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Tag: Rock Climbing

Bouldering: Scratch-n-Sniff

Posted in Family, and Outdoor Adventures

D has been rock climbing pretty much since we first moved to this duty station. He has really enjoyed this new, challenging form of exercise. For Christmas, I gave him a crash pad that is used for bouldering. Today, we were able to head out to the park for him to try it out for the first time. It was a beautiful, sunny day. The breeze was a little cool, but it was the perfect day for climbing. Well, the sun may have been a little bright on some of the higher boulders. We had to hike back to the…

Learning to Rock Climb with Daddy

Posted in Family, and Fitness

We now live in an area where rock climbing is a big activity. Because of this, the base has a really nice rock wall climbing area in the gym. Daddy has been doing this as part of his regular workout during the week, and he wanted Munchkin to try it out with him. The gym has limited hours for kids (under 16) climbing. They can only climb during family hours on Friday night, Saturday morning, or Sunday morning. Because of his work schedule, it didn’t work out for Munchkin to try it out until Friday night. After Daddy got home…