Rocking It

One of the last summer camps of the season... none other than rock climbing camp, of course! E rocked it! Her comfort level increased tremendously even from day 1 of camp. By the end of the week, she was top roping 5.8 and bouldering up and down V0s and trying V1s. The social butterfly also knew more folks at the gym than I did. On the last day of camp, it seemed as if everyone in the gym, adults and kids, were saying "Hi" and "Bye" to her!



A few of the older girls in the camp also took to Emilia like big sisters. It was cute to see the encouragement E got from them as they cheered her on with her climbing.

Here's E climbing a tricky 5.8. She had been working this route for a few days and completed it earlier in the day. She wanted to show me her climb, but after a week's worth of climbing.. and near the end of the day, her arms were giving out at the 90 degree portion which require dialing in the technique and having some strength left!



I'm still impressed. You can tell how she's working different feet and/or hand positions when she gets to a stuck position. That's what climbing is about.. trying to figure out how to make moves.