Part IV : Connie's Batroof

We headed back to the Draw for mo' climbing. First stop was Cosmic Tricycle V10. This is a hugely popular and very tough climb. Since it was early on a weekday, it was empty. The afternoon before, there were at least 10 other climbers there.

Ryan and kiddos in front of Cosmic Tricycle.

The kiddos were also super excited to go out climbing. They know what that means now.. an entire day of them playing and doing almost whatever they want. They couldn't wait to go out there and play.

The best toys were in abundance.. sticks, stones, dirt, and sand.

Give them the tools, and let their creativity go! Kids created a "castle rock" and used the mini construction vehicles to build roads for the sports cars to drive up to the castle rock. And of course, the lions, tigers, and mini plastic trees add to the decor.

Cosmic Tricycle is an amazing route. With strength, balance, and technique being very critical. The start of the climb is essentially holding your body weight with finger-tips on and edge, and you have to bring up your right foot to heel hook where your right hand is.

Despite camping itself being not so easy on the kids with the usual home comforts missing (warm bed, nice bathrooms, running water), they had plenty of fun and good spirits in the day. Happy day time campers.

After Ryan called quits on Cosmic Tricycle, we hiked over to the Batroof.



I changed my goal to more realistic and spent the time figuring out the 2nd half of the climb which I was stuck on the previous day. The group of guys we met yesterday were back today as well. I was able to complete the whole climb in sections, but when it came down to putting the whole thing together, I lacked the endurance to push through the power moves.

Batroof V3/V4


Felt like I needed a few more days to work on this! Next time!

The kiddos had a chance to climb and scramble over the rocks too.



The kiddos played all day, non-stop from morning til dusk. The hardest part was leaving, but the easiest part was less than 5 minutes in their carseats and driving off. =)

End of a good trip, and the next day was the drive back home. The drive seemed faster going back back home, then again, we had pretty mellowed out.. aka tired kiddos.

A road trip isn't complete without the last car sing-a-long.. Kid Rock, of course.