I didn’t post this last week, mostly just because this past week was a bit crazy.  Last weekend was rainy, yea, I know, unusual for Colorado Springs, so we decided to check out the local REI store… again.

They have a 20 ft indoor rock wall, with 4 different sides.. 4 different degrees of difficulty.  Tim, the climbing guy, as we call him, was there helping some kids and others in front of us.

Emily, at first, didn’t want to go, but then!  She saw this 5 year old little boy do the climb, so she decided, “well, if he can do it, so can I”  Way to go, Emily.

She harnessed up, and Tim taught her the lingo.  “On Belay”, which means that you are on the harness.

Once you’re ready to climb, then you say, “Climbing”  Very educational, indeed, for us traditional non-climbers.

Anyway, Emily made it a little more than half way up.  Tim, very good with kids, had her go about 3 or 4 climbs, challenging her just a little further each time until she went 3/4 of the way up.

She had a blast.

So much so, that the next day, she wanted to go back!  So, we took her back to REI and while Tim wasn’t there, Donna, another REI employee was just as great.

She really challenged Emily, albeit in kid-friendly terms, but just enough so that Emily really challenged herself and get this.  She made it all the way to the top and rang the bell…. Twenty foot rock wall accomplished !

Way to go Emily!

Tags: Colorado Springs REI, rei rock wall

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