Yesterday the weather was too nice not to go to Smith and since on Thursday my OB said I could still go climb, we went. The OB said things were looking on target for my due date and if I did go into labor at Smith, he figures I’d make it to the hospital. He...
Just wanted to post the link to the biggest thing that’s ever happened to me as a climber. I was on Good Morning America this morning for continuing to rock climb while pregnant. What an opportunity! I have my friend Teresa Delfin, the founder of Mountain Mama, to thank for contacting me to take part...
For those who haven’t seen it, here’s our holiday card: We traveled from California to Colorado to New Mexico during the holidays and thankfully all flights went well. We had a nice time visiting family and Ella got to do lots of fun things, but we only got to climb in the gym once. Once...
I haven’t posted for a while because I was waiting for some pictures from our Thanksgiving trip to Las Vegas, but alas, I haven’t gotten them yet. Hopefully they’ll show up and I can do a little recap of that excellent trip. But today was noteworthy because I did my 7 month pregnant 12a “send”...
We’ve been spending our climbing days at The Front Corridor, a narrow canyon with a nice sandy floor and next to no approach. Kyle has been working his project, Sunsplash, a hard 13b, and is super close to sending. I managed to “send” the warm-up 11b, and an 11d next to it. The next hardest...
That’s right, we found out yesterday, Ella’s going to have a sister. Lots of estrogen going on in this household. Other exciting news on the climbing front is that I actually made progress on a 12a called Five Easy Pieces. I tried the climb this summer and couldn’t work out about 3 moves before the...
We just got back from our “Babymoon” vacation to Skaha (near Penticton, Canada). Honestly, it was a bit unimpressive. We were supposed to stay 10 days and ended up coming home after 5. We did some nice climbs and I found out I can still get up 5.12- (with rests, of course). I also managed...
My biggest piece of advice for any first time moms and dads out there is check Craigslist first before buying your baby gear new. The first time around, I bought or received everything new. Now I feel like an idiot. Every day items like pack ‘n plays, baby swings, high chairs, cribs, clothes, strollers, etc...
Welcome to MamaClimbs! With this blog I hope to document my active pregnancy and active post-pregnancy recovery as well as the joys and challenges of climbing with kids. I have a 4 year old girl, Ella, who frequently accompanies us out climbing. She recently has begun climbing herself, which is exciting to see. We have...