New Climbing Gear

For their birthdays, Shira and Samuel each got climbing gear from Grandma and Grandpa in Minnesota.   With the gorgeous weather, I have been loathe to go to the climbing gym, and we haven't made the opportunity to climb outdoors, so yesterday was the first chance Samuel and Shira got to put their new duds to work.

 Check out Samuel's first pair of climbing shoes and chalk bag.  Also note the difficulty of the climb - 5.6.

 I don't know if it was the shoes, or just being a few months older, but Samuel really worked some moves as he tried a few harder climbs.

 And he went to the top of every climb he tried.  

 Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa, Shira now has her very own harness and chalk bag as well.  

 Shira rocked all of her climbs, too, going much higher than she has ever been willing to go before.

 Here she is doing her favorite thing - swinging from the ropes.