Rock climbing on the edge!

When people heard that I was moving down to Mexico for nine months. I had a number of them mention that I was going to be living on the edge. I would be facing dangers in a different country. Well I definitely was on edge Sunday, climbing with the boys. We drove out about an hour from the ranch to this canyon. Madi has gotten a number a lot of climbing equipment donated, and we were able to all go and have a great time. If you get a chance and can look at the pictures below you can see. There were two different routes. One was more of a stair stepper, and the other a straight cliff.

Initially, I thought the cliff was impossible. Looking at it, it looked like an immediate and direct ascent to the top of this 35 foot cliff. However, we had a few adventuresome boys take at it, and reach the top. Everyone in the group really impressed me with how they pushed themselves to the top of their respective climbs. Almost all the boys were climbing with ropes and harnesses for the first time. With that in mind, they all did a tremendous job.

There was time at the end for me to make a quick sprint to the top, (if I could). As I climbed I noticed how my height was a great advantage. There were some handholds and footholds that I was able to reach, that I’m sure all the other boys would not have been able to reach. With that in mind, it still was very difficult for me to get to the top. How they did it with less reach blows my mind. We have some guys here who have some very strong fingers, toes, and minds to conquer the ascent.