO95lZrG640L26im3d-PPmpvf4YpGjau7cgHrcZaBm2bMjKLRE6WVh1a5FlKnMevn4OLleLp11JJcid7oAbuKraqDKYhgWKgQ/s320/IMG_5346.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525067121874420210" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirduxuE3Zkk10gCHIfLaxl2M7nftm_cBVncUOVwFCXWPSg_MYjz8lxP0vgJVhPP5dX7go_EIT8yZD_EfrcZSpi3ry9V2kLH3rjk12MF19YTLMyZdS11mzw75aWwqabGLJErHh9-Smwbk4/s1600/IMG_4751.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWyxxs6yG0URkqqJyTGpcLWQiZ1YswCDLY0vUILHVrd9DZEuW7INCNz-WKJC8O47uuZVe8KFsNYt4PWw97nRJuCj9Kw3VcPziIdnOARtCqf1WvVn_bBs9qZPXeIx9sFZHDv2LK9MdQY_8/s320/DSCN2385.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525065739328625042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Most of the time I was the one taking the pictures. However, from time to time I had to also take it upon myself to show everyone how to pose for climbing photographs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdmLCXB7UCAmbfhpWk55WEk6_btAU5KYBYJQC0zzAJE_owYtU1Tvr0BPlM1y-wLBveUU17Ci8z448E4wvrwW7QHXbOSYDUhs9XQuPI9KsCGjlhMJs1keK93rentB14XxV4vSa2KDKEOM/s1600/DSC_0505.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdmLCXB7UCAmbfhpWk55WEk6_btAU5KYBYJQC0zzAJE_owYtU1Tvr0BPlM1y-wLBveUU17Ci8z448E4wvrwW7QHXbOSYDUhs9XQuPI9KsCGjlhMJs1keK93rentB14XxV4vSa2KDKEOM/s320/DSC_0505.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525040662540447522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I got a blister that became infected and was a huge pain in the neck.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrULZi0372D4LEN-jtHXKGvhOqov7DsSTv8mAkp9NWAEg30yzamfcJQl8nCg2IYdajRisLP94FJw8x_7v0-pxyoLRGuS-KhBnPG4G-xh_68DlufzqUSsJTImIcn0xKwuQuXw6uAr6INc8/s1600/IMG_4225.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrULZi0372D4LEN-jtHXKGvhOqov7DsSTv8mAkp9NWAEg30yzamfcJQl8nCg2IYdajRisLP94FJw8x_7v0-pxyoLRGuS-KhBnPG4G-xh_68DlufzqUSsJTImIcn0xKwuQuXw6uAr6INc8/s320/IMG_4225.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525040651994191506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rodellar, Catalunya Spain</span><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Delfin</span>, 7c+ a crazy arch feature.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqX4oKduJdt0DxjZqLifAR0KdEwmcIzr8N0RSot21Y1XWkHgV-YKNVYMPNKH2d7dd0w2AmQDxNV6EJhpaBhLSAFeSv6U77OPZvRBN9ZWBhodoofeVZzx8kItGR_C9YC86qy5b7iuftcJw/s1600/IMG_5068.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHOTnu8HMuQR02pAG_BIaR63_St2xOKeP9VXrHNins7MiT47asksSE1Io_oisAvVUxZaF4rfY87Q2lL3GPQ0RCqEw82YpHMDzFCaEnlmekaHZxFfqWI2yYFtMw8mbSmJXierUv6BhCLg/s320/IMG_4890.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525038756679548482" border="0" /></a><br />Susie is crushing another route onsight that I had to hang in the rope twice on.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-3nnuEzGJtm3Qoam7DRIdJ1GEXKL6bcwhkkxXiGROc4for9bsh0HYYPOSNgfgkQQtyZ2CjA940zeY9loYJbhei9LxOmBCOe9WwtTNhDNYQa3YFXrBWGnA0c6crsQzUuU8B_cVBc9iWk/s1600/IMG_4720.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-3nnuEzGJtm3Qoam7DRIdJ1GEXKL6bcwhkkxXiGROc4for9bsh0HYYPOSNgfgkQQtyZ2CjA940zeY9loYJbhei9LxOmBCOe9WwtTNhDNYQa3YFXrBWGnA0c6crsQzUuU8B_cVBc9iWk/s320/IMG_4720.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525038185762002002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />These are some Catalan guys we met in Rodellar. I got a cold so I spent the day hanging out with them at the cliffs and taking photographs. They were awesome.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzfwflU9_CZpQM_oa8IWEW9sKNlA3h1Vt5KJlK8NW9aWA5sQJo8D-flg9RRWy72XtwGXXS4AstuoC3RYdSF_TrNxt5uV7UPzT0jYfw-qmGpQw15Xb140lBT1JGz_Lq6UWbPomkfo64C0/s1600/DSCN2467.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzfwflU9_CZpQM_oa8IWEW9sKNlA3h1Vt5KJlK8NW9aWA5sQJo8D-flg9RRWy72XtwGXXS4AstuoC3RYdSF_TrNxt5uV7UPzT0jYfw-qmGpQw15Xb140lBT1JGz_Lq6UWbPomkfo64C0/s320/DSCN2467.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525030518539305810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mallorca, Spain</span><br /></div><br />Psycobloc (Deep Water Soloing) on Mallorca, an island east of Barcelona. This is the Diablo Wall. I am climbing <span style="font-style: italic;">Afroman</span>, 7b+ (5.12c).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEk60dxBRRLKuyS5oBWUtY-bT6urN4MULfhNByr1O4XiD006YjIWk5sD1s6Htb0C_-ff_65LMCV5mO-YcStodDBkMqFfHwhNAT9EKFmwUMHpvD1uFelHzol_FRZetGYmvUyuJCb81pprc/s1600/IMG_5720.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEk60dxBRRLKuyS5oBWUtY-bT6urN4MULfhNByr1O4XiD006YjIWk5sD1s6Htb0C_-ff_65LMCV5mO-YcStodDBkMqFfHwhNAT9EKFmwUMHpvD1uFelHzol_FRZetGYmvUyuJCb81pprc/s320/IMG_5720.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525030513301496562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnoY6E4IVCRxt1vgJzzu1yk1EqparFuG6D-OMdNLB_1fyQt5FVHnypWhhzf7p6VB8i_I6I1NhoA2G07u673N-GfI2i1k99P1NuM6XoQEZo0UbaZ7a6mtZBTPYpf5LjbYgVZwL04wTrt0/s1600/IMG_5799.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXwUs1X65f4Xfuuy1suf8CDGwvJzpnDTeTx3H4UxVHeQ8CcH0eRo14iogUpRMSlru70NB-1OeGiK2lBqG5gZtMCoXVf9rdX1PRGxhus74_5QnypcjfPfdJmlEhWg_wQq6j5-xF_gCRAU/s320/IMG_6236.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525028494079572690" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">L'escamarla</span>, 7c+, Siurana.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjALEW_r522SjUKwim-KEtAcgTE19lsKw2obmlHz7uz80RV3OJ7JoxU3NTDFOvqZG3rC2c_Vgpp4j4ik_r7SbmKq3vYCWv7BSc8EIq-UbPMh2S2xDgGRvRs98lyHGzrrkuqLKq7-ExLM/s1600/IMG_6414.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjALEW_r522SjUKwim-KEtAcgTE19lsKw2obmlHz7uz80RV3OJ7JoxU3NTDFOvqZG3rC2c_Vgpp4j4ik_r7SbmKq3vYCWv7BSc8EIq-UbPMh2S2xDgGRvRs98lyHGzrrkuqLKq7-ExLM/s320/IMG_6414.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525028491306948770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ehKnOmMWdvrQpCmayhz-c5NU9ijAfyRY9g6wcq6MulqgitsdJVHIv2H75l4M4rspUqzOCGqKmOzTPtYR6b4S2tkY0kwRyW-j9I4PhUj_5acTYoxx_KwPMmLx7wjtunyWfCK8CZzqR9A/s1600/IMG_6477.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ehKnOmMWdvrQpCmayhz-c5NU9ijAfyRY9g6wcq6MulqgitsdJVHIv2H75l4M4rspUqzOCGqKmOzTPtYR6b4S2tkY0kwRyW-j9I4PhUj_5acTYoxx_KwPMmLx7wjtunyWfCK8CZzqR9A/s320/IMG_6477.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525028484908070546" border="0" /></a><br />This is our friend Toni Arbones. He runs the campground in Siurana. We met him in Yosemite this spring and he told us about Siurana.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjoiwDz_OLZtg_b3PKBZVJVXA97lZt1FgdZYs7E0be_RsaCjmdW0jd1l5d3o-zXql50sM-4oD32ZL4yXK2aKX95gki0Ly4PQ8xhauUlvQ62HncM_8BN6FpDEX3UZo9JBAck2XlIxt4Z9c/s1600/IMG_6573.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjoiwDz_OLZtg_b3PKBZVJVXA97lZt1FgdZYs7E0be_RsaCjmdW0jd1l5d3o-zXql50sM-4oD32ZL4yXK2aKX95gki0Ly4PQ8xhauUlvQ62HncM_8BN6FpDEX3UZo9JBAck2XlIxt4Z9c/s320/IMG_6573.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525026451294362034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubAOF755mux8Ce-ZE7ArUoyKNYpisGYBq5Q3OuGR-oAPfXrEz2oiB5gSH47yLRlh7uyIYtDEaoR0IAwv9fgGqI2-Yb2_C6PMVZ1hyY3uLcBAxGPAWmjpmIIsCGjGUE3GXf5p14ViH2m0/s1600/IMG_6153.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubAOF755mux8Ce-ZE7ArUoyKNYpisGYBq5Q3OuGR-oAPfXrEz2oiB5gSH47yLRlh7uyIYtDEaoR0IAwv9fgGqI2-Yb2_C6PMVZ1hyY3uLcBAxGPAWmjpmIIsCGjGUE3GXf5p14ViH2m0/s320/IMG_6153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525028500831530130" border="0" /></a><br />Climbing bolted cracks, Euro style.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMd2fO2_wq9oBdk1mzBphjMHgbVCD3Y5I7ATG-dFwSSd2fifbHwziJAg3R-UM6GQPk38i6KeOVuRECX5tpW3UlerPvLLIO57p25-mq5O6LsWOqzuasfVl4cP_Rml9YbuJHSesdwloeI5Y/s1600/IMG_6575.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMd2fO2_wq9oBdk1mzBphjMHgbVCD3Y5I7ATG-dFwSSd2fifbHwziJAg3R-UM6GQPk38i6KeOVuRECX5tpW3UlerPvLLIO57p25-mq5O6LsWOqzuasfVl4cP_Rml9YbuJHSesdwloeI5Y/s320/IMG_6575.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525026446452581298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Susie redpointed her first 5.13 in Siurana Spain. La Ardilla Roja, 7c+ (The Red Squirrel). It took her about 6 tries. She redpointed it in the last moments of our last climbing day of our trip, just before dark. It was amazing to watch. I had tried the route a few days earlier on toprope after she first got on it, and I had to lower off at the crux because I could not even hold on to the holds.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-C0qLccEs2fezwcaouXO4RXKgxUQVpAO8Jit5Rfzw6eu6GW8uM8Egc0PVSmTPYe4VAfCk7SS9Nx6YPtt8CW17lCE1pFikd5efSrQovWLsHtzZyTnL0nJaUpFxYLMltbnaq1uwEl7sBbI/s1600/IMG_6610.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-C0qLccEs2fezwcaouXO4RXKgxUQVpAO8Jit5Rfzw6eu6GW8uM8Egc0PVSmTPYe4VAfCk7SS9Nx6YPtt8CW17lCE1pFikd5efSrQovWLsHtzZyTnL0nJaUpFxYLMltbnaq1uwEl7sBbI/s320/IMG_6610.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525026426585825778" border="0" /></a><br />Sector <span style="font-style: italic;">El Pati</span>. Susie's route <span style="font-style: italic;">La Ardilla Roja</span> is about the center of the wall here.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdJask4AhHWvXktvWo7LV5NmAy_fSdSpFs686dj0pRH6hrQeVNEuLjIx1Q2dJBRF1394LBb1YdctGrpTJ0cR3ybebVEAuFRFdFNY5WdcIbaeyxGIK0nmv_LuLZrHTfEKV9FUZkzH0nnE/s1600/IMG_6577.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdJask4AhHWvXktvWo7LV5NmAy_fSdSpFs686dj0pRH6hrQeVNEuLjIx1Q2dJBRF1394LBb1YdctGrpTJ0cR3ybebVEAuFRFdFNY5WdcIbaeyxGIK0nmv_LuLZrHTfEKV9FUZkzH0nnE/s320/IMG_6577.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525026436334255458" border="0" /></a><br />Siruana has pretty rough rock.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefGedTIGjDprzojFYvopGLT1UQJR2Dj8vfaC-4lc8U9o6PqebiFA_hGc7ugoVspDjWUNMo1oHBUQoYuuFbuFCTUWYk49KRMOtGz12rM3CVVklW6pGLirxBPzcy3omnCFbAzUI0-8Tblo/s1600/IMG_6628.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefGedTIGjDprzojFYvopGLT1UQJR2Dj8vfaC-4lc8U9o6PqebiFA_hGc7ugoVspDjWUNMo1oHBUQoYuuFbuFCTUWYk49KRMOtGz12rM3CVVklW6pGLirxBPzcy3omnCFbAzUI0-8Tblo/s320/IMG_6628.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525026425310458306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />In Siurana we camped at Toni Arbones' climbers campground. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhrqJn1XefYWmiwD-Xh300j2W-ObvACpjFCc2fxcCO2sBHZpZkWlXOSbJ9TJAzacmjXoYTEYmTZCQX10Z4CDyv-CQFj8q2DJDdPnxM9Jiv5LQ8ijxiJ5Ey5GsD1BORgrOV91leYmOoZU/s1600/IMG_6642.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhrqJn1XefYWmiwD-Xh300j2W-ObvACpjFCc2fxcCO2sBHZpZkWlXOSbJ9TJAzacmjXoYTEYmTZCQX10Z4CDyv-CQFj8q2DJDdPnxM9Jiv5LQ8ijxiJ5Ey5GsD1BORgrOV91leYmOoZU/s320/IMG_6642.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525024203365190338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInCJRh4qEaOmk9LejI4MAIhz3AsIP_Ewf1PVE3dE5qqSz_hbIDcqA6y2rArXPr5mRqQ1o-szdYHp4M2CSSTkx8eVUWR9vM4Xs40-RWfxHmux-pZQbuqdf7GRhoZAggWIZCRQCG7zbqAU/s1600/IMG_6636.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInCJRh4qEaOmk9LejI4MAIhz3AsIP_Ewf1PVE3dE5qqSz_hbIDcqA6y2rArXPr5mRqQ1o-szdYHp4M2CSSTkx8eVUWR9vM4Xs40-RWfxHmux-pZQbuqdf7GRhoZAggWIZCRQCG7zbqAU/s320/IMG_6636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525024212546640770" border="0" /></a><br />Our last night in Spain we stayed in a campground near Barcelona. It was overcast and the city lights lit up the clouds. This image was a 30 second exposure. This is straight out of the camera, no photoshop.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqPzJehwIzxDOK8XvqlyhJGXuSDVbKhUBwCYa0C5C8mShZS6SklQMkU4hwMhPgqhPBTjxknf5Dy3hFZCk5-1UtpnOcqkTCxbm2jdLjbc7A35MYh56Aa3gnson1eUqdJFaAvbZ3CPXkf0/s1600/IMG_6647.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqPzJehwIzxDOK8XvqlyhJGXuSDVbKhUBwCYa0C5C8mShZS6SklQMkU4hwMhPgqhPBTjxknf5Dy3hFZCk5-1UtpnOcqkTCxbm2jdLjbc7A35MYh56Aa3gnson1eUqdJFaAvbZ3CPXkf0/s320/IMG_6647.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525024198798546994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7lkhnoBmTjsK2ARS_G3jzmVRChgH5OrJXJkJKNMKIMzhAx2jlMQFbeaxs4ArRAltRzQN_fb-ZEZQpbGUnovcA1oi51hRATdCLbFrKXgp-nnTjYx-muVHgC-HY-EitmJbMZuCso9qMgU/s1600/DSCN2486.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7lkhnoBmTjsK2ARS_G3jzmVRChgH5OrJXJkJKNMKIMzhAx2jlMQFbeaxs4ArRAltRzQN_fb-ZEZQpbGUnovcA1oi51hRATdCLbFrKXgp-nnTjYx-muVHgC-HY-EitmJbMZuCso9qMgU/s320/DSCN2486.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525024191571595378" border="0" /></a><br />La Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgac9Cp_jsF2Wl2xZRoiTVUSCw5DcusB-3UlorjoOlFb_5K73eyH0PWnqWjyb9T38suC4skuvc8ErucPoV_5xpIolBRrNBxcelIzVfKbtQ2mC24tWrsIzNRCLrz-zlBmvsD_jMMSnNIDAM/s1600/IMG_6679.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgac9Cp_jsF2Wl2xZRoiTVUSCw5DcusB-3UlorjoOlFb_5K73eyH0PWnqWjyb9T38suC4skuvc8ErucPoV_5xpIolBRrNBxcelIzVfKbtQ2mC24tWrsIzNRCLrz-zlBmvsD_jMMSnNIDAM/s320/IMG_6679.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525024186826011202" border="0" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />We had about an 8 hour layover in Geneva Switzerland on the way home, so we spent the night on the Airport floor.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaasPl-sUpFHNu5y0okOBGR6KNVocG5niwK4RucWbBw6Csro8rd3-Yyp36J9dVnMhfbmjSmq1OiYxntsvMUv7m_2CgLnUAUJNznJOWSN3tZMs2aIKzOPTzghpJ_vPjhXM1MJVOq40ohwI/s1600/IMG_6686.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaasPl-sUpFHNu5y0okOBGR6KNVocG5niwK4RucWbBw6Csro8rd3-Yyp36J9dVnMhfbmjSmq1OiYxntsvMUv7m_2CgLnUAUJNznJOWSN3tZMs2aIKzOPTzghpJ_vPjhXM1MJVOq40ohwI/s320/IMG_6686.JPG" border="0" height="213" width="320" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFZqER1lPfkcQCvDM2m3xktiUk0opDss7zcOnwsoXzSctQAv4tIgsYqmchB7Aw_ylXsfY-Mmh1Id3QXwL1UtQEaQ2xDyVZPQmTf0gT_GcvHzDeVAT-TWl3A-0uVEgAgnk2fDmrSYWtFY/s1600/IMG_6697.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFZqER1lPfkcQCvDM2m3xktiUk0opDss7zcOnwsoXzSctQAv4tIgsYqmchB7Aw_ylXsfY-Mmh1Id3QXwL1UtQEaQ2xDyVZPQmTf0gT_GcvHzDeVAT-TWl3A-0uVEgAgnk2fDmrSYWtFY/s320/IMG_6697.JPG" border="0" height="213" width="320" /></a><br /></div>A. 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