Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Ouray

So this past Presidents Day weekend, I did something that I've never done before and I thought that I would never do. I went with my two roommates (Abby and Shae) to Ouray Colorado to do some Ice climbing. Crazy, I know, but I had an absolute blast and I fell in love with the sport. We left Friday night and got up bright and early Saturday morning to do some climbing.


Here's a pic of me climbing , I kind of blend in with the scenery, but you get the idea. It was so crazy and scary because I thought that I would fall and die so many times.
These are the crazy shoes that I had to put on. They are called crampons (I think a girl came up with that name to give guys a visual of what we go through). When John first handed them to me I thought that they were little bear traps. I very soon learned to love these crampons and depend on them a lot. Here's some Pics of Abby and Shae climbing.

I also got to try my hand at Belaying, I didn't do half bad either (Shae lived to tell about it).
But it wasn't all freezing cold conditions, near death experiences, and adrenalin rushes. When we got back to the cabin at night it was a party goin' on, yayeah! Check out our sexy hair!
And Branigan and John singing the brownie song.
In all it was a fantastic trip with good friends, new friends, beautiful scenery, a sense of adventure, and all out fun! I can't wait to go back next year

6 comments:

Carma said...

It looks like so much fun! I'm so glad to see you posted another blog! I haven't heard from you in a while. How are things going?

Carolanne said...

Wow! What an adventure. It looks like a blast (a reaaly scary one)! And I havd to laugh at the brownie song. It brought back lots of memories. I think the last one I heard Branagan make up was about a toothbrush. Good times!

Tia said...

Daniel is sooo jealous. He just said two days ago that he wanted to go do that. You're a little crazy I think, but that's what we love about you.

Crystal said...

yay!!! an update!!!! I am so proud of you (both for the ice stuff and the update.)

Joe and Rachelle said...

Wow! That's fun! You are a braver than I would ever be!

Chantele Sedgwick said...

Holy cow! That is awesome! It is great to see new posts on here! That Crampon thing was hilarious.:)